, 1876-02-06
ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY,

doAocNOA'U DloCUfEkf
Extraordinary Advance In sc1enc.
: say9nt: :Makes an EgE, and EIatchs
Thcrcfrotn a Live BIRD.
Church Un,an, =,
The annexed account Of wonderful d;..
cry recently made in Germany il conJso'. Jso'.
from an article in q late number of ncsaa9c
paper, the Aige,neine Zeitunq, recoyel !. y
Cambria The editor, in his introducto13. - 90
marks that at is with no ordinary Yeelins,, - -
nit down to make public the astonish1na ~ y
which follow, well showing, at first, xs ss.a sb,l
but excite the smiles OF the incredulous vst aaa
independents journalists, We feel it our dr., )
lay before the public such matters Of fss. +
may come within the scope Of our own ohxa,.*.
ton, and others may draw such conclns;os-.
from them as they may see fit.
4'Some years since" he continues, stba vh,,.
world mas thrown into G faVer OF ezc,tamen.1h :.
the announcement that Ar: Cross, an Rne|i,S
man, had read before the Royal Electrjc.i q
ciety OF London memoir in which he dsta;l.J..
process by which he had succeeded in calm.
into life, by means Of vol:aic electricity. NJ:
mute insect Of the dcari spacieE. The aubst,ne.
from which these insects vere rericed or crentef
was the silica Of potassa, d perfectly eolorts.,
aud transparent liquid.
"Mr. Cross experiments were subsaon.,u-
tried by Nr. Walker, Secretary to tha Soc;at35
with entire SUCCESS. and with eva1y precsaHon,,
as to the Introduction OF any foreign subat,ncs
that might contain the eggs Of these insec.s
He Eas also equally successful when tbs e1per.
ment was conducted in an atmosphere Of mr.,
oxygen gas. These experiments haya beancer.
titled to by the most respectable authority :-.ns
enough to deny tue possibility OF tho prod1ction
of life from such substance aa flint.
stAs what we arc about to mention il of .
similar nature. We expect that the same class ii
persons will be lucreduious as to thettuth Of ou1
statement.
"But Truth is mighty aud must prevail sud
We trust soon 10 give ocular demonstration Of
the facts detailed"
We shall not follow the language Of the pape,,
but give brief outline OF the facts recorded.
It seems that, for more than fourtean years
Prot. Getting, OF Bsueobergh, am2n we'll known
in The literary and scientific world, has had hiI
attention directed to the production OF aniuaI
life by means Of galyanism.
This was daring thought; but the Professor.
With the zea1 and devotion worthy the old alehs-
mists in whose footsteps he was following, per-
severed against obstacles that would have dis.
couraged apY man less Hangina than himself:
and at last has had the satisfaction Of seeing hi
patient laborB crowned With euecess, that viii
place his name in the foremost rank of that ri.
NV Of bright stars who preceded him in TIL
great field Of discovery.
chickens from the egg by the employment
OF artificial heat, after the manner ol
the Egyptians. In this he was enti1sly 51c-
cessful, and perfected simple and compact
apparatus to maintain, by 1oeans- Of 10. Hats,,
an equal temperature for any period Of TINA.
This being accomplished, he turned bis asten-
ton to 1he production Of Oe egg This MAS 10
essy matter; but after innumersbls e1nesi-
ments. during a period OF ten years, tbs datait
OF which would fill q yolume, he succeeded in
m1kipg . correct analysis OF an egg. One stsq
yas accomplished; but the most difficult VII
ret to be taken.-the mysterious combustion Of
The e!emeuts so as to form compound similar
o the natural article.
Encouraged by his success, the Doctor set
about bis almost hopeless task with determine.
tion to surmount every obstacle He felt salts.
fed that it WAS only BY means Of gslvzulam shtt
his object could be- accomplished, and directed
all his energies to the construction Of bastasJ
OF, constant, equal aud moderate power.
After trying nearly every kind OF bastef5 "a
accident, he learned that constant battery ot
moderate powot had been constructedln England
bv placing plate Of zinc and plate Of eoppes
in an Ordinary dower-pot and keeping tha eslta
moistened with ammonia
He Immediately CONSTRUCTED such IN one- MtH
various notifications, he succeeded in Adapting
it to b,s purpose; and had the satisfaction aitet
unent, Of seeing his lebors crowned with aEo'
cess, and producing from elements substance
eiuilar in all respects to an egg.
Now came the exciting period OF his 1hors, to
eee whether this artifcially formed egg could bs
hatched by heat. He placed it in bis hsschlnS-
oven, and watched it kthrough glass door a.
most constantly, scarcely taking tina to eas OF
sleep, until he had seen the SUCCESS Of bis grand
experiment.
Day after t1ay he watched with patient assidn-
itv the copsumuation OF his darling Rchame,
and at last had the satisfaction OF witnessing
the consummation Of his hopes, Tn the t"an"
tieth day after placing bis egg In the o'en'
small hole Was observed in one sde OF 1t, ano
ehorsly after the bill Of q bird Has thrust
through The Professor was almost E1id WIN
delight, and several times wss on the polns
of breaking the egg, to aeo what kind Of DUG
he WAS going to have. He restrained himsoH'
however, and next morning had the Satisfaction
Of fin}iug in the receiver . live nift. OF s0ms
unknown species, perfect ID IT. anatomy' ou''
strange to say entirely without 1eatne1s!
"This most astonishing result. temAks .M
paper from winch we quota, mas Amos! upse'
our previous notions Of natural ph1!osopny ane
the governing laws Of animal orEan'sm. 49, r. ~
cazei upon the Seatherieas bird hoppng aooas,
and feeding upon the seeds given it, Ne oesaa
to doubt the reality OF our Own a2lasence VI 'u9'
Of anything about us!
The Professor, urged on by bis succesS na
set about another Analysis, and has 20 oouoto.
being able to produce perfect b'zds Of e'a''
known species.
The Algemelne Zeit,sng Of the next ~ =. r.
marks that the whole city is electrified sAn ""
development.