Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-04-15
| From the Church Union.
"a Savant Makes lap Egg, and a
Live Bird Hstches TherefrOm.

teen years, Pfr5f Geihing, of Bruucnn-j
burg, Il man well known to the liter
ary and scientific world, has lad his
attention directed to the production
ofanimal life by means Of galyanism.
This was daring thought; but the
Professor, with the zeal and devotion
worthy ofthc old alchcmists in whose
! footsteps he was following, pcrscvc, cd
against obstacles that would have dis
couraged any man less sanguine than
himself; and, Int last, has had the sat
isiaction of scciug his patient labors
crowned with success, that will place
his name in the foremost rank of that
galaxy Of bright, stars who preceded
him i'll the great field Of discovery.
The Professors first experiment
was to hatch chickens from the egg by
the employment Of artificial heat,
after manner, Of the Egyptians IN
this he was entirely success ful; and
pcriected T. ? SIMPLE Esahd gomnpa ct np;,
paratus TO maintain by means Of hot
water, an equal temperature for any
period Of time. sT
This being accomplished, he turned
his attention to the production of the
egg! This was no easy matter; but
after innumerable experiments, dur
ing a period often years, the details
of which would fill a volume, he sue
cccdcd i'll making a correct analysis
ofan egg. One step was accomplish
cd! but the most difficalt was yet to
be takcn- the mysterious comhina-
tion Of the clements so us to form Il
com pound similar to the natural
article.
| Encouraged ',y his success, J, the
Doctor set about his almost hopeless
task with Il determination to sur
mount every obstacle. lie felt salts
fed that it WAS only by means of
savansn that his object could be ac-
com llished, and directed all his cncr-
GIGS to the construction of battery Of
constant, equal and moderate power.
A!,cr trying nearly every kind Of
battery in use, lie had almost begun
TO despair, when, by accident, he
learned that constant battery of
moderate power had been constructed
in England by placing a plate Of zinc
and n plate Of copper III an ordinary
flower pot, and keeping the earth
moistcncd with ammonia.
He Immediately constructed sucl,
an one. After various notifications
he succeeded it to his purpose, and
had the satisfaction after nearly four
teen years Of almost constant expert
ment, Of seeing his labors crowned
with success, and producing from clc-
mcnts a substance similar in all re-
spccts to an egg.
Now came the exciting period of
his labors, to sec whether this nrti
ficially formed egg could be hatchcd
by heat. He placed it in his Matching
oven, and watching it through glass
door almost constantly, scarcely tax
ing time to eat or sleep, until he had
seen the success Of his grand expcri-
ment.
Day after day he watched with pa
tient assiduity the consummation Of
his hopes. On thetwentieth day. after
placing his egg III the oven, small
hole was observed in one side Of it,
and shortly after the bill ofa kirl
was thrust through. The Professor
was almost wild with delight, several
times was OH the point of breaking
the egg, to sec what kind Of bird he
was going to have. He restrained
himself, however, and next mornin.
had the satisfaction Of finding in the
receivers live bird, Of some unknown
species, perfect in its anatomy. but
strange to say, entirely without icath-
crs. ~
This most astonishing result, re-
marks the paper from which we quote,
has almost upset our previous notions
Of Iatural philosophy and governing
laws Of animal organism AS We