Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-04-15
From The Church Union.
"A Savant Makes an Egg, and a
Live Bird Hatches Therefrom.

~ SSChlo tHuty ki1oAs 1uolS etAttA lpNlS
teen years. Pr6f' Geifling, Of Brucn-'
burg, Il man well known to the liter
ary and scientific world, has lad his
attention directed to the production
Of animal life by means Of galyunism.
This was daring thought; but The
Professor, with the zeal and devotion
worthy ofthc old alchemisss in whose
footsteps he was following, pcrzcvclc cd
against obstacles that. would have dis
couraged any man less sanguinc than
himself; and, Int last, has had the sat.
istaction Of seeing his patient labors
crowned with success, thut 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 tile egg by
the employment of artificial heat,
after manner Of the Egyptians. IN
this he was eptirelxls lsuecessiul,, ,,and
pcriected T. simple Enhd COMPACT mp,
paratus to maintain by means Of hot
water, an equal temperature forany
period Of time. ,U
This being accomplished, lie turned
his attention to the production Of the
egg! This was no easy matter; but
after innumerable experiments, dur
ing period often years, the details
of which would fill a volume, he sue.
ccedcd i'll making a correct analysis
ofan egg. One step was accomplish
cd but the most dihicalt was vet to
he takcn-thc mysterious comhina-
ton OF the clements so us to form Il
compound SIMILAR to the natural
article. =. 80
Encours;;cd i,y his success, the
Doctor set about his almost hopeless
task with Il determination to sur
mount every obstacle. lie felt salts
fed that il WIS only by means Of
galvaniSm that his object could be ac-
comrli>hcd. and directed all his cncr-
g;cs to the construction of II battery Of
constant, equal and moderate power.
Alter trying nearly every kind Of
battery III use. lie had almost begun
TO despair, when, by accident, he
earned that q constant battery Of
moderate power had been constructed
in England BY placing a plate Of zinc
and a plate Of copper in an ordinary
flower pot, and keeping the earth
mostcncd with ammonia.
lie Immediately constructed such
al 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 arti ;.
fically formed egg could be hatchcd
by heat. lie 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 expert
ment.
Day after day lie watched with pa
tient assiduity the consummation Of
his hopes. On the twentieth day after
placing his egg in The oven, q small
hole was observed in one side OF it,
and shortly after the bill ofa l>rl
was thrust through. The Professor
was almost wild with delight, several
times was Oh the point Of breaking
the egg, to see what kind ora bird he
was going to have. lie restrained
himself, however, and next morning
had the satisfaction Of finding in the
receiver a live bird, Of some unknown
species. perfect in its anafom: hut
strange to say, entirely without fcath-
crs.
This most astonishing result, re-
marks the paper from which We quote,
has almost upset our previous notions
Of r,atural philosophy and governing
laws Of animal organism. AS we