Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-09

-
| ---------------
A PHENOMENON. class of students as
the Atlanta, Ca, Medical College had the
GOOD fortune to witness remarkable exhibition
few days ego. Tee object of this interest vas
a colored man calling hin self Dr.. Elias Thomas.
who SAYS be 1ss born in Calcutta, lndla, aud
is thirty nine ycals # age. According to bis
statement he went to Eiinburgh,. Scotland,
when fur years cf age, end remained there
unli com paratiVely recent period. he says
be has diplomas from the Medical College OF
| Edinburgh and one in Havana. The remark
aole feature about him is that be possesses the
| faculty of transferring bis heart from place to
placa in his body at will, that usually well regu'
lated organ obeyiug his behests ns readily as
the slave did the lamp Of Aladdin. lie went
about the exhibition la u very quiet way aod
without any great eTJr;, and, ,aikog III a hu-
morous ma 1oer, ia the meantime hs made
peculiar wave action Of the abiomlosl muscles
fifteen or twenty times, from bsloW Upward,
and seeming to know the exact time 1heu to
stop he changed the u1duatory movement from
| up downward.
| He teen ASKED thoso PRESENT to pa. their
haods over the region OF the abdomen ana SEQ
| If there Wero any bony structures there. When
|
toupd 10 be perfectly syf. and natural. Thcp,
sfter a nom .utary cln!rsc;i1n, there vas made
| 70 anpear O cJmpetc shield Of ribs cJVerIog
| tWo.I birds of the front Of the abdomen. Pfe.
yious to this the heart was felt aud iuuad 10
the right pacs aod beating oaturaliy. lnme'
disteIy afterwards he Gnxy those 10 atteIdanc.
10 place their HANDS oVrT the iuuoar region,
wheroupou, low down on that side, large
tumor, larger than n mau's : fist, appeared uGder
the hand, pussted ike the beating OF the
beart aud syrcbronously or n exact 80
cord WITH tho boat Of th: pulse at tue "'lst.
This tumor nc asked them - notes P'en be
bad caused il 10 appear aut nuisato IN Similar
mson.r oa the rieht side. Alter THIS he pro-
posed tn Carry tue heart DseS l10 tue chcs1,
which be cid By ca Idcu voluhtarS GuoVsmeut.
sod then tr4Esierted lt tron The leitt2 Inc rlaht
side, aud back again to the lett
la addition TO TINS be has he po!Ver possess
ed by ouiy QUO CT Two Others ou rCc!rd, ci Vc!
uatariIy arrosting the hsact's sclon and caus
;lg the lulso at the wfis- to dlsappear. The
bea,t, when lis :ened 70 with the CTR TO tno
| caest, dutiug ;he time O. thc stoppsgc. WAS
found no ouger to strike ts ches: either at tho
base Or the apeX, but 80 uHclro murmur was
still heard BY che car 10 ogiutai)n. This case
differs from that Of CCl FoGasend Of the
British army. which is clc rf he cases OF vol,
: u1tary heart etoupago On rIcTu, 10 TIE tact
that dui1g the procss: II arrest 10 does rot
lose consciousness aCd c7r cjntluu3 lG cuayer
satiou, whli9 Ia C1l. T,Wascbd's csss 1t was 4
KIDD Ct voluntary sy.c.p; oa iAinllos, Ur IL
Other word, ",ly!cg 1t m.Il, aI l. wGs taea
tcrmed-.u expeimru. G2ai!y cirriad ,oo tar.
6osII7 rssutli3S i, the SUI :cb's Gc.la. This
effort Th9mss iad3 fs.isues HIN, aaG he to:s
uct ike to repeat ii citeh.
lie states l:,at d. kaut 0f tho London Hvs
pi.aI and DR.. E.RiE csc! examined bis chest
!, By Az incis0n ald the introduction 9f PROBE,
sod d, cisrci that bis hs-rt Is d.V,id OF per!
csrdium, bis chest Tllhyu: adiApnrsgm. D..
Campbell, who lsctuTed before tbs class. tx-
pressed the opiuion that it wi5 c1ngeul!al
monsirosi,y Ia the first Dlac:, he had either
!, natural or had acquired a1 uCu'la' voluntary
p,wer over tho sbdJmlua muscles, which seem
, TO BE- iuslrumcu:alItl:s by wh!ca he produces
Q the transfers OF the heart. Trl5 could Do. D.
dono il the diaphragm existed TO separate Inc
. thoracic from the sbdomiasl cavity. There must
bo Ut least D large opening in he diaphragm ~
ad nit of the cart passing throughit Even with
this it is difficult to account for tho heart ap-
pearing as f.r from its orlgns! sl!uatlol. Inc
. appearance Of The RIBS q. Il shield over Inc 40 :
dominal cavity may be accounted for by ms
power over the abdominal muscles, that Wnile
f he can carry ths haarL down lIto the abdominal
1 cavity, hs mss also tie power o: transferring
i,y.
Ancther theory in regard to the beating Of the
heart on various sid IS is that with such unusual
power over the abdominal muscles, ne may 70.
celize the contrsctions at will, elmer IN the r8n.
or left side giving it the appearance OF the heart
: thst il beating There are phsnomlna which
pertain 70 the unusua' will-poWsr in his nervous
system which are unprecedented and entirely
| inexplicablc.
, It was iloslly concluded that part Of ths phs.
| a. bo,, of hn h.
domen was 20. 30 much the bringing down o!
the ribs IS the carrying of tie abdominal visce
] re- into the thorscic cavity Tne students ware
advised to study the csse, for, though they nigh,
not arrive at any true explanation, they would
like the fsrmer's sons who were advised TO dig
up .he ground IN search OF tre'suio, soon en-
rich themselves By Lhosearcn.
, The PoLYGAMY DECISION. Great iupo!
trLcc is attscbcd TO the d,c5iOa Of tho Su
| preue Court ct the Uoited States, rendered
last Saturday, 10 the case Of George Reynolds
= who was indicted. tried aod convicted Of blgamJ
!. 10 The .ur.s Of Utgb. The appellate trlbuna
- has sustained Toe conviction, aGd decided tha
10 the act Of Coogress prohibiting b. amcui msr
riages 10 U,sh is conslltuuona'. Inc U-part
msnt OF Justice has delayed the iLitistioo o
go eneEgeuc crusade against polygam7 unll
the case Of Reynolds Was sciudc tied: Nov
that the gu sti1n has been hoaliy settled, ~
q Attorney Gcoer.l will issue peremptory 10
O sructioDs 10 he Dis,Ii,t Attorney OF Uteh t
- prose c1,s this c'ass Of offeudera, and 70 eexer
every ueaus in his pOw.r to destroy the los
tuition OF polygsny. Whether the fssos . Gs
be attained Wthou! routls the future will CO
termiae.
n NOVELTIES IN DREss BooTs AND SHOES. :
- The uos, elegant assortm ut OF the latest s.yss
d Boots and Shoee ever seen IN tni5 coul1'y
- cymprislus all the lates. fashions. Az OF tn;s
h yoo,is have been made to our Own ofoef' 1n1e
II our persoaa! suyervision. aud accoralp< 70 gu
idea of the tastes and wants or ths l7ss'
,Iade. We stsi! bs most happy 10 e&u'oI