The Osceola times., 1883-05-12

one of which it stimulates the uncxid-
able character of gold or platinum; and
in the other state IT Ia com,non iron, be-
ing very readily oxidable. Charcoal.
plumbaao and the diamond are only car
bon existing in different allotropic states.
Now, the bases or the
PHYSIOLOGICAL VITAL PROCESSES
are the chemical aflinities with their al
lotropic variations, without which there
could be no growth or repair.
"Tnis remark applies also TO muscular
contraction. In some of the lower grades
of animal life muscular fibre is distinct,
not connected with nerves, as in the vor-
ticclli and inlusoria. This inherent irri-
liability Of muscular fibre is designated
by different terms, as Wis irritabilitatis,
Wis yiiaiis, tonic power, inherent power,
etc. This power of inherent responsive
movement of muscular fibre, when acted
upon by external stimuli, Is vital prop
erty which belongs TO all living things.
"Now, the vibratory movements excit-
cd in muscular fibre, or in the medullary
substance, myeline, or the white sub
stance of Schwan, which movements are
caused by electricity. and are electricity,
have differences in their physical effects
according to the character of these vi
brations, and they are proved to have
different physiological effects, also.
Every different effects are produced
by merely different characters of vibra-
tory or wave motions in the same medi.
um. A certain kind of electric wave pro
Guces certain actinic or che mical effects
which are quite different from the effects
produced by heat.
"Hcat travels slowly, nervous influence
moves at the rate of about one hundred
and eleven feet per second, electricity
travels 2SS, 900 miles per second.
at is by the application of these sari'
ously induced and chemically different
qualities of electricity to the erg, kept al
uniform temperature OF 50 degrees
that the
INCUBATION RESULTS
l have shown you have been accomplish.
ed. Their imperfection as respects the
total lack of feathers, will, no doubt, be
remcdied by actinic adjustment.
"The electrical currents ] first apply
are of high intensity but low quality, and
they accordingly act in producing abnor.
NAL functional activity. These currents
are varied a dozen times during the
three hours it requires to complete the
process of incubation. At first the egg
is placed entirely within a slightly damp
sponge and the current is completed
While the process is going on tiny coils
of wire are introduced as different medi.
ums to vary the electrical vibrations.
"Thus three weeks are compressed into
the space of three hours. The germ in
the eggs develops and grows one hun.
dred and sixty-eight times faster than in
the unassisted process Of mature. Some.
thing the same sort of thing would occur
to us, supposing we could alter the pro.
portions of the two gasses which com.
pose the air we breathe.
"In 100 volumes of air there are present
20 volumes of nitrogen and q of oxygen
II the proportions were changed to 20 o.
the nitrogen to 80 of oxygen, the prepon
derance of the latter gas would make US
live ten times as fast. The physical an
mental sensations of year would bt
compressed into month or So That il
precisely what / do for the germ in tho
egg" =.
"But the feathers refuse to respond,
interjected the reporter.
"Yes, so far, | must admit, the feath
ers, as you put it, refuse to respond"
There being no guaranteed fresh hen
fruit on hand to experiment with, tn,
Mercury nan took his leave, with
promise TO call around with new laiC
eggs and plenty of time next week.