New Metal discovered hu M. Tromsdnrjf. 2i S 



Another cured lij F'tial Air. 



Miss Ann Russel, also^ niece to Mr, Wilson, a beautiful 

 young lady, aet. i?(), fell into a decline, or wastino-, which 

 continued for the space of nine months. Slic was reduced 

 so low as hardly to be able to walk across the room ; her bones 

 nearly came through her skin ; a total loss of appetite, with 

 dejection of spirits, took place, but no cough. As medi- 

 cines seemed to have no effect in arresting die proorcss of 

 this decay, the vital air was had recourse to, which, to the 

 astonishment of all, produced a very speedv cure. The 

 vital air, a gallon per diem, each time of inhaling it diluted 

 with four parts of atmospheric, produced a glow over the 

 whole frame; the appetite returned, the spirits of course 

 were increased, and the young lady gained flesh. It is now 

 eight months, and she has all along continued in perfect 

 health. 



Observations on these Cases hi/ Dr. Thornton. 

 The functions of life often lag, as it were, without dis- 

 organization of parts, and this from an impoverished or 

 disoxygenattd state of the blood. Tonics only half do their 

 office, unless the vital principle in the blood bj; increased; 

 and though only inhaled once a day, ypt if we calculate 

 that the momentum is always going on^ and that only one 

 impulse to awheel in motion accelerates all the movements 

 for a given lime, therefore this one impulse in rhe animated 

 machine has a great effect : thus the stinudus of one or 

 more glasses of wine once a day has a diurna! eRect, if I 

 ;:iiay so use the expression, on the animated machine. 

 I have the honour to remain, dear sir. 

 Your faithful obedient servant, 



Robert John Thoi^nton. 



XLII. On a neiv Metal recently discovered hy M. Tkoms- 



DORFF*. 



JVl. TROMsnoRFF received the fossil containing the 

 new metal of M. Counsellor Thon, of Eisenach, who fouud 

 it in a mass of rogk. 'I"he foiisil was of an iron gray co- 

 lour, very weighty, and had a scaly fracture, exhibiting, 

 when seen through a magnifying glass, holes and stiipcb oi 

 a detp yellow. 



* From Jeurnal dc Chimic ct df Phi/siquf, toai. v. 



O 3 M, 'Ihoti 



