 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1819 - 550 pages
...every muscle in the murderer's face, was thrown into fearful action. The scene was hideous—several of the spectators left the room, and one gentleman...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar-nerve, at the elbow, the fingers were instantly... | |
 | Political science - 1819 - 480 pages
...experiment, the supraorbital nerve was touched, when every muscle in the murderer's face " was thrown nto fearful action." The scene was hideous — several...and one gentleman actually fainted, from terror or sickless! — on the 4th experiment, the transmitting of .he electral power from the sinxl marrow to... | |
 | Silvester Palmer - 360 pages
...body of the murderer Clydesdale, by Dr. Ure of Glasgow, with a volcanic battery of 270 pairs of 4-inch plates. The results were truly appalling. On moving...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerva al the elbow, the fingers were instantly put... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 754 pages
...heaved and fell ; the belly was protuded and collapsed, with the relaxing and retiring diaphragm "3 and it is thought, that but from the complete evacuation...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the. electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerve at the elbow, the fingers were instantly put... | |
 | English essays - 1819 - 728 pages
...neck, when laborious breathing instantly commenced ; the chest heaved and fell ; the belly was protuded and collapsed, with the relaxing and retiring diaphragm...hideous — several of the spectators left the room ; ami one gentleman actually fainted from terror or sickness, lu the fourth experiment, the transmitting... | |
 | 1819 - 728 pages
...have occurred ! In the third experiment, the supra-orbital nerve was touched, when every muscle iu the murderer's face " was thrown into fearful action."...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerve at the elbow, the fingers were instantly put... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 614 pages
...third experiment, the ьирга-orbital nerve was touched, when every muscle in the murderer's fare " was thrown into fearful action." The scene was hideous...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the electric power from the spinal marrow to tile ulnar nerve at the elbow, the fingers were instantly... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 514 pages
...experiment, the supra-orbital nerve was touched, when every muscle in the murderer's face "was thrown iuto fearful action." The scene was hideous — several...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the .electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulmar nerve at the elbow, the fingers were instantly... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 442 pages
...commenced; the chest heaved and fell ; the belly was protruded and collapsed, with the relaxing arid retiring diaphragm ; and it is thought, that but from...In the fourth experiment, the transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerve at the elbow, the fingers were instantly put... | |
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... retiring diaphragm ; and it is thought, that but from the complete evacuation of the blood, pulsation might have occurred ! In the third experiment, the supra-orbital nerve was touched, when every muscle in the murderer's face "was thrown into fearful... 