Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. II.Various
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. II.
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was roused, the eyes of both heads moved at the same time; but those of
the superior head did not appear to be directed to the same object, but
wandered in different directions. The tears flowed from the eyes of the
superior head almost constantly, but never from the eyes of the other
except when crying. The superior head seemed to sympathize with the
child in most of its natural actions. When the child cried, the features
of this head were affected in a similar manner, and the tears flowed
plentifully. When it sucked the mother, from the mouth of the superior
head the saliva flowed more copiously than at any other time, for it
always flowed a little from it. When the child smiled, the features of
the superior head sympathized in that action. When the skin of the
superior head was pinched, the child seemed to feel little or no pain,
at least not in the same proportion as was felt from a similar violence
being committed on its own head or body. A fuller account of this
remarkable case may be found in the "Philosophical Transactions," by
those who like to seek it.
The crowning curiosities in this collection, however, are not named in
the catalogue, though they stand in two small bottles, on a mahogany
pedestal, in the centre of the smaller room. To a man with a soul for
identicals, they must offer great attraction, for they are two portions
of the small intestine of the Emperor Napoleon, showing the presence of
the cancerous disease that killed him. These post-mortem relics were
removed by a French surgeon who assisted in opening the body of the
deceased conqueror, and were given by him to Barry O'Meara, who
presented them to Sir Astley Cooper. They offer scientific and
historical evidence of the cause of the great man's death. Some time ago
a card leaned against the bottles, explaining the nature of their
contents, but more than once a French visitor to the place became
excited, and even violent, on seeing the relics of their venerated
chief. One day a perfect scene occurred: "Perfide Albion!" shrieked a
wild Gaul, whose enthusiasm seemed as though it had been fed upon
Cognac. "Perfide Albion!" again and more loudly rang through the usually
quiet hall. "Not sufficient to have your Vaterloo Bridge, your Vaterloo
Place, your Vaterloo boots, but you put violent hands on de grand
Emperor himself. Perfide! perfide! perfide!" he yelled again, and had he
not been restrained, would have run a Gallic muck among the bones and
bottles, that would have been recollected for many a day. From that time
the pathological record of Napoleon's fatal malady has been unnumbered,
and--to the million--unrecognizable.
LAND, HO!--A SKETCH OF AUSTRALIA.
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