Electricity was then a new toy, of which no one, as yet, knew the use, and they amused themselves with it in various ways, one of which must serve as an example. _Times_, January 22, 1803: “The body of _Forster_, who was executed on Monday last for murder, was conveyed to a house not far distant, where it was subjected to the _Galvanic process_ by Professor ALDINI, under the inspection of Mr. KEATE, Mr. CARPUE, and several other professional gentlemen. M. ALDINI, who is the nephew of the discoverer of this most interesting science, showed the eminent and superior powers of _Galvanism_ to be far beyond any other stimulant in nature. On the first application of the process to the face, the jaw of the deceased criminal began to quiver, and the adjoining muscles were horribly contorted, and one eye was actually opened. In the subsequent part of the process, the right hand was raised and clenched, and the legs and thighs set in motion. It appeared to the uninformed part of the bystanders as if the wretched man was on the eve of being restored to life. This, however, was impossible, as several of his friends who were under the scaffold had violently pulled his legs, in order to put a more speedy termination to his sufferings. The experiment, in fact, was of a better use, and tendency. Its object was to show the excitability of the human frame, when this animal electricity is duly applied. In cases of drowning or suffocation, it promises to be of the utmost use, by reviving the action of the lungs, and, thereby, rekindling the expiring spark of vitality. In cases of apoplexy, or disorders of the head, it offers, also, most encouraging prospects for the benefit of mankind. The professor, we understand, has made use of _Galvanism_, also, in several cases of insanity, and with complete success.”