“ Not only is all pain shared to the poor lamb, "whom thy riot dooms to bleed to-day," but the meat is rendered more tender, and more delicate. It is more than half a century since Franklin commenced those experiments which the remorseless hand of war put a stop to, which have been the precursors of the wonders of the present day. ”

“ What the changes are that are to take place in our social condition by the three great agents lately brought by science into action—steam, electricity, and the atmosphere—no human intellect can foresee. ”

“ Were we to indulge in our prognostics of what will yet be done by the powers of electro-galvanism, we should be considered as visionary enthusiasts, and the laugh of the uninitiated would doubtless be loud and long, but already are some of the wonders made known, and nothing but the expense attendant upon them prevents them from being generally brought forward. ”

“ We may anticipate some most singular effects will be produced by the electric current. There is no reason why any great event might not be communicated at the same instant throughout the whole kingdom. ”

“ We might also observe that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ought to call upon every butcher to kill the animals used for food by electric galvanism. Each of these persons should have a small galvanic battery for this purpose. ”