€4f Account of books, &c, 



Joarnal de Phyfique, &c. of which he is the editor, he has 

 publithed a Theory of the Earth ; a Treatife on Man ; differ- 

 ent Phyfiological Views of the animal and vegetable Kingdoms, 

 on Vital Air, &c. In this new work the author compares the 

 ilru6iure of animals and plants, and applies to vegetables the 

 different fyflems or apparatufes of organs and vital fandlions, 

 which X. Bichat has propofed in his General Anatomy. M. 

 Delametherie has benefitted by the experiments and labours of 

 feveral philofophers of merit. All, perhaps, may not adopt 

 Tome of the opinions he offers, the conqueft of minds being 

 ftill more difficult than that of hearts ; but they, at leafl, de* 

 ferve examination, and may lead to unexpected refults. 



Bibliothtque de Soninii 



To CORRESPONDENTS. 



My bcjl acknowledgements are due to Mr, D* who has favoured 

 this work ivith a precife jiatement of the elucidation of Mr , Bos- 

 w ELL^s fecund propofuion ; but he xvill perceive that the paper of 

 Mr. Go UGH, which zvas already printed when his letter came to 

 hand, has rendered it unnecejfury* 



I believe the readers of this Journal will think with me, that t1i6 

 difpute between C. L. and Mr, E. Walker has proceeded at 

 leaji as far as the interejls of fcience demand. In a letter from 

 C . L. before me, 1 have fuppofed the following explanatory Jen'- 

 tences to afford no new ground for difcvffion, and therefore ex* 

 tra6t them, and hope the bufinefs will end litre. C. h.fays : 



** I cannot conceive how exprejfions fo plain could be mifun- 

 ** derftood, and hope you will permit me to endeavour to make 

 "them plainer if pojible. I have denied Mr. Walker's 

 ** facts ; that is, J have denied the ttuth of his narrative refpeSl* 

 " ing certain fuppofed fads, and J have pointed out an eajy 

 ** way of convincing jne and the world that he is not deceived; 

 •♦ namely, that you Jhould repeat his experiments, and fee if what 

 «• he afferts be true. But Mr. Walker declines examining 

 •' the remainder of my letter, which is an indifiin6t, though 

 ** fufficiently iiear v^ay of faying, tluit he does not chooje to rijk 

 *' his fuppofed fads by putting them tofuch a trial,'* 



