170 ANIMALS KILLED IV. 
Ginnani (1); but by Baker in particular, in his 
excellent treatife on the eels of blighted corn (2). 
Among other things, he has feen the refurreCtion, 
of eels taken from grain that had been dry four 
years. This obfervation he made before Mr 
Folkes, then Prefident of the Royal Society, and 
other friends. But he witneffed a refurrection 
much more wonderful, which was effected after 
a far longer time. “In 1771, he had fome blight- 
ed corn which he had got from Mr Needham 
in 1744. In his experiments, refurrection fucs 
ceeded perfectly at the end of twenty-feven 
years (3). 
In fhort, there is not at this day any profeflor, 
any amateur of natural hiftory, particularly in 
Italy, who does not take pleafure in amufing him- 
felf, and gratifying the curiofity of his learned 
friends, with thefe admirable refurretions. For 
this reafon, I judge it needlefs to {top and prove 
their reality by new facts, and to fpeak of the 
origin and generation of the eels; for we know 
that this, which is a moft effential part of their 
hiftory, has been amply elucidated by the learned 
labours of Italians. The refults of fome of my 
trivial obfervations only fhall be related, which 
wil 
(1) Delle Malattie del grano in erba. 
(2) Employment for the Microfcope. 
(3) Journal de Rozier. 
