ANIMAL. REPRODUCTIONS, = 277 
* phyfiological difcoveries. On the 27 of April, 
*in prefence of many profeflors of medicine and 
© philofophy, I decapitated fixty-two {nails a little 
* below. the large horns. Until-the end of laft 
‘month,, they remained undifturbed in a box, 
‘ expofed to the air of the window in a clofe 
* apartment ; only, from time to time, I. threw 
* away thofe which were evidently dead from the 
© foetor. Since the tenth of September, I have 
* found. twenty-two: alive, which protruded the 
* head partially, or entirely reproduced. when fti- 
‘mulated. And this. was clearly. recognifed by 
“every perfon prefent.. The head of one was 
“completely. repaired; another had the two 
* large horns ; others, part both of the large and 
 fmall; and, in all-the reft, the progrefs of re- 
© production was various. Sig. Pufini fhewed 
© me a {nail with the head completely. repaired. 
‘Iam, with great efteem, your moft humble 
“and devoted. fervant, GIAMBATTISTA Sca- 
“RELLA. Brefcia, 28 September 176g.’ 
The year after this gentleman politely. com, 
municated his obfervations, 1 underftood, from 
my illuftrious friend M. Bonnet of Geneva, that 
M. Schaeffer: of. Ratifbon had lately publifhed an 
account of his. experiments, which confirmed 
mine in a furprifing manner. Being very earneft 
to obtain further information, { refolved to ad- 
drefs. the author himfelf; from whom | had this 
obliging 
