I02 ANIMALCULA OF INFUSIONS. I. 



* My Solitude, 15 February iyy2.- 



' It was but lately, my celebrated friend, that 



' M. de Sauflure tranfmitted me his experiments' 



* on our animalcula. Certain of the pleafure 

 ' you will derive, I do not delay a moment in 

 ' fending them. You will judge of my opinion 

 ' by your own ; and I have no doubt will be as 

 ' well fatisfied. This is a fubjed equally nev/ 

 ' and curious for the meditation of philofophers ; 



* nor is it to be queilioned, that in future we Ihall 

 ' be able to diverfify and extend this new kind 

 ^ o^ phyjico'ekdricity. But a plan mufl firfi be 



* pointed out ; and there is no fmall merit in 

 ' opening up the unknown fources of truth, 

 ' which experiment is to accomplifh. I can- 



* not retard the pleafure you will have in M. de 



* Sauilure's letter. 



" Geneva, 8 February 1772- 

 " I return, Sir, with a thoufand thanks, the 

 " letters you had the goodnefs to fend. I have 

 " perufed both with extreme fatisfaction, but re.- 

 '* gret that you tranfmitted my letter on the 

 " tranfparency of germs to Sig. Spallanzani, for 

 " it is not worthy of that honour, and ftill lefs of 

 " your eulogium on it(i). Behold where you 

 " have conveyed that trifling epiftle ; being in 

 " your's, it will alfo be publifhed by Signior Spal- 



" lanzani, 



(i) Vide M. Bonnet's fecond letter at the end of this 



Traa. 



