t. ajn'Imalcula of infusions. 26 X 



him ; but he had not the fame defire to read, faf 



lefs to ftudy it. Much time elapfed j and he had 



R 3 not 



* pleafure, as they have been the declfion of Nature herfelf 



* to our valuable friend. With philofophic candour, he 



* informs me, that he will adopt our fentiments, and ex» 



* amine the interefting fubjecft anew ; adding what does 



* honour to his fmcerity : / begin to think rny ideas have 



* heen extended too far in giving ponuer to matter, mihich is uri" 



* necejfary to explain the pheno7?icna of the viicrofcopic world, 



* He alfo fays, he is much inclined to admit my conjee- 



* ture on the generation of animalcula, p. 2 1 7 of the CV// 



* Organifes. If you will take the trouble to revife it, you 



* will fee that I infinuate, animalcula may multiply by di- 



* vifion as the clufter polypus. This appears to our friend 



* a happy conjefture. He adds, Ton, have jnftly ohferved 



* that the generation of thefe beings tnay be by dlvifon ; but it 



* ivould require a courfe of obfervations, fuch as I fnd in Sig. 

 *■ Spallatizani, to convince me of it : be/ides, I fill have doubts 



* nuhich 'will probably be folved by refieiiing maturely on ths 

 « fvijea, 



* It is thus, Sir, that you have fucceeded in removing 



* the veil which covered the eyes of our learned corref- 



* pondent. What I fuggefted, you have iinilhed — Wliat 



* I predifted, you have feen. 



Needham's letter to me coincided with what he had 

 V^ritten to M. Bonnet. *■ Eefides recollefling all that I 



* have at other times obferved, comparing it with your 



* obfervalions, and the new difcoveries in a courfe of ob- 



* fervations 



