884 G. Child on the production of Organisms in closed vessels. 
experi 
place partly on Sept. 19, when Dr. Beale kindly visited me at 
Oxford, in order to give me his valuable assistance, and par py 
at Dr. Beale’ s home in London, on Nov. 16, 1864. 
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Exp. of May 18.—-Viz. -pea-meal and water. In this were found small 
organisms moving, as given by Dr. Beale in the accompanying 
tebe | figure 2. Their size was extremely Se as they 
¢ here drawn as they ater under a power of 1 
Exp. Vit pel aehntir es dtp r. Some large Savibbellabepnd 
crystals and a few ‘eileen very minute, but not so small as 
in the former case (fig. 
Exp. VIII.—The pair experiment to VII. Similar orystals, and organ- 
isms also similar, but larger. 
Exp. pipes flour + water + heated air. The result of this experi- 
ent was unsatisfactory, rou peer well to show the difficulty of 
a x deesion upon these questio 
Even with the =n powers a named, we were unable to 
be certain of our result in this and several following cases. 
here were no momma distinctly recognizable as 0" but 
many minute round spore-like bodies moving about the field. 
Exp. X.—The fellow experiment to the last, and similarly hie meee 
Exp. XIIL ae bear r+ heated air. A few crystals were seen, 
no organ 
Exp. XV Clery + water + heated air. Some prismatic crystals; no 
areas 
It was weathved to leave the rest of these experiments till 4 
longer time should have elapsed since the vessels were clo 
he examination was accordingly resumed Nov. 16. 
Exp. XII.—Coarse flour +- water-+ heated air, Be some indeter- 
minate granular matter, and some few bodies which might 
a bacteriums, but nothing that could safely be considered as 
Exp. XL. —The fellow experiment to XII, and equally without result. 
Exp. XIV.—Sage + water heated air, gave also no definite result. 
Now, omitting altogether wae nitrogen experiments, seven in 
number, w e have bere a series of si ex periment ‘instituted 
with a view of showing whether organisms can be produced in 
vegetable infusions within closed vessels supplied with nie 
air. In my desire to try a variety cat substances I took al 
