is affirmed in that Letur about the time and pldce of the Comepttcn of that 
Transfufing defign ; and intimated to the Curious, that how longfoever 
that Experiment may have been conceived in other parts (which is need- 
lefs to conteft) it is notorious^ that it had its birth firft ofall in Bnglajidi 
focne Ingenious perfons of the Royal Sccieij having firft ftarted it there,, 
feveral years ago^ (as appears by their journal) and that dextrous Ana- 
romift> 1>. lower y reduced it into pradice , both by contriving a method 
for the Operation, and by fuccefsfully executing the fame : wherein he 
was foon overtaken by fcveral happy Trials of the skilful hand of D. Ed- 
mtind King^ and others, encouraged thereunto by the faid Society 5 which 
being notified to the world Numb, i^.and 20. ohhtittrdfff anions ^ Print- 
Nivem. ip. and Decemb, 1^.1666 5 the Experiment was, foon after that 
time, heard of to harve been tried in forein parts, without hearing any 
ihing then of its having hem conceived ten years ngo. 
'An accomt of feme Experiments ^/injeding Liquors into the Veins of Ani- 
mds^ Utelj r^^ide in Italy bj Signior Fracaffati Frofeffor of Anatomy a$ 
Pifa. 
1 . Having infufed into the Jugular and Crural Vein of a Dog fome Aqua 
fortu diluted, the Animal died prefently 5 and being opened, all the bloud 
in the Veffels was fixed^ but that in the guts not fo well. It was alfo ob- 
ferved, that the great veffels were burft , perhaps by an effort of Nature ; 
even as in the greateft part of thofe that die of an Apoplexy , the veflcis of 
the Lungs are found broken. Upon which Experiment the Author maketh 
chefe Reflexions : J/r/, That an Apoplexy being often caufed by a like 
Coagulation of the bloud (as hath been obferved by the opening, made of 
fundry perfons, who died of that diftemper) it might be cured by atime- 
]y infufing (omQ V^ffolvent into the veins. Secondly ^ That it i» likely^, 
that that ufeful fecret,by which Monfieur de Sills diffe6i:ed Animals with- - 
out any effufion of bloud, confifts in fome fuch Isfufion. 
2. There was afterwards infufed into another Dog fome Spirit of Vi- 
triol^' which had not fo prefcnt an effe(9:^ for the Animal complained a 
great while, and foam'd like Epilepticks^ and had its refpiration very 
thick andobferving the beating of hisbreaft> one might eafily judge, 
the Dog fuffered much : who dying at 1 aft, hisbioud was found fixed 
in the veins, and grumous, r efembling foot. 
3- Then there was inje<9:ed into a Dog fome 0^ of Sulphur: But he 
di?d not of itj though this Infufion was feveral times tried upon him. And 
the;. 
