CHAPTER 45. 
of which were made in concert with the 
late celebrated Van Swieten. They were 
afterwards publiflied in the Philofophical 
"Tranfa^ions^ Vol. xxxix. under the title of 
'Experiment a de Perfaratione thoracis y ejuf". 
que in Refpiratione Effe^iihusJ" The refult 
of which proved, contrary to the common- 
ly received opinion, that animals could live 
and breathe for fome time, although air 
was freely admitted into both cavities of the 
thorax. 
It appears that he was elefted a Fellow 
of the Royal Society foon after his return 
from Holland ; and that he went immedi- 
ately to the Wejl Indies, I am not able to 
afcertain his fixed refidence in that part of 
the world, although I conjeilure, it was 
principally at the Logi^ood Settlejnent ; from 
whence he fent a defcription and figure of 
the Dorjienia Contrayer^ay which were pub- 
liflied in the Philofophical TranfaBionSy Vol. 
xxxvii. This was the firfi: authentic account 
received of that drug, although known in 
England from the time of Sir Francis 
Drake, or earlier. He alfo fent to his 
friend at Chelfea^ the feeds of many rare and 
new 
