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electricity, as too hafty a publication. Mr. Winkler 
however from Leiplic fent to the Society, long fince 
thefe publications, iome tubes and globes, which he 
faid had transmitted odours from eleCtrifing. What 
he conjeCtured the glades would do, fell infinitely 
Short of what he firft gave out ; but even after the 
moll careful trials, and complying with his instruc- 
tions moft Scrupulously, we were disappointed in our 
expectations. I made no doubt therefore, bnt that 
the Society would be glad to be informed of what 
had refulted from the fame inquiries eifevvhere ; and 
thefe are the Subject of the treatife in queftion. 
The experiments were made by Dr. Bianchini, af- 
fifted by ieveral curious and learned men, who fre- 
quently affembled for that purpofe. Thefe gentle- 
men, Struck with what hod been published in rela- 
tion to medical electricity, and not being able to fe * 
parate what was true from among Such a number of 
witneffes fo directly oppofing each other, determined 
to be guided by the refult of their own experiments j 
and it was by this troublefome, though of all others 
the moft fare way, that they have learned to reject a 
great number of what had been published as facts, and 
which the love of the marvellous in fome, and cre- 
dulity in others, had contributed to render famous 
in very distant countries. Having been informed 
themfelves of what was to be depended upon in thefe 
matters, they then fet about to give others the fame 
information ; and this occasioned the prefent work, 
where we Sind decisive experiments upon every que- 
ftion relating to the Subject. Thefe have been inge- 
niously imagined, fenfibly conducted, ranged in pro- 
per order, robbed of all Superfluous reafoning, and 
made 
