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late, with a Liberty truly philofophical, all th at 
have heard, and all that 1 have feen : But if, in do* 
ing this, I fhall find myfelf obliged to contradid fome 
of the Fads publifhed by fome Perfons known in the 
Republic of Letters, I proteft that it is without Pre- 
judice, on my Part, to the advantageous Idea I may 
have of their Candour or Abilities; and I fincerely 
wifh, that the Reader may confider them in the fame 
manner. If he is judicious, he will willingly con- 
cur with me; becaufc, in an Enquiry fo obfeure as 
this of which we are now treating, an ingenious 
Man, with a very juft Intention, may take what is 
falfe for that which is true. 
I arrived at 'Turin about the Beginning of May 
1749. and one of my firft Cares was, to vifit Mr. 
Bianchi, a celebrated Anatomift, and the firft Au- 
thor of purging by Eledricity. I related to him ail 
that he had written to me upon this Subjcd; and I 
begged of him, that all the Experiments, which had 
neither fucceeded with me, nor a great many others, 
might be repeated between us, and under his Di- 
rection. His Complaifancc cafily granted what I de- 
fied : We fet about it; and Pcre Garo, a Minim , 
and Profeflor of Philofophy in the Univerfity, caufed 
to be carried to the Place where we determined to 
make our Experiments his eledrifying Machine ; which 
is exactly like that which I have deferibed in my 
Eflay, Page 19. Fig . 2. 
The Experiments of the Firft T)ay. 
Upon the 21ft of May , about Four o’CIock in 
the Afternoon, the Weather cool, but uncertain, Mr. 
Bianchi having procured a Lump of Scammony, and 
B b b 2 another 
