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whole Shop the young Man of twenty one Years of 
Age worked, mentioned in the noth Page of the 
above Treatife, and in Page 419 of my Recherches *. 
The Obligation of faying the Truth, to which Phi- 
lofophers ought to facrifice every human Regard, 
will not permit me to dilfemblc that my Enquiries 
made with all poflible Diligence, and without any 
other Interefl: than that of knowing the Truth, have 
made me fee fufficicntiy clear, that thefe Fads have 
been greatly exaggerated. I am willing to believe, 
that it is the Fault of the Sick, who, being prejudiced 
perhaps by too great Hope, and poiTefled by a kind 
of Enthtifiafm, have faid themfelves, and made others 
believe, more than really was the Cafe. One might 
have Examples enough to cite of fuch Illufions ; but 
be that as it will, I cannot help believing, that a 
great Part of the eledrical Cures of Turin have 
been no other than temporary Shadows, which have 
been taken with a little too much Precipitation, or 
Complaifance, for Realties. 
I carried with me to Venice the fame Curiofity, 
and the fame Defire of being intruded, upon the 
Subjed of the Tranfmiflion of Odours from, medi- 
cated Tubes, and of the Cures, or of being relieved 
from Diforders almoft fuddcnly, by the eledrical 
Power. One of my firft Cares was, to find out 
fome Friends or Acquaintance of M. Rivati to ac- 
quaint him of my Arrival, and to obtain of him 
the Favour of being admitted into his Laboratory j 
and 
* They have tranflated Hatter , inftead of Shoemaker , in taking 
the Italian Word Calcetario for that of Calzola:e : which was fuf- 
ficiently legible in the Manufciipt. 
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