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declared frankly to me, in the Prefence of this whole 
Company, that he would not attempt to fhew me 
the Tranfmiffion of Odours i that that Phenomenon 
had not fucceeded but once or twice, as he had faid 
in his firft Letter printed at Lucca , although fince 
that he had made many Attempts to repeat that Ex- 
periment, with the fame as well as with other Glades ; 
that this Cylinder had been ftnee broke ; and that he 
had not fo much as kept the Fragments of it ! 
But at lead, I told him, I might fee hjm ufe one 
of his medicated Tubes, and weigh it before and 
after electrifying, to fee, with him, the included 
Matter diminifh fenfibly. This Fad, he told me, 
had fuccecded with him a great many times ; but 
that now there was too much Company ; that it 
was too hot, and, in confcquence, that the Elec- 
tricity would be too weak for it. He might perhaps 
be in the Right : But why did he call together fo 
numerous a Company? 
I then asked him concerning the Cures related in 
his Works, and cfpecially concerning that of 'the 
Bifhop of Sebenico *. He avowed to me (and in 
Part I knew it already), that the Prelate was not 
cured ; and that, fince the Electrification, he had 
been as he was before. 
I took my Leave of M. Livati-, and acquainted 
him, that I propofed to continue about a Week in 
Venice ; and I very earneftly begged of him to col- 
led together his belt Velfels, to renew the Subftances 
therein,, and to let me know, that, if they fucceded, 
1 might wait upon him, that I might be able to pub- 
lic 
* See Page 374. fupra. 
