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I laid before him, without Scruple, the Doubts I had, 
touching the Tranlmiflion of Odours, the Effects of 
lined Tubes, purging by electrizing, as well as the 
alrnoft hidden Cures. 
Dr. Verati anfwered me, firft, ic That he had 
tc made many Experiments, from theRefult of which 
“ it feemed to him, that (he Odour of Balfam of 
“ Fern pervaded from within to the Outfide of a 
“ Glafs Cylinder which he fhewed me." This Tube 
however, at this time, would not convince us of its 
having been done, although we rubbed it with our 
Hands very ftrongly. But upon my reprefenting to 
him, that as the Glafs was clofed only with wooden 
Stoppers, which could be taken off at P.eafure, to 
put in or take out the odoriferous Subfta ices, it 
might happen, that, the Odours, agit teci by the 
Hear, might have paff.d through the Pores of the. 
Wood ; he anfwered me, “ That this wa? polTible; 
“ and although Appearances had inclined him to be-' 
“ lieve the Tranlmiflion of thefc Odours through 
“ the Pores of the Glafs, he had nevertheiefs fuf- 
“ pended his Judgment upon this EffeCt, as well as 
“ upon that from lined Tubes, until new Proofs, 
“ made with more Precaution, fhou d have entirely 
“ diflipated his Doubts. Secondly, with regard to the 
“ Purging by Electricity, he had in hisHoufe a Man 
“ and Maid-Servant, who had been purged in this 
“ manner: That at lead thefe two Perfons had felt 
“ the fame Effects as chough they had taken Phyfic ; 
u after having been electrized in M. Bianchi s man- 
“ ner : That this Effect having no other apparent 
“ Caufe than the preceding ElcCtriza r ion, the great 
<c Number of Faffs of this kind , r ji'hich had mani- 
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