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pafs into the Hand, and into the Body, of an elec- 
trized Perfon, could one doubt of their being in- 
troduced there by the effluent Matter, which came 
to the electrized Body ? If the Ele&ricity reftores 
Health to a fick Perfon, in delivering him from 
fome vitious Humour, might not I fay with great 
Probability, that this Effect is brought about by the 
Effluence of the electric Matter ? Efpecially as I have 
demonftrated by Experiments, made with great Care, 
that this fame Matter, in going from the Body 
electrized, accelerates, and confiderably augments, 
the infenfible Tranlpiration of Animals, and, in 
general, all organized Bodies, replete with Fluids. 
I have then fet apart my own Intereft to follow 
the Truth j and if Prejudice has tended to lead me 
affray, it would be in inclining me to receive rather 
than call in doubt the Facts, which are the Subject 
of this Paper. It is only becaufe I cannot confider 
them as true, that I refufc to believe them ; and this 
even with Regret, as they favour my Syftem : This 
indeed is of no great Importance ; but what makes 
me more defire their Reality, is, the great Good 
which would refult to Society. Could any good Sub- 
ject, pofTcfied of the Art of healing by Electricity, 
as M. Tivati pretends to be, fpend his whole Time 
better than in devoting it to the Relief of a great 
Number of' h'Oma'n Creatures, afflicted with great 
Variety of Maladies? I am induced to believe, that 
the Greatnefs of this Idea has impoled upon thofe, 
who liave~pubtrfhcd, without- Doubt, with a little, 
too much Precipitation, this new Medicine : The 
great Defre of being ufeful has made them hope ; 
and the Goodncfs of their Hearts making them dif- 
