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of a few minutes, to allow the limbs to 
recover a little, in order to procure frefh 
ligns of ele&ricity. 
Experiment XI. 
I laid bare the nerves of a fowl's wing, 
without killing it; my fciflars palled Un¬ 
derneath them ferVed as a coating, and a 
French crown piece as a conductor ; the 
movements were very fmart. During thefe 
difcharges, the animal appeared perfectly 
tranquil. For fome moments, notwith- 
ftanding my exciter, the wing remained 
motidnlefs ; I then had recourfe to a 
leaden coating and a copper conductor: 
this change did not anfwer my expecta¬ 
tion, for the wing ft ill continued without 
motion. To afcertain whether this was 
owing to a ftate of infenlibility, or want 
of energy, or to the mufcular fibres 
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being fatigued, I pricked and irritated the 
ngrves, the animal fereamed violently, 
and 
