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ment, and on continuing to touch it, rolled 
over from fide to fide j it however became 
gradually exhaufted, and died in about 
three quarters of an hour. The vital 
principle did not fiiew itfejf in the fame 
degree in the head-piece j that is to fay, 
the movements were not fo ftrong, but: 
they lafted about five minutes longer. 
Experiment IV. 
The wing of a lark, prepared as before, 
experienced flight tremblings for three 
minutes, but the legs did not move in the 
leaft. 
Experiment V. 
The fore legs of a new-born kitten 
were taken off, and on the nerves being 
coated, they moved for feven or eight 
minutes. No motion was obferved in the 
mufcles of the larynx, or tongue, though 
£hey were put in a fiate of excitation. 
Experi* 
