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Water and other fluids, which give paf- 
fage to the electrical fluid, are likewife 
capable of conducting animal electricity. 
Profeflor Galvani made the experiment 
with water. On repeating it after him, I 
remarked fome circumftances which I do 
not find taken notice of in the account of 
the experiments of that author. (V. Bib- 
liotheque de Turin, An. 1792, Mars. 
Y. 1.) 
I obferved, that if the Operator him- 
felf formed the circle, and carried the 
metal he held with the fingers of one hand, 
to the mufcles immerfed in a veflel of 
water, and communicated by means of the 
other hand with the nerves which over¬ 
hang the edge of the veflel, in this cafe, 
the animal remains motionlefs; this does 
not happen if the experiment be made in 
a manner diredtly contrary. 
I have likewife obferved, that if the 
nerves are placed in another glafs of water 
near the firfl, it is always neceflary in 
order 
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