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nerve, both legs were affeded with flrong 
convulfions. 
Experiment XXVI. 
Several frogs, the nerves of which had 
been tied, being much weakened, did 
not give any fign of vitality, on eftablilh- 
ing a communication/betwixt nerve and 
nerve, but on forming a communication 
betwixt mufcle' and nerve, flight fliocks 
were excited. 
Experiment; XXVII. 
On touching with a metal arch the 
coating and the nerve itfelf above the li¬ 
gature, the movements have never oc¬ 
curred. It is to be underftood, I am ftill 
fpeaking of frogs. 
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Experiment XXVIII. 
Ligatures made upon the brachial plexus 
of dogs, cats, and fowls, although in 
contad with the mufcles, have not pre¬ 
vented the paffage of the native eledricity. 
Experi- 
