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Let us now return to our experi¬ 
ments. 
Experiment LXXXVII. 
I plunged a fowl over-head in water, 
and, when it appeared to be dead, excited 
its eledtricity in the wings, which had been 
previoufly prepared. The animal was re- 
ftored to life. 
Experiment LXXXVIII. 
The fame experiment was repeated 
upon another fowl, in the prefence of M. 
de la Metherie, who examined it himfelf, 
and was convinced that it did not fhew 
any figns of life. I then employed my 
exciter upon it, but many difcharges were 
required to red ore it to its natural date. 
Experiment LXXXIX. 
Encouraged by this refult, I caufed an¬ 
other fowl to be drowned, but what was 
my 
