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Experiment CXL. 
I heightened the charge by Tome de¬ 
grees. The leg then trembled, though 
faintly. 
Experiment CXLI. 
I placed the fingers of my right hand 
under the plexus, which I touched with 
the knob of the jar held in my left. I 
experienced myfelf a flight fliock, but the 
leg remained motionlefs. 
Experiment CXLII. 
Three quarters of an hour afterwards, 
by employing the coating and exciter, very 
perceptible fhocks were obtained. I failed 
of fuccefs when I made ufe of artificial 
electricity as in the laft experiment, though 
in a greater degree. 
As the air of the apartment in which I 
made thefe experiments was loaded with 
moifture, 
