 Having heard it remarked that drowned flies were capable of being revived by the rays of the sun, I proposed making the experiment upon these; they were therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine....  The Scots Magazine - Page 5251790Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 pages
...experiment upon thefe. They were therefore expofed to the fun, upon a fieve which had been employed to ftrain them out of the wine. In lefs than three...legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brufhed their wings with their hind feet, and foon after began to fly, finding themfelves in Old England,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 pages
...upon thefe. They were therefore expofed to the fun, upon a fieve which had been employed to (train them out of the wine. In lefs than three hours two of them began by degrees tQ recover life. They commenced by fome convulfive motions in the thighs, and at length they raifed... | |
 | Richard Joseph Sulivan (Sie) - 1794 - 542 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced, by some convulsive motions in the thighs ; and at length they raised themselves U 4 upon upon their legs... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped... | |
 | 1804 - 560 pages
...therefore, exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. This commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - 1806 - 326 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life". They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun, upon a sieve which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised thems.-Ives upon tl-.eir legs, wiped... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun, upon « gieVe which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life.- They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at lengtht'hey raised themselves upon their legs, wiped... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun, upon a sieve which had been ni ployed to strain them out of the wine. In elss than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 pages
...therefore exposed to the sun, upon a sieve which had been m ployed to strain them out of the wine. In, elss than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at lengththey raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their... | |
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