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And if to the air thus generated from a 

 veffel of any vegetable liquor, by fermenta-,' 

 tion, we add the air that might afterwards 

 be obtained from it, by heat or diftillationj 

 and to that alfo the vaft quantity of air, 

 which by Experiment 73 is found to be con- 

 tained in its Tartar, which adheres to the 

 fides of the veflel 5 it would by this means 

 be found that air makes a very confidera- 

 ble part of the fubfhncc of Vegetables, as 

 well as of Animals. 



But tho' from what has been faid, it is 

 rcafonable to think, that many of thefe par- 

 ticles of air were in a fixt Hate, ftrongly ad- 

 hering to and wrought into the fubftance 

 of Apples j yet on the other hand it is mod 

 evident from Exper. 34 and 38, where in- 

 numerable bubbles of air incetTantly arofe 

 through the lap of Vines, that there is a 

 considerable quantity of air u\ Vegetables, 

 upon the wing, and in a very active ftate, 

 efpecially in warm weather, which enlarges 

 the fpherc of their activity. 



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