1895.] Presents. 357 



burning in a confined space of air, produce an atmosphere of 

 almost identical composition with that of air expired from the 

 lungs. 



3. The extinctive atmospheres produced by the combustion of th& 



flames of candles and of lamps, and the air expired from the 

 lungs after inspiring fresh air, are respirable with safety. 



4. The extinction of an ordinary candle or lamp flame is not neces- 



sarily indicative of the unsuitability of an atmosphere to- 

 maintain life when it is breathed. 



Presents, February 21, 1895. 



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Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. Journal. Yol. LXIII. 

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The Society. 



Chapel Hill, N.C. : Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. Journal. 

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The Society. 



Charlottenburg : Konigliche Technische Hochschule. Rede zum 

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The School. 



Jena : Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. Denk- 



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Zeitschrift fur Naturwissenschaft. Neue Folge. Band 22. 



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Kazan : Imperial University. Scientific Notes. 1895. No. 1. 



[Russian. ~\ 8vo. Kazan. The University. 



Kew : Royal Gardens. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 



1895. No. 97. 8vo. London. The Director. 



Lausanne: Societe Yaudoise des Sciences Naturelles. Bulletin. 



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London: Anthropological Institute. Journal. Yol. XXI Y. No. 3. 

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British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of 

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British Astronomical Association. Journal. Yol. Y. No. 3. 



8vo. London 1895. The Association. 



Camera Club. Journal. Yol. IX. No. 105. 4to. London 1895. 



The Club. 



