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muft not go too far, if the room is 

 clofely fhut and but fmall. If a few 

 flowers of the honey fuckle (capri- 

 folium)^ which pofTefs the moft agree- 

 able fmell, are able to foul in three 

 hours time, in the middle of the 

 day, a body of air equal to two pints 

 (fee experiments 65 — 70) we may 

 judge what dangerous effect might 

 be expected from a large quantity 

 in a clofe room. Thofe flowers, 

 like all others, after having rendered 

 truly fatal a body of air, have loft 

 nothing of their flavour. The air 

 itfelf, which they have poifoned, is 

 impregnated with the fame fragrant 

 fmell as the flowers themfel ves. ; fo 

 that a perfon, not aware of the con- 

 cealed poifon which flowers Ipread 

 round about them, might be eafily 

 induced by the fweetnefs of their 



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