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the garden. After it had flood 24^5 

 hours, the air was examined, and^ e s J f °. 

 found much mended ; for oae uoyeiL 

 meafure of it with one of nitrous 

 air occupied 1.23; it exploded with 

 a loud report. It was again re- 

 placed in the garden, and examined 

 after it had flood 48 hours, when it 

 was found, by the nitrous teft, at 

 one o' clock in the afternoon, near 

 as good as common air ; for one 

 meafure of it with one of nitrous 

 air occupied 1.H7. It gave, by 

 Abbe Fontana's teft, 2.04; 2.33^; 

 3.32. And yet it ftill exploded as 168 

 before. 



After this trial it was again placed 

 in the open air, and re-examined 

 the fame day between four and 

 five in the afternoon, when the 

 nitrous teft indicated it to be better 

 than common air; for one meafure 

 S 3 of 



