ae 
This air has in.ccommon with almoft 
all other inflammable fubitances, 
that it is not fufceptible of atual in- 
flammation, without it be in con- 
tact with common or refpirable air. 
This air has the following qualities 
by which it may be known: it is 
not abforbed by {haking it in water; 
it is not diminifhed by the addition 
of nitrous air; it is inftantly and ab- 
folutely mortal to animals breathing — 
in it; it burns by the approach of 
the flame of a candle, where it is in 
act. with common air; but ‘the 
wots of it inflames at once, and 
explodes with a loud report; when 
it is intimately mixed with com- 
<moen, and principally with dephlo- 
gifticated air. 
Phhogifticated air is, pe 
impregnated with Pphlogifton, or 
with the inflammable pencils Es. 
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