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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 poffets the mott agree- 
able fmell, are able to foul in three 
hours time, in the middie 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 themfelves; fo 
that a _perfon, not aware of the con- 
cealed poifon which flowers fpread 
round about them, might be eafily 
induced by the fweetnefs of their 
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