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80. Six {mall Bergamot pears 
Were put over-night under a jar of 
two pints; the air was altered fome- 
what for the worfe; a flame grew 
dim in it. One meafure of this 
air'with one of nitrous air occupied 
1.25, 
81. Three apples nearly ripe 
were placed under a two-pint jar 
over-night ; the air was found much 
infected by them; it extinguifhed 
a flame. © One meafure of it with 
one of nitrous air occupied 1.48. 
82. The remainder of the air in 
this jar was kept with the apples, 
and expofed to the fun during feven 
hours, when the air was become 
ftill worfe. One meafure of it with 
one of nitrous air “occupied 1.72. 
A flame was direétly extinguifhed 
in it. 
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