; we} 
utmoft, anxiety, fell down motion- 
lefs, and, died. in. lefs than half a 
minute. When. I faw it dying, I 
took it out with all the expedition 
pofiible, in. order to recover it in 
another jar full of dephlogifticated 
air, which I had kept ready.for the 
purpofe ; but, notwithftanding it 
had not. been 20 feconds in this 
foul air, -it wah ante, deprives of 
life. - Pee"; ee S5E. 
- Comparing the Eee 4 def- 
troying the life of an animal, with 
this air, with that of inflammable 
air drawn from metals by vitriolic 
or marine acid, J found that the air 
ntiled. by thefe beans was as de- 
ftructive to animal life as the inflam- 
mable air itfelf.. 
go I placed fix of thefe beans 
3 over=night in a en jar inverted 
Sys am a plate, on purpofe to_ fee 
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