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Mle. We took a common Pail, and having fix’d a 
Candle to the Bottom thereof, ered:, about 8 Inches 
long, we poured as much hot Water into the Pail as 
reach’d within a quarter of an Inch of the Blaze of 
the Candle, Then having carefully lowered the Pail 
'dmvn the Well, the Flame, notwithftanding it was 
defended by the reeking Steams of the hot Water, 
"Went out at the fame Depth, and in the fame Time as 
it did before. After this we immers’d burning Coals, 
flaming Brimftone, and lighted Matches, ail which 
"were extinguifhed with very little Difference as to 
the Time, or other Circumftances. 
Two Experiments were made relating to Anmal 
Ltfe. A large Kit ling was very much affeded in 
about a Minute’s Time, and after 3 Minutes was 
rendred fo weak, that after fiie was taken our, (he 
could not^fuftain her Weight on her Legs. Being at 
length pretty well recovered, we carefully bound her 
up in a Silk Handkerchief, that fhe might be the 
more’ eafily fufpended j and having let her down 
about 16 or 18 Feet, in three Minutes (he was af- 
feded in -the like Manner as before, making a very 
diftrefs’d Noife, and in about five Minutes was in 
fuch extraordinary Convulfions as rendered the Sight 
not a little difagreeable ; but in thefe Throws fhe dif- 
engaged herfelf from the Handkerchief, falling to the 
■' Bottom, without making any Efforts to fwim ; 
whence we concluded they were the laft Struggles for 
Life, in which fhe broke loofe. 
We tried the fame fatal Experiment upon a fmall 
Bird, which being fufpended in the Damp about 
three Minutes, was found entirely fenfelefs, and ac- 
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