The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.

EXPERIMENT VI.

• June 30.* 1.1 PASTE being shut up in two exhausted Receivers.
• July 4. Some little Air having got into one Receiver, I put a Shrew-Mouse into it, who after vehe∣ment Convulsions, died in a Minute.

A Snail being put into the other Receiver, continu'd to move vehemently for a quarter of an hour, after which time, its Motion gradually declining, in a quarter of an hour it seem'd dead, but in a short time grew well again.

Flies being shut up in another Receiver, were not at all prejudic'd, too much External Air having got in.

From hence it appears, That Artificial Air is prejudicial, upon the Account of some veno∣mous

Quality; and not only by defect of Com∣mon Air; since Snails liv'd a longer time in Va∣cuo. See Art. VI. Exp. III.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Paste inclu∣ded in a Receiver.