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vulsions, we turn'd the Stop-cock, and
let in the Air upon her, yet it came too
late; whereupon, casting our eyes upon
one of those accurate Dyals that go with
a Pendulum, and were of late ingeniously
invented by the Noble and Learned Hu
genius, we found that the whole Tragedy
had been concluded within ten Minutes of
an hour, part of which time had been im
ploy'd in cementing the Cover to the Re
ceiver.
Soon after we got a Hen-spar
row, which being caught with Bird-lime
was not at all hurt; when we put her into
the Receiver, almost to the top of which
she would briskly raise her self, the Ex
periment being try'd with this Bird, as it
was with the former, she seem'd to be
dead within seven minutes, one of which
were imploy'd in cementing on the Co
ver: But upon the speedy turning of the
Key, the fresh Air flowing in, began slow
ly to revive her, so that after some pant
ings she open'd her eyes, and regain'd her
feet, and in about a 1/4 of an hour, after
threatned to make an escape at the top of
the Glass, which had been unstopp'd to
let in the fresh Air upon her: But the Re
ceiver being clos'd the second time, she
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