1by blowing the almoſt extinguiſh'd Fire,
re-kindl'd it, as appear'd by the Matches
beginning again to ſmoke, which before it
had ceaſ'd to do; we having by this
means obtain'd a lighted Match in the
Receiver, without being reduc'd to ſpend
time to cloſe it up, commanded the Air
to be immediatly pump'd out, and found
that upon the exſuction of it, the Match
quickly left ſmokeing, as it ſeem'd, by
reaſon of the abſence of the Air; and
yet if ſome urgent occaſions had not hin
der'd us, we would for greater ſecurity
have try'd, whether or no the Match re
kindled as formerly, would ſmoke much
longer, in caſe of no exſuction of the am
bient Air.
re-kindl'd it, as appear'd by the Matches
beginning again to ſmoke, which before it
had ceaſ'd to do; we having by this
means obtain'd a lighted Match in the
Receiver, without being reduc'd to ſpend
time to cloſe it up, commanded the Air
to be immediatly pump'd out, and found
that upon the exſuction of it, the Match
quickly left ſmokeing, as it ſeem'd, by
reaſon of the abſence of the Air; and
yet if ſome urgent occaſions had not hin
der'd us, we would for greater ſecurity
have try'd, whether or no the Match re
kindled as formerly, would ſmoke much
longer, in caſe of no exſuction of the am
bient Air.
TO try diverſe things at once,
and particularly whether Fire,
though we found it would not long laſt,
might not yet be produced in our eva
cuated Receiver: We took a Piſtol of
about a Foot in length, and having
firmly tyed it to a ſtick almoſt as long as
the Cavity of the Receiver, we very
carefully prim'd it with well dry'd Gun
powder, and then cocking it, we ty'd to
and particularly whether Fire,
though we found it would not long laſt,
might not yet be produced in our eva
cuated Receiver: We took a Piſtol of
about a Foot in length, and having
firmly tyed it to a ſtick almoſt as long as
the Cavity of the Receiver, we very
carefully prim'd it with well dry'd Gun
powder, and then cocking it, we ty'd to