1vulſions, 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
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