Excerpt from A Philosophical Inquiry on the Cause, With Directions to Cure, the Dry Rot in BuildingsHave had an opportunity of examining and making some experiments, with a View to ascertain its nature and origin; and from these I was induced to believe, that fungus is a gaseous residue. Subsequent observa tions and experiments having convinced me that fermentation always takes place in the vegetable matter destroyed, previous to the appearance of fungus, it followed as a necessary consequence, that the libe rated gases afford a direct germinating pa bulum to this peculiar vegetation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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