Joseph Priestley Quote

The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air; but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury. Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it.

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air: Vol. II. By Joseph Priestley,... (ed. 1775)