After breathing the gas himself, Priestley wrote: "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."
Olles gaasi ise hinganud, kirjutas ta: "Selle tunne minu kopsudes polnud tuntavalt erinev tavalise õhu tundest, kuid tundus, et mõnda aega pärast seda oli rinnal eriti kerge tunne."