(1694) , by which means the Mites were prevented from moving out and they all died in the glass tube .When I had given some thought to the dying of the Mites , I firmly believed that the exhalation from the Nutmeg did not injure the whole body of the Mite , such as the skin , the legs , etc ., and that therefore their death was caused only because the exhalation had such a strong effect on the wind - pipes of the Mites that their respiration was prevented .