"Chemistry," he began, "has shown us that man's breathing is a real process of combustion, and the intensity of its action varies according to the abundance or scarcity of the Phlogistic element stored up by the organism of each individual.
"The Magic Skin"
Honore de Balzac
In your case, the Phlogistic, or inflammatory element is abundant; if you will permit me to put it so, you generate superfluous oxygen, possessing as you do the inflammatory temperament of a man destined to experience strong emotions.
"The Magic Skin"
Honore de Balzac