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fo have had them all flaming together. Once 
or twice, a flath of lightning feemed to dart di- 
rectly againft the point of the rod; then the 
fire} as I thought, expanded itfelf and united 
with the lightning, but \t immediately began 
to fhine again, when the lightning was paft. 
Tuo’ it rained much in time of thefe ob- 
fervations, yet the fire upon the ends of the 
rods did not go out until it became fo heavy, 
“as if it were pouring down out of funnels. 
ArTEr this I went home for fome time, 
refolving to come abroad again when the 
ftorm was more tolerable; but it) continued 
fo rain all night, fo violently, that I was 
obliged, with regret, to leave feveral expe- 
ananients to the chance of fome future oppor- 
SPOR example, I fafpested that the glafs- 
‘tubes had not been of great ufe on this oc- 
cafion; and wanted to have tried, whether I 
‘fhould have had the fame appearances by u- 
‘fing the rods alone, without any other ap- 
‘paratus. This is very probable ; as alfo, that 
ithe olaffes, by being wet, allowed the electri- 
‘cal fire to flow off as it was attracted. 
© 1 zec leave to add a few remarks relative 
-to this fubject. 
AG Bb Ir 
