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a rough irregular cap, lower on one fide 

 than the other, round the upper end of 

 what remained, and became intimately 

 united therewith. 



* This was all the damage that Mr 

 Weft fuftained by a terrible ftroke of 

 lightning. A mod convincing proof - 

 of the great utility of this method of 

 preventing its dreadful efFe6ls. 



* Mr West was fo good as to make me 

 a prefent of the melted wire, which I 

 keep as a great curiolity, and long for 

 the pleafure of fhewing it to you. And 

 now, Sir, I moft heartily congratulate 

 you on the pleafure you muft have in 

 finding your great and well grounded 

 expedlations fo far fulfilled,' &c. Thus 



far Mr Kinnerfly. 



You will obferve. Sir, that the fize or 

 thicknefs of the condudlor I direct, is 

 much greater than this of Mr Weft's, 

 which neverthelefs proved effectual ; but, 

 the quantity of lightning difcharged in 

 fome ftrokes being probably much great- 

 er, I prefer a larger condudor as the fa- 

 fer. If I have not been explicite enough 



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