of Rain.—Appendiz. = —s_- 365 
cumstance was occasioned by it, viz.— That 
a physician travelling soon after the storm 
to Tisehyrst, about 20 miles from Lewes, 
and as far from the sea, as he rode he plucked 
some tops of hedges, and chewing them he 
found them salt. Some ladies of Lewes hear- 
ing this, tasted some grapes that were still on 
the vines, and they also had'the same relish. 
The grass on the downs in his parish was so 
salt, that the sheep in the morning would 
not feed till hunger compelled them, and 
afterwards drank copiously, as the shepherds 
report. ‘This he attributes to saline particles 
driven from the sea.’ ”’ 
Immediately after this follows an account 
of the same storm, as observed in Holland 
by Mr. Leuwenhoeck, whose residence was, 
I believe, at Delft in Holland, about 10 
miles from the sea. Part of the account is 
given as under : 
“Upon the 8th December, 1703, N.S. 
we had a dreadful storm from the S. W. inso- 
much that the water mingled with small 
parts of chalk and stone, was so dashed 
against the windows, that many of them 
were darkened with it; and the lower win- 
dows of my house were not opened till eight 
that morning, notwitl.standing that they look 
to the N. E.; and consequently stood from 
