to Versons wjiired ly Lightning. 30/* 



tnc water stood a small depth, being driven in at the door: 

 upon putting her ri^ht hand, which was most affected, 

 into the water, she felt immediate relief. Her arm and 

 hand remained weak ; but the insensibility and numbness 

 were immediately taken away. By some extraordinary 

 effort she now dragged her husband off the bed to the floor, 

 but how she did this she cannot relate — and wonderful 

 indeed it is, for she liad not strength to stand upon her 

 feet. She had called her two little sons, who slept in the 

 chamber, and, having experienced relief from putting her 

 hand into the water, as mentioned above, she ordered the 

 oldest to fetch a bucket of water and to pour it on his 

 father, which he did. This he repeated until Mr. Martin, 

 began to move^ and raised himself on his hands and knees* 

 The little boy then came in with the fifth bucket of water, 

 which his mother ordered him to pour on his father's head* 

 This he did, and then Mr. Martin got up and stood upou 

 his feet, and, with wildness in his countenance, cried out, 

 * What are vou doing ?' Mrs. Martin informed him they 

 were struck with lightning, and showed how the bed-clothes 

 were burnt : he then became composed. He remained, 

 however, in great pain in his head, neck, and shoulders, 

 which continued for several days, but by degrees went off* 



*' It appears that the lightning, after going in the di-y 

 rcction mentioned above, took a contrary course, being 

 attracted, as it is supposed by a carpenter's iron square, 

 which hung over a chest with drawers, standing on the side 

 of the room opposite to the bed ; it fell from the square on 

 the chest and gouged out a piece near the bottom. In a 

 drawer of the chest were some pewter spoons, on each of 

 which a drop was melted, as if touched with a hot iron* 

 ^n the same manner were marked two or three plates which 

 stood on a shelf by the chest. 



*' These, Sir, are the particulars of that affecting scene, 

 as nearly as I can recollect them, but incorrectly written. 

 They arc submitted to your perusal and for your use, as 

 you think proper." 



LVI. Extracts from the Third Volume of the Analyses 

 ofM. Klaproth. 



[Continued from (\ 24.3. J 



Analysis of Fossil Elastic Resin, 



XVliNrnAL clastic resin extracted from the lead ore of 



Odin near Castletown in Derbyshire, or the fossil caout- 



U 2 chouc. 



