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4. Two plumbago points were Ssiniciped and the usual 
sppeerenctok resulted: the two weighing 11 grains lost $a 
psi 
5. The positive pole of charcoal, and negative of plumbago: 
the charcoal lost nearly a grain; the ple imbago remained 
the same. 
6. The positive charcoal weighing 6 grains; negative” 
plumbago weighing 11 grains : the latter gained } a grainand 
was covered with a tuft of melted charcoal ; the positive hav- 
ing a’corresponding hollow, and losing half a grain, exactly 
the amount transferred to the negative. 
7. Phe eharcoal, 6 grains for the : Tons and that for 
pee positive we ighing 17 grains and ,4, : the former gained one 
fifth of a grain; and the latter lost ‘% of a — . 
8. Positive: charcoal 6 grains ; negativ e plumbago 6 6 and 
2: melted charcoal accamulated upon the lace cadens and 
below were perfectly limpid white globules ; weight the 
as nr the charcoal broke, and could not be w weighed. 
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Evperiments on —- which had been ignited but not beitad 
acitls, March 5, 1825. 
1. Negative pole 14 grains 5 ; positive 11 grains: lost in 
one ee half'a grain; the negative gained nothing, nor 
did 
2, ‘Negative 101, and overt 10: lost in one minute ¥, of 
a grain, and the negative lost ;';. 
3. Positive O grainy; negative 10 grains : lost lof a grain ; 
the positive, lost ;°;,in one minute. 
4. Negative On : ae 8’; of a grain: negative gained 
Fe; positive lost I 
5. Positive Ba ; sage ive 9}; the same pieces as used ip 
(No. 4.): positive lost ,’,; negative weighed the same. 
6. Megative 9 grains ; positive 6,°;: negative lost 3 2 ofa 
grain 5 positive lost 1% grains. 
April 12, 1825—Obtained several projections a iahetin 
an inch tong 3 ; one of them ;';of an inch makreesi, aod nearly 
ad a grain in weight. 
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