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flic kite and twine being wet, conduct the fire freely* it 

 will stream from the key, on the approach of the 

 kuuckJe. By this key ths phial may be charged, 

 am] all other experiments nuK-e, as by the globe. 

 And this is a demonstration, that- the 'electric lire 

 thereby obtained, is the very same with thut of light- 

 ning. 



Another proof of this we have, in the remarkable 

 fa^e of the Rev. Mr. Winder, Rector of llalslead, in 

 Essex : who at the age of fifty-four was a stranger to 

 disease; nay, a. most unacquainted vuth pain of 'any 

 kind. But on June ?,, 1/(>1, he began to falter in his 

 speech. He did not regard it, till on July 1, he suddenly 

 tell from his chair, b\ a stroke of the nalsy. Whe'n a 

 little reccwered, lie was almost wholly deprived, of 

 speech, and in a great measure of ii is senses. But by 

 proper medicines he was in a few weeks so far restored, 

 as to walk a little by the help of a cane. In other re- 

 spects he was as before, till in June 176'2, he was re- 

 moved to Tunbridge. After drinking the waters six 

 weeks, he was much relieved ; but an universal weakness 

 still remained. He had also violent palpitations of the 

 heart, trembling of tHe limbs, snbsultutendinuili; with 

 frequent vertigos. Worse than all was, a constant pain 

 fixed deep in his breast, with an extreme dejection of 

 spirit. Thus he continued till the 24th of August : 

 when about ten at night, while he was asleep in bed, it 

 began to thunder and listen violently. Tu'e noise 

 ttenly awakened, him. At the i:tstr, a quick 



Strom* shock, ailectiiig him t>ii ON 'ctric 



shock. At the same time the chamber v. : 

 lightuing, which left behind it -voirs- 



smell , Immediately he felt as if > ruction in 



his chest was suddenly lemovod: and liis breast reco- 

 vered its full liberty and expansion, the oppression behi 

 enlir* 1 */ gone. When lie arose in the nlorning, he was 

 in perfect health : his head was quiu 

 easy, and lie could move all his limbs with as much 

 steadiness and agility as ever, Every paralytic symptom 



