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IProf, Varrar's account of an electrical }il\ 



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snow was falling very fast, and that there were frequent flashes 



The singularity of the last-mentioned appearance, 



of lightning. 



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at that season of the year, particularly attracted our attention. 



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After noticing it for sorae minutes, we passed on, and when at 

 the distance of a few rods, we observed an appearance of light or 

 lire upon the tops of the stakes in the fence and bushes by the 



side of 



ay 



The novelty of 



appear 



d 



them, in our opinion, worthy of particular attention. And the 

 probability of their soon 



disappearing made 



us more anxious 



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that there might be others to witness the same fact. AVe accord- 

 ingly called tl^e people who were in a neighbouring house ; but 

 instead of the lights disappearing, they seemed to shine with ad- 

 ditional brightness, and to appear where they were unobserved 



before 



hats, on our hair, when our heada* were uncover- 



ed, and on a woollen mitten, when held above our heads. These 

 lights appeared on all substances, which extended to any consid- 

 erable distance above the surface of the ground, and approached 



to a point ; but they had 



all the 



form 



part the light appeared like a spark 



For the most 



some instan- 



ces it resembled a blaze, in form of an inverted cone of about 

 inches in height, and three fourths of an inch in diameter at the b 

 These blazes emitted a hissing sound resembling that of the 



kettle just before it boils, which could be heard dis 



of 



eisht feet 



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for 



After viewing them 



time, we proceeded homewards, and 



passi 



over 



^•ound somewhat hia^licr, found this appearance to increase, so 



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that our hats and shoulders were almost covered with theli"-hts: 

 and when we spit, the small particles of saliva, when at a little 

 distance from the mouth, assumed a shinii 



going about fifty or sixty rod 



we came 



g appeal 

 > the sid 



ce. After 

 f a lot of 



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