Letters from Benjamin Franklin 437 



To . [Circa 1750.] 



Recommends arbitration rather than a law-suit to collect a debt, 

 concerning which he has been consulted. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. 



XLVI(i), 25. 



To Cadwallader Golden. 1752. April 23. 



Regarding the improper distinction of Els. per se and non-Els., and the 

 use of the terms conductors and non-conductors. Experiments and 

 observations in electricity. Glad Mr. Golden 's article on the Principles 

 of Action in Matter, with the explanations will soon appear. Thanks 

 him for communicating his Illustration of the Theorem of Light. Dr. 

 Franklin's Theory of Light. Glad to hear of the success of poke weed 

 as a cure for cancer. A. Dr. of L. S. 4 p. XLV, 5. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, V, 283; Bigelow, II, 251; Smyth, III, 82). 



To John Perkins. 1753. February 4. Philadelphia. 



An apology for not answering sooner. Idea and illustration of a 

 waterspout; its relation to a whirlwind. A. Dr. of L. S. 15 p. 



XLV, 6. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VI, 145; Bigelow, II, 267; Smyth, III, 107). 



To Jared Eliot. 1753. May 3. Philadelphia. 



Observations relative to water, air, trade-winds, etc. (Read before 

 the Royal Society, November 4, 1756.) A. Dr. of L. S. 3 p. 



L(i), 38. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VI, 174; Smyth, III, 129). 



To Joseph Huey. 1753. June 6. Philadelphia. 



Glad to hear of his improved health. Franklin's notion of Good 

 Works — works of kindness, charity, mercy, and public spirit [con- 

 cluding lines torn out]. A. Dr. of L. 3 p. XLV, 7. 



Printed in Works (Bigelow, II, 459; Smyth, III, 143). 



To . 1753. July 12. Philadelphia. 



Account of a house struck by lightning. Course of the lightning 

 and observations on its effects. A. L. 4 p. I'(i), 37. 



