44 Prof. E. Loomis on the action of Electrical Currents, 



Page 493. 1837, N"ov. 14. Buffalo, N. Y. Bed streams further east 

 appeared moving slowly eastward. 



P3ge 493. 1837, Nov. 14. St. Lawrence, N". Y. Tall columns of 

 silvery light were seen in the northern horizon, sometimes shooting up to 

 the zenith, and again moving slowly from E. to W. as if impelled by a 

 gentle breeze. 



Page 496. 1842, June 4. Eochester, N. Y. A fine arc rose N. of 



Hand moved southward Grew fainter, moved slowly southwards, 



extended down to the horizon, began to move in slow portions to the 



eastward. 



Page 497. 1847, March 19. Woodstock, Vt. Pillars moving some- 

 times eastward and then westward, and sometimes rapidly passing each 



Page 498. 1847, Nov. 25. North Salem, N. Y. A few streamers 

 rose to the height of 45°, having a slow motion westward. 



Page 49S. "l848, x\pril 1. Rochester, N. Y. Luminous white pil- 

 lars; white pencils in the N.E. gradually passing westward and vanish- 



, April 6. New York City. Streamers shooting up 



From Arago't Meteorological Essays. 



Page 449. 1827, Aug. 28. New York. There were in the north 

 two concentric arches. The upper arch rose gradually higher above the 

 horizon ; reached the zenith ; passed beyond it and then broke up. Ver- 

 tical columns of light, having rather a rapid movement of translation, 

 carrying them from E. to W., showed themselves below the great arch. 



1835, Nov. 18. Hanover, N. H. Very brilliant streamers appeared 

 to chase each other, running rapidly from W. to E. and back again from 

 E. to W. 



1839, Sept. 3. Middlebury, Vt. Tho auroral belt moved south, rap- 

 idly at first, then more slowly. Five parallel streamers, about 3° long, 

 moved to the west, but not so rapidly as to be directly seen in motion. 



1839, Sept. 14. Middlebury, Vt. There were seen in the arch pris- 



