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ST. ELMO'S FIRES. 



Sailora Itnow these electrical manifestations by the name of "corposants." and erroneously regard them as presaging bad, 

 weather. Unlilce many other manifestations of electrical force in Nature, these fires are unattended by any injury to persons or 

 WFOpeflrty. Tijcy arc, however, considered ill omens by sailors, and consequently greatly dreaded. 



