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body whence they fallied out 5 and 

 catty with them thofe light bodies, 

 • that their further ends happen toad* 

 here to, at the time of their Retra- 

 'dftons As When a drop of Oyl or 

 Syru|> hangs from the end of a frtiall 

 ftick, if that be dextroufly and 

 cautiouily ft ruck the vifcous fub- 

 ftance will , by that impulfe 3 be 

 ftretch'd out, and prefently retreat- 

 ing, will bring along with it* the duft 

 or other light bodies that chanced 

 to ftick to the remoter parts of 

 it. 



And this way of explaining Ele- 

 ftrical Attra&ions is employed alio 

 by the Learned Gajfendm 5 who 

 addes to it, that thefe Ele&rical Rays 

 C if they may- be fa calfd) being 

 emitted feV£fal ways ? and confe- 

 quetrtly drolling ore another., get in- 

 to the', pores of the Straw 5 or other 

 lighf: bo iy to bt attra&ed and by 

 means of then Decollation take the 

 fafter hold of fc v and have the greater 

 forc^ J < ~ry it >long wub them, 

 y ihfi ik back to the Am- 

 ber 



