( 4 °* ) 
Fi(hing-Rod that was eight Foot long, one Boy 
holding one, and the other Boy the other End of the 
Rod} then the Leaf-Brafs being hid on the Stand, 
and one of the Boys holding his Hand over it} 1 
went to the other Boy, and the excited Tube 
being held near the Palm of his Hand, the firft 
Boy’s Hand attracted and repelled the Leaf-Brafs 
flrongly. Then there was a Piece of Packthread gi- 
ven them to hold by each End, about the fame Length 
with the Rod, vi&. eight Feet long. Undereach of 
their Hands was laid Leaf-Brafs ; then going to the 
middle of the Line, holding the Tube near it, the 
farther Hand of both the Boys attra&ed the Leaf- 
Brafs with fo much Vigour, that it is not to be doubt- 
ed that had the Line been much longer, they would 
have attra&ed at a far greater Diflance. 1 then cau- 
ied the Boys to (land on the Cakes of Rofin, fo as to 
Jet the Flaps of their Coats touch, and then by hold- 
ing the Tube to one of their Hana e , the other Hand 
attradled, but not with more Force than when they 
were diftant the Length of the Line. Then they 
flood fo much farther as not to let their Coats touch 
by about an Inch, and then exciting one of them to 
attract, the other received not the lead Degree of 
Attraction. I then bid one Boy put his Finger up- 
on the other Boy’s Wrift, and then he immediately 
became Ele&ricah 
October the 4th I made the following Experiment : 
A Fifhing-Rod of about ten Feet eight Inches long, 
being horizontal, and over it, towards the leffer End, 
a fmali Rod, being the Top End of another Filh- 
ing Rod, at the lefler End, which was Whale-Bone, 
there was put on a Ball of Cork two Inches Diameter, 
the 
