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the End of the Finger near the Surface of the Wa- 
ter, it appears to rife in a little Hill, and upon the 
fnapping Noife falls down again, putting the Water 
into a waving Motion near the Place where the 
Water had rifen, ’ 
8. I then took a wooden Dilh, and placed it upon the 
Stand firft empty; then applying the Tube, and tiieFin- 
held near the Dilh, there appeared a Light, but no 
pulhing of the Finger nor Snapping: I then tilled the 
Difli with Water, and the Tube being held over the 
Surface of the Water, there appeared a greater Light 
than when the Finger had been applied to the empty 
Difli, but no Snapping, till by holding the Tube af- 
ter it had been well rubbed, within two or three In- 
ches of the Finger that was held near the Surface of the 
Water, and then the Finger was pulhed,and a fnapping 
Noife heard, as when the Experiment was made with 
the Pewter Plate. 
By thefe Experiments we fee, that an aftual Flame 
of Fire, together withanExplofion,andanEbullition of 
cold Water, may be produced by Communicative E- 
leflricity 5 and altho’ thefe Effeds are at prefent but in 
minimi it is probable, in Time there may be found 
out a Way to collect a greater Quantity of it ; and 
confequently to increafe the Force of thisEleftrick Fire, 
which, by feveral of thefe Experiments {Si licet magnis 
componere parva) feems to be of the fame Nature 
with that of Thunder and Lightning. 
SIR, 
Tour's and the Society s Mojl Obedient 
Humble Servant, 
Stephen Gray. 
