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Finger near the firfl: Man’s Hand, they all three be- 
came Eledrica 1, as appeared by the attraftion of the 
Thread, when held near to any of them, 
POSTSCRIPT. 
A Repetition offome of thefe Experiments, and an 
Addition offome others made June the io th. 
June the ioth in the Morning, I repeated the 
Experiments vvith the Wooden Rods, the molt ma- 
terial Ones of which were made with the Holly 
Rod : This being laid on the Glafs Cylinder, and a 
Fir Board about a Foot Square and three tenths of 
an Inch thick being placed ereCt upon a Stand, that 
was fet on another Glafs Cylinder, fo that the Center 
of the Board was placed near the Point of the Rod, 
but not to touch it by near half an Inch ; then the 
Tube being held near the great End of the Rod, 
there iffued out a Light from the little End of the 
Rod, which was that next the Board ; and, as the 
Boy told me, it came along with a hilling Noile, 
and ftruck againfl the Board : When he touched the 
Board, there was a Light:* and, at the fame time, a- 
nother on the End of the Rod, but he heard no fnap- 
ping nor pricking of his Finger, as when the Brafs 
Plate and Iron Rod were made ufe of. 
Experiments with the Scarlet and Blue Worfied 
Tarn repeated , 
When the Boy was fufpended upon the Scarlet 
Lines, he attracted the white Thread at a very fmaii 
Diftance, but the Attraction ceafed in about 6 or 7 
Seconds of Time. Then the Boy being taken off, 
an Iron Rod was laid on the Lines, but there was 
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