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however 1 fhall attempt to recover it again. — The 
Cupboard is fmall, and never cold. — -My Stick of 
Wax kept in my Desk, not wrapt, will attrad a 
Thread at any time, without rubbing at all. 
Laft Night, having feveral Gentlemen with me, 
who were defirous of feeing me fet Fire to feme 
Spirits of Wine, I was willing to try whether I could 
not kindle the fame with an Icicle 5 but, not being 
able to get one, I attempted it with a thick Piece of 
Ice, and immediately fucceeded, in Prefence of 7 or 
Perfons; and I think the Sparks of Fire from the 
Ice, when the Finger of a non-eledric Perfon was 
brought nigh it, were as large and as powerful as 
any I ever faw $ fo that I am fatisfied the Power of 
them is no ways diminiflfd by the Coldnefs of the 
Ice : And I doubt not, but that, if the Ice be kept 
from melting and dropping into the Spirits, Ice will 
kindle them as readily as any other Subftance : The 
Spirits were fuch as we ufe for the Tea-kettle Lamp, 
and far from being of the beft Sort. 
One Circumftance more I will mention, and re- 
leafe you. By Accident one of the Gentlemen 
approaching the eledrified Perfon with his Hand near 
his Shoulder, the faid Gentleman felt a very pun- 
gent Stroke on his Flefh, thro" his Coat and Waift- 
coat, which were both Cloth. This was repeated 
feveral times, and in every one's Opinion (on whom 
Trial was made) the repulfive Stroke was as 
fmart as it is wont to be on the End of the Finger, 
when nothing intervenes 5 and the Senfation conti- 
nued as long. I know not whether this has been 
before taken notice of i if it has, your Goodnefs will 
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