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the greateft Motion before A&ion, I can only ob- 
ferve to fwell, and look larger, on the almoft imme- 
diate Application of Water. 
X. Part of two Letters from the Rev. Henry 
Miles, D.D. & F.R.S . to Mr. Henry 
Baker, F. R. S. containing fome Eledlrical 
Obfervations. 
i. 
‘Dear Sir , 
* * * 
Read April 17. 
I 74 6 * 
O N my making ufe of one of my 
Boxes fill'd with Pitch, Wax, &c. 
for the Perfon to be eledrify'd to Hand upon, after 
ufing it a little while fuccefsfuily, I got the Man who 
affifted to wipe the Surface of the Pitch, &c. with a 
dry clean Cloth, fufpeding, from the Place it had 
flood in, fome Dampnefs might lodge thereon. This 
being done, for my Satisfaction I fet up the Box on 
one Side, and held a Thread of Trial at a proper Di- 
ftance, and found it to attrad and repel the lame: 
But, on fetting it down, and (landing upon it, by no 
means could it be made appear that I was eledrify’d, 
or any other Perfon who flood thereon afterwards. 
I thereupon took another Box of the fame lort, but 
made ufe of it without wiping it, and it performed 
well. This I have not yet repeated, but intend to 
do it. 
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