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from a larger Mafs of Matter. And indeed, when 
I heard Monfirur le Monnier s Paper read I eafily faw 
the Deception : So thar, inftead of electrifying the 
whole Quantity of Water contain'd in the Bafon, 
the E ecmcity gaffed only through ho much of it as 
formed a Line between the iron Rod fattened in the 
floating Coik, and the Hand of that Obferver which 
was dipped in the Water. 
Thcfe Experiments ftill more and more eftablifh 
the Account I lately laid before you of the Electri- 
city's a«wa)S deferibing the fhorteft Circuit between 
the electrified Water and the Gun barrel $ or (which 
is the fame thing) the Wire of rhe electrified PhiaL 
And this Operation refpects neither Fluids or Solids, 
as fiich, but only as they are non -electric Matter. 
Thus this Circuit, in the preceding Experiment be- 
tween the Phial and the Wire, confided of the two 
Observers, the iron Chain, the Line of Wgter, and 
the iron Rod in the floating Cork. 
Fourthly, Monfieur le Monnier mentions, c{ That 
“ it has been confirmed, by repeated Comparifons ? 
“ that a Bar of Iron, placed in the above- mention'd 
u Curve, does not at all acquire more Electricity 
<c when it is fufpended in filken Lines, than when 
€t it is held in the bare Hand : Whence it appears to 
“ him, that, in this Cafe, the contiguous non- 
u electric Bodies do neither partake of, nor ahforb 
• c in any way, the Electricity which has been com- 
“ municatedf' 
The curve Line before-mention'd, let it confift of 
whatever Non-electrics it will, unlefs the Whole 
thereof be properly fupported, the communicated 
Electricity cannot be accumulated ; So that the fuf- 
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