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Exp. VII. 
If a Piece of foft Iron which has no fixed Mag- 
netifm is any where placed in the magnetical Stream, 
it will be in a State of Attraction whilft it remains 
in that Stream, and no longer. 
Exp. VIII. 
A Ball of foft Iron in Contact with the Pole of a 
Magnet will attract a fecond Ball, and that a third, 
and fo on, till the Stream becomes too weak to 
produce an Attraction fufficient to fupport a greater 
Weight. 
Exp. IX. 
Having hung a Number of Balls to each other, 
by applying the firft to the North Pole of a Magnet, 
upon prefenting the South of another Magnet to 
one of the middle Balls ; all thofe below it will 
thereby be deprived of the magnetic Stream, and 
inftantly lofing their Power of Attraction fall afun- 
der : the Ball, to which the Magnet was applied, 
will be attracted by it, and all the others will ftill 
remain fufpended. But if the North End of a Mag- 
net be prefented, then the Ball to which it is ap- 
ply ’d will alfo drop. 
Exp. X. 
In a Magnet unarmed the magnetic Stream is car- 
ried back on all Sides in curve Lines to the contrary 
Pole, 
