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Wire, the Stroke is not greater, than is ufaally felt 
from the Gun-barrel without the Application of the 
Water. The Stroke is likewife leffen'd, if the Phial 
is held in the Hand with a Glove on. 
15). After the Gun-barrel and Phial have been dif- 
fidently excited, which is done in a few Seconds, 
the Surcharge 'is diilipated ; ‘fo that the continuing 
the Motion of the Machine ever fo long after the 
Saturation is complete, does not increafe the elec- 
trical Force. 
20. The Force of the Stroke from the electrified 
Phial does not increafe in proportion to the Di- 
menfions of the Glafs, or the Number of Globes 
employed. I have been ftruck as forcibly with one 
Phial from a Globe of feven Inches Diameter, as 
when I made ufe of, at the fame time, one of fix-' 
teen Inches, and three often. I have been lately in- 
formed, that at Hamburgh a Sphere was employed 
for this Purpofe a Flemifb Ell in Diameter, without 
the expected Increafe of Power. 
21. When the Phial is well electrified, and you 
apply your Hand thereto, you fee the Fire flafiies 
from the Outftdc of the Glafs wherever you touch 
it, and crackles in your Hand. 
22. The Phial may be electrified by applying the 
Wire therein to the Globe in Motion 5 after which, 
if it is grafped in one Hand, and the Wire touched 
with a Finder of the other, the Stroke is as great as 
from the Gun-barrel. If you only bring your Fin- 
ger near the End of the Wire without touching it, 
you obferve the fame Ikufh of blue Flame, as 
from the Wire hanging to the Gun-barrel, before 
taken notice of. This inftantly difappears upon 
touching 
