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ftruck. We mud here obferve, that the Violence 
of the Stroke is always felt in our Bodies, in pro- 
portion to the Loudnefs of the Explofion, and the 
Quantity of Fire feen. Therefore, as both thefe are 
equally perceptible, whether the Electricity paffes 
only thro' the Iron, as in the firft of thefe Inftances, or 
thro’ our Bodies equally with the Iron, as in the fecond s 
we conclude, that in both there is in the fame Degree 
of electrical Force. By the firft of thefe Methods ypu 
are capable of making others fenfible of the electri- 
cal Force, without feeling it yourfelf. This Expe- 
riment, as well as the laft, will admit of infinite 
Variation. 
32. If a Man, Handing upon an electrical Cake, 
takes the Phial fufpended to the Gun-barrel in his 
Hand, by thefe means he acquires fome electrical 
Power 3 for if, under thefe Circumftances, he touches 
the Gun-barrel, he only receives a flight Stroke,, If 
then, without having had any Communication with 
unexcited Non-electrics, he touches the Gun-barrel 
again, the Globes being yet in Motion, he receives 
no Stroke at all. 
33. If to the Gun- barrel an Egg; either raw or 
boiled, is fufpended by a Piece of Wire, and a Per- 
fon, grafping the electrified Phial in one Hand, 
brings the Palm of his other near the Bottom of 
the Egg 5 'at that Inftant he receives a fmart Stroke, 
and his Hand fecms full of a more red Fire than is 
ufually obfervcd. In this Experiment the Stroke is 
more confined to the Hand without fhocking the 
Arms, than when you touch the Gun barrel itfeif; 
it more refembles a Stroke over the Hand with a 
Ferula. 
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