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Tine are violently ftruck, except the Perfon who 
grafps the Phials ; but he feels little or nothing of 
the Stroke, 
42. The Stroke is very violent, when a Wire is 
put round the naked Head, or under the Peruke, 
and the Perfon grafping the Phial touches the Gun- 
barrel with the Ends of the Wire, or if he holds the 
Wire between his Teeth. 
43. If a Perfon, ftanding on the ele&rical Cakes 
with Gold or Silver Lace upon his Coat, takes hold 
of the Gun-barrel, and another Perfon grafping the 
ele&rified Phial touches the Bottom of the Lace, the 
Perfon eledtrified, if he holds down his Head, feels 
the Blow under his Chin. The Lace in this In- 
ftance has the fame Effe&s as a Piece of Metal 5 at 
the End of which, if placed in the fame manner, 
you would necefiarily feel the Stroke, 
44. I now proceed to (hew, by what Steps, in 
my Inquiries into the Nature of Eleftricity, I dif- 
cover’d that the glafs Tubes and Globes had not the 
electrical Power in themfelves, but only ferved as 
the firft Movers and Determiners of that Power. 
4$\ Several Months fince, I obferv’d that, by rub- 
bing a glafs Tube, while ftanding upon a Cake of 
Wax, in order, as I expe&ed, to prevent any 
of the j ele&rical Power from difcharging itfelf 
through me into the Floor; contrary to my Ex- 
pectation, that Power was fo much leifen’d, that 
no Snapping was to be obferv’d upon another’s 
touching any Part of my Body. But if a Perfon 
not electrified held his Hand near the Tube whilft it 
was rubbing, the Snapping was very fenfible. This 
I ftiew’d to feveral Members of the Royal Society % 
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