II. An Account of Jome Experiments^ touching the 
Eledricity and Light producible on the Attrition 
of federal Bodies. By Mr. Fr. Haiiksbee, 
F. % S. 
A ccording to the Commands of the Society^ I have 
made the following Experiments. 
I caus’d a piece of Wood to be turn’d into the form 
of a ftiort Cylinder, it being about four Inches Diame- 
ter, and three in length. This being fixt on an Axis, I 
melted in a Ladle about a Pound and half of the befi: 
Sealing-Wax I could procure, and when it was fluid, I 
plung’d the Wooden Cylinder into it, where I kept it 
moving round till it had got a Coat of it about half an 
Inch thick on its Surface, (I mean that part of it which 
is mod remote from its Axis :) when it was perfeftly cold, 
I plac’d it on the Machine, which gave Motion to it by a 
large Wheel (as ufual in the Experiments on the Attri- 
tion of the Globe Giafs 5) alter the Motion and Attrition 
had been continu’d fome fmall time, I held the Hoop of 
Threads over the Cylinder, which were attradcd and 
diredted towards its Center, as in the like Experiment 
made with the Globe Giafs. The Threads likewife, 
while they remain’d direded, would fly the Approach of 
a Finger. Thus in all Kefpeds relating to Eledricity, 
the Effluvia of Wax feems very agreeable to thofe pro- 
ducible on the Attrition of Giafs : For on rubbing a 
Stick of the fame premention’d Wax, the Leaf Brafs 
would be attraded, and return’d with great Velocity 5 
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