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Candle, but not within two or three Inches of the 
Flame ; but as foon as the Candle was blown out, 
the Thread was attracted by every Part of itj nay, 
even the Wick, when it was quite extinguifh’d. 
Experiment III. 
I fufpended a Wax Candle in the fame manner, 
and the Experiment fucceeded In the fame manner; 
only the Eled:ricity came not fo near the Flame in 
the Wax as in the Tallow Candle. 
Experiment IV. ' 
I hung an Iron Wire 1 6 Foot long horizontally 
by two Cat-gut Strings at its Ends about three Foot 
long each, and bent down the Wire fronu the Place 
join’d to the Cat-gur, fo as to hang down' a Foot at 
one End ; then applying the rubb’d Tube at the othpr 
End, this Condudor carried the Ekdricity along to 
the Ball ; but not fo well as the Packthread Con- 
ductor; but it did fomething better when it was 
wet. 
The fame happen’d when the Condudor was Brafs 
Wire of the fame Length. 
i\f. B. The Packthread Condudor alfo carried the^ 
Effluvia ftronger when it was wet.^ 
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