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fecond may be vifible before the firft is extinguifh’d. 
Whenyoa tranfmitthe cledrical Fire along a Sword, 
or other Inftrument, whole Point is fharp, it often 
appears as a Number of difleminated Sparks, like 
wet Gunpowder or Wild-fire : But if the Inftrument 
has no Point, you generally perceive a pure bright 
Flame, like what is vulgarly call’d the Blue ball t 
which gives the Appearance of Stars to fired 
Rockets. 
The following is the Method I made ufe of, and 
was happy enough to fucceed in. I fufpended a 
Poker in filk Lines ; at the Handle of which I hung 
feveral little Bundies of white Thread, the Extre- 
mities of which were about a Foot at right Angles 
from the Poker. Among thefe Threads, which were 
all attraded by the rubbed Tube, I excited the greateft 
eleedrical Fire I was capable, whilft an Afliftant, near 
the End of the Poker, held in his Hand a Spoon, in 
which were the warm Spirits. Thus the Thread 
communicated the Electricity to the Poker, and the 
Spirit was fired at the other End. It muft be obferv’d 
in this Experiment, that the Spoon with the Spirit 
mud not touch the Poker; if it does, the Eledricity, 
without any Flafhing, is communicated to the Spoon, 
and to the Afliftant in whofe Hand it is held, and fo 
is loft in the Floor. 
By thefe means I fired feveral times not only the 
ethereal Liquor or Thlogiftoyi of Frobenius , and redi- 
fied Spirit of Wine, but even common proof Spirit. 
Thefe Experiments, as I before obferved, were made laft 
Friday Night, the Air being perfedly dry. Sunday 
proved wet, and Monday fomewhat warm ; fo that 
the Air was full of Vapour, Wind South-weft, and 
Qjj q 2 cloudy. 
