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follow the Tract of the River, the Circuit from <Z) 
to E was at leaft two Miles; viz. fomewhat more 
than one Mile of Wire, which conducted the Elec- 
tricity from the Houfe to the Stations, and another 
Mile of Ground, the fhorteft Diftance between thofc 
Stations. The fame Inference was now drawn with 
regard to the Experiments at and C, in the 
New River before recited ; viz. that as in all of 
them the Diflance between the Obfervers was much 
greater by Water than by Land, the Electricity 
palled by Land from one Obferver to the other, and 
not by Water. 
From the Shocks which the Gentlemen received 
in their Bodies, when the electrical Power was con- 
ducted upon dry Sticks, they were of Opinion, that 
from Difference of Diftance limply confider’d, as far 
as they had yet experienced, the Force thereof was 
very little if at all impaired. When they ftood up- 
on Originally-Electrics, and touched the Water or 
Ground with an iron Rod, the electrical Commo- 
tion was always felt in their Arms and W rifts : When 
they ftood upon the Ground, and touched either the 
Water or Ground with their iron Rods, they felt 
the Shock in their Elbows, Wrifts, and Ankles : 
When they ftood upon the Ground without the Rod, 
the Shock was always in the Elbow and Wrift of 
that Hand, which held the conducting Wire, and 
in both Ankles. The Obfervers here being fallible 
of the electrical Commotion in different Parts of 
their Bodies, was owing in the firft Inftance to the 
Whole of its palling (becaufe the Obferver ftood 
upon Wax) through their Arms, and through the iron 
Rod: In the fccond, when they ftood upon the Ground, 
K 2 the. 
