C 565 j 
The bed time of colle&ing it Mr. BroiTard has 
found to be in the autumn, in fine weather, after 
great heats. 
This, then, Sir, is all I can colled of the ufe, ap- 
plication, and preparation of this new remedy for 
flopping blood. If the Royal Society fhall find any 
thing in it worthy their regard, I fhall think myfelf 
happy in having communicated thefe obfervations. 
I am 
Your mofl obedient fervant, 
Faget. 
XCV. A Letter of Benjamin Franklin, Ffq\ 
to Mr. Peter Collinfon, F. R. S. concerning 
an electrical Kite. 
Philadelphia, 0 <£t. 1, 1752. 
Read Dec. 21 A S frequent mention is made in the pub- 
I7S2 * ZjL he p a p ers from Europe of the fuccefs 
of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the eledric 
fire from clouds by means of pointed rods of iron 
ereded on high buildings, &c. it may be agreeable to 
the curious to be informed, that the lame experiment 
has fucceeded in Philadelphia, tho’ made in a different 
and more eafy manner, which any one may try, as 
follows : 
Make a fmall crofs, of two light flrips of cedar ; 
the arms fo long, as to reach to the four corners of 
a large thin (ilk handkerchief, when extended : tie 
the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of 
the crofs j fo you have the body of a kite ; which 
