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felf, fupported by folid Eledrics per fe of more 
than three Feet high, and as much diftant from the 
Sides of the Room as poflible to prevent the efcaping 
of the eledric Matter, I found in my felf, as feveral 
others did, a tingling upon the Skin in my Head, and 
in many Parts of my Body fuch a Senfation as 
would be felt from a vaft Number of Infeds crawling 
upon our Bodies at the fame time but I conftantly 
obferved this Senfation to be greateft in thofe Parts 
of my Body which were neareft any Non-elcdric; 
but Bill no Light upon the Head, though to make 
the Eye more ready to obferve it, this Experiment 
was made in the Dark for l'ome Continuance. The 
Senfation of the Snaps in this State were very acute. 
If the Hand of a Byftander was brought near the 
Back of the Hand of the Perfon eledrifed, the Hairs 
thereupon fent forth a great Number of luminous 
Points 5 and if a Bunch of fine Lace Wire was 
placed upon his Head, you faw a great deal more of 
the fame Appearance; but this was always moft 
brilliant in thofe Parts neareft the Non-eledric, and 
ftill more, when the Ncn-cledric was brought to a 
proper Diftance. But this was vaftly fhort of that 
mentioned by Mr. Bofe , not only in its Luftre, but 
as it never was general, hardly ever fhewing itfelf 
in two Parts of the Body at the fame time. This 
want of Succefs after many Trials, as I by no means 
doubted Mr. Bo/e’s Veracity, induced me to con- 
clude, that either fome very efiential Part of the 
Apparatus had been fupprefied by the Author, 
or that the Air of Germany , being upon the 
Continent, was more dry, and more fit, than that 
of our Ifland. It was difficult indeed to allow this 
latt. 
