434 ATN.0SPHER1CAI, phenomena 
appearance is that of an oblong, sometimes 
body, with a long tail. It is entirely ’ j. 
sticking to the hands and clothes of the specta 
doing them the least injury. 
SPECTRE OF THE EROKEN'* 
Tins is one of those curious and interesting oi’® j/ 
phenomena, or deceptions, which 
mon cause, an irregularity in the tenuity 
fluid. This fluid is commonly of an ho> o ^ 
equable tenuity, and consequently suffers 'o'' 
sun to penetrate it without any obstruction oi 
is at times irregular, and compo.sed of parts 
denser medium than its general texture an k jjj 
Under these circumstances, the fluent j c 
«e;er the denser medium in a direct or petp j, . S**, i> 
will be either reflected, or refracted, or o 
atinosf/ 
object surveyed through it, will assume a 
„„ipCU‘r^ ,.| 
unfrcqueutly', a grotesque or highly magnifi 
The SpECTiiE OF THE Broken is an aeria 
luntaips ' 
is sometimes seen among the Hartz ‘'aci’lji 
This phenomenon has been witnessed by va> rel^ 
, . ,1 1... At wliO=‘= . 
iniS pnenoiiieiiuu ima uciin 
and, among them, by M. Haue, froin ^ 'vh 
following particulars are extracted. .. * 
r- racteu. * 'i/ V 
“ "the Broken (mountain) for the thirtieth 
" length so fortunate as to have tlie plpasuic^_j^^jc, 
“ phenomenon. The sun ro.se about 
“ atmosphere being quite serene towards 
” could pass without any obstraction over tbc ^5 iJ,c: 
“ mountain. In the south-west, however, to' 
“ tain Aebtermannshohe, a brisk west win ^ji'iii'^jiiii'^ 
" thill transparent vapours. Aboutaquartei'P .j pt \ 
rouad, to sqc whether the atmospheie ^ 
" to have a free prospect to the soutb-ME^^^cP^,iU 
to nave a iiee piospeci lo 
* served, at a very great distance towards , 
“ shohe, a human figure of a monstrous 
gust of wind having almost carried 
' clapped my hand to it ; and in moving n 
my head, the colossal figure did the sani -jy r , i> 
“ The pleasure wliich 1 felt at this d'* 
“ be described j for I had ahead/ 
