494 Mr. henly’s Account of the 
bullock does not feem to have been hurt; his fkin looks 
fair and well. Mr. Rogers informs me, that he has had 
two other bullocks ftruck in the fame manner; one laft 
fummer, that was all white, was ftripped of his hair like 
this, though not all over his back, but chiefly on his 
fhoulders; the other, two years fmce, was pyed, and 
affedted much like the prefent. He thinks, it cannot be 
the effedt of any dileafe, becaufe the beafts were all in 
good health before and after this accident happened. He 
is more inclined to think it was the effect of lightning, 
becaufe when he has had cattle difordered, fo as to make 
their hair come off, he has never obferved white hair to 
come off more than red, &c. ; but that it has, if party- 
coloured, fallen off promifcuoufly, and generally in 
patches ; and alfo by flow degrees, and never fuddenly, as 
in the cafe of thefe bullocks. 1 fhall be glad to know 
your thoughts on this matter, whether it is a new cir- 
cumftance to you or not ; and if you think it much worth 
attending to. I am, See. 
LETTER II. 
FROM WILLIAM GREEN, ESQ. 
sir, Sept. 28, 1774. 
T HE inclofed account of the effedl of lightning feems 
to me very extraordinary; perhaps, fuch inflances 
may be known to you: however, to be certain whether 
they 
