136 Earl Stanhope’s Remarks on Mr. Bry hone’s 
44 then, at a great diflance from him. He ran up immediately, 
44 but found the lamb quite dead ; nor did he perceive the leait 
44 convulfive motion, or fymptom of life remaining, although, 
44 the moment before, it appeared to be in perfect health.” 
This effeCt is fo precifely fimilar to thofe explained in my 
Principles of eleCtricity, and particularly to that mentioned in 
fe&ion 328, that it is quite unneceflary to enlarge upon it. I 
will only obferve, that fuch an eleCtrical returning Jlroke as 
that by which this lamb was deflroyed (namely, a returning 
flroke, which happens at a place where there is neither light- 
ning nor thunder near) belongs to the mod; Ample clals ot 
returning ftrokes ; and that it may be produced by the fudden 
removal of the elaftic electrical p re flu re of the electrical atmo- 
fphere of a Jingle * main cloud, as well as by that of an ajjem- 
blage t of clouds. 
It appears by Mr. Brydone’s account, that the fhepherd, 
who faw the lamb fall, was near enough to it to feel, in a 
fmall degree, the eleCtrical returning flroke 44 at the fame 
“ time” that the lamb dropped down. 
§ 12. Mr. Brydone further relates, that 44 a woman 
44 making hay near the banks of the river fell fudden ly i o 
44 the ground; and called out. to her companions, that llie had 
44 received a violent blow on the foot, and could not imagine 
44 from whence it came.” 
This blow was, unqueftionably, the eleftrical returjiing 
Jlroke . 
When a perfon, walking or {landing out of doors, is 
knocked down or killed by the returning Jlroke , the eleCtrical 
fire muft ruth in, or ruth out, as the cafe may be, through that 
* See Principles of Electricity, § 312. 
>{• See, in my Principles of Electricity, the end of the note to § 312. 
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