
          communicated a description of the same
 for the American Farmer in 1833.

 Since I wrote you besides
 knowing of its location on all the prairies
 west of the Mississippi. I have heard of
 its being seen in Illinois. Wisconsin, Kenty [Kentucky]
 Alabama, & east of that river. So 
 it belongs litteraly [literally] to the prairie.

 I think future experiments
 must show that its polarity is due to [crossed out : ?]
 electrical currents which may be found to 
 permeate its whole structure. This would
 be a   [?] to the doctrines of electromagnetism.  
 It is of a [?] character.

 Will you please inform me if you should
 examine its structure with a magnifying 
 glass, what you think is the mode of distribution 
 of its sap, whether in special [?] ducts
 or otherwise
        