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“ air, accompanied with a thick smoke; and 
cc there fell in some places a light grey-colored 
tc substance upon the earth every night, which, 
“ by its yielding a blueish flame when thrown on 
“ the fire, evidently appeared to be sulphureous: 
“ upon those nights in which this substance fell 
“ in any quantity, there was observed to be little 
“ or no fall of dew. These appearances continued 
ec more or less all the months of July, August, 
cc and September.” 
“ seven or eight o’clock in the evening, within, I think, six 
“ weeks of each other, and about the middle of November. 
ff They approached so near the earth that I remember hear- 
“ ing a servant say he stooped as one passed over him, fearful 
t( of being struck by it. They went with amazing velocity, 
“ and were soon out of sight.” 
END OF APPENDIX. C. 
