Experiments and observations on electricity : made at Philadelphia in America . red by a fpark fent from fide to fide through theriver, without any other condudlor than the water ; anexperiment which we fome time fince performed, to the * The river that wafhes one fide of Philadelphia^ as the Delaware doesthe other; both are ornamented with the fummer habitations, of the citi-zens, and the agreeable manfions of the principal people of this colony. amazement Letters on Electricity* ZS amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for ourdinner by the eleBricalJJoock^ and roafted by the eleclrical
Experiments and observations on electricity : made at Philadelphia in America . red by a fpark fent from fide to fide through theriver, without any other condudlor than the water ; anexperiment which we fome time fince performed, to the * The river that wafhes one fide of Philadelphia^ as the Delaware doesthe other; both are ornamented with the fummer habitations, of the citi-zens, and the agreeable manfions of the principal people of this colony. amazement Letters on Electricity* ZS amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for ourdinner by the eleBricalJJoock^ and roafted by the eleclricaljack^ before a fire kindled by the elettrified bottle j when thehealths of all the famous eleftricians in England^ Holland^France^ and Germmiy^ are to be drank in ^ ele5irified bum-perSy under the difcharge of guns from the elcBricalbattery. ? An eledlrified bumper, is a fmall thin glafs tumbler, near filled withwine, and eledlrified as the bottle. This when brought to the lips givesa fhock, if the party be clofe ftiaved, and does not breathe on the liquor. ^pril 29*,1749,. F 2 LET* 36 Mr B. F R ANKL INs LETTER IV. CONTAINING OBSERVATIONS ^;^^ SUPPOSITIONS, towards for^ning a new Hyp o th e s i s, for ex-•plaining the feveral Phenomena of Thun-der-Gusts,* SIR, On-ele(!tric bodies, that have eledricfire thrown into them, will retain it tillother non-eled:rics, that have lefs, ap-proach 5 and then tis communicated by a fnap, and be-comes equally divided. 2. Electrical fire loves water, is flrongly attracted by it,and they can fubfift together. 3. Air is an eleftric/^r^^, and when dry will not con-dud: the eleftrical fire j it will neither receive it, nor give * Thunder-gufls are fudden llorms of thunder and lightning, whichare frequently of foort duration, but fometiipes produce mifchievouscfFeds. it
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