ELECTRIC PHENOMENON.
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A new feather bed was put INTO cold and
damp room, aud person lncautously went
to sleep in il, without the precautiun et hav-
ing a fire put in it through the day, to re-
move the tanpncss. Scarcely had he been
ten minutes in bed, when he iancied he saw
light issuing from his eyes; for this sup
position he had the best possible rcason, as
from the situation of the room, there was
not the least cranng or opening at which light
could be supposed % enter, the doors and
windows being completely Shut and fastcn
ed. He paid no attention 10 this circum-
stance at first, thinking Il WAS the effect ct
mere imagination; he bad like, however,
TO have paid dear for his temerItv. Feel
inr rather chlllg, owing to the state OF tho
room he put his head under the bedclnthes
70 increase his warmth he had not contln-
ucd longer than Iisc minutes IN this situation
when, on removing his head from under
them, he suddenly telt, as It were, severe
blow on the shoulders, neck aud head, ana
the pain seemed % run al0ng the spine 1t
the same momctt, aue flame flashed from
his eyes and permanent CIRCLE ct lambtent
light appeared to irratiiatc their sockets
Perfectly certain that no pcrscn was in the
room but himself, he sat up in bed for mo-
ment to reflect on the cause; as the light
still continued to flow from his eyes, he
Immediately rccoliectod that the bed and
pillows consisted of new feathers, and that
they might be in a highly electric state and
that the shock he had received must have
been from them. No sooner had he formed
this conjecture, than lie leaped on the foor,
and found 1t verified; the light in his eyes
gradually diminished, and b. fore five mia
utcs had passed, it was totally gone. llav-
ing no desire to repeat the experiment that
night, he went into another room for the re
malnSler OF the evening Some nights after
wards, when fire Was introduced into the
room where the pheno nenon had tu9k place,
and matters had been comfortably arranged,


ht weut to bed as bci3rc, and surprising L


relate, he experienced exactly the same re-


suits. lie had now 10 doubt ul the ftets, and


he WAS convinced that the shocks he had re.
! ccivcl were OWING t1tae electric state OF Tie


feathers IN the bed, ~ thcy were precisely


similar TO those he remembered to having re-


ceirel from an clcctucal machine, or


Leydcn jar.-Gl4sg17v CAron.