Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-19

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| The months are now APPROACHING and during
the Pesen season. and oen the greater part OF the fall
months, visited with many thunder storms winch
tend aud are designed by nature to purify the
and be beneficial human comfort and hspDncs 40, Inc
many casualties from electricity should awaken us Ia a
sense o, the Importance OF such means security
are beet known, In order co1ncract a. far as possible
dreadful agent OF Nature in power To do mischief Il is
not known positively that can certainly p
vent seedens OF control the "ioked lshtnine' in it,
Wiz majesty, as Ulcsps from the cloudy elcme -
bu enough Is known insure certain condition Ut safe
| ~, 10 warrant the attempt
The best known means OF safety seem. to
DC IN the erection OF rods Much has said the
best manner OF fixing he as to be most eectuaI a.
conductors OF tho electric fluid. Actual experiment W It'll
the electric has ccneusvey that
meAe conductors are superior 60 all ohes. THIS also
the evidence o the whole history ct lightning IL seem.
that universally prefers a conductor metallic agent
ms being 80 universally the case, scientific men whose
minds have been given the study eecuciy are VERY
generally agreed that preparation of the rod.
rules should be observed The inst that the should
nave sneen altitude above the part the
or chimney e. describe circle OF the who'd. apartment to
Ne protected THIS - applicable particularly to ordinary
houses NAV be that building is large
that d will IN Its altitude prclect above tho region OF
Clouds and matter OF whilst II would tupon
pstneiPlcs that experiments have testcd) draw away
u the earth large portion OF the electric huid that
might he nv immediate CONTROL vet the cloud. might he
50 ehagcd with electricity need other conductor. tp
ensure safety IN remote parts OF the building. The eece-
rciy ct the electric ld has been often IN
but rarely by scientific What thousands have
chosen To regard lightning the .cien,6r
nave looked upon differently of an
hbon " this character rather, In almost all cases dis.
plays consistency OF character that truly
In the storm b. since In the cas-. of the w..
Sc! at the wharf, the indications preference for metal
lac conductor was truly remarkable. Leaving all others
and lcapng DISTANCES TO gain this agency not certainly
ecccn;ric. when this be the prsfe
enoe ct the hu'd Many oh things mentioned as con-
duciors. Metallic universally allowed 10 be best.
and as your be IN useless or nm
necessary scrhblng, shall nothing Of them pre-
senD The object ascertain how these conductors
said No lo matt th,
that degree OF safety in the plan Pasian think ol de
pending upon acdring the tsupposed) ball the uid upon
points and scattering the power the ar-seeuring the
rod to some high point OF the building aud depending enre
~ upon the hnd being dissolved rendered harmless.
bi THIS action of the points upon the id ball. OF ball there
be) Ihs plan, however has, known
Resulted m mischief the building This may be rather
the attractive power OF the metallic points, thereby keeping
constant dram upon the electric clouds, preventing it's
continued passing off, that accumulation results under
other circumstances, IN the dreadful ihunderbot This
not assumed To be the fact; but appears from the ul.
knowledge that IS possessed the subject that this is
very rational conclusion. One single point spearshapcd
conductor is not supposed be safe as plurality of
points Experiment mas proven that many points are pre-
iefabe The attractive powcrit this be the agent safe
TVS certainly augmented. and a consequence IL more
etieetual These points should all terminate in one CEN
ira pont-no At irregular distances, but In one common
ecnethat the ATTRACTIVE power Of the whole may at that
po'a gam ATS iull iofee and be concentrated. This will
give regular and constant electric attraction
which will cause augmentation OF its own powers Ia
draw from the elements ITS kindred qualities From this
central point which should possess sufficient height TO de-
scribe circle OF the whole building a. before remarked
there should be direct communication the earth by
metallic roJ Cron is good any thing else as nearly
parallel with the wall as possible aud ed as the
nature OF the will possibly admit These rod. must
have something 10 keep them up This should be done
with ron supports from the wall never however thou,
pt''eeuon OF some non-ccnducior. Mature has here
again provided this uf SAFETY and art has improved
upon the suggestion, and safety almost beyoad Doubt
These supports should be nlad with glass tubes through
whieh the rod should pass. Glass - without much doubt
npn-cOnCuCtur known. ne cd
of into the earth angle from own perpendicular
o not less than Is deg and from the building some feet into
me earth With these precautions, It has not yet been
known ihat any very serious accidents have occurred