The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-31


The Electric Fi"t~s
Messrs Edit0rsThe exploded notion that iron ana s.ee
attracts lightning. being again revived BY pSFaeras gong
the rounds Of the papers. let me state wnSt an "o pe
any attention to Electricity know that iron and some DINER
Metals are COED conductors but nass hei'ac' N ~
repusve power. We frequently near u peions ees
struck by Lightning, having psnkmse, swSas peuo,ss,
umbrellas, ether pointed y, - ,e, ~ a. ny
time and the inference win may ~ mat u.s ne' " y ee
cause of attraction y ~ - vi, . a. w.
WORKS would De inc mos a. p ~, ~ :, .
thunder storm, nnt WE ~ e7e i a., ~, e
ever saw or heard o. elaos ouss az uuenuS y
Iron or stee h9ss -. VIZ " ~ ~
other hand, u = u' So n,
ns rs sraapd reCoIeCt of several daSs hosss hav
ing been sucs ~ sh.ng an hls ety ana e' ne Ss p
RAINS Depot in Bank AIey where there are always many
tons of Cast Steel stored.
Again. was once during severe thunderstorm running
,vScb lime ,hs ssSss ~ ,a,nn and the
Iron Rails at times appeared like streams Of FIRE and we fire.
auenty heard the crashing of the tall pine trees Come of
them near the ack) from being shattered by the Electric
ua ana ye' nene the tram nor me persons on II We're N
se uesree nJureo VOW l was n"s gu
-. - s'.e ~ M 80 I
have Vel 10 Is,rn Of he t one sruek by iiebtninr
atsr 4 ne mos, atyacve far ehning and when the
surface of the earth is moened then the surchareed clouds
obeyng law of nature give up their extra electricity for the
benefit of the EARTH and always prefer some pointed object
communicating with the ground as conductor, without
caring whether is iron wood Tall pine trees and the
unprotected msss of ships suffer most by ghnng and
dangerous 10 carry pointed SUCKS eeVea OF even an UNI
hreIia' during severe thunder storm
tnere very niue bravery IN AlaA pas nls prsas. am
ueiyns ue " n'uns = ~ au us ~ 80 y !
,u & anu .s LA du zen n. [ y !,
han5 doyr ~ ne
Tbrone nlep,v of water nm neon struck nv lightning
is an excellent remedy Il life ia mot extinct as know from
than l ever wish to have again.
Works treating on electricity will explain to nervous persons
how the non-conductors be used to make then
lightning proof sqeh as wearing slN s'ockgs' sIsnus
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| Mr.. CLAY's SPEECH ON THE 22D. = We
were disappointed in not receiving, by our mails o.
yesterday, the last great speech OF Mr.. Clay on the
Compromise bill. The disappointment is account
ed for in the following paragraph from the Wash
ington Union Of the 2Sd
We are compelled to suspend until tomorrow
the publication OF yesterday debate IN the Senate
Inc grea. orator OF 1he gay says waglshiy 4 may
tserefora h. 70 Wswonld adv;s
| Mr. CLAW not 70 retouch too much the sketches Of
our Reporters, because we doubt very much wheth-
er he can improve his expressions by the eorrec-
IONS or the emoeinshmenls Of lhe closet !hey
| Juniter--full armed II was unouestonably the
| best speech which Mr.. CLAY has delivered during
the session The whole debate, indeed, one
| OF the most brilliant and spirited we have ever
hearo. mean % lnclu1e IN sIls leIlalA tne 1w9
M. ILL., y NJ, Iarnsh;ra Nth ne
| Of the Senator from Kentucky. We are no very
great friends of long debates for we have sometimes
had surfet Of them in our time but we could
have remained az our post LOT some hours longer
listen tasen ~ SUN ',"S aG
est If the scene was sustained to the verv last
| when the curtain fell
| The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
| SIM saws of This sneeob that. II was a masterIv