Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-22
Tne pangers OF Ligh.nlng.

The Ligitning-Rod Man j. proYeFb.aly |
abussd person, but il recent even II Do not IN |
duce more charitable regard for hiA weakness
o. we are much mistaken 70 make him object
NJ heartless ridiculc ia the spring se4s9n or the
winter eeason, Or whenever else lightning ir IN |
frequent, comes cary biit the czse is changed |
aiieu the Thunderstorm u AZ almost daily Writ
Or, and when losee- Of life and property fiom
lightning are recorded in almost eyery
newspaper we open More deatii- from
electricity have been reported ii
the United States tlis summer than have been
caused by railway and water accidents ii the
same period all over the World this, too, being
tho great trayeling season. Furthermore, It If
optional, in large measure, with people NIeth-
or or no u take tie r.s.sr 81 tragel, but from
lightning there is no certain escape, although
numerous precautions are held 70 leasen the
rirk. Like the Doctor therefore. wlIp IN tfnea
Of robust health IL rather znubbed than other
wise, but who when anguish wrmg- the
broaH il the mnaterng angel the
lightning rod man now hae tandy
justice done him We no longer
ret the dogs at Inn Or riddle him with the I'm
morouH shot gun, but VIC invite him in u take
hir rent if not TO dicher with him at eazt to have
talk on the prevailing topic
Not that the Lightning Rod il held az reycr-
entity ar IL once waH. There var time when
uuqueztioued faith var placed in it now there
are almost al many doubtera AZ believers But
IL loldn an yet the position that, however def
cient it may be, ii IL the best preventive known.
That il IL not an abrolnte preventive
il constantly proven. Mr. John Wise
tftat f,F. IL
protection, and that it i. tie only agenc,
to be depended Oh. The question il one whicl
would proiitably engage the attention Of prac
tical seientnta. The danger il imminent and tic
consequence ar diAaHtrous any which fall il
tho line Of human experience. II rods alionlt
bc determined preventive aganrt electric
discharge some authoritative testimony shoul,
be gwen On the subject Of perfect Insulation
IL II the fact thut buildings with rods upon then
repeatedly set on fire and otAcfwis
injured let us therefore be told 10,
10 make the rod secure, puppo-ing it to b
safeguard when in perfect condition An,
more than this let uH have an Intelligent acrtin
of the nubisct with the light which recent dis
coyery throws, and determine il nothing but til
lightning rod can avert thir ever lurking dan
ger.
II anything can overcome the dread Of light
nng it should be the fact that death by ths
means must he easy and Iainlere Az swift a
tie flash itself, what more desirable way Of qui
ting tho world can be imagined III itae
and regarding the fact that someho
and sometime We must all take III
leap il II perfect. That ii il n,
pleasant III anticipation, and that it il part
uarly datreanng to survivors, is likewise tru
but manner of doatIi, pure and simple,
leaves nothing to be desired. Hos much beit'
this than lingering illnenr, mental dstreap, ii
wearing out Of friends, and then the IangH
dissolution Tho end inevitable only lit
while deferred, and no pleasant thing to brilI
over the interval, how much better 80 wtho
AL that ~ 70 we must There ie something re
here il we but think it out 1t should 80 a Ion
wayn towards amelioratng our fears Of lightnin
or other sudden death