The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-07
VOLUME XVII.

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the nightmare of dread. to lie down and
rise in the morning without fearfully
scanning the skv for SIGNS of storm, is
a relief that seems as if one had es-
caned mortal ills without the pain of |
diving.
II Is not the weak alone who suffer in
this wav. One of the stoutest. coolest
men I ever knew used tn leave his nrint-
inc case every time a storm came up.
and seek refuge in the basement. A |
marty of ladies sewing together late one
evening in a storm were snrnrised nv |
the head of the house a middle. aoed |
farmer rpqhing anon a. them in undress
scared ont of rs wits Nv a clan of thun-
dor II IL NOT women only who crawl |
under feather haIs in storms There |
are army officers brave as the brayest |
in eyerv other case who are almost in |
sa,e at siobt of LIGHTNING A we'll |
krown coJlega ,,rofassor alwavs took To |
fine collar and Mary tbe mother. of
Waebinoton oftey. receivino a shock nv
Gohtn;no in har voutb co feared Il that
she never left her room and feather bed
tin the last note Of thunder died on the
horizon I reneat there is no reasoning
away this terror. II il the result OF
nery,ms shock. like blindness and deaf
peas which sometimes follow a lightning
;troke
IL eec.,e IN a kinder shore is impossi-
ble there is great comfort N knowing
that neonle are seldom hurt by light.
nipo unless thew mt themselves in its
way' Cont the casualties. summer
after simmer and il is the person sit
4.
nv 1ndar tree the woman cookino
over a hot stove or rnnaino a machine
hy a window ar some careless lad lean
ino AGAINST a mantel with a mirror on
n who receives the stroke. Lightning
chooses tbe best conductors ALWAYS. A
human being is one of these, and out of
doors stands the fairest chance of draw
inc the discharge. as long as he re-
mains unriobt Let him carry a gun,
scvthe or crowhar over his shoulder. or
hold an umbrella. and he increases the
chance of being struck hundred fold
living On a Stage or load of hay he
offara himseIf to fate The only pru-
dent thing To do on the anproach Of
storm ia r. oet inside n house with a
GOOD LIGHTNING rod on it and stay there,
SS,;tb doors and windowe sbut fin the
shoyar il wholly over n is sur
,,r;s;na to see how few summer re-
sorts raw tho slightest heed to nrotec-
t;on aga;nst storms tbonob If must be
for the comfort Of their gpests to feel
cote in this rasnect IF there is a liobt-
nino rod on the tall house. percbed
nro91,;pentlv on a HILTON or a knoll bv
he seaside ton m ono 4 ia a half-inch
natont t,visted ono that MIGHT resist a
weak discharge or an old one worn
throuoh with rust. and a great deal
,uorsa thon ,,ono Of ali A stout round
iron rod at least three-ouarters of an
;noh throuob With noipts at ali chin
news and gables connecting with the
an rod by Ia,.oro curvas NOT nv ANGLES.
which hinder the massage of the impa.
t;ont enid and RIM down to nermanent
,,,o;st oartb below will insure safety.
nrovided tho bonsa is closed in q storm,
Thare is aIso a chavez IL a fire is kent.
tbat Eo,htni,o, n,a1, ,,rafar the column
oshot ) - 'r r;aiSn ~ the chionav MANY
faat abovo tho root 70 The rod 90 that /,
;s ,,;so m LOT firas oo ont before a storm
~ 70 ,,sa Lorosops stovas that can h.
mt ont at once
II ia well to have "a little metal in
the fittings of house as possible
Stove-nines tbe foils AT back of mir.
rors gas and water mines are rood
conductors of electricity. and one
should avoid tbeir neigh borbood in 3
storm Rrick furnaces and stoves are
, hottor everv yvav than iron ones and
there 10 60 much cain of safety in dis
, nons;no with those masses of metal If
! fha horse Cas- ia a harbarous thing
, for dwellinos anyhow killing plant.
ord no;soning neonle so it's mines ma,
. ha e,pt rid of AZ for water mines rub
!, bsr hose in nroner casing will be founc
~ onswer we'll and have the additiona
oduantaro "a sovirn nlumhers, hills a,
:. - iii rot frooyo ;n ,rr;ntar Even iii,
, dra;n-,;ne nav he usad instead Of ii,
: ~ f,,rpa r fnes with Good etfact II i
|. ara,,ad fron, a scientific view that th,
; ansnlovmont Of 90 much metal in house
buifding ia iniurions To the health O
:, tho ;nrataS DC II interferes with tb
J nnsrnat = c,rrents and that delicat
: nerSons Condemned 10 live in buildino
> with metal roofs iron stair
n and oirders. or with battery q
Y pas and water pipes. steam coils an
h electric wires about them. infallibly sui
4 fer in strength and nerves. Re that a
n II NAV and tbe view is ouoted only as
~ c,r;os;tv If ;s certain that low house,
. hrood roo,ns and the Least metal abou
70 then, ara safe houses in thunder storm,
y. Az al tha olattor abont modern cor
+ yanienoes ~. The r;dicnla Of friends !
- rnoged bealtb who never knew tn
4 oT,;ysr 81 nerve will not weigh
h feather against the gain in peace c
+, WI IN thosa constantlv racurrin
70 cris;s Of weather PeonIe do not lauo
- a. ,,an ,vho tokes ayeyv nraca,Itio
q aoainst fire in a build;no who laws h
q beams in mortar and his floors in cor
a. crete nasas his ash -bins with brick an
% thraods bic aoileres with fire extil
a. t;non sbers The chance of fire ms
. conc oroe !, a l;fet;me Int II is wor,
70 oil na;ns to no ready for II Whv shoul
~ not tha chance Of HAVING a huiIdir
w strrol nv Eobtn;no which banpens
ID dozen times a season he nrepare
in aoainst nv evarv davice and forethouol
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