The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-30


UTILITY - NJ III ALIC u. b11Iol's-
TIL o.I..r' OF properly ',1s.72-.-3
met2Ic CO '"Ftofs 'or Sc uTlh- pre-
tect:nn a.Nn-1 injury by I;LttUlg
has teen d" fully demonstrated by
the expericnre OF mankind since the
origin Il discovery Of tTa7klin that
1t is scarcely reasonable to suppose
that any "ut Tue most ignorant en-
terrain DOUBTS upon the subject, The
most eminent sclenllhc men OF the
age, Sir Humphrey l'aYY, Ara.o,
FsraiaN, Harris, Bre" t'r. Larf'er,
BacEe' johnson. trhFH an' tiers,
who Lave devoted themselves 10 the
Investigation "i the Phen)mena OF
thunder storms ami tn" action Of
"o2'ucf0r7, nave "Itt'"ul eSe. p'lon,
Civ u .'os,tNe testimony Al favor OF
he 1t at IILh tn.ng r".'s'
Below = {" OF these most cele-
trat:d motern scientists ottona vii
he found.
II. Arago president Of the French
A"ad- Of Science, SAYS:
1--WE de"nce from idol7 a'"'"'
without '.T!o"lhg awning IT m
Theory s"rll", uniform s"d :di o al
T lc for prot otlnS u'i'l7-S ON
IT," 'ifc. / OF hgntn'nH' "h'c"' " zen
properly observed" 10 'u't J" (
nlticauce the DANGER to ne 2prteheAd-
e 70 undcr +l"Fh'~.
Prot. Joseph II mr.. seer Try
Smithsonian lnstilut'1 Was ] oto".
says;
''lh house properly provlAed
- with lightning rods, However LII
discharges my fall on II, we arc
we'll assured, from full experience
ard established rlnclpIc7, n" dam
age can cnsue to the occupants with
In
Prof johnson II his work on ma
'ural philosophy, states:
"COnduCtOrs attached to buildings
do really protect them from injury
by light my, as has been ahtlndant
ly pro"C" 0J actual experience thou
10 sand oi tines
Sir ". Snow Harris, +. Il. =,
who investigated The cut Jet in the
interest of the British Navy (Which
ships we're protected alter his design
and who afterwards designed the
u. lightning conductors fer the new
house ut Parliament ThiGh were
80 erectei thereon at a cost Of 42,3l4,
Ut about 10000, says:
A judicious application for points
ed conductors. both on land and sea,
is not only desirable hut In general
a is absolutely essential to the pre-
servatim Of buildings and ships
from the ravages of lightning.
u The following is from the pen OF
4 Prof. Merriam, OF Brook!Au Heights,
: \. Y:
Il am in favor o. I3ht'.inE roIr
generally, rs the est ptn;,o:,}ol OF
q. life and property, luis Iavor..1 !
IA opinion i the result Of ObsrrvutIrlt
- that have eXtcndt y ever mole ~
bali a century of tim. and Over I
large extent 81 gcOIraphi'a surface
Our record OF lightning phenomenon
is, without doubt, the most minute
and extensive on the globe, extend
- ing in all climates ami 20 tine remote
I, dlStrlCtS OF the "&rll
These records finnish the mos
abundant evidence Of he protection
which proper metal c conductor
8 afford against h-htning Tue fact
- we have cannot nat DC convincing t.
IN any Intelligent observing person n
rst deaths by lightning haze ever bee
known on a steamtOtt, IN q railwa'
ed car, in an iron building OF iron ve.
;;e os sci. No deaths 10y lightning eve
he occurred in ship or hnllding pro
tn. perly furnished with good lightning
ht. conductors.
ing 1t may seem to MANY un eceHsar
OF to use such quotations a. tie ahov
ice tn strauntn.n ,h,. nr,,nf Of IN. ,tfi .
enCv of lightning rods, In this CT