seen through, nor the spiral ascending mot ered; but when the quantity ascending le pipe became more transparent, and the as tion visible. For, by inspection of the figu representing a section of our spout, with the middle, it is plain, that, if we look at pipe, in the direction of the arrows, and particles to be equally mixed in the sp two circular lines, both the part betwe and b, and that between the arrows c much darker than that between b an be many more of those opake parti vision, across the sides, than across thus, that a hair in a microscope evi a pipe, the sides showing darker Mather's whirl was probably filled were very dark, but, the vacuum middle more transparent, he ca

It was in this more transpare that Stuart could see the spi whose lines on the nearest transparent part crossing each ascending in a chimney; too great in the line of sig tube, the motion could not they represented the solid When the vapors reach near to the earth, it is no understand electricity, tha descend by the spout, as

But you object, If wate clouds, why have we not strong and reasonable, an answer it to your satisfact salt rain, and that was w

rops thrown off ce (as the birds a carried so high centrifugal for, the rrounding it. And, o other kind of salt ess of God so to ornot attract the parti

attract water.

en gold, may be united , salt remains fixed in the it up to any considerable ld it. Hence, when salt to air with water, there is ; the particles of water adrticles of salt fall down again, off from the water by some some metals, dissolved in a i quit the solvent when other adhere to that, so the water braces the air; but air will not nd quit the water, otherwise our be salt, and every tree and plant on rth be destroyed, with all the animals. them for subsistence. He who hath

given proper qualities to all things, ...ful of this. Let us adore HIM with nksgiving!

counts of seamen, it seems the column of sometimes falls suddenly; and if it be, 13, fifteen or twenty yards diameter, it must eat force, and they may well fear for their one account, in the Transactions, of a spout Colne in Lancashire, one would think the Sometimes lifted off from the water, and

a ship; so I suppose it to be only the drops thrown off from the spout, by the centrifugal force (as the birds were at Hatfield), when they had been carried so high as to be above, or to be too strongly centrifugal for, the pressure of the concurring winds surrounding it. And, indeed, I believe there can be no other kind of salt rain; for it has pleased the goodness of God so to order it, that the particles of air will not attract the particles of salt, though they strongly attract water.

Hence, though all metals, even gold, may be united with air, and rendered volatile, salt remains fixed in the fire, and no heat can force it up to any considerable height, or oblige the air to hold it. Hence, when salt rises, as it will a little way, into air with water, there is instantly a separation made; the particles of water adhere to the air, and the particles of salt fall down again, as if repelled and forced off from the water by some power in the air; or, as some metals, dissolved in a proper menstruum, will quit the solvent when other matter approaches, and adhere to that, so the water quits the salt, and embraces the air; but air will not embrace the salt, and quit the water, otherwise our rains would indeed be salt, and every tree and plant on the face of the earth be destroyed, with all the animals that depend on them for subsistence. He who hath proportioned and given proper qualities to all things, was not unmindful of this. Let us adore HIM with praise and thanksgiving!

By some accounts of seamen, it seems the column of water, WW, sometimes falls suddenly; and if it be, as some say, fifteen or twenty yards diameter, it must fall with great force, and they may well fear for their ships. By one account, in the Transactions, of a spout that fell at Colne in Lancashire, one would think the column is sometimes lifted off from the water, and