When persons happen to be overtaken by a thunder storm, although they may not be terrified by lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it, and therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take refuge under the... A Popular cyclopedia of modern domestic medicine - Seite 234von Keith Imray - 1849 - 859 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 928 Seiten
...from the rain which usually attends it; and, therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take re&ige under the nearest tree they can find. But in doing...more liable to injury, the lightning often passing harmless over a body whose surface is •wet ; and, secondly, because a tree, or any elevated object,... | |
| 1817 - 494 Seiten
...by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it ; and, therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...double danger ; First, because their clothes being dry, their bodies are rendered more liable to injury ; for as water is a very ready conductor of electricity,... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 902 Seiten
...by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it; and, therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...this, they unknowingly expose themselves to a double clanger ; first, because their clothes being thus kept dry, their bodies are rendered more liable to... | |
| 1818 - 502 Seiten
...and, therefore, if DO house be at band, generally take refuge under the nearest tree they can fiud. But in doing this, they unknowingly expose themselves...double danger ; First, because their clothes being dry, their bodies are rendered more liable to injury ; for as water is a very ready conductor of electricity,... | |
| John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 Seiten
...by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain whioh usually attends it; and, therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...more liable to injury, the lightning often passing over a body whose surface is wet; and, secondly, because a tree, or any elevated object, instead of... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1825 - 892 Seiten
...by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it; an4, therefore^ if no house be at hand; generally take refuge un/der the. nearesjt tree they can find. But in doing thisj they unknowingly expose theniselife5 to a dpuble danger... | |
| 1831 - 548 Seiten
...terrified by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it: and therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...lightning often passing harmlessly over a body whose surface is wet; and, secondly, because when a tree or any elevated surface is wet, instead of warding... | |
| Mathias Louis Mayor - 1836 - 158 Seiten
...terrified by lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it, and therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...lightning often passing harmlessly over a body whose surface is wet ; and secondly, because a tree or any elevated object, instead of warding off, serves... | |
| 1838 - 444 Seiten
...terrified by lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it; and therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...lightning often passing harmlessly over a body whose surface is wet; and secondly, because a tree, or an elevated object, instead of warding off, serves... | |
| Thomas Andrew - 1842 - 728 Seiten
...terrified by the lightning, yet they naturally wish for shelter from the rain which usually attends it; and therefore, if no house be at hand, generally take...they unknowingly expose themselves to a double danger : 1. Because their clothes being thus kept dry their bodies are rendered more liable to injury, the... | |
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