True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 70
ctelectricity. On the other end of the hemp string, down closeto his hand, he tied a metal key, and then from the key hetied a silk string which he held in his hand. They had foundtnat electricity would not go through a silk string, and he BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 7i reasoned that, if there was… … WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY —ELECTRICITY AS APPLIED IN THE 20TH CENTURY He was afraid if he should fly his kite in the daytime a greatcrowd would gather around him, and, if his experiment shouldnot prove successful, they would laugh at him; so one nightwhen there was a wind and a thunderstorm, he went out…
