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4 body whence they allied out, and carry with them thoe light bodies, that their further ends happen to adhere to, at the time of their Retraction: As when a drop of Oyl or Syrup hangs from the end of a mall tick, if that be dextrouly and cautiouly truck, the vicous ubftance will, by that impule, be tretch'd out, and preently retreating, will bring along with it the dut or other light bodies that chanced to tick to the remoter parts of it.

And this way of explaining Electrical Attractions is employ'd alo by the Learned Gaendus, who addes to it, that thee Electrical Rays (if they may be o call'd) being emitted everal ways, and conequently croing one another, get into the pores of the Straw, or other light body to be attracted, and by means of their Decuation take the fater hold of it, and have the greater force to carry it along with them, when they hrink back to the Am- ber