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20 Effluvia to faten upon, the edge would manifetly be drawn aide by the Cuhion teadily held, and if this were lowly removed, would follow it a good ways and when this body no longer detain'd it, would return to the poture wherein it had ettled before. And this power of approaching the Cuhion by vertue of the operation of its own teams, was o durable in our vigorous piece of Amber, that by once chafing it, I was able to make it follow the Cuhion no les than ten or eleven times. Whether from uch Experiments one may argue, that 'tis but, as 'twere, by accident that Amber attracts another body, and not this the Amber; and whether thee ought to make us quetion, if Eletricks may with o much propriety, as has been hitherto generally uppoed, be aid to Attract, are doubts that my Deign does not here oblige me to examine.

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