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But it was the introduction and general employment of lightning-rods that dealt a final deathblow to the thunderbolt theory. It resembles in effect an overflow pipe which drains off the surplus water of a pond as soon as it runs in, in such a manner as to prevent the possibility of an inundation, which might occur if the water were allowed to collect in force behind a dam or embankment.
Parker's sermons. He was too hard at work in combating the evangelical theology to recognize its altered phases. Forging lightning-rods against the tempest, he did not see that the height of the storm had passed by. These are legitimate criticisms to make on Theodore Parker, for he was large enough to merit them.
For four-and-twenty hours our bristling premises were the talk and wonder of the town. The theaters languished, for their happiest scenic inventions were tame and commonplace compared with my lightning-rods. Our street was blocked night and day with spectators, and among them were many who came from the country to see.
"That horse might have upset the wagon and broken all the lightning-rods, besides running over I don't know how many people." "But you see, ma'am, that wasn't my lookout," said Pomona. "I was a-defendin' the house, and the enemy must expect to have things happen to him. So then I hears an awful row on the roof, and there was the man just coming down the ladder.
The possibility that the distribution and action of electricity may be considerably modified by long lines of iron railways and telegraph wires, is a kindred thought, and in fact rests much on the same foundation as the belief in the utility of lightning-rods, but such influence is too obscure and too uncertain to have been yet demonstrated, though many intelligent observers believe that sensible meteorological effects have been produced by it.
So much for lightning-rods! so much for the mystic iron! When the day of the Fête Dieu comes round, Quebec and its neighboring villages are all alive for the celebration of the fête, which takes place on the following Sunday. Then the great suburb of St. Roch is a sight to see.
Then he said he could make two hundred and fifty feet answer; but to do it right, and make the best job in town of it, and attract the admiration of the just and the unjust alike, and compel all parties to say they never saw a more symmetrical and hypothetical display of lightning-rods since they were born, he supposed he really couldn't get along without four hundred, though he was not vindictive, and trusted he was willing to try.
Few lightning-rods are to be seen upon private buildings, in Europe, but upon public buildings they are occasionally met with.
"My special business is to travel the country for orders for lightning-rods. This is my specimen-rod;" tapping his staff; "I have the best of references" fumbling in his pockets. "In Criggan last month, I put up three-and-twenty rods on only five buildings." "Let me see.
"Blanche is not the kind of fact I should care to make use of under any circumstances whatever!" "No one asks you to. Simply regard her as a force of nature let her alone, and don't put up too many lightning-rods." She raised her eyes to his face. "Do you really mean that you want Bessy to get a divorce?" "Your style is elliptical, dear Maria; but divorce does not frighten me very much.
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