| Show Some people were killed by lightning who took refuge under a troc in the East last Thursday and the newspapers newspa-pers commenting on It say The number num-ber of people who do not know that a tree is the last thing to take refuge under during a thunderstorm appear to be maintained at the usual average I Now the truth Is that people that were thus killed took refuge under the i tree to escape the rain and it Is true I that lightning never strikes some trees If we remember a beech tree is never 1 disturbed by lightning Th re are certain 1 cer-tain trees that birds never make nests In because the leaves make no protection protec-tion against the rain In the same way there are certain trees that lightning will not strike and wo suppose the reason I rea-son Is that when a holt of lightning is passing some trees being bettor conductors I ductors than the air the lightning I likos to them and shivers the tree while other trees arc not so good conductors con-ductors as the air and the lightning It follows the most congenial track A great many people have taken refuge under trees in a thunderstorm and have not been hurt some people have I been killed So a great many people have been in the open In thunderstorm thunder-storm and have been killed while a All good many others have escaped we know on tho subject is that tho electric fluid will follow tho best conductor con-ductor whether It is a tree or anything else Again the way Home people aro killed by lightning has a look as though the lightning was sent on purpose One advantage of It all Is that it Is a good i death It Is a transition eo awlft that it Is painless |
