Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 5 | Franklin Kite Claim Proved by Old Letter

I FRANKLIN KITE KITED CLAIM I IBY PROVED D BY OLD LETTER CI CINCINNATI Oct 3 AF AP AP- AP Lately America historians have of the bombing the story ten been en light flight of Benjamin Franklins Franklin's elec- elec det detecting kite They have to attempted to rel relegate gate the legend the he Junk heap of ot historical fat has had been that had Their claim that Franklin tried the experiment he would have been electrocuted and burned to a a. crisp brown crust But a a. book has been discovered piled with other volumes In Ina Ina owned by the storeroom a Cincinnati garage Karage public library containIng containing contain- contain letter written by Franklin anklin Ing a a. ng experiment and Its himself on the e results The volume is a a. drum of many I letters written by e of ot th the Franklin rankin an and members orar Scle Scientific society o of Lond London the story handed down wn placed the scene of the tho tr trial al In the Phila Philadelphia tower ower of oC old Christ church in Franklin tails fans to mention delphia the he locality It Is also evident that lie he 10 had no Intent Intention of attracting lightning to his kite but that he h merely wanted to prove the presence presence presence pres pres- ence of electrical energy In Itt the at atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at- at during a thunderstorm The letter was w n written itt n probably and in- in observations In n 17 1752 2 His 1 follow Make a cross of at s ps of Df f cedar the arms so long as aj t to reach each the four corners of a large arge silk silk Ilk handkerchief when extended handkerchief tie le the corners of the to o the extremities of the cross so you have the body of a a. Kite which being toeing prope properly JY ac accommodated 11 1 tan tall loops and string Win wilt rise Jn n n the he air air like those made ot dt paper paper- aper but this being silk isi Is' tl fitted d to o bear Dear the wetland wet and wind of a a. thu thunder thun der ter gust without tearing To the theop he I top op of the the- upright stick of th the cross Is a s to be fixed a very sharp pointed foot toot or more above I Ithe vire wire rising a more I he the wood To the end of the e twine next Dext to the land Is to be tied a a j I fi and t sIlk Ilk and where wine wind j Join l a a. key maybe ma may be fastened d a. a thun- thun This kite to be Ile e raised del ler ier gust a appears pears to becoming be coming on and the person who holds the string must rust stand within a a. door or winlow window window win win- dow low or 01 un under er some other covering covering- so so o that that- th the silk ribbon may not be beset wet set and care and care are must be taken that he the twine does not touch the frame of ot If the door or 01 window As soon as any o 0 the thunder r louds clouds come over over the the- kite the pointed wire will draw the electric ire tire from them and the kite with all aU the twine will be electrified fled and he the loose filaments of the twine twine- will wUl stand out every way and be attracted by an approaching finger And when the rain has wet the kite and twine so that it c can can n conduct the he electric fire freely you will willInd find Ind It stream tream out plentifully from I the he key on the approach of your knuckle At this key a a. phial may maybe mayre be re attached and from electric fire fir thus obtained spirits may be Ig- Ig Ig Ignited Ignited and all the other electric ex ex- p ts bo performed which are usually done by a rubbed glass globe or tube and th thereby rebY by the sameness of or the electric ma matter with that hat of lightning completely dem dem-