Duchesne Record | 1914-08-14 | Page 7 | To Dodge Lightning Stroke

To Dodge Lightning Stroke Every year many persons are killed by lightning because they did dM not noi know what to do in a thunderstorm First of all it is safer to be indoors than out Most persons are killed when in the open If It you jou ou are caught caughlin in a thunderstorm dont don't t bo be afraid of ol sheltering under a tree Just because you jou have bave heard that it is dangerous It is dangerous to shelter under a n solitary solitary solitary sol sol- sol sol- tree because lightning likes to strike the highest point as a rule for some distance round But you jou are pretty safe saCe If It you jou ou take shelter in a awood wood A tree in m a a. wood is seldom struck Certain trees are more dangerous dangerous dan dan- than others A far greater number of oak trees are struck than beech trees Elm trees are nearly as dangerous as oak trees Avoid big bis crowds and collections of ot animals For Tor some reason reason presumably presumably the warmth that rises from their bodies bodles- crowds of animals and persons are liable to be struck by lightning