Eureka Reporter | 1904-05-13 | Page 6 | Danger Spots in a Storm

DANGER SPOTS IN A STORM place one shoula avo d wh ie the lightning 1 P a ng pranks now that the season of thunder storms i approaching should under t nd ahat s to avoid in or der to r aiice to the minimum the chances ot being struck by 1 ait oit of dlois trees should be avoided and if from the rai id ty with wl ich the explosion follows the flash il is evident that electric clouds are near at hand a recumbent posture Is the safest it Is eldom dangerous to take shelter sheds carts or low buildings or andr the arch ol 01 a bridge and a distance of twenty or thirty feet from tall trees or houses if aji eligible situation for should a richarge di charge tale place these elevated eleia ted bod es are most likely to u ve it it Is well also to avoid water for it Is good conductor and the height of a human being nar the stream may determine the direction of a dis charge within doors we are toler ably sate in the middle of a carpeted room or hen stand ng on a thick hearth rug the chimney should be avoided on account of the conducting lower of the carbon deposited in it and gilt moldings or bell are sources of risk in bed a are tol drably safe s nee blankets and feath ers are bad conductors it is injudicious to take refuge in a cellar because the discharge Is otten from the earth to a cloud and buildings frequently sustain the great est injury in their basements