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Show Foints of Danger in Severe Thunder Storm ' , In general, rocky ground Is struck liv lightning more often than meadow 8 liind. anil rocks near water, especial ly if they are high, are commonly stnit'k. Large groups of persons fiuighl "tit in Hie open by n storm 8,5 should scatter and lie down In the '"v mud it if better to be muddy than i sorry. Similarly, If one Is caught out In Ils a lake in an oion boat a very bad '""'J place to be it Is best to lie down r'i in the bottom and drift than to try to row to shelter, fill Another rule for safety in the country Is that it is better not to yield to temptation and seek shelter in exposed buildings. It is better to Sit1, fret wot than to stand on the porch s t!) of such a building. Wood houses are just as safe (or .ns dangerous) as te.; stone houses. Homes made entirely 'lS( of metal or of metal framework are ;er ri very safe. i i;. It is well to notice that many com-"t com-"t I; inouly accepted beliefs are ground I M : less. A bed Is no safer than a chair, or ft the floor, for that matter. ' ijij It makes little if any difference if t:j the windows are open or shut, al-sl; al-sl; though closed windows will keep out the rain and some of the noise. Small het steel objects such as scissors or p. knives are perfectly harmless, ttli; The essence of a thunder storm is W!;. that lightning is simply the visible fc; part of an electrical discharge from i (i. cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth, llf- It always follows the path of least tt.. resistance. ,f If you stay out of dangerous places live- 5'0U are Perfec,:'y sal?e nnd. anyway, you have 2,"0,000 chances to one of tat being hit and 1,000,000 to one S5 1 chances of being killed. |