Show points of danger in severe thunder storm in ID general rocky ground la Is struck by lightning more often than meadow land and rocks near water especially if they fire high tire are commonly struck large groups of persons caught out in the open by n storm should scatter anti lie down in the mw it Is better to be muddy than sorry similarly if 1 one Is caught out in a lake in an open boat a very bad place to be it Is best to lie he down in the bottom and drift than to try to row to shelter helter fa another rule for safety in the country is that it Is IB better not to yield to temptation and seek shelter in exposed buildings it Is better to get wet than to stand on the porch of such quell it a building woof wood houses are just us its safe or as dangerous ns as stone houses homes made entirely of metal or of metal framework are very safe it Is well to notice that many commonly accepted beliefs are ground less Is A bed Is no safer than a chair or the floor for that matter it makes little if tiny any difference if the windows tire open or shut although closed windows will keep keel out the rain and some of the noise small steel objects such as scissors or knives tire are perfectly harmless the essence of 0 a thunder storm Is that lightning Is simply the visible part of an electrical discharge from clout cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth it always follows the path of least leas resistance if you stay out of dangerous places you tire are perfectly safe and anyway you have chances to one of being lilt and to one chances of being killed |