WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
1905

PRINTED BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
LONDON AND BECCLES.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.[THE VICTIMS OF LIGHTNING]1
II.[ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY AND STORM-CLOUDS]17
III.[THE FLASH AND THE SOUND]31
IV.[FIREBALLS]57
V.[THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON MANKIND]89
VI.[THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON ANIMALS]128
VII.[THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON TREES AND PLANTS]155
VIII.[THE EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING ON METALS, OBJECTS, HOUSES, ETC.]188
IX.[LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS]240
X.[PICTURES MADE BY LIGHTNING]249