Very distinct discharges of electricity may also be obtained by touching the tips of the ears, after applying friction to the back; and the same may be obtained from the foot. Placing the cat on your knees, apply your right hand to the back; the left fore paw resting on the palm of your left hand, apply the thumb to the upper side of the paw, so as to extend the claws, and, by this means, bring your fore-finger into contact with one of the bones of the leg, where it joins the paw; when, from the knob or end of this bone, the finger slightly pressing on it, you may feel distinctly successive shocks, similar to those obtained from the ears.
It is, perhaps, unnecessary to add, that, in order to this experiment being conveniently performed, the experimenter must be on good terms with the cat.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Varied hyphenation was retained.
Page x, “Phenakisticope” changed to “Phenakistiscope” and “Stoboscope” changed to “Stroboscope” (The Phenakistiscope or Stroboscope) This same change was also made on page 34 in all-capitals (THE PHENAKISTISCOPE, OR STROBOSCOPE)
Page xii, “110” changed to “112” for the entry of “The Mysterious Circles” to match location in text.
Page 3, “loose” changed to “lose” (it will lose all)
Page 44, the original instructions for tuning a guitar, read (like an inverted Λ) As this would just be a “v” and would not be like a saddle, the instruction was changed to (like an inverted v, Λ)