89

91

Necessary hints to those who would be rich

Advice to a young tradesman .

The way to make money plenty in every man's pocket 93

The handsome and deformed leg

Morals of chess .

The art of procuring pleasant dreams

Precautions to be used by persons going to sea
Dialogue between Franklin and the Gout.
A parable against persecution.
On the death of relatives

The ephemera an emblem of human life
Account of a whirlwind at Maryland
On the saltness of sea-water

On the effect of air on the barometer, &c.
On the art of swimming

On the same subject.

On the free use of air

164

. 170

175

. 179

. 180

181

183

191

On the causes of colds

Tendency of rivers to the sea.-Effects of the sun's

rays on cloths of different colours

On the magnetism and theory of the earth

Queries and conjectures relating to magnetism and the
theory of the earth

On the nature of sea coal

Effect of vegetation on noxious air

Observations on the prevailing doctrines of life and

Singular,custom among the Americans entitled White
Washing

Of lightning and the best Method of guarding against

its mischievous effects

Electrical Kite

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