Genre:

Essay, Drollery

Subjects:

Meteorology, Gender, Domestic Economy, Electricity

    Continues observations on domestic storms begun in PU1/21/18/4. These include the claim that 'Domestic Storms, like other storms [...] come round at regular intervals' and increase with the trade winds, an observation supported by an account of a shipmate losing all control of 'Eliza'. Compares the showers of fish accompanying violent sea storms to the shower of crockery accompanying domestic storms, and explains that 'sparks' are the cause of these storms. Considers the best remedy to be 'a good conductor' or 'meeting the sparks with an opposing battery'.