18 JUNE 1910, Page 16

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

go THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTLTOZ:1 Sin,—It would comfort a good many people to have author'. tative assurance that they can watch a thunderstorm from the closed window of a house or carriage without any danger. We are told that glass protects,—but a window is not all glass. There is nothing so fine in all Nature.—I am, Sir,

&c., A. F. P. [We should also like an authoritative statement as to whether it is worth while to put lightning-conductors on one's

house. We fear, however; that the want of anything which can be called clear and accurate knowledge in regard to lightning makes it impossible to answer these questions in a satisfactory manner.—En. Spectator.]