The following emanates from Mr Latimer Clark, one of the first electricians in Europe : —" A person reclining on a sofa or bed at a distance from all the walls of the room could scarcely suffer injury, even in a house struck by lightning, but most absolute security is obtained by lying on an iron or brass bedstead of the form known as the Arabian bedstead, in which the head is surmounted by an iron erection supporting the curtains. A person lying or sleeping on such a bedstead could not possibly receive any direct injury, even if the house were demolished, as his bedsjead forms the most complete lightning-protector which could be devised. A wooden bedstead placed against the wall does not afford any special security. It may further console some to know that after seeing the flash the danger is past, the crash of the thunder, however terrific it may appear, being perfectly harmless."
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 117, 12 July 1873, Page 2
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