A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z n>by Mr. Wilson, ibid. how supported in air, ii. 5. how formed, 7. whether winds are generated or can be confined in them, 57. have little more solidity than fogs, ibid. rules of, ii. 366, 369. Coal, sea, letter on the nature of, ii. 128. Cold, why seemingly greater in metals than in wood, ii. 56, 77. sensation of, how produced, 57. only the absence of heat, 81. produced by chemical mixtures, ibid. evaporation. See Evaporation. Colden, Mr. his remarks on AbbÉ Nollet's letters, i. 430. meteorological observations, ii. 51. observations on water-spouts, 53. Colds, causes of, ii. 214, 230. Coleman, William, a member of the Junto club, i. 84, 89. Colica pictorum, caused by lead, ii. 219. Collins, John, an early friend of Franklin's, i. 17, 27, 41, 43, 44. Collinson, Mr. some account of, iii. 514. Colonial governments in America of three kinds, iii. 50. Colonies, the settlement of, does not diminish national numbers, ii. 391. their prosperity beneficial to the mother country, iii. 113. are intitled to distinct governments, 303. American, preferable to the West Indies, ibid. not dangerous to Britain, 132. aids to government, how given by, 225, 226. originally governed by the crown, independent of Parliament, 291. not settled at the expence of Britain, 348. Colonists in America, double their number in 25 years, iii. 113. from Britain, their rights, 299. Colours. See Clothes. Comazants, or corposants, are electrical appearances, i. 248. Commerce, influence of, on the manners of a people, ii. 400. is best encouraged by being left free, 415. should not be prohibited in time of war, 417. by inland carriage, how supported, iii. 116. Common-sense, by Paine, Franklin supposed to have contributed to, i. 148. Compass, instances of its losing its virtue by lightning, i. 248. how to remedy the want of, at sea, ii. 191. Conductors of lightning, very common in America, i. 113. first suggestion of the utility of, 227. construction of, 358. particulars relating to, 377. of electricity, difference in the action of, 200, 303. which the most perfect, 253, 256. and non-conductors, other terms substituted for, ibid. experiments on, ii. 77. Congress, Franklin appointed a delegate to, i. 146. proposed overture from, in 1775, iii. 347. Consecration of bells in France, form of, i. 384. Conspirators, electrical, meaning of the term, i. 196. Controversy, benefit of, iii. 92. Conversation, advantage of useful topics of, at dinner, i. 12. Cook, captain, circular letter concerning, iii. 515. copy of the voyages of, presented to Franklin, by the Admiralty, 517. Cookery, at sea, generally bad, ii. 194. Copper, manner of covering houses with, ii. 318, 320, 322. Copper plate printing-press, the first in America, constructed by Franklin, i. 77. Corn, ill policy of laying restraints on the exportation of, ii. 413, 418. Countries, distant and unprovided, a plan for benefiting, ii. 403. Creation, conjectures as to, ii. 118. Credit, that of America and Britain in 1777, compared, iii. 372. depends on payment of loans, 373. industry and frugality, 374. public spirit, 375. income and security, 376. prospects of future ability, ibid. prudence, 377. character for honesty, 378. is money to a tradesman, 464. Criminal laws, reflections on, ii. 439. Crooked direction of lightning explained, i. 316. Cutler, circumstance that prevented Franklin's being apprenticed to land to subsist on, ii. 384. Hurricanes, how produced, ii. 7. why cold in hot climates, ibid. Hutchinson, governor, cause of the application for his removal, iii. 323. account of the letters of, 331, 551. Hygrometer, best substances for forming one, ii. 136. mahogany recommended for forming one, 141. Jackson, Mr. remarks on population by, ii. 392. Jamaica, its vacant lands not easily made sugar lands, iii. 140. Javelle, his machinery for moving boats, ii. 177. Ice will not conduct an electric shock, i. 201. Ice-islands, dangerous to shipping, ii. 176. Idleness, the heaviest tax on mankind, ii. 411, iii. 454. encouraged by charity, ii. 422. reflections on, iii. 428. Jefferson, Mr. letter from, on the character of Franklin, iii. 545. Jesuits, hostility of the Indians in America excited by, iii. 95. Ignorance, a frank acknowledgment of, commendable, i. 308. Imports into Pensylvania from Britain before 1766, iii. 250. Impress of seamen, notes on Judge Foster's argument in favour of, ii. 437. Inarticulation in modern singing, censured, ii. 348. Increase of mankind, observations on, ii. 383, and seq. what prevented by, 386, 387. how promoted, 388, 389. further observations on, 393. Indemnification, just ground for requiring cessions from an enemy, iii. 93. Independence, soon acquired in America, iii. 402. Indian trade and affairs, remarks on a plan for the future management of, iii. 216. spirituous liquors the great encouragement of, 219. the debts from, must be left to honour, 220. not an American but a British interest, 275. Indians, of North America, a number of, murdered, i. 139. often excited by the French against the English, iii. 95. difference of their warfare from that of Europeans, 100. remarks concerning, 383. their mode of life, 384. public councils, 385. politeness in conversation, 386. rules in visiting, 388. Industry, effects of Franklin's, i. 85. the cause of plenty, ii. 396. essential to the welfare of a people, 411. relaxed by cheapness of provisions, 415. a greater portion of, in every nation, than of idleness, 396, 429, iii. 396. its prevalence in America, iii. 373. Inflammability of the surface of rivers, ii. 130. Inland commerce, instances of, iii. 120. Innovations in language and printing, ii. 351. Inoculation, letter on the deaths occasioned by, ii. 215. success of, in Philadelphia, 216, 217. Insects, utility of the study of, ii. 93. Interrogation, the mark of, how to be placed, ii. 356. Invention, the faculty of, its inconveniences, i. 308. Inventions, new, generally scouted, ibid. Journal of a voyage, crossing the gulph-stream, ii. 199. from Philadelphia to France, 200, 201. from the channel to America, 202, et seq. query whether it existed at the creation, 126. hot, gives no bad smell, 247. yields no bad vapours, 248. rods, erected for experiments on the clouds, i. 270. conduct more lightning in proportion to their thickness, 282. Islands far from a continent have little thunder, i. 216. Italic types, use of, in printing, ii. 355. Judges, mode of their appointment in America, in 1768, iii. 23. Junto. See Club. Keimer, a connection of Franklin's, some account of, i. 35, 70, 93. Keith, sir William, Franklin patronized by, i. 39. deceived by, 54. character of, 57. Kinnersley, Mr. electrical experiments by, i. 261, et seq., 331. Kiss, electrical, i. 177. electrical, described, i. 268. Knobs, not so proper as points, for conducting lightning, i. 359. Labour, why it will long continue dear in America, ii. 385. its advantages, 427, 428. Land, terms on which it may be obtained in America, by settlers, iii. 409. Landing in a surf, supposed practicable, how, ii. 154. tried without success, 155. Language, remarks on innovations in, ii. 351, et seq. Laughers, satyrized, iii. 425. Law, the old courts of, in the colonies, as ample in their powers, as those in England, iii. 304. Law-expenses, no discouragement to law-suits, iii. 270. Law-stamps, a tax o efect in modern tunes, ii. 345. Scull, Nicholas, member of the Junto club, i. 83. Sea, electrical qualities of its component parts, i. 205. opinion, that it is the source of lightning, considered, 269, 321, 322. supposed cause of its luminous appearance, ii. 88. from what cause, salt, 91. has formerly covered the mountains, ib. Sea-coal, has a vegetable origin, ii. 128. prejudices against the use of, at Paris, 278. Sea-water, soon loses its luminous quality, i. 269. considerations on the distillation of, ii. 103. how to quench thirst with, 104. thermometrical observation on, 199, et seq. Security, a just ground to demand cessions from an enemy, iii. 93. Separation of the colonies from Britain, probability of, in 1775, iii. 356. Servants in England, the most barren parts of the people, ii. 395. Settlements, new, in America, letter concerning, iii. 409. Settlers of British colonies, their rights, iii. 299. Sheep, a whole flock killed by lightning, i. 415. Ships, abandoned at sea, often saved, ii. 169. may be nicely balanced, 170. accidents to, at sea, how guarded against, 172. Shirley, governor, letters to, on the taxation of the colonies, iii. 30. on American representation in the British parliament, 37. Shop-keepers in America, iii. 394. Sides of vessels, the best construction of, ii. 172. Silver cann, experiment with, i. 307. vessels, not so easily handled as glass, when filled with hot liquors, ii. 57. Slavery, society for the abolition of, i. 151. address to the public on the abolition of, iii. 517. Slaves, not profitable labourers, ii. 386. diminish population, ii. 387. Slave-trade, sentiment of a French moralist respecting, ii. 195. parody on the arguments in favour of, 450. Slitting-mills in America, iii. 270. Small, Mr. Alexander, letter from, i. 374. Smell of electricity, how produced, i. 244. Smoke, principle by which it ascends, ii. 257. stove that consumes it, 296. the burning of, useful in hot-houses, 316. remedy for, if by want of air, 261, 262. if by too large openings in the room, 266, 268. if by too short a funnel, 269. if by overpowering each other, 270, 271. if by being overtopped, 271, 272. if by improper situation of a door, 273. if by smoke drawn down their funnels, 274, 275. if by strong winds, 275, 276. difficult sometimes to discover the cause of, 282. Smuggling, reflections on, ii. 430. encouragement of, not honest, 432. Snow, singular instance of its giving electricity, i. 373. Soap-boiler, part of Franklin's early life devoted to the business of, i. 10, 14. Societies, of which Franklin was president, i. 151. learned, of which he was a member, 135. Socrates, his mode of disputation, i. 21. Songs, ancient, give more pleasure than modern, ii. 342. modern, composed of all the defects of speech, 344. Soul, argument against the annihilation of, iii. 548*. Sound, best mediums for conveying, ii. 335. observations on, 336. queries concerning, 337. Sounds just past, we have a perfect idea of their pitch, ii. 340. Soup-dishes at sea, how to be made more convenient, ii. 195. Spain, what has thinned its population, ii. 390. Specific weight, what, ii. 226. Spectacles, double, advantages of, iii. 544*, 551*. Speech, at Algiers, on slavery and piracy, ii. 450. of Mr. Galloway, preface to, iii. 163. last of Franklin, on the federal constitution, 416. Spelling, a new mode of, recommended, ii. 359. Spheres, electric, commodious ones, i. 178. Spider, artificial, described, i. 177. Spirits, fired without heating, i. 214, 245. linen wetted with, cooling in inflammations, ii. 87. Spots in the sun, how formed, i. 260. Squares, magical square of, ii. 324. Staffordshire chimney, description of, ii. 285. Stamp-act in America stigmatized, iii. 228. letter on the repeal of, iii. 239. examination of Franklin on, 245. Stars. See Shooting. 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