The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 3 [of 3] · Benjamin Franklin
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_Maddeson_, Mr. death of, lamented, iii. 544*. _Magazine_ of powder, how to secure it from lightning, i. 375. _Magical_ circle of circles, ii. 327. picture, i. 195. square of squares, ii. 324. _Magnetism_, animal, detected and exposed, i. 150. given by electricity, 248, 314. and electricity, affinity between, 410. supposed to exist in all space, ii. 119, 126. conjectures as to its effects on the globe, 120. enquiry how it first came to exist, 126. _Mahogany_, expands and shrinks, according to climate, ii. 138. recommended for an hygrometer, 141. _Mandeville_, Franklin's acquaintance with, i. 39. _Manners_, effects of, on population, ii. 393, _et seq._ letter to the Busy-body on the want of, iii. 432. _Manufactures_, produce greater proportionate returns than raw materials, ii. 410. founded in the want of land for the poor, iii. 107. are with difficulty transplanted from one country to another, 121. hardly ever lost but by foreign conquest, 122. probability of their establishment in America, 260. want no encouragement from the government, if a country be ripe for them, 405. _Maritime_ observations, ii. 162. _Marly_, experiments made at, for drawing lightning from the clouds, i. 421. _Marriage_ of Franklin, i. 97. _Marriages_, where the greatest number take place, ii. 383. why frequent and early in America, 385. iii. 113, 403. early, letter on, iii. 475. _Maryland_, account of a whirlwind there, ii. 61. of paper bills formerly issued there, iii. 155. its conduct in a French war, previous to the American troubles, defended, 262.
_Massachusets_ bay, petition of the inhabitants of, to the king, iii. 325. _Matter_, enquiry into the supposed vis inertiæ of, ii. 110. man can neither create nor annihilate it, 123. _Mawgridge_, William, member of the Junto club, i. 84. _Maxims_, prudential, from poor Richard's almanack, iii. 453. _Mazeas_, abbe, letter from, i. 420. _Meal_, grain, &c. manner of preserving them good for ages, i. 376. ii. 190. _Mechanics_, advantages of an early attention to, i. 14. _Mediocrity_, prevalence of, in America, iii. 399. _Melody_ in music, what, ii. 340. _Men_, six, struck down by an electric shock, i. 306. _Mercer_, Dr. letter from, on a water-spout, ii. 34. _Merchants_ and shopkeepers in America, iii. 394. _Meredith_, Hugh, companion of Franklin, short account of, i. 72, 76, 89. _Metalline_ rods, secure buildings from lightning, i. 281. either prevent or conduct a stroke, 310. _Metals_, melted by electricity and by lightning, i. 215, 229. when melted by electricity, stain glass, 232. polished, spotted by electrical sparks, 253. feel colder than wood, why, ii. 56. _Meteorological_ observations, ii. 1, 45, 66. _Methusalem_ slept always in the open air, iii. 495. _Mickle_, Samuel, a prognosticator of evil, i. 81. _Military_ manners, effects of, ii. 398, 399. power of the king, remarks on, iii. 307. _Militia_ bill, Franklin the author of one, i. 132. particular one, rejected by the governor of Pensylvania, 100. iii. 157.
_Mines_, method of changing air in them, ii. 291. of rock salt, conjectures as to their formation, 92. _Mists_, how supported in air, ii. 5. _Modesty_ in disputation recommended, ii. 317. _Money_, how to make it plenty, iii. 467. new mode of lending, 468. _Moral_ principles, state of Franklin's mind respecting, on his entering into business, i. 79. _Morals_ of chess, iii. 488. _Motion_, the communication and effects of, ii. 7, 8. of vessels at sea, how to be stopped, 181. _Mountains_, use of, in producing rain and rivers, i. 208. why the summits of, are cold, ii. 6. conjecture how they became so high, 91. _Music_, harmony and melody of the old Scotish, ii. 338. modern, defects of, 343. _Musical_ glasses described, ii. 330.
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