Word: arrestors
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...fact that it has not yet been secured in the ceiling of the rectangular room housing the old bell, now ringing from Harvard Hall. Bolts, cables, and cement will be used to fasten the pole within the framework beginning today. Contrary to current suppositions, it is not a lightning arrestor, although wires which will ground any electrical disturbances will run down through the tower separated from the pole by insulators. The flaring color of the spike is caused by red lead paint which forms an adhesive scale on metal, and prevents seepage of moisture which would gradually oxidize the iron...