He found some dry moss, and by striking together two pebbles he obtained some sparks, but the moss, not being inflammable enough, did not take fire, for the sparks were really only incandescent, and not at all of the same consistency as those which are emitted from flint when struck in the same manner.
Había encontrado musgos secos y, golpeando dos guijarros, obtuvo algunas chispas; pero el musgo no era bastante inflamable y no tomó, por otra parte, aquellas chispas, que, no siendo más que sílice incandescente, no tenían la consistencia de las que se escapan del acero y el pedernal.