Show electrical I 1 lei es the electrical fishes do not belong te to any one class or group some are found in III fresh water while others inhabit the sea they possess two distinct types of electrical kigans one close ly relates in structure to muscle a found in the torpedo and skate while the other presents more of the characters of the structure of a secreting gland as illustrated by the electric 11 organ of the fish both types are built upon a vast num her ber of elements each ot of which Is supplied with a nerve fibre fabre these nene fibres come froni from large nerves that originate in the nerve cen cell tres brain or spinal cord and in these centres bentres are found special large nerve cells with which the nerve fibres ot the electric organs are connected and irom N ft aich they spring yet the elec triciti Is generated in the electric or gan itself in these animals there are specialized organs for the production of t electricity on an economical basil far ar surpassing anything iny thing yet contrived by man american inventor |