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Show r " j neir DESERET Q NEWS, Wednesday, February 5, 1969 yeayyianp ngi wvMRaiiwnrffaf y The In y electric eel eel. It does hae a long body like an eel, but it realy belongs to the same family of fish as carp, catfish, and rmnnous. It has been found only in the Orinoco and Amazon rvers ot South ie Ameilca. s of its body About length is taken up by its electric organs. These organs are made up of spec's! muscles containing elec ric cells. four-fifth- W lien something disturbs it, the fish discharges a powerful electric rurrcnt. This current stuns or kills frogs and small fish, but dots not affect other electric eels or the eel itself. I Trevor Howard stars in "Charge ; Brigade," opening next ot the Tower Theater. Tbe electric eel uses this current to get food and protect itself. How is this current actually produced? Most people dont know the scientific fact that electricity is produced by every active gland cell and contracting muscle, even in human beings. of the Light 3 New Films Slated In S.l. Two new first-tumovies open in Salt Lake theaters today while one is scheduled for Friday. The Stalking Moon, a western, plays at the Penthouse and Motor Vu, and is being prePlay Dirty sented at the Lyric, Highland and Bountiful. Starring Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint, The Stalking Moon concerns a whit woman who lives with Indians and Is forced to have the child of an Indian chief. With Michael Caine as the star, Play Dirty is a World War II story that deals with a group of fighters who had to throw away the rule book and live by any means to survive. The Charge of the light Brigade, a remake of the famous story, will open Fri day at the Tower. Howard, n Trevor THE KING IS Electricity First of all, t is not really a Eel Wn Tht New Booh of Knowledie (20 volumes). Send your questions, narrii, age address to "Tell Me Why1" care of this oaper. You must include yojr Zip Code. In casa of duplicate questions, the author will decide the winner. But the amount is so small that nearby nerves are not afthe fected. For example, human heart, which is a muscle, generates electrical currents in the body, but they might be only as little as David Dr. Morgan of a volt. The activity of the brain also produces tiny amounts of electrical current, and these can be recorded in amplified form. They are used to detect damage to the brain. The leetric eel is able to produce quite powerful electric currents in the same way and for the same reasons. The t I has electric electric organs along its sides, almost the whole length of Its body. It also has a slender electric organ along its whole lower surface, and another cne the tail. in Emmy Lou Starring Vanessa John Gielgud, Redgrave, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett and vf The Wizard Of ID TULL ME tw o Lil Abner the picture has a large cast of Hemmings, featured players. Rather than showing war as glamorous, the picture concentrates on the meanness and dirtiness of the storied charge, conceived through arrogance and In stupidity ard born through bullheaded ml tarism. It aims at showing th futility of war, according to Its producer. In other movie changes, Planet of fhe Apes and Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines have been returned to the Redwood for an interesting and exciting family double bill. The Ryatts "I don't think money' Belvedere tight! 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