Show ELECTRIC EEL IS CURIOUS inh 0 fresh rivers and pol fos dof SL fit a n and other arts pi arts of south america this curious aih which exhibits ehi bits the singular insular phenomenon ot of electric rower roer ie iding in i living mi ini ma mal t s in inhabitant inhibit bitant ant of the fresh wi ni seis ter ri eneis ind ponds of surinam and other of 0 south america where it wis vis firt fir t discovered in the cir 1617 1677 this power of emitting in electric electra C shook shock is given filen it in older cider to enable the creature to I 1 il its pro pre those ali haio seen the electric clec rel eel in the poly polytechnic while being tod fed is x ill III hie little doubt of 0 this the fah agnen to it arp are directly it becomes annare of their presence instantly instant struck dead and then devoured T this is specimen Is unfortunately unfortunate li blind but it has learned to turn in the direction of i i paddling in the mide made by h the who nho feeds it the fish la is ii ircel in the water vater before i shock front from the I 1 ills it the usual length ot of the is about ahr ahrer feet cart stedman in his account of 0 surinam gnes gives in account of tile the elc tic eel chich ho be of 0 course had many man opportunities ot of seeing lie he at tempted for a trilling trifling to lift up i L g mrs otus in his hinds but so ac cording to his on cilia nords I 1 tried about twenty different times to grasp it bilth my hind hand but ill without receding rec ehing eIng just is man mans elec tricel shocks sh oclis herh I 1 felt even to the top of my mi shoulder it has been slid that thi must be touched nith both innas before it gnes the shock but th this is I 1 must take the liberty of con coil haning experienced ei tile tho contrare coltran ari deflect the eel mentioned anas a small one only two to feet long iong but one that had bad arrived at its full growth would have hae given a much stronger stron ser shock an anglish sailor was nas farly knobbed down donn by b a shock from one ot of theme thee the e eels nor did he be re coer coar ills his aspnes tor for some time I 1 it t is slid said thit hit the shock can piss pigs up a stick and strike the person hold holding I 1 ng it mr drant brant ind i companion com pimon pinion i ere both strut struck 1 while pouring ot oft the tia na ter from a tub in which the eel had icell place humboldt in ills A lows lews of nature glies i 1 nor cri decarli tion ot of the method employed by 1 the indians to tal tale e these creatures i 1 metho I 1 equally equall ingenious ind cruel Kno knowing NIn from experience tint the powers of the Rim notus ire not adequate to a constant volley olle of shocks shock they the con brive tm c that avill bo be on the lie horses of themselves ies having found a pool containing elec trie eels force a troop of wild mild horses to enter the pool the dis di turbid eels immediately attick indru tiers ders ind destroy min inin ot of them by re prated shocks but bi fore ing inc froli cupl lies ot of horses to inide t the e po pool I 1 the powers of 0 the became enu steil air and the ire then dragged out with impunity |