, 1876-01-08

others were taken, By the rneaus, tosards
lug.
Fs'Aday calculated that, a. eacl, medium dis.
ci,arge. iii" Qymnosus emited a. much forcs AZ
the lghcrt charge Of 1ayden battery Of fifteen
]srh exrosing a.501 n1l1sfe incties nf coated eur
face. Tho aaIm'1 onploys its elacsticaI poucrs
10 k!il r"yt and "A means Of prote;ston. LIS
capable OF being tarnod. mud then will allow It,
self to be handled without diaclarglng It's bat
teriea.
Two Hnccios Of Ms1ln.csurus belong among
the electrical fiBbes. The II. E1ectficus IL found
the H. Beniuenals In Old Ca'abar. The first
vsrlea from 10 2t Inches In length, and In form
resembles the catfish. 1t gives feeblo shock.
too weak to servo any other pnrpodc Than "a
dofeDno. Tl,o scc0nd apscleH ownB mich moro
luHerfn1 batsesy,- "a s1,ecimon 2!hchcsln length
being able to give shock that will oxtend itum
tho l'csd to tLo shoulder. Tbs negroes utilize
TIM wonderful properties Of the t1sh In cases of
tiq ',.sed j w remodial ageus n thelr prac:ce.
But l'ttl' ts kuosn Of tho Tetradon, which
was discovered. nearly = ceniurs ago. III tho
lndian oc 'an; Tia ttnglo individual captured
As mot.Ied With vaf,o.a c,ioss, and lid long,
projecting mouth. Wnon Caught 10 tho hand
tue tiah administered a hesers shock. aud for
hotno ttma MAS enabled to repeat tbs act, though
With diminished intensity.
lhSAHITY FHoM RELIGIOUS Fxc1TeMENT.
DR.. q. II. aara2e, OF tho Bethlehem Hospital
or the 1paaue. Londsns haa published paper
OF "11cligsous 1nanntIy aud Religious l'eylYals,"
in Which he declares tho opinion thas relIeious
excitement creates no distinctive Species Of men.
tai disense. That ineanty someslmns decIarea
Itself in tho form OF morbid religious ideas, III.
ia hlB opinion. bimp'Y an accideu. of education,
temperament. or sez. "Msny pes.ous." he TO
marks, "verslng on insah!sy,-in fact, in the
melancholy stage OF the aisea.e, neck telgious
consolation. and, notwithstanding ttl;a. go tnaI
lhey .oull ptohhblY have gone snad III atY csho
and tho most that can DC aata salles tho service
IL, that 1t rTecipltatcd an nttacs."
Statistics ahor no ovldonce tint the religious
excitement creatod In England by the sesixals
conducted bY Moody and bsnkey gave any tn-
crease to insanity. In computing the !le;a Of
patients admitted 10 tne Bethlehem Hospital
dur!ug lhe fenE months from April to Aug,.et:
n the years 1879, 1874. and 1876, 1t w4s found
that fewer religious CASES we're admitted IN tho
taAs than III either ol the former yrars. Tho
fi4uses stool Al foli,ws: In 1919, Of ~ newly
admitted malls patients. !. or t4.2 per ccnt. were
suffering from religious insanity; OF -
ing from ,ha same. 10 ISL, Of ~ male pA,ieuts.
G, or 16.G per ceat, wese religious cases OF II
female patients, lG. OF 81 per cent were tie
/ sane. lp 1875. OF ~ male patients. >. or 21.i
per cent, woEo religious cases; aud. Of s. female
patseuts, 8. or 14.5 per cent, wcso shs same.
vESTIG:s or PREHISTORIC nan.
The interclacihl coal-beds at Wetzlkon, on
the EASTERN shore VI Laae Zurich. s Switzerland,
sbound IN rcmaius OF plauts and anim9ls.
Among the most interesting Of the animal ves-
s,Gcs are those Of tho EtepIas anti7"ds and
Khtaoeeros meri7i. But, in tcasching for these.
DR.. scheuermann, Of Daale, discoyetcd, ou one
OCCASION, q number OF pointed r1ds ring Btdo
by side in 3 block of coal. Tie specimen was
placed for examination In tho hands OF rroE.
Iul!ncycr. tho e,ninent zoo'ogist OF Hahte, Win
has publs-he1 A.s cIncl.ls.ol!s r3Ear ing IL ,u
tho last uumber Ut the -trchic fur -tnhsopooJic.
From LH description. It seen,n that tho rods we're
artitlcsay pointed. amt that they lad been used III
some rough basket or watsla aoFk. They Are
fur III uuluber,"-ve quote tram tho account
In iNatHre,-" aud are closely iHlbeldcl III tue
coat, Which thes precisely resemble. III eolor.
sAllo the texture 10 iAat OF the ordinary wood
found III these c.nl-bede. Moreover. ~ IL uku.l
ln s,ch cases, tho stem has hoeu comEreksnl.
NO tlA: tie section ia not cilcutar, but oval.
Accusing 10 traf. S:hwendener. tHo wood ia
that Vt 4id1ts cvctffa. The polnts Gear evident
.,aerH Of cutting. while At one pnrt Of tho rods
arc marks M II ! HtrllIg wnund round and round
thcu,." The beds Of cunt ftoln which tlene IT,
nlalnH were recovered lie under and npou we'll
.nasxed glacial deposits; hence. quoting agnin
from tlla report. >" We appHar to llavo clear aT1-
Deuce Q! tho eS!Aseneo OF man du.ing oue oE the
WI. u intervals OF tho Gl4cat epoch"