Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-23

shocks, though they of,.- t
other causes. Others r. .--
power and called it tho tbpre,..lt
1t was first examined nv ,l l'-
Redi, whose attention ~. ~. 'r
the stories Of the f>herm.-.
paralyzed by some fish. liza
corded, in which he says. 81,
ly touched il with my hand. - -. s.l
perienced a tingling >or...'
extended TO my arms and ,f..3.
lowed by a diSagrccablo --....,-'' ?,
a painful and weak Son,a.-.
bow joint, which made m.
my arm Immediately" Tho
influence, says another k,
ent from any similar ,er.,.l
over the arm there is
which IL IS impossible to 5.
which, so far as compa-.
made. resembles the scn,at..
by striking the arm against
substance.
The living torpedo I'm
mentS was placed upon avn
from the fish extended two-
the ends of which rested F..
water. A circle of person, ~.
those upon the end placing
in the water, and in thi,w.r
was received by the onrr' ..-
often equalled that of O. I.,.
its intensity.
In examining the torpelot
cal apparatus is very uotrr,t
made up Of two large 1athu,.
each side Of the head. T.,.
composed of numcrou, pr.r.
vertically, each OF whichb~
by delicate Septa. form.r, $50
which contain clear trom
like substance. In q ,p.cn
pedo marmoratus one may ..
800 of these priSmS.
1t has been found that ,ha -.
of the fish is negative and tr.'.a..
tive, and that the power f, .r,-
the will OF the fish. OBJ gnlr
Some curious experiment, t..
made: thus the scientist Marc
a telephone 10 the f,h and
shock given hc distinctly heard,
When the fish was greatly .,
lound groan was heard. which
like mi. and the dIschar.. a..
longed four or tiyc seconds
Such a remarkable c0ntr.u
but impress the bch0.drr with
tility Of the resources of nature
IDENTIFY protective and defensive
ablcs the sluggish creature il..
prey and to put 90 flight cum.
times its size. The electrical f,
Of this fish is not OF sulfcea. bose,
Kill a man unless he wa, imam rr
~ cnfccbled condition. hu nr
fatal 10 other fishes BIAS la, .
ticcd ON many occasions
Morcau. a French observer r
turbot fall upon torpedo .uar.
and thereSultwaS almostInya
fatal. 1t lcapcd high boz tarar-
cciving the shock and fell mo,
rigid and remained for som. .n
In curve.
In appearance the torpedo
fish. with a rounded bead l
thick tail. IL has wide l..'-
six genera and about o. ,n-
known. They occur in tlc Avian
Pacific oceans. although a.' ar
piled with as powerful ba'
torpedo is often brought ln
market. New York. whore
are used to make sport 'Hrt
men. who watch with delight
ions of the victims.
The electricians among
are not confined 90 the ocean
most formidable being found
water streams of South Amer
fish is a large eel. known 90, '...
tuS. I'm 1871 French scic
the Amazon country and WI,
natives that there existed
tributaries Of the great rfrr
Kill men and horses by >mnf
them. charming they expressed De-
Richter naturally oH,lri oh.
as fable, and rcfu,0lnI 0rtH W,
he had been "shocht
When the natura npr.i 'a.
covery in France. hen Wh"a' Do
ed at. and little or no,l.a-"
about the gymHofu, or i'- p""
the time OF Humboldt ODD
through South America n'
the fishes were often 'Ap'''
disarming them Oy drlN'HS
into the water.
Urmboldt Tim. describe. .
f,.'.. 81 ,,.i.L.d .b, say. .Hf
- ,.,,fI b,,. d.n,.f.d t..r.
, -, nori,d ~ fine attack Tl.-
80 T., 49, .,,rrourd,r, Clio r
bor.es Win w,n.. erect att