 ... the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water; but a small number succeed in eluding the active vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves...  Travels in South America - Page 421822 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander von Humboldt, William MacGillivray - 1833 - 380 pages
...shore, stumble at every step, and stretch themselves out on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and having their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the...gymnoti. " In less than five minutes two horses were killed. The eel, which is five feet long, presses itself against the belly of the horse, and makes... | |
 | 1833 - 646 pages
...shore, stumble at every step, and stretch themselves out on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and haviug their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the...gymnoti. ' " In less than five minutes two horses were killed. The eel, which is five feet long, presses itself against the belly of the horse, and makes... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1834 - 1028 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs...horse, makes a discharge along the whole extent of its electric organ. It attacks at once the heart, the intestines, and the plexus cttliacus of abdominal... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs...long, and pressing itself against the belly of the horses, makes a discharge along the whole extent of its electric organ. The horses are probably only... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pages
...vigilance of the fisliermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs...five minutes, two horses were drowned. The eel, being live feet long, and pressing itself against the belly of the horses, make a discharge along the whole... | |
 | John Frederic Daniell - 1839 - 606 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. By degrees the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1840 - 294 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs...horse, makes a discharge along the whole extent of its electric organ. It attacks at once the heart, the intestines, and the plexus cceliacus of the abdominal... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs...long, and pressing itself against the belly of the horses, makes a discharge along the whole extent of its electric organ. The horses are probably only... | |
 | James Renwick - 1840 - 412 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. By degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They... | |
 | Tracts for the people - 1847 - 800 pages
...vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shock of the gymnoti. In less than five minutes two horses were drowned. The eel being five feet long,... | |
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