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the only one ever brought to this country or to
Europe alive. 1t was taken in the river Amazon,
in South America, and had been four months with
out having any sustenance but fresh water. Mr..
Porter stated that he had known them to live three
years in this State. The electric stroke OF this
animal was most extraordinary. On the passages
it gave several shocks through the barrel in which
twas kept. Its power has greatly decreased in
cold climate; but if it were placed in tempera-
ture of IS or 80 degrees, il would its force.
So powerful is the electric stroke of this species,
that it is said two fine horses were once killed by
the shock given by one whilst watering in river.
The weight Of this one might be about seven
pounds, and it was nearly four feet in length. DIR.
Backman said that, although it was certainly a
fresh water fish, they had been known to be taken
fifty miles at sea, near Charleston and were call
ed by the negro fishermen 1.-THE devil" He once
had shock from one in latitude 80 3O>, which
was severe that his arm was quite benumbed.
They are delineaed by Button, Humboldt, and
Cuvier, and are very plentiful in the Bay of Hon
duras, the Spanish main, and the stagnant pools
Of the lamas of South America, in which they
swarm.-Phila. Chronicle.