 They are driven back bv 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 on the sand, exhausted with fatigue,...  The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal - Page 2311820Full view - About this book
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 pages
...themselves, and endeavoured to flee from the storm by which they were overtaken. They were driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water ; but a small number succeeded in eluding the active vigilance of the fishermen. These regained the shore, stumbling at... | |
 | 1819 - 552 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee from the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water; but a small...their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoii. ' In less than five minutes two horses were drowned. The eel, being five feet long, and pressing... | |
 | 1819 - 304 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee froui the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water, but a small...the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumb* td by the electric shocks of the pymnoti. •] ' -.r -. " In less than five minutes two horses... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee from the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water ; but a small...and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue,1 and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. In less than five minutes... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1819 - 860 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee from the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water ; but a small...active vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the ihore, stumbling at every step, and itretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their... | |
 | 1820 - 442 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee from the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water ; but a small...benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. In leas than five minutes two horses were drowned. The eel, being five feet long, and pressing itself... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 290 pages
...eluding the vigilance of our fishermen, regained the shore, and stretched themselves upon the sand, with limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti....less than five minutes two horses were drowned. The eels, being five feet long, pressed themselves against the bellies of the horses, making discharges... | |
 | 1824 - 188 pages
...succeed in eluding the vigilance of ilic Q-hermeu. Tiie.-e regain flit- shore, stumbling at .;very step, .and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limlis benuni'led by the electric shocks of the Gjmuoti. In less than five minutes, two horses were... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1825 - 602 pages
...themselves, and endeavour to flee from 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 vigilcince of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stietch themselves... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1828 - 468 pages
...overtaken. But few, .however, succeeded in gaining the shore, and these stumbling at every step, stretched themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and...electric shocks of the gymnoti. In less than five minutes the humane conductors of this exhibition had succeeded in drowning two horses, and M. Humboldt imagined... | |
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