 Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround the pool closely ; and some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent...  Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon - 第 343 頁William Lewis Herndon, Lardner Gibbon 著 - 1853完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 頁
...horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevented the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defended themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. For a long interval they... | |
 | 1819 - 596 頁
...some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they...a long time they seem to prove victorious. Several borses sink beneath the violence of the invisible strokes, which they receive from all sides in organs... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 頁
...some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they...themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric * Properly to tet to ticrp, or , . cote the fisb by means of horses. batteries. During a long time... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 頁
...some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they...themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric * Properly to let to ileep, or intusicate the fish by means of horsei. 348 batteries. During a long... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1819 - 622 頁
...some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from ruuning away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, sUmned by the noise, defend themselves by... | |
 | 1820 - 442 頁
...some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they...prevent the horses from running- away, and reaching the batik of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their... | |
 | 1822 - 194 頁
...climb upon the trees, the branches of which, extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries and the length of their reeds, they...the repeated discharge of their Electric Batteries, and during a long time, seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence of the shocks,... | |
 | 1824 - 188 頁
...climb upoo the trees, the branch, es of which extend horizontally over the surface of (he-water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they...of the pool. The Eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselvet by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries, and, during a long time, seem to... | |
 | 1825 - 448 頁
...climb upon (he trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By tbeir wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent...reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by tiie noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electrical batteries. During a long... | |
 | 1820 - 486 頁
...upon the trees, the branches -of.which extend horizontally over the surface of the j^a^er., By tb«ir wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent...from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. .Tile eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries.... | |
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