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being there touched, through the mefhes, with 
only a fingle finger, on one of his ele&ric organs, 
while the other hand was held, at a diftance, in 
the water, he gave (hocks, which were diftin&ly 
felt in both hands. 
The circuit for the pafiage of the effeCt being 
contracted to the finger and thumb of one 
hand, applied above and below to a fingle organ, 
produced a (hock, to our fenfation, of twice 
die force of that in the larger circuit by the 
arms. 
The Torpedo, hill confined in the bafket, being 
railed to within three inches of the furface of 
the water, was there touched with a Ihort iron 
bolt, which was held, half above and half in the 
water, by one hand, while the other hand was 
dipped, as before, at a diftance in the water; and 
ftrong (hocks, felt in both hands, were thus ob- 
tained through the iron. 
A wet hempen cord being fattened to the iron 
bolt, was held in the hand above water, while 
the bolt touched the Torpedo ; and (hocks were 
obtained through both thofe fubftances. 
A lefs powerful Torpedo, fufpended in a fmall 
net, being frequently dipped into water and railed 
again, gave, from the furface of the water, 
flight (hocks through the net to the perfon hold- 
ing it. 
Thefe experiments in water manifetted, That 
bodies, immerfed in that element, might be affec- 
ted by immediate contact with the Torpedo ; 
That the (barter the circuit in which the elec- 
tricity 
