The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-03

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who has O TAIL be IN lold-"Of all slayes,this
t II ihe leaai profitable Tins ruee Of men
~ very iar behiud ihnt Of which Fourier
dreamed, and which wns, some day, 20 he
come The mpe ofmanly beauty, morally and
I physically.
/ NJ Dn Courei, who was in Mecca IN tho
| yenf lsi5 saw M individual of Iha species
We have just mentioned, and beongiUg, he
MAa Inlh 10 tho hread Of Ghilgnes la the
south, Though u be MOI tho first limo that
wa have heard the race Of men spoken Of
who nre furnished with uilr, Deyertbelesa
the fact IN not sufficiently common 20 take
away It's interest. We will fhnreforo, enter
somewhat ~ deInil upon this strange organ
ic manifestation IL Inhabited Aieeen in
1915, snys NJ. Du Gouret, "nna heing o(ten
~ the house ofnn Emir will whom / was
intimate, spoke Ia HIN or The Ghiian6 race,
aud told him how much tho Europenna
doubted OF tho existence Of men with tails.
ihnt y 10 say tho yeriebrnl column elongated
externally In order to convince ms OF tho
reality Of the species, Emirl ordered before
mo one ofhls slaves called Beiiai, who wus
lhlriy-hvo years old, tohO had iail and who
belonged to this tribe. On surveying this
man, wha thoroughly convinced Ito spoke
Arabic ryell, and appeared rather intelligent.
Ito told me that IN his couIry, far beyond tho
SEMINAR Which he had crossed, they spoke n
diiiifeni lanEaaRei lliIs f.ss want OF pgaelisa,
he had entirely iorgouenj ilihi of his COM
pnlrols, whom lao estimated at 10000 or
10000, some wOrshippcd tho suu, the moon,
or stars, others the serpent aud The sources
OF ma Immense riyerin which hey immolat-
hd ihelr vleIlms-(probably the springs of
tie Nilc) that they nte with delight raw flesh
ns bloody ns possibe., aud thai they loved
human flesh above all things, that after their
battles with tbs noighboring tribes, they
slaughtered aud doyoured their prisoners
without distinction of ago Of sex; but TINT
'hn woman aud children was uniavofiblc,
lhe flesh being more diicate. This GbiInne
bad become deyout Mosaumnn, aud had
Tweed - yenrs ia the Holy Cily. The fond.
ncsS,lhe necessity cAon,for rnw flesh, III real
W was want Tor binl did not fail to return
upon hum aud his master, therefore, bv a
precauior, never failed when this III was on
nm, 10 provide him with an enormous pirce
OF raw mutton, which he consumed raven
ouHly bei0to everybody present. This eager
desire for raw flesh showed itself periodical
ly sometimes twice a week. Being asked
why lac did not try to correct such habit,
he answered with greai frnnkness: ~ hnyo
oi1en tired to overcome this appetite, which
received from my father and mother. IN
my country, great aud small, yonng mud old,
Ifo M Ihls manner, besides eating fish, fruits
and vegetables. lfmy master neglected TO
supply this requirement of my nature. | nm
sure could not resist The desire which pos
sesScs me OF deJouripg something, and
should cause great sorrow by falling on some
person too wenk to contend with me, Nh in-
inh' Tor oNample" Having asked hini to al
low ne In see lin naked tor l. wished 10
sketch him, lhc resisted for n long time, but
finally yielded, on RECEIVING tho promise OF
nn entirely now dress, which was to send
liln lie came privately TO my house where
nc took ott the scuniy shirt Of eonrre blue
lhen which ho wore. | was thus enabled
to contemplate him quite nj my ease, mud to
paint his portrait without exposing him To
Inc punishment which would have been in.
Hicled on hIu, II he had been detected by
ils innnlcnl and superstitious mRster.p Tho
drawing nlndo under these circumstances
las been placed under tho eyes orlhe Acod,
rmy
Here arc some extracts from the descrip.
non given 10y NJ. Du Couret, ofthe Ghilnnes:
. Inc Ohllaues are a powerful race Ofnegro,
Which have strong resemblance to the
monkeys much smaller than the usual race
hey are rarely more than five feet high
They are commonly III mnhe; their bodies
IRE lean aud seep>vcnk; their arms long and
sim; their hands and feet are longer aud
latter than those of any other of the human
species: their cheeks project, and their fore
tea4 .. Law t..4 Feee.ltagl their eRis age long
md deiormed their eyes arc small, Hack,
piercing aud twinkle constantly; their noses
lro largo aud Hat; their mouth wide, aud fur
lished whh teeth very, silarp,s;rong, aud of
lnzzling Wilderness; their lips ure full and
hicks their hair curled, hut not very woolly,
4s's ~ t+.+++t+t+,-- Short Bttt-rr4rrt
inricularly distinguishes them is the prolon-
iniion of the vertebrul column This gives
o each indiyiduak uiule or female, n tail of
wo or three inches long"
finniiy, here is The portrait of Beiial, tho
lhme OF the parsonage the author encoun-
cred ut Mecca:
"fic was thin and dry but nervous aud
trong, His skin wns hlnek-bronzed. shining
oil TO the touch like veyet. His feet were
ong and fiat; his arms md legs appeared
eeble, but we'll supplied with muscles His
lbs could easily be counted His mouth
was cnovmous,his lips thick, ibis teeth strong.
,hhrp mud very white, his nose broad and
lat; his cara long and defotmed, his forehead
ow aud very reccchng; his hair not very
Noolly nor thick, hut nevertheless curly Ilo
lnd no heard, and his body was not hNiry.-
lie was very active and handy. His height
'hout five feet. Ills tail was more Ihnn three
nehrS long and almost ms lleXillle us TINT
If monkey. Ills disposition, setting aside
'ddiy of his tnstcS aud habits, WINS good md
MS fidelity WAS above nll praise"
Pusn.-Kcsp pushing; you run against
rsnow bank or a rni fence, don't 70 back
,nt push forward or to one side aud go on
!, is Of no use TO cry and lament; it will not
,elp the matter ia the lenst
o. In the West Jersey pines wide.
prend connngrulon swept over tie shore
eeiion OF Burlington aud MOnim0ulTl eeVii--