Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-08
SCELLANE0U
AMY RACE OF MEN.

IL lafrFSTnndehce " ~ ~. u au'"@ vs.
:. p,sI.. Srrr 6. is.g-ia a fonner letter. ] menthsn
cd 4, You that Col mel Dso,ure,. w,o had already rene
frsisd far in afncs. was ah,u' ~ st out m new s"'
extensive exnlafai bon II Ave yssrs. nndef the special s"s
rf~rs Il the French Government and al he charge o. inc
treasury. Tue Minister 81 Pnbiic insifneu,n ASA .
were Rad al the sitting Il he 20ih insttni. Al III
came time the C.,lo,.el addressed In the Aeatemy a no'ir'
Of ..ae race 4 the Gl,1incs inhsb'iing ihe ln'rfi'f o
lAfuca. and fenossed amsn1 The ne'ehls,f'"e a'es .
.aydaf,d. or having tails. Tbs matter Is - curious ila'
have cssad /, hc isnsla'eJ for yu what has b-ef
published al.-ui II, by one Of The srieu'hr rsp'fiersl Lord
N,oh,dd, viii npt have erred - much az to his primitive
stick.
Fiumf the Scientific Report.
There Exists . rara Of men, WIN, according 10 the re-
parf of certain ira vellers, are originally Of The kinsip"
Il Gondsf; OF Of alhers, who say hey i'ftah'i Sond'n
IN the SAITH. whose Z.Ipairal cbarsciefis,ics are 10
msrkahle. rt-y hsv. . Unlike sppendsge formed BY
The ei.ogsliso Il the vertebrsi column. and they are the
last link in The human race. The slave merchants can
ot disp~e II ,l,rm without d tfienliy. 81 bad Is their
reputation. The traits. which Distinguish Them, are
hide.rus ngllness Of face and figure. ungosefaable temPefs.
and siolid intellect. SHme ~ this race are TO be 'oone
al.o 10 The Philippine Islands, hut they were. doubtless.
AIRED ,Ather by the slave merchants. However this
NAV be, when \ Levantine is hooking on, or slaves
10 the Fast, he is always warned no, 10 purchase one
who has a tail he !. told-"Of all slaves. this is the
least pfi6 ahl-." This race OF men Is very far behind
that Of which Fourier dreamed. and which was. s'm
uay, 10 u Cunt hHt y 10 VI "aht 't""y "f""'J NV"
ph ysicsly.
N. Do Caurfi. who was in Mecca in The year lsi3.
sax IN individual ii the species we have just mentioned.
aad belonging. he was Told, To the breed ri GhilahceS IN
the Soufh. Though It be n the first that we have heard
of he race 81 uen spoken of. who are furnished with
tails. nagrftbe!eas The fact Is not sufficiently common TO
take away IT. interest. We will, Therefore. enter some
what in driAil npon this strange organ.c manifestation
II inhabited Mecca in lsi2,r saysM Du Cnuret, land
being often At lhe house of an fmlr with whom WIS
.-.,. 4 IL. a.. t4. e tLaI Faan md Ill
him how much tho Europeans doubted 81 the existence
oi men with tails, that Is 10 say, The volebral enlhnn
elongated externally. In order 10 convince me Of the
roaflty II the species. the f.mir ordered befaro me ono Of
hts slaves called Bollal. who was about thirty years old.
,rho had a tani, and wlo belonged tn his Tribe. On sur
vcylng his man was thoroughly coavinced. lie spike
Arabic well. and appeared rather Intelligent. lie told
me. that. in his counify. far beyond the SEMINAR, which he
had crossed. they spike a different language this. ir
want nf practice, he had entirely forget IN; that OF his
cimpniriois, whom he estimated nj 80 or 40 thousand.
sons worsbipped the sun. The mmn, or stars; others. the
serpent and he slurces u m immense river, in which
they inundated thoif yio'ins -pinbahly The mnnih Of
the Nile that they ate with delight raw flesh, rs bloody
as ps shlc, and that they loved human flesh above all
things thai, afef theit battles with the neighl~rlng
lnbes. they slaughtered and deyourcd their prisoners
without Distinction ui aye ~ sex. bni that The women
aud children aeI. preferable, tue flesh being more del
icaie.
This Ghilsne had become a dcvout Mu sui man and had
lived Is years in the Holy City. The %iondness, the ne
cessliy, even FOR raw frsh C. really was a want for him
did no, fail 10 refhrn u;on him; and his master, therefore,
by n precaulipn. never failed. when this fit was on him
tn prov lde him with an enormous piece OF raw mutton.
" hich he consumed ravononsly, belure every body. This
desire fr raw flesh showed itseli pefioJically; sometimes
twice a ~ eek. Being asked why he did n"l iry TO cor
rect such a habit, he answered with great frankness |
have often tried Ia uvsrcoIne lhis appetite, which receiv-
ed from my father and mother. ln,oy country, great and
snail. young and old. live in this manner. besides eating
f.h. fruits and vegetables. u my master neglected u
supply this requirement of my naiufe, | nm sure could
moi resis, the desire which possesses me Of devouring
s%,neihing, and should cause great . 'rfow by falling on
spme peisun ton weak to contend with mean infant for
example. Having asked him 10 allow me b. see him ma
ked, (or wished 10 sketch him. } he resisted for a long
lime, bu, fnall yielded. on receiving the promise Of an
entirely new dress, which was 10 send him and he came
privately To my huuse. where he to1k off the scanty shirt
Of coarse blue linen which he wore. was thus enabled
10 contemplate him quite at my ease, and 10 paint his ror-
trait without xposing him Ia the punishment which
would have been Inflicted on him, il he hnd been detect
ed by his fsnatieal aud superstitions MASTER" The draw
ing under these circumstances has been placed under
the eyes OF the Academy.