The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-08
THE AZTEC CHILDREN.

The following account from the Boston
Post will give our readers a good idea Of
these curious children.
The boy named "NIavimo" il about ten
years OF 1gr, and 80 inchos IN hcight: weighs
20 pound, o.; circumference OF head, / y
inches,
The girl uamcd "Bnr'olo," is about eight
years of age, and 2gI inches l.. = igrt weight
II lhs, circumference OF head, 3 inches
In both the arms aud lees are of the Pipe
stem order Of animal architecture, but are
muscular, strong aud tough. Their physio-
logical anatomical formations haze been pro-
nounccd perfect hy DR.. Warren. after sevc-
raj very careful examinations; and although
their heads are in size rather smaller than
the average Of new born infants. the anato-
misis have not been able to discover on the
skulls any sign whatever Of artificial com
preston. Those who have not had an OPP
portunty Of seeing them will hardly bc able
to conceive Of the outer appearance ola child
under a yard in height with head less than
a day old babes and finely developed nose.
long enough for a brigadicr generals
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ally arr there is nothing lwarf,likc in their
action or appearance. Though almost mute.
they can eat, drink, laugh and be- merry. and
jump, run and climb. Max loves to strike
out with his fist, stamp on the floor when his
blow falls short, and tn bang away on his
drum. and little Barty busics herself very
much with n little cradle, and is in the habit
Of running mp to her brother and wiping his
face with her handkerchief whenever IL oc-
ours To her that his appearance would be i'm
proved by the operation, and Max submits
with good grace. When not annoyed by
having too much fun poked at them BY over
waggish visitors, they are deeile, afTcctionatc
and playful but when teased,or treated with
iudignty, each can command 'scloud-com.
pelling' countcnance and give full express
ion to the emotions Of anger and el,sdain their
dark lustruus ewes Lighting mp with wrathful
fires. Their fondness for frolic is great, and
it dealt with gently they will sport from morn
till night
Their mutcncss is attributable to the Cas-
par Hauser scclusion 70 which they must have
been subjected from their birth. Their vo-
cal organs are perfect and since they have
been under the intelligent care of Mr. Knox.
they have been taught 10 articulate so far as
TO utter with tolerable distinctness the words
papa" Petty" John" "din-
ny" and ''suppy." IL squite possible that
they are represented TO be in the cxtraordi-
nary narrative which was sent to this coun-.
try with them viz: descendants OF the kaan-
rs, an order of pagan priesthood in Central
America now heiIFts cNuhcG AhtlI lcdt-
nrcs differ from those of the Aztec Indians
yCugraiffy y, thrrr rhEy correspond IN 4 rFuIIrka
,te trgrcC 10 the profiles on the bas-relitfs
ound on the temple ruins at Palcnquc, as
in thu rrrat work of Mr. StexGat
IN Central America. That those protiIcs
were intended to commemorate pers0ns OF
nme exclusive and distinguished order among
he Aztecs is exceedingly probable, and IL is
siually probable that it was a select order
IT priesthood. 1t may have been, and may be
till, in the interior OF Central America, a
practice 70 .sccludc some members of r de-
-utrri ti,ttttls ss'I-t train thcm-np as mutcs,
With q vleN te-usiHs them ultimately IN the
ny -tcricus and riOua iraude oipagaih=m