Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-15


In fact, il would require rather more credoiity
10 believe them, tllsa TO take as authentic ne
narrative of Velasauez IL is true the non.use
by them Of the organs Of sp .ech might result
from idioeyi but. On this point. os well IS iie
dcn that they are dwarfs, distinguished VIZ
Ter In the Eclectic Medical Joulnd writes n
confirmation Of the impression Which every
nc must realize on observing them lie say;
a Cerebral Psychologist has but 10 see them
- lie satisfied that they neither d" arls nor
diets. No possible investigation oil idiocy' as
now understood, can discover their place.
hey are absolutely, as far removed from H. as
the most gifted man amongst US. Idiots never
nlunifcst all Of the human faculties, nor III o
quillbiium. those which they have bat Inc
contrary is the fact IN both respects, Win
these children"
But hat are they A new echeih--a long
existing, but newly discovered original grnda
ton in the human family2 We believe not
Ana,omically they are the same and as per
feet as the negro, Indian, or white race, and
doubtless, us those. through perhaps causes
accidentally originals well as apecular social
condition. they row appear as ian exception
20 anything hitherto known in the history Of
our race
But we do not propose TO attempt solution
If the mystery in which their origin and na-
tionality is involved. We leave that task, IN.
tcresting though it be, TO those more lea, ned II,
the spheres Of Physiological and chronological
science.
We give IN this connection, from the tx.
press,thc following notice of an in tereollng Ia
cldeni which happened at the Masonic Hall
last Saturday:
When present with three Mnsters and
brother editor there occurred one of the most
aifcctiny incidents " have ever Witnessed
The liuIe girl Barroa in playing With small
dol or huoseholl god which was brought from
Mexico by a Lieutehan, In the u. ). service,
let i, fall and broke of he head. When asked
by M Morrss, the A gcut,f she were not sor.
~, she shook her head meaning that she was
not; whereupon Mr.. NJ. called" Mac or MAX.
NO, who was laying with some little boys IN
mother part of the room; he came running up
in n playful manncr.when Mr. Nj. held up be.
fore him tho head of the image in one hand, and
he i1odv of in the other, We have never seen
such animmediate change from joy TO extreme
woe, as was exhibited by the poorlittIe fellow.
SO soon as his eye rested upon the broken i'm
lee, he raised both of his arms, as do the peo
Die of Central America III their worship, and
ben gently and slowly brought them down
and clasped them before him, and bending his
body forward at the same time, but keeping
MS upturned eyes steadily upon the image
Poor little fellowlhow we pltied him;his coun
enance was the most intensely sorrowful we
have ever seen. For some time lie took no
noiice of anything around him.
This image bears strong resemblance 10
.Lese children whom it is said were kept in
cells and worshipped; their position In sitting is
precisely that OF the idol which was broken, and
ofeneravings which we have all seen. We be.
live the history which we have them, & MOTH
ing has, or could have more strengthened the
belief than the little incident which we have
corded above. The boy must have recoIected
something of the facts In connection with it, or
he would not have exhibited such signs Of deep
grief and sorrow.