The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-02
Translated from the French the washington Globe.
Men with Tails


ccssful has appeared in the last number of the
Medical and pharmaceutic France. 1t is the
full length portrait ola man with q tail, drawn
at Mecca in 1912, by the only European who
can speak otherwise than by hearsay Of that
singular variety of our species. The artist is
the traveller known in Africa. the theater of his
discoveries, by the name OF Hadji-Abdel-Ha-
mid Dcy. and in Frame, his native country,by
that of NJ. du COuret. -.f .... .... 4.
1t is long TINS since men provided with
this appendagc have been talked about. aud OF
which only certain monkeys of distinc lion. the
chimpanzee. the gorilla, and the orang-outang
are destitute. They were talked about in the
days of Ptolcmy, and if modern travellers are
to be believed. it sa very common phenome-
non. Some of their relations ppear, however.
to he worthy OF credit. .....-
One traveller relates. that be saw at Tripol
a negro named MObamed. u native Of BOurnou.
who had IA tail half i foot long. Mohamed de-
claircd that all his tribe were tailed. rs well as
himself, and the slave merchants confirmed
what he said.
The IlOllandcr, John Struys. saw. with his
own eyes. in the island of Formosa a man
sporting caudal appendage more than foot
long. and covered with red hair very much
like an OK tail" and, according to him, all the
inhabitants OF the southern part OF Formosa
were in the same predicament. -... .
five are TO believe Gcmelli. Manila is in
habitcl by negroes with tails four or five feet
long. And liorncmann airms that. between
the gulf OF Benin and AbysSinia. there are an
thropopliagi with tails. called Nam Mans.
Nevertheless down to the present time these
relations were classcd with those that asserted
the existence OF The mOIOculi. or cyclops. in Ia
dia ; the Blemmyes. or acephali, in Iy bia the
centaurs. i'll Scythia; the tritoas, syrcns. mere
ids. etcctcra-all OF which was believed in for
mer times. and which Saint Isldore. for exam
pie. believed to be very probable. although he
disbeicved the existence OF the autipodes, and,
indie. d. that was generally dsLclieveJ.
Since the discovery of VI. Couret the thing is
now incontestible. and every one can have the
salts! faction OF looking at the authentic Likeness
Of Il man with Il tail, which supplement is
three INCHES in !ea2ih, and almost as flexible as
the tail Of II monkey.
VI. Courct adds, that his mode! has the gift
Of speech. and that. besides his maternal Ian
gua.e, he speaks the Arabic Huenty. lie was
Il slave. and worked for his master. who was
obi ed to give him ration OF raw nation cv-
cry morning. and. as nc was anhropopia gous
by nature. this was d wise prccaution.
All the member; ofii tribe. which is that OF
the Gh.lauos-'iie same. probably. ~ the NJ
am-Eia.nS. which i mach more Ola negro name
--arr according to the Mecca Slave, provided
with the c.intal rroion cation. Since his first
communication upon the u!,lcct. II. Conrct has
maze voyage in Africa. and he had been
specially charged by the French Government
to obtain a Nam Nam. Unfortunately. he
was not able to reach that tribe, bat its ex:s-
tcncc is confirmed iy many proofs, that it
becomes difficult % doubt it.
The Sailan OF Tuonrt. whose acquaintance
VI. Cuuret iDrmed in africa. declares that he
once ha,! in his capital IA nc.ress of the race o.:
the MAN Mans. Of the usual confirmation, e..
C.. cqI'prtd vita Il tally
Prince Hohamcd. son of the last Sultan Of
Fczzan. confirmed. when he was in Paris. the
existence OF the Mann Mans, at the south OF
Bonraou, and stated that his brother, who
re; g:!s there hal Taf.r war upon them.
NJ. VI. Arnaut and Naysicre. travcIsrs in Alb
ys,inia, Rochct d'llcr.court, d Abas.a and
Francis de Castcinau. haze all heard ot the Nj
am MAINS. The last has collected with respect
to then, The declarations CT a dozen negroes Of
Soutian. and he attaches great value to tie
dec .aratiOn u: a certain M.hammal, or Manuel,
ne 70 slave ut Balm. remarkable for his in
tcilgencc, WHO had mad. Il very long Journey
and Who's, ycrac.iy was attcs c,! on various DC
ca,ions. tbs Man'icl stated that he had made
part OF al expedition OF lIaoas>?, coud acted Ly
the sultan Of ha!io. against the Main Mans
the object OF which was expressly 20 verify
th"ir existence. We will let II. Cas.cluau
sp' ID
Thc lIaoHssa expedition slept nine night, in
these forests OF LaHciandon frequently it was
necessary to open road for ;hr hcrSer and
iilly animals We're seen. Lut not :: single man.
Upon getting ont OF the forest, they began to
ascend high mountains, and few DAYS alter
wards they discovered a land of wild Mann
Mans. Trey were sleeping in the sun: the
iiaou-sis approached them silently. and mas
sacr d tie whole. They all had tails. aI,oo;
forty ccntimctcrs (about fifteen inchcs) in
length. aud two or three t!:ck and they were
without: hair. Among the dead were several
women. who had tail, also. Ii every other re-
spect these people rescmb.cI Their heroes
They were entirely naked.
Some days afterwards they fill in with Other
bands, who met with the san,c fate. One o. the
bI.ds was en- gagged in eating human flesh, and
the heads OF three men We're still roasting n,
tie lire on poles driven into the earth Man
uc belonged TO the vanguard. and saw many
ri 81 people killed; he examined the bodies.
measured the tails, and can have no doubt Of.
their existence.
The Iiaouassas W re six months in the conn
try. exploring and ravaging it. 1t is covered
wish very high rocks. The greater part Of the
Nam Mains live in the holes in the rocks. but
some OF them build miserable huts of straw
The llaoHassas were frequently attacked by
these sayagcs. and they k, He'd a great number
OF Them The people are a dull black their
teeth are filed and their bodies not tattoocd
They obtain fire by mcanS Of stone found in
The country. Their arms arc clubs, arrows and
Javciii!s: When they attack, they utter sllril
yci>. They Cultivate rice. maze. and other
grains. and fruits unknown to the iIlouassas ::
they are we'll formed. and their hair woollv.
he chief Of the Nam Mans begged Tor mer-
cy. but the King of kano ordered all the pri-
soHcrs TO be Killed. because they hat tails. and
he did not believe that any one would buy such
slaves.
The Mann Mans have a breed of small cattle
without horns. and goats OF d great SIZE, as well
sheep.
IT, a. cannot be doubted. this strange peculi-
arity is that OF the whole race, its accidental
appearance among the varieties of the human
species. from which it j. habitually absent is
not at all improbable. five are TO believe GER
tain authors. this fact is not very uncommon
J. Il. ltobinet in book entitled. Efforts Of
Nature in her attempt to Make Mana book
in which is to he found all the cxtravagancics
indicated by the titlc-citcs very numerous cx-
amplcs.
a certain Cruyillicr dc la Crontat, who was