Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-06-20
MEN WITH TAILS.

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from some French paper. The New
York Medical Times has the following
further information in regard to this mat
ter of human caudal appendages
"Dr. Hulsch, Hospital Physician at
Constsntinople, has addressed letter on
the subject of " Men with Tails" which
adds many interesting details to those al
ready received from travellers. We will
briefly lay before our readers the infor-
nation more or less positive, which we
possess, on the existence of this curious
variety of the human species, and Of
which the earliest indication dates as far
back as 1877.
Nh. EDITOR At this time, when at
tention seems to be concentrated on tail
bearing race, Niam-Niams, it gives me
much pleasure to be able to add some
observations which have had occasion to
make at Constantinople.
In 1859, I saw, for the first time, one
of this race, negress struck by this
phenomenon, 1 interrogated her master,
slave merchant. I was informed by
him that there existed in Nigritia, tribe
called Mann Mans that all the mem
bers of this tribe bear the caudal appen-
dix; and as exaggeration is a necessity to
the oriental imagination, he assured me
that be had seen the tails two feet in
length. The one observed by me was
smooth, without hair, and was two inches
in length, and terminated in a point.
The negress was black as ebony her
hair was crisped /; the teeth were white,
and inserted upon the alveolar process
strongly inclining outwards. The four
CANNES were filed, her eyes were in
iected with blood. She ate raw meat
with much relish, clothes were disagree
able to her; soon intelligsnes etat aH
niveau de eelle des gems de son espece.'
Her master had offered her for sale for
six months at an exceedingly low price,
but was unable to sell her, the horror
which she inspired not residing in her
tail. but in her taste-which she took no
pains to conceal-for human flesh.
Her tribe eat the flesh of prisoners ta-
ken in battle with the neighboring nation,
with whom they are constantly at war.
When any of them die, the relatives
instead of intering the body, eat it; from
this cause, there are no cemeteries in the
country. .
They do not all lead wandering life,
many of them construct huts with the
branches of trees they manufacture the
impliments of war and of agriculture,
cultivating maize, grain, etc. Cattle are
also bred by them.
The Niam-Niams have a language
which is altogether primitive it contains
many Arabic words. They go entirely
naked, and wish for nothing but to sat-
isfy their sensual appetites. Les fills
eouehant avec lsures nseres,les .trOres GUsc
leures, saeurs, etc. /; there is frightful
pell-mell. The strongest among them be-
comes their chief he it is who leads
them to battle, and it is he who divides
the booty. 1t is not known whether they
have any religion, but is probable they
have not from the facility with which
they embrace any that is taught them,
1t is very difficult to civilize them, their
instinct leading them always to search
for human flesh there are examples Of
slaves who have killed and then devour-
ed the chilnren of their master, who had
been confded to their care.
saw, last year, a man of this same
race, having tail one inch and half
long, covered with a few hairs. He
seemed to be about 35 years of age, was
robust, ofgood constitution, ebony black,
and had the same particular conforma-
ton of the lower jaw, spoken of above,
/. g., the alveoles incline outward. Their
CANNES are filed in order to diminish
their masticatory force.
The Niam-Niams are endowed with
Herculean strength. The merchants re.
ject them, as they are so very difficult to
subjugate, and the people fear to con-
fide to them The guard of their houses.
1 knew, at Constsntinople, the son Of
an apothecary. ten years of age, who
was born with tail. one inch in length
he belongs to the white Caucasian race,
One of his ancestors presented the same
anomaly. These phenomena are gener'
ally regarded, in the east, as sign o.
brute force.
The Turks have known, for q long
time, this race of men, and are very
much astonished that scientific Europe
seems to ignore their existence al this
late day. HULsoH.
To sum up by scientific view of the
case, the existence of "men with tails, y
appears incontestible and if travellers
raise doubts on the subject. it is probab'
ly because they confound the Nam
Mans. their neighbors of the first, an
thropophagi like them, but deprived o.
the appendsge.
Five of the sweetest words 10 the En-
glish language begin with H-Heart,