M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-16
NEN NlTR TAILSi

authentic DE. Tails, translated from
the October number of the Gazette
HGbdomOdairs, by John w. Green,
NJ, d. DR.. Hubach, Hospital Phys
ician at ConstanliaopIe, has addressed
letter on the subject Of Men wiih
Tails, which adds many interesting
details Of those already received from
travellers We will briefly lay before
our readers the information, more or
less positive, which we possess on the
existence Of this curious variety orthe
human species, and of which the earl
lest idicalion dates back as far as 1876.
IN. Y. Medical Times.
Mr.. EDIToR;-At this time, when
attention seems to be concentrated on
the subject ola tail-bearing race called
Nam MANS, it gives me much pleas
nre to be able to add some observations
which | have had occasion to make
at ConstantinopIe.
In 1862, saw for the first time one
of this race, 6 negress; struck by this
phcncmonoa, linserroga,td her'maslef,
a slave merchant. was informed by
him that there existed, in Nigritis, Al.
rica, a tribe called MAN Mans; that
all the members OF this tribe bear the
scandal appendix; and, as exaggcralion
is necessity TO the Oriental imagina
tion, he assured me that he had seen
tails two feet inlcnglh. The one OBJ
served by me was smooth, and wiihou.
hair, and without hair was two inch
es in length, and terminated in point.
The negress was black as ebony; her
hair was crispcd; the teeth were white,
thick, and inserted upon the alveolar
processes, strongly incining outward.
The four CANNES were filed; her eyes
were injected with blood, She ate
raw meat with much relish; clothes
were disagreeable to her.
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 coDceall for human
ilesb.
Her tribe eat the flesh Of prisoners
taken in battles with the neighboring
nations with whom they are constantly
at war. -
When any ofthem die, the relatives,
instead of in'erring the body, eat it,
from this cause thete are no cemeirie:
in the country.
They do not all lead a wandering
life, many oil them construct huts will
the branches of trees; they manuiact
ure the implements OF war and of agri
culture, cultivating maize, grain, &C.
Cattle are also bred by them.
The NiGm-NiamS have Language
which is altogether primitive; it con
tains many Arabic words. They e
eniirely naked, and wish for nojhin.
but to satisfy their sensual appetiles.--
The strongest among them become
Ibeir chief; he it is who leads them tt
battle, and it is he who divides the
booty. Itis not known whether they
have religion; but it is probable they
have not, from the very great faculty
with which they embrace any that !,
taught them. 1t is very difficult tc
civiIize them, their instinct leading
them always TO search for human flesh
there are examples of slaves who have
killed and then devoured the children
OF their masters who had been confdeC
Ito their care. 80 .s
Isaw last year man of the same
race having tail one inch and hal
long covered with few hairs. Hi
seemed to be about thity.6ve years o
sage, was robust, OF good constitution
ebony black, lower Jaw spoken o
above, j. e., the alseoles Inclined out
ward. Their CANNES are filed in orde
to diminish their masticatory lorce.
The Man Mans are endowed will
Herculean strength, The merchant.
rejec, them, as they are sovery difiicul
to subiugate, and thepeople fear 10 con
fide to them the guard of their houses
knew, at Constantinople, the, sol
Of an apothecary, ten years ofage,whr
was born with a tail one inchin length
he belongs to the white Caucasian