Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-13
A MAN WOLF.


Rev. DR.. Butler, the we'll known Metho-
odist Missionary, who established the mis-
sion of that Church in India, in 1856; re-
Gently returned to this country He makes
the following statement of a remarkable
case:
In 1859 British soldier, while bearing
a dispatch from one Magistrate to another
in the kingdom Of Dude, passed an unfre-
quented ravine, where he saw pack of
Wolves, and with them a human being,
and evidently one of their company. I'm
mediately turning back, he reported the
circumstance to the magistrate for whom
he was travelling. The latter forthwith
mustered number of coolies and went to
the place. The pack of wolves fed short
distance and soughtrefuge in sort of cave
OR den. Beginning to dig the party soon
discovered the feet Of the wild man, and,
drawing him forth, succeeded in binding
and carrying him to town. DR.. Butler has
seen him often since, and says he Is EVIL
IDENTITY I. man, and at the time of his cap
ture apparently about p years Of age.
The captured creature at first violently,
resisted the attempt to put clothing upon
him, but after awhile ceased to tear the gar
ment He is now kept by gentlemen in
the city of Thabje Vampore, some eight
hundred miles west of Calcutta. When first
taken he was unwilling to eat nything but
raw meat, and has never been able to speak
or make any approximation to a knowl-
edge of the alphabet If any one looks ear
nestly or sharply at him he expresses his
annoyance by half uttered grunt, imme-
diately turning away and settling upon his
launches in corner of the room, or lies
down. He eats his food off the ground +;
and although evidently human being,
is in habits wolf, with the instincts Of that
beast
| This is certainly an anamolous fact in
natural history, although it is said that four
similar cases are known to have occurred
in India, presenting the same general
facts
Wolves abound in India, where the in
habitants live wholly in the cities and vii
lagos and at the approach ofnight all per-
sons employed in the open country retire
to these clusters Of houses or huts, and
these rowing and ferocious animals find free
range. It frequently happens that wolf
steals into house and carries off a child.
So frequently is this the case that in the
schedules furnished for recording the NOR
tality in each place, one column is headed
Carried off by Wolves"
DR.. Buffers theory Of this strange case
is that she-wolf probably carried off this
person when he was an infant, but that be-
fore she devoured her prey the child in
stinctive searched for food Beginning to
draw its nourishment it awoke in the wolf
the maternal instinct which led to the pres
ervation of its life, and thus the boy lived
and grew.
Group. Wiring linen cloth-cotton
will do, but linen is preferable of
cold water. fold it SO as to make several
thicknesses, and place it upon the child's
throat and chest, then fold dry flannel
and wrap carefully over it. Warm the
childs feet-with hot stones II necessary
and cover with plenty Of bed-clothes and
let IL 20 W sleep you cdu nv poIceve
when it awakes that it has even cold. It
acts like charm.
The Warrenton Sentinel says that the
United States mail between the famous
Stone House, on the battlefield, and Ma
nassas Station, distance Of five and a half
miles, is carried by little girl of not more
than fourteen years of age. AS her mail
matter is not very bulky, she carries it in
the pocket Of her riding habit; and though
she sits her steed gracefully, and goes at
breakneck speed, she rides without saddle
or stirups, merely using in their stead a
common saddle blanket.
Lieut.. COL Gay, commanding the post
at Columbus, Miss, has issued an order
which requires the immediate departure
from the city of all freedmen who have no
visible means of support. Those disobey-
ing the order will be promptly arrested
and dealt with severely.