The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-06-14


Mr.. Du CnAuLu, the African traveller, re.
comfy lectured before the Long IslAhd
distorted Society, on Equatorial Africa aud
the Gorilla. Tho regions through which
he passed had never been visited by a
white man before, and its inhabitants and
animals were different from those found
elsewhere. lie thus spoke of
THE GORILLA.
You cannot claim single bone more
tlan the gorilla. Tho gorilla has thirteen
pairs OF ribs, and the man has twelve and
you must remember that man long timo
ago lost one pair of ribs, which woman
ought to know something about. Perhaps
bachelors still retain the thirteenth pair.
TIL, great power of tho gorilla, compared
with mans, is well shown and accounted for
in this immense ridge (roferring TO painting
Of gorilla, to q ridge OF bono represented
on il, running from the cheek to the parieta)
bones), TO which powerful muscles are at
taohed. lie is very much like man in
hight. have had in my collection speci-
mems hvo teot ten inches in length. The
gorilla roams in tho forest and feeds on
berries; never remaining two days in the
same place. With his enormous CANNES,
doubted his being exclusively veg
etariau, aud examined the stomachs of all
those that killed, to see if there were
traces of animal food, but in examining
some 40 specimens in that way, | never
found any trace ct it and think we must
therefore conclude that he is vegetarian.
Some gorillas measure 5 feet 10 inohes
round the chest, while the middle finger of
the hand on some of them measures six to
six and a half inches in circumference. He
has the same number of teeth as man
the milk teeth--at first 2S teeth, and four
| additional, as he grows older, making 81
! His strength is enormous; ne pairs with
his mate, aud they go together. remem-
| ber tho first time | saw the male gorilla
We were going to the forest, when suddenly
| hear a cropping of branches ahead of me
! We approached nearer, and soon heard h
terrific barking roar, and saw the enormous
beast loo ing us straight in the taco. Iher
he beat his breast with his enormous
hands, and it resoundcd like the beating o.
large drum. Then he gave vent to roal
after roar. 1t was like an apparition o
the devil before me. We fired at ant
killed him. am very happy to say tha
! gorllas die very easily, and it any Que has
practiced GOODNESS no can be pretty sure II
| kllllllS nun, lOI llc lS 80 IblEb lllhb NON wv
not require much skill to hit him. | have
killed hyenas md leopards and hippopotami
| and came gradually TO tho pitch where
could face gorilla. When we were il
! the Bakaai forest on one occasion. one OF
my men had become separated from the
party and heard groan, and the tremend
uous roar of the gorilla. We hurried it
| the direction whence the noise came, anC
found the man lying in pool of blood
The gorilla had struck him with his hand
as a ion would with his paw, and LITERAL.
laid him open. Not being carnverous, HI
had not troubled him further. The female
seems to be very kind to her young.
have had several specimens of the young
gorilla. shipped one. aud, in order not tt
be troubled, got bill of lading, aud sen
him to Messrs. Barring & Brothers, London
and it was on tho bill that | was to pa.
G200 on receipt of the live gorilla. III
died four weeks after he was put on board
had succeeded in taking three photo
graphs OF the live gorilla. This little icllov
was instantly put in a rage by the sight o
the camera. The gorilla never gets tame
is different in that respect from the chm
panzee. 1t may some day be possible t
have tame ono, but the operation o
tanning him will be an exceedingly diihcul
one. As to capturing full grown gorilla
it is entirely out of the question. Wit
jaws so strong that he leaves great dents i
iron ii he bites it, he could not be securet
even if entrapped. The huge ridge o
bone before referred to, with the alta chin
muscles connecting with the lower jaw
show that he has nearly as much strengt
in his jaw as lion has. But think W
have not quite found out all the habits of IT,
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