, 1873-12-05

Tho business Of manufacturing dwarts by mu-
tilatug children. uphappily, was Ut ono time fol.
lowed as a profession BY j body Of Villains WHO
hn1 reducoE It to a Bystom. In tile preliminary
cl,aptors cha Of "L'Hon;mo Oui Rit." Victor Hugo
rives An uccount Of the onorations OF tlloso nor
Sons, s which is full OF painful interest. Ihoy
called themselves Recommendations" aud they
jnhored to e,nnly tho de,uund which existed J.
oolplo Of centuries ago iu almost every Euro
pcan country for 1worfs aud distorted ht,-
man beings for tho royal palaces and for
tho homes of the wealthy nobility. The
King must l,ayo bis mishapen jester; the fine
iailyF bor fantaaIjc paro or footinan, tho noblc:
man Lis h,1nclbacls lackoy; and oyon the Sultan
Its grotosquo b,,roon for the Horaslio. The
doma,,d WIS far greater than tho supply afforded
by tue freaks Of nature, end the oon'praclhiscos
fabricated monsters upon largo scale. Tho
heatiuuarters OF this infamous fraternity were in
England, but its ranks wore recruited from all
countries, aud its operations were extended to
other countries The organization had its ORR
gin, ne believe, in Spain.
Tho Comprachicos procured children for their
purpose In various ways. Sometimes there was
III heir to an estate who was in tho wny Of some.
hoIy aud ha would be sold into tho hands OF
tic order to be mutilatcd beyond recognition.
Sometim pa,1por and orphan children would he
disposed Of by relatives who did not wish to take
care OF them; aud often. again, when the raw
tho Comprachicos would kidnnp, children for
their purposes Once in their hands, there
was no possibility that child could
bo rescued without mutilation. Taken
presses il, " tollchod up 10 TINT their parents
would not rccogulzo them" Sometimes iho
Compraobicos would operate on tho spine IN such
way that tho child would have bumped back /;
md n}for tha countepauce. They would cut tie
muscles 40 that the little ono would wenr per-
notua1 mud dabollcal grin, or would layo its fnco
set permanently in some fantastic shape. by n
peculiar process, tho growth Of another would be
stunscl 10 that tho child would DO dwarf !;
acquire l n unnatural supplonoss. Theso patients
would be sold to Rhow1nen, who trained them ns
81 81 manipulated for tLe purpose of giving Ito
chltd peculiar vocal powers. Charles II. had q
| boing thus mutlated, whose oi1lco it was to
move around the palace at night, signaling the
hours BY growing like a cock. A cortain Dr..
| kind of surgery, in which lo describes tho pro-
cesaos as if they had rightful placo among tho
practices Of science
| Tho Co.npracl,icos woro suppressed by statute
| uulor William and Mary. Their countcrparta
arc said, however, to exist ut this day in China.
| Tho Chinese operators tako child of = Or .
years old, aud put it in porcelain vaso of some
odd shape, but without lid or bottom, 80 that
| tho l,oad and foet aro exposed. lii tho dny
| timo tho vase is kent upright; at night, it IL
laid upon its sitie, 80 that tho Child may Blcep.
Tlas lie Child grows, filling up tho spaoes II,
! tho yayo with Its compressed feall mud twiBtod
| bones, Thn growth in tho bottle laats TO,
soyoral Years. At given period it is without
remedy. Whom tho mould las taken, and tic
monster is nude, they break the vase aud tnt
child comes out OF it.-1o- Day
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Dom k'latt ON Mast.
n rocant,ottcr nnnp piatt rnode tim fnl1o,g
iur 81 ro,parls man tho % noted T caricnturist i Il
III H. Ihrlnre'l At ,unn tint tIis listi1,uis1pa cnr
nat"rirt left fur Euronn iass st,tnnor in soarcl
of "otni heslth ThiH in not correct, Ho wou
~ ffo,,1o,, inni,r, for c,n,,ln,mant Tia mitrhi
hoyt, , a""tsa r11 M coracenant bMt nnfortunatof,
for lin. tho 1tile I'll foow carried WITH linn cor:
to oi 'Iu' aneemos su .u. Of s ls skl Tho Egshmo1
cnmld Int nnnrocnto his local political ljty. n1,t
i.n fnr to Hanra anita iaa,isie tho nubisnln.
MI. taI ~ ,!oi t,nav m,,t IL" wc..n nn;tc M
nna;,od .r we, he yn saw tlnm for tho tlrst timo
sr,,o ar,;at not nnlv fain to unferatuud l,ia nj,