The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
A WONDERFUL CURIOSITY.

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newmli dcrarutc fron th. NORMAL -rowth
Of man hqs .it.i the curi i,y u every enc.
Princes q, llhtcd To have the greatest ,xtrcmcs
Of inaah "a IN their fctnuos, and the country
was eagerly ransackcd for both giants and
twarf. Even the s.crcd historian Moses,
nough bat tcw names are vouchs dcd to us
from thosD early TINES, did not hesitate to ecnd
down To- later acrs the names ~ giants 81 those
days. De go Swift has imnurtali1ed his name by
me most cXtravag INT trtvcsty Il any ago ~ the
production " tnc wonderful adventures OF Gul-
over among the Lilmutinns and tho Brobdirna-
Iians.
We an remember with what pri lc Frcdcricl,
Ibe GroAt exhibited his rcgin eat Of giants to
his ro,al vsitors, AMI how difficult Tor hiia to
procure them. hut in all my researches have
yet to hni parallel to the g 800 brought t. ms
notice last summer In riry county, lcInCs~
IL often hJpli 49,. thHt nature esther too soon T.
rests her work or hufri'- VI up too RAPIDLY, THUS
forming the dwarf or citrt. and tui. o. ctsilv
exp tiued. lh- dwarf tiullt tD,- growing,
and the iesiutlntiNc trgtns ~ The giant rN
more rapidly ihan uttaI hui .iil ii, Us 81 49,
at the customary axe Il nu td.lf. j. Il this So
not the CI.V.Ntn J.u.t- lluu. tine ouncss "e
giant lie cxnin1': within hi, a denii"te
from nature ehuniy "a. u9 ml and singular. !
VII ccsciihc my visit go hh
Lest summer business called mo 10 Linden.
VIE 'I FiddEA E rS24 EI i,hi neI T r
she'd Church. In cunvcr,ati ~ with htm cue
dsv as To tie prculnrit.s OF his county hr
nenti',ed ain NJ other tninE. the existence "a
James lIDrncr vino. be- SAID, q" was itn;, Tut
be was not aiw ,is one
TnE GIANTS ntsroRY.
James iiginer' IN lI'ac"n cont nn'd, was a.
eiii1ru ot Perry go mtg. ono oI itWllN of b.ht
rhiiir'n n. none If Whom La "a Iiuit,d any uu-
usual traits, At OEhtech Vcua nc WAS wtl.
cred aud eighty ro.ui-. 81 iNcnty. tuc 600 " -
six inches taller. aud wci-hci t'o uuudrei uul
ven Ill.,, 7..l'i w. 80 1'" =" ,"''.' .'N - ''f ~
And then III ,,v nN the .malir,-a nf la clo.h...
en- is ,"'n ''g u'sl IN I,o -H i,,t
NH '." fN,. tN '' " h,'" 20 l'h- u'
yt 81 .. ~. ~ '',',', u 'tI '' l-u, "l .r,N
en- ir'' nm, l'u'r' "iH j. N'lN ~ " my 'nl
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~ ''"' ''''' "'" sunny IL "-
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ltl, Wa L.,",, hi"i ~ tnNt Ir,etitln."
10 gee t!' lllh' anu ll.,l w htw u hiudlN con-
SEN IT, .ccowran' me- ; on tic morning OF
yuls - 3d. H,''l'H VlH no." i"h''h 70
the lnuu Of the c. ross, Wurre lie lived witu
9l' ih'I'f' ''.ht 'hW lric, ne Nl' fflns " is
bHr ma "n thr-r J. j.! iIucs W.. ! !, us th'f
Co. We l"le ''i""Sa III, VA i' '4 De-,
Gre 'ri "l"te tae lchcr u'itht ol 10 o."
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n l.., 81 l.' w.. ID. Vs., "'r
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ne. i. t,'n.o ~ 81 n len.
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Al" $3.50 IS Tree. 'lN,f N sac 4.iI' o.. b o. b. tI'
'tecn side. Oh, ihc hnls "cr, c.t,4 vlta
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shiiini ~ rh' ".I ever Co.,. ir TO- DF
every hDr. IT m tie purge. ..efr tl.4 ..f s.
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