, 1877-12-01

jEStEE1AA3 al ul8 IDUll6J Hattluk Ill OA lN9
stovc, chatting with bis wife, the Nova Scotia
| gfantcs.. The Captain is a graro gentleman,
who takes lie seriously. In his boyhood he Gu
.joycd good common-schoo1 education, whcl,
llo las since supplemented with w1o reading,
especially On tho SUBJECT OF physical develop.
ment. His pet theory Is ttat 1ncntal develop
mcnt leads to growth Of body and physical de-
Fetopmcnt to growth OF mind, always provided
that the development Ia noruaf.
The Captain is satisfied tilht tho rncc Is not
degencratlng physically, and that bigger mcu
are produced nowadays than ever before. Co.
linth, be says, fs described as six cubts and a
span in stature, but whp knows certainly low
much cublt or a apan vast Besides, tile Jcws
were q smalf people, and would havo re-
gnrded with wonder man who, among o taller
race, might hare attracted no special nottcc So
OF tho biz Greek dnd Roman lerocs; in the ab-
scnce OF dcfnftc Information rs to their Inches,
tue Captain waves rhem aside: When he vls,ed
devoted considerable tfmo to an Investigation
OF tho legends Of English giants.
First y he said. II went to tho Tower Of
London, whcro found tho suits OF atlnor Of
the three gtants, oe. Cog, and Magog: They
relieved each other, you know, Ia guarding tho
cate Of the tower, and were the Clptdlns OF tho
guard that attended at State executions. The
composed OF steel bands linked together to gtyo
opportunity TOT motion. 1t Is all ID onu piece,
and ts bueklod togethcr a. The back. 1
scon geo ID mer MaIesiy's Ltfe% % sSsri: 1 Tho
hraeActs and handed 10 mo. thrust my legs
into the[r proper places 70 the suit, AMI put NV
bead I into Inc hcInet; Then @ insyrted ny arms
body, but could not do It. Tho aFmor was
too short for nc. But tho helmet ami tho foot
plcces wero little too laEGe. The Rfant must
lsayo been = rnonstrous, fellow tn breadth aud
weight, but not moro than seven feet three or
four inches III height.
II next went 10 tho british s,uscun, wheso
hangs tho skeleton Of Murphy, tho Irish gtant.
The skull. | had taken q measuring tapo With
inc. did not measure tho skeleton from tho
top Of tho iscad to tue bottom OF tho feet bc.
catisc the vertcbtn Of tho sp!nc, separated In t'o
CLOSELY together. l,nt / took the length
especially OF, thu legs, measuring them
from tue ankle Joint TO the up Joint;
inches, but whsn compared them with meas
uscnents of tho corresponding parts OF tny own
body, found that was the bigger man Of tho
two. Murphy was only about seven feet seven
feet high: Either the systcm Of measurement
!nuat have been cEangcd, or else there WAS hum-
busg'IG = ytaS wel = Tents T. tso.' as. ays
ll1E14 LuU uklHNt "Vtu ~ AAfS EAEl III HuEH1EHs
Guy Is eaid to have been n[ns feet three inches
Ii height. On measurement OF tic nrlnpr,
however, found that tts weaEer ras all Of tiTe
inches shorter than ! an,. vas shown tho
gallons, Ills sword a7e feet long, hts tittiag.pos
twelve feet long anu twelve Inches In circlm-
ference, and has two-tlned iron fork With
handle ~ largN,as croWbar.H
tho Captain turned hts attcntlou to tho modern
ouGs.
zone morning. be said, ~ sailed from my
iodEtnes tn house belonging to the Duke Of
hibtion 10 yauclester. WGon frst entered
the hall noticed that Chang wore high
head~dress and very thtcksoled wooden Chinese
greatest difficulty that he could b. induced to
stanl up. Ile Ind bceu advertised rs nearly
ming feet hlct. l5ut on measurement, back to
back with ME, tho" Chinanau proved to DO
shout three and one'half inches the shorter Of
"BcIn,, tho Frcnchman that Dafnum had,
was only seseu feet eight inches htah. Dclm
once rot into q tlght with Col. Ooallen, all.
on Broadway. The cause VS. jealousy. Thoy
who happened 70 10 in the Museum at tbs
tims, l,; g., sa%s rushing rushing up staifs: Hold oa'
frst-c.ass attraction Both gtauts fell to
laughing. and n& oucc made up. Col. Goshen is
INV lb California. Lie Ii very clever 1ntulli-
gent fellow, but l could HEX salt on the top Of
Ills head. have met other su-calcd giants
but t!loy s1o alender fellows sapltngs that haye
shot up without proportional development.
Ono Of these Is Eol. Noah Orr. who now keeps
restaurant At biarysyile, O., wlere he Il very
popular. lie II over seven feet high"
Tbs Captaln has noticed thak tho children
born IN this country, OF emfgrants from Europe
grow up lntO larger nlun and Wouen than ttirlr
parents. Tho cause hc 0nds tu t4c clitnatc, and
the mora RcneN4! spread Ut Intelligence. The
chkl1Scn learn how to take care ot themselves.
|. Iii Spau aud other countries whera hare
travelled" said Mta. Bates, sin which there Ia
stature fs low"
Tue Captain .nssancea Wa!lstreet brokers,
uell, tho proprietor Of tlc New American Mn.
.te,.n, Us people who bad reached q due physical
lsyeI0p.ueut IN consequence uf mcutal 4ctiTlty.
lle ID opposed 10 ttie use Of strong drink but Is
| not teetotaicr. Mrs. Bates said that 6lla had
ncver known the tsstc Of tea OF coffee, Of any
liquid except water or milk, up 10 her 90th
Tess. She IL now % years Old aud scyea leet
eleven as,d half inches ln height, being Just %
| tall u her husband. The Captain u : hroad-
sAouldered, tncly developed Iuan q yeass Of
Age. tlc was born 10 WhitesbuFg, KY., but Has
| brought up near Cleveland, O., where he rolled
| logs fu winter. lie Il Of Eugllah pareutags; his
wife u OF Scotch. They weIo married In st,
Margaret et's-ln-the Fields, London.
Mn. STEWARDS AtIsTAkE.
Rochts&fr hRlocrdt.
| ". N. Steward WAA choauu Alderman In Turn