The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-19
4 NAN WITH 4 MERMAID.

Mr.. Charles y. Doyle is a san Fran
ciscan. lately returned from Japan. lie
is registered at the LindeH Hotel at
YokChoma and in addition 10 the inter-
est that attaches to him, owing TO the
strange country he halls from, he enjoys
the further distinction of being known
as ''the man with mermaid.
Those who have seen the oid-time geo /
gTaphv Illustration, which has recently |
been used a. u trademark for certain /
uateut hair restorative and which repre- I
sents the mermaid rising from the sea /
and combing her long locks with one /
hand while in the other she holds small
looking glass, can recall this picture ana
thereby form an idea OF what the pre-
sent montrOsity looks like, barring, how
ever. the beauty, which is distinguish
ed trait of the ideal mermaid. Mr..
DovIe's strange curiosity IS half human,
half fish. The head, chest, abdomen
and arms are unmistakably human. but
from the abdomen down the creature IS
Il fish scaly. funy and formed like the
eXtremitIes of a dWeller in the water.
The arms are covered with scales TO the
wrist. and the backs of the small hands
have the same scaly. covering to the fin
ger tips The head is small rs that OF 4
baby, but is perfect IN every detail the
forehead does not Tecede, but Is high
F dicates an unusual degree of intelligence.
/ The ewes are soft. swimmy and l!ghtless
as those of the fish but the mouth, the
. cars. the nose. and in fact ali the other
features. are pronounced human. regu-
lar. clear cut, and as perfect rs 4 beau
tiful woman face. y light covering
of brown hair, several inches in length
and eyebrows of the same color, are the
only hirsute appendages. The spinal
column is clearly seen running up TO the
base Of the s5uil and falling down the
back until it is lost in the iishy eNtrem-
ity. Ten ribs are easily counted upon
the breast. and the MAMMALIAN female de
velOpment for feeding the young is read
iIv discernible. The mermaid measures
almost three feet from the crown of The
head to the extremity of the Caudal fin,
and is said TO be larger than the only
other sueC;meu of the kind ever seen in
this country. The other mermaid is
e. now on exhibition in the New Y ork
Aquarium. and attracts "a great deal OF
attention from scientists as well as from
the general public.
Mr.. Doyle is very proud Of his mcr
maid, and. although great many at
tempts have been made to induce hin
to sell the curious creature. he has thus
Z far refused to part with her. He say;
:, the montTOsity has been subjected tC
the closest scrutiny by scientists of tht
: Pacific slope. all Of whom have prououn
9 ced her the most wonderful natura
phenomenon ever brought to their notice
and have coucurIed in declaring mer
maids 10 longer myths. The curiOsit,
was captured two years ago by thre
! fisherman near UrishahI, iii the grea
3 inland sea- They had seen her man.
Z times and had made many attempts [,
capture her, and succeeded in takin:
& her after the most persistent efforts
When taken she was placed in the mu
2 scum at Toxic and remained there
year and Il half she had been heard b
the fishermen to sing "a peculiar sOni
Z while on the rocks. hut never spoke, eX
& cept to feebly try 10 aTticulate- after he
capture. He purchased her from TIA
Z authorities at Toxic, Japan, at the eN
trlvagant figure of >. 600 satS. or dollars
Z The Purchase was made TO satisfy sud
q den desire TO possess the strange creatuI
8 and Nj. Doyle does not known wba
81 special a5yautave he enjoys iu being OF
81 oC The very few men WHO own q mel
3 maids. LCU,s DayrfH.