The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
HUMAN MONSTROSiTY.
\ Donkey's Head on Mans b"dy-A
Strange Case of Malfornation.

At No. 7S5 Freeman avenue, Il couple
of doors above Bank street, there resides,
SAYS the Cincinnati Enquirer, an aged
and respectable German and his wife,
who make living by keeping family
grocery and provision store. The hns-
bands name is Philip Vulz. Mr.. Nolz
is large, Aeshy, good natured, honest,
temperate German, who is content to
mind his own business and deal out to
his customers all the commodities usual
" found in grocery and meat store, save
cigars, tobacco, and liquor. His fe is
a Kind, pleasant old lady-probably sixty
and the people of the neighborhood
call her grandmother" She is very
neat and clean in her appearance, and Is
one of those sensible bodies people like
to talk to, either on business or merely
for pleasure.
This good couple are the parents Of one
of the most wonderful specimens OF hu-
manity that the world ever saw, and GER
tainly the most wonderful ever known 10
exist in Cincinnati. 1t is q man having
the head of donkey on his shoulders.
1t almost always happens that monstrosi.
ties born of either women or animals die
shortly after birth, if born alive ut ali,
but this is an exception to tue rule, for
the subject of this article is alive now,
and is thirty years old. The name Of the
unfortunate creature is George Eoz
When visited by our reporter, says the
Enquirer the cripple stared at him in an
unpleasant way, and began to kick vio.
lently, as though heswere trying to get at
the stranger, the while his hands, or what
corresponded to a human beings hands,
pounded each other with frighttul rapid.
ity and apparent viciousncss. The re-
porter finally became sufficiently at case
to make close observation, and he saw
that the face of the cripple WAS as near
the shape of donkey as could be, the
only feature THAT at all approached the
shape of the genus homo being the nose.
This was noticed to be more prominent
than that of genuine specimen of the
donkey, but the outline was exactly the
same. The mouth could not be told from
donkey's, and when it came to observ-
ing the upper part of the face and the
head, The resemblance was exact. The
head is very large and nearly square like
the donkey's. 1t is covered with coarse
black hair, as stiff and straight Us ever
seen on the animal referred to. The eyes
areothe eyes of a donkey to perfection;
but the most perfect resemblance to the
animal arc the ears. They stand strais Int
up and lun out to sharp peak, in the
exact shape Of the ears of the donkey.
The expression-the lower portion of the
facets covered with a short growth of
hair, which is shearcd by the mother at
regular intervals. The body of the Grip
pic is also covered with growth of long,
stiff, coarse hair.
The reporter, noticing the fact that the
upper part of the head between the ears
was much larger than the lower part, al
first thought this WAS due to the growth
of hair. In order to satisfy himself on
this point he advanced toward George to
place his hands upon his head. AS soon
as he got within range lie received q cou,
pie of vicious kicks from one of the
monsters feet. Mrs. Volz also advanced
at the same time and SHE also was kicked.
The reporter, however. succeeded in get
ting his hands on Georges head and
found that the shape noticed WAS the
shape of the skull and was not CAUSED
by the hair. H., of the hairs grow up.
ward AS the visitor stood looking at
the object before him, it kept swinging
its head from side to side, and the ex.
preston of the face was precisely that OF
the donkey. George cannot talk at all.
He makes no sound that approaches to
the human speech.
Georges mother informed the reporter
that he had sufficient intelligence to com.
prehend enough to have his wants sup
piled, which were few. He expressed Il
wish for drink or something to cat by
signs. Georges hands were mentioned
above. There are really no hands, but
the stumps of three or four fingers in the
aggregate are attached to what would be
the hands if he were a perfectly formed
human being. The shoulders are very
narrow and the spinal column is not
sufficiently strong to. enable George to
stand up long at time. lie crawl' when
he wishes to move about One VI his
legs is that of human, but the other is
shapcless. George is powerless to way
his ears. He eats the ordinary food that
is served Oh the table. Mrs. Nolz stated
his appetite was good, usually, and that
he was allotted Il place at the family
board. Sometimes he refused to eat th-
substantial food Of an every day meal,
and he was lhcn fed on cake or some
other delicacy.