The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-07
The Missing Link.

Aauarium, Westminster,
WIZ Girl seven years old, who,
s eIaimed, is a specimen of the
'.s;,e link between man and
NJ snthropoid apes. This little
W As;f came from Borneo, and be-
s = fo the Lao country she is
1e .lIssa Krao. The body of this
HIM i completely covered with
aaatipg Of dense black hair, "a
s.sster Of an inch long; the skin,
9 .sh # it as is seen, is of a dark
s'ige brown. krao has many OF
" traits Of the monkey, she
~ ~ Tie fullpouched cheeks, into
.sS she stnffs her food, mon
asa,. fashion. Like the anthro-
/. ss;as her feel are prehensiie,
s',d the hands SO flexible that
HIM BEND back over the wrists f;
tSs lips protrude, so as to give
Sss / cllimpallzee look there are
ssInc symptoms OF III ab"rted
ssil ii the eiullgation OF the sli-
S. column. Yet this monkey
\ iIke creature appears to be as III
seIlieellt AZ ii European child of
IN own age. She is playful
ssa aentle, and can articulate
NAM Englisll words, which she
nsesintelligently. 1t seems there
IS numerous specimens of the
syIIH ID which she belongs in
Rnr,eo. They are Il hairy race,
s,,d when they reach adult life
sre Of d low order of intelli-
gsr,ce. Little Krao was q great
hvorite iii the Aquarium, and
! tIe Darwinialss, of course, claim
\ that she and her kindred r,Stab-
I'LL tile probability of the theory
that lie human race did descend
ram seine extinct species OF AN
thFogAid apes eaorest's for
AwR.
IoSGEvIFY OF WILD ANIMALS.
1--WE Appropriateness have re-
Se,tIg lied iii the London Zoo
Eogieal Garden. One WAS iWeli-
aV4setfti Years III confinement,
liz oslef thirty, bat, Of conrs,.,
\ fheir actual age can never bt'
kn0WlA JUDGED, il is difficult 10
taIl whrtIlortIlc wild animal lives
III Iollg HIS the domestic one. Al
oIle time the test was the length
81 fHue required to rs:tcii niaiuri-
", which. il W:is assumed, bDftA
/ certain proportion To The lit.
tlIe creature. But this does
h0l hold good with even the
larger mammalia, for Il horse,
assuming it to be mature at four
Eeafs will live To five or six
malwities,n while man, pre-
saDiag him to be mature 1T
twenty, rarely reaches -four.
Dogs eiljoy q greater proportions
7 HI longevity than mankind, aud
a.as life is pfoverbially tena-
dols. Ii cannot be proved that
eFen Wild animals have their
( liges shortened By confinement,
Indeed, it is reasonable TO sup
pose that the care given to ami
aIalS Iii menageries prolongs
eheir existence. The civilized
Aaan certainly lives longer than
Iha savage, who is exposed to
lhs havdships aud vicissitudes
If i rough outdoor existence
D~eAaefssl's Monthly For april.
u examining into the cause
Z she insanity of one of the
guards on duty at Garfield's
1onalai i peculiar state of affairs
lss come ID light. The young
salaler, before he was placed Oh
guard II The tomb, was d light.
aeaflea, healthy young fellow.
aslf hls peculiar form Of insanity
n Iuelalnlnlia. Investigation
siNlrs That the men oil guard
aEsMl their duty, and seyera
iAaNe committed offeIlses and
ssen III IMPRISONED. for the duty
9ne mali, y veteran, said no ON
8as alfaiA 10 stand guard, bnl
NJ Eifssaed tlle duty. On thu
seailg illrll, he said. the strai,
sas Intense aud they would re.
se11 ~ afl kinds iii tricks II
|'ss9lf flis night watches.
e1s says It saiieinsit,a effha
as|slt EllAf There are III, GLASSES ii
aeflea: Among American
,''1lsss Judges III the Snprem.
s'|Asa. Setaaislrs III the Unitae
ss1'sas and clerks nf The FifiI
iah Hotel rank as equal ans
'seseaaliilellf. Next come
prize fighters, Wal
piukers, patent medicine
ansl presidents Of colleges
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