Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-23
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| Two semi-human curiosiiies arr
now disturbing the people Of New
York and Philadelphia. Oss i ! hall
dog and half boy, and the Other !
bali girl and half monkey. The ds,
scripsioas given Of them in the civ
papers are quite interesting.
| The Philadelphia Press speaks Of
the missing link - follows:
Krso." The so-cailed . missing
INK whose history and sppearance
have considerably exercised scieu.
lists, and amused the curious Is M
rope. arrived h Philndeiphiu yester-
day morning IN charge OF George
Shelley, who accompanied Carl Book.
the traveller, TO Siam three years s9o.
when the child wss captured. M.
Shelley 81 lkst night In an upper
room at the Bingham House with
krao' besides him, and discussed
Iearuediy and voluminously on his
little charge. The child, who Is be-
iieved TO be between eight aud nine
years Of age, was neatly dressed il :
pretty terra c0tfa gown, red stockings
and button kid shoes. Heavy siIver
bracelets adorned her heavy arms.
and cord. inwoven with gold thread.
encircled her wsist. Though the
noss Ii fiat and the face and forehead
are covered with black hair Of varying
length and closeneSs, the child d ssv.
ed from repulsiyeness by her remark
ably large, dark. gentle and intelli-
gent eyes. and her general expression
OF sense and good nature.
krao," says Mr.. ShelIsy, vas
captured with her parents in Janu-
ary, 1881, In the wilde 0f the Laos
country, In Northern Siam. All Of
the tribe that have been seen are com.
pletely covered with hair. In their
natural stats they live In trees, are
destitute Of clothing and almost with
out language. Their food IL fruit,
nuts and fish. They have few imple.
ments and do not possess the know
ledge of fire. The name 'Krao' ID
simply the Siamese for spe.n
Mr.. Shelly, who 10 . believer In the
Dsrwinian theory, while not pretend.
ing that 'Krao" and her tribe supply
the only link between man and the
higher apes, holds to the idea that
these curious people are allied 10 tue
chimpanxee 10 many physicsl points.
with much resemblance 70 civilized
man In intellect. He instances IS
.Krao's" ape-like characteristics the
following facts: She has thirteen dor
sal vertebre and thirteen pairs OF
ribs, instead OF twelve as in lasn. She
has pouches In the mouth where she
still stores nuts and sweetmeats. Her
cranial measurements correspond
with those Of the higher apes Her
ears aud nose are without cartilage.
Hei fingers are abnormally flexible.
The hair on her body grows In direc.
tions that characterize the Simian hir-
suite growth.
"Krao,n since her captivity, has
learned 20 read, write and speak Eng
lish, and has also acquired some
knowledge Of German. From . wild,
untaught little savage. she has devel-
oped Into docile, affectiooate and
remarkably intelligent child. She
still has recollections of her wild
life In Siam. The child last evening
wrote her name in full, "Krae Fa-
rini, with q pencil, In large, round,
copy-book hand. picked up . hand |
kerchief with her toes, and good na-
turedly opened her mouth 20 show
where she had stored away nuts In
her curious, ape-like pouches.
"Jo-Jo," the playful. brown eyed
puppy boy. with q face like a skye
terrier. Is described BY the New York |
Sun rs below:
A closely veiled boy, about IL years
old, arrived yesterday ON the steam
ship City Of Chicago, ard was taken
In q carriage 70 the Astor House. In
Q private room the veil was removed,
and the face Of the Russian dog faced
boy, Jo-J0, was disclosed to several
physicians and reporters who were
invited 70 see the curiosity. The
boys face resembles asScotch terriers.
silky light brown hair covers his
head, and. concealing the forehead.
extends 70 the eyebrows, which are
long and shaggy, and overhang his
eyes like Q Skye's. Hair covers his
nose, growing thickiy from the car
tilages, aud parted aside like heavy
moustache growing from the bridge
oil the nose. Beginning on the under
eyelids hair In masses grows down,
ward on the ckeeks, and forms q
shaggy name on either side. His chin
Is covered by shsrt but heavy silky
beard. Only the eyes and mouth
can be distintly made out. The ex.
preston Of the eyes is peculiar. and
the more they were studied the more
they seemed to resemble those of an
intelligent dog. They are dark brown
and very bright.
Jo.Jo has four teeth--two CANNES
I'm the upper jaw and two incisors 10
the lower Jaw. When bis hair 10 put
aside his ears are seen 10 be very
large, and covered with q mating OF
hair. Ono OF the company put his
hand suddenly on Jo-Jo's shoulder.
and the boy turned and playfuily
snapped at the hand. He speaks
Russian, and has picked some French.
German and English, and ss he dane
cd about the room In boyish glee at
escaping from the steamship be ut
tered . strange jargoa. Frequently
his voice rcsembled that OF dogs
bark or growl. His manager says
thai when angry Jo-Jo snarls and
barka Usaaily he is a. full Of play
as q puppy, and when he cannot
make himself understood by words
he resorts 70 pantomime.
JoJois father was equally gifted.
n "a said his father wss wildman.
discovered In the forest OF kostroma,
10 middle Russia" He was exhibited
In all the large cities OF Europe. and
died three years ago. At the age OF 81.
JoJo was born in s. Petersburyh.
and all his life has accompanied his
father. Since bis fathers death be
has been exhibited In 81 Petersburgh,
Vienna, Paris, London and Liver
pool. He Ia . ward Of the Russian
Goyernment, as he cannot care Tor
himself, and 10 In charge Of Mr.. and
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