The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
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NEW YORK. ssp EenBsf so Il. Rob.
ert Filkins, who went to Europe with the
Hayerly Mastodon Minstre!s, returned to
America some weeks ago TO arrange for
the coming Of what he claims Ia the miss.
Ing link in the chain Of evidence support.
Ing tho Darwinian theory Of mans IRAN.
sition from the monkey state. The being
was shown to-day to q uumberof scien.
lists at Central Park, and was compared
to the chimpauzee which belongs 10 the
geological garden Of that establishment.
In some respects Z the new specimen
proved to be an advancement over tha
chimpanzes ;in some others the chim..
panzee had the advantage. For instance.
the monkey has no tailityhile The new
specimen, which. arrived last,night and
was shown to-day by Mr.. Filkfns, i,as
at least the beginning, Of one. The new
specimen, OF the other hand talke In
Burmese aud slightly IN German, while
the chimpanzee naturally cannot speak
at all. The new specimen ia called
"krao." She is nothing more nor less
than an interesting and angaging femala.
with several characteriAtics akin to thoae
of the gorilla tribe. Col! Ynle some time
ago discovered tribe Of "haiFy mepn In
remote portion of the, world, and Krao
who was found in, Laos region near
Siam, by the distinguished traveller Carl.
book, corresponds with the description
given Of that race. 1t is said that the
race to which Krao belongs live In rude
huts built in the branches of trees. and
slbsist on fish, Wnith they eat raw, and
fruit. The whnlas body isce=s.ed VIII
hair, which gives q gorillalike appear.
anoe. Though Krao's father and mother
were captured along with her, she Is the }
only one of The three who was safely
brought to Europe; but from photographs
OF the paronts which Mr.. Filkens pos.
sesses, the public can judge of the appear.
ance OF the adults OF this strange race of
beings. Krao herself bears n strong re. .
semblance TO her parents, aud affords In
every feature perfect proof fpf the extra.
ordinary position which she holds sslie as tbe
"miasiDg link3 between man aud monkey,
From the crown of her head 20 tho soles
of her feet; she ID covered with Ionajfiif-s /:
like hair, Jet black b In color and Sanita
soft, to the touch !, From her syebroWs
upward, her whole head is adorned with (
hair OF q father coarse texture, allie her
lafmsj hands, legs and feet and the whole
/ body arb completely lstteiy snvel0p5tss & la d
natural soft fur of: black hair, entiralv8
covering her dark skin. The sssiS i,oss Il
level with tho rest Of The face, as lii tho 1
monkey, and In her; full, rounded puIeiis
like cheeks she wall ataff food juas ;like d
monkey does. Bnt Kfaois by nomeans ill.
looking, Her, eyes are atEikinhly beau-
tifnl, large and full, proclainling her
human Affinity. In her habits, Rrao Ii Z
half human, half monkey. AS IL rlle.
she 10 as playful, as y gertle, .as !. good
tempered us any rchild could be. She
will grin with delight. mt any. one who
plays with her, aud loves q Eenp with
her feet. She has the sunmistakahlas
fnonkey.like habit of turning ttiS solas
Other feet up flat even when Sitting down.
Although she; does not possess m SactHal
talk, she has the Fudimentsiof:0n one, and
the formation Of the lower part Oh her
body 10 altogether moro like TINT OF 4. /,
monkey than q human child. It has
often been said that o monkey will not /
speak because he knows that II ha did 1
he would be mRde to work. Krao,, at
any rate, can speak just a little. She
has Q slight mattering Of Malay, picked
up during heretay &C Bar etld haa$
sddea 70 hury yvocabui q Few igordssof
English and good deal of German,
krao, who y abept IA years q q sage, !
usAtbSu III 1SilBthu0 0llySCLUpHEti tiHtGS. CuG 81
is7 7learning the Ebglish aiphabes, ,aand
promises 70 make good .progtesa in the
accomplishments of ling and Writing1
The hair on her body Is said to be rrapidfylli
growing, and Il i'll s. loved that byf' tlla
time she reaches adnlt.age siie viii have &
aa. great a % thirsute nd dorniaent as, hers
parents, Her. head isf covered with d.
perfectly black shock Of straight dull
hair, which c8Ieeals the ears, the upper
part Of the forehead md poaterior suffice
.of the neck.i 4 Or raising this inVes tment, t,s5
sa collection of hair Is noticed on ieaeEs il
cheek anterior to the cara, resenb ling d q
,shost whisker. Her eye ebrows are large
and bnshy. "A portion Of each cheek Is
free from 3haify growth 4 !Thfa, I'll ke tho
remainder of the integ ument,, !, rs of DARK
tint, The hand afS vel shaped !:
Ia I'D perfectly t.ss:iaiis tas !s.s siasa5
as we'll as the hss ~ 1i S
hair. The malls arc vel form ii, !, difersts
ing. In no respect from those of o. nioders 4
iatcly dark Elrop There is no resenis 4
biance 10 fur in the hair Of Krao. On
tho arms, legs and exposed parts ftls is d.
little oVef on inch in leng but ilS very,
dense, SO thas the subj iEcant Ok in can boz
readily perceived, and even the cicatrices
of vaccination an operatf ion per formed In
England; some few mont q ego. StTbie !
opening OF the eyel lids is round not slit.s /
like, % In the Chinese and other melnbefa
of the 1fongo goliani family Krad, ,is ariot 10;
jbe exhibf ted 3 ins4 n ew 4 Y Yofl.. She was
merely shown tnsde 10 sbiige i tiufa6efs
;cf physicians and 6the X scieht tifict psopia
who had read Of her in che lasfman and
$Engliah. medical ssof 6. : 3 as Invited
to attend among the fsst and z must ad.45