Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-02

Men Who Have Differed from the Ordi-
nary Isun.

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Among the people that have become re-
markable by their differing from the ordi-
nary run of humanity. Charles Domery.
called ''the Voracious Pole" excited great
wonders in his day. He enlisted in the
French service, and was captured by the
English in 1893. and immured in Liver
pool prison.
When in camp, if bread or meat were
scarce, he made up the deficiency by eat
ing four or five pounds of grass daily.
In one year he deYOured and skinned ia
cats, dead and alive. When very hungry
he did not wait to kill them before eating.
He also ate dogs and rats, and even their
entrails. if food was scarce. When the
ship surrendered OF which he was on
board, finding nothing to eat but mans
leg that had been shot off, he began TO eat
it, when a sailor snatched it from him and
threw it overheard.
In the Liverpool prison, although double
ratiOns were allowed him, he devoured
everything he could get from the other
prisoners, and would even swallow their
medicines. He daily ate raw bullocks
liver, three pounds of candles and several
pounds of raw beef, and all that they
would give him of beer or water. His
stomach revolted at nothing and retained
everything.
The doctors, wishing to try how much
he could eat in one day, tested him. AT 4
in the morning he broke his fast by eating
four pounds of cows udder, raw. During
the dav. which was hot and his appetite
poor, he consumed, in all, cows udder,
4 pounds; raw meat, 10 pounds; candles,
pounds, and 3 bottles of porter. lie
strained his appetite on this test occa-
sion, because the other prisoners
frightened him by telling him the doctors
were going to experiment on him.
The greatest eater that ever lived eX-
listed in the days of old Parr, in the be-
ginning of 1900. His name was Nicholas
Wood, of the county Of Kent. One of the
writers of the time says:
''He did eat with ease whole sheep,
and that raw, at one meal; at another
time thirty dSZen of pigeons.
CAT Sir William Sedley's banquet he
did eat as much as would suffice for thirty
men. At Lord WaltOn's, at one meal, he
did eat four score and four rabbits.
con one occasion he devoured eighteen
yards of black pudding. Hemade an end
of a whole pig at once, and after it three
ate six penny loaves, three siX-penny
veal pies, one pound of butter, one good
big dish OF thOrnback and a peck loaf, in
the space of an hour"
Peter, the wild boy, was found in 1876
in forest near Hanover, walking on his
hands and feet, climbing trees like a
squirrel, nude, and feeding on grass and
mess.
With difficulty he was caught and taken
to Zell, Hanover. He was undoubtedly a
human being, and was supposed to be
about thirteen years of age, but could not
speak, consequently no information could
be obtained from him as to how he came
to be living among the wild beasts.
After several times escaping to the
woods, Peter, as they named him, was
taken to England and exhibited. He had
hardly any ideas, could scarcely be in
duced to wear any clothes, and void
not sleep in a bed, but slept crOuched in a
corner, which led to the supposition that
he had always slept in tree for security
against wild beasts. He could never be
taught to converse, though he would get
out few words.
George /. ga him pension and placed
him with farmer to live. Peter was a
giant for strength, though his height was
only five feet He acquired many civil
liZed habits, such as an oYerweaning
fondness for liquor. He was of a gentle
disposition, Notwithstanding the savagery
of his early life, but could never be in
duced to notice the fair sex. He died at
the supposed age of 70. How human
being came thus deserted in the woods
has ever remained mystery.
The very first living skeleton, and from
whom all subsequent ones take their
name, was Claude Sewrat, born in France
in 1897. He was tall, and would have
been well-shaped had there been any flesh
upon him, but every bone in his body
could be seen. His arms were compared
to an ivory flute, and the abdomen seemed
to cling to the vertebrate. He made for
tune by exhibiting himself, and went to
his native place to enjoy it, bat suddenly
expired soon after his retirement,