Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-14

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About week ago several New York
city journals contained accounts OF the
birth of monkey in that city, aud
proclaimed it as the first pnrc-bl"odcd
monkey ever born in this country tulI
descriptions were given OF tins latest
addition to the population of the nltcd
states, the fortunate owner was inter.
viewed at length upon the subject, and
in order to do proper justice to the dis
tinguiShcd arrival he was named Roosc-
Welt, because il happened to bc born
upon what was once the estate belong
ing to the old Knickrbockcr family OF
that name. Ii may appear cruel to
rob the great metropolis of its assumed
| pride and glory in being the original
home of "A new American product, but
truth and history demand the exposure
of the Unjust claim and giving tho
credit where it properly belongs. Cal
ifornia is so unconscious of its great
ness that matter which startles east
ern people is allowed to pass by here
| unobservcd. and so the addition to San
Francisco monkey population which
occurred at Woodward's gardens on
May IL has heretofore passed unnoticed.
The arrival is the offspring of two
Java monkeys of the type known as
crested" so called from the peculiar
shape of the hair growth on the head.
| The parents are each about years old,
| and the father of the baby monkey is
blind. After its birth it was removed
with the mother into a large glass case
| in order to protect it from the cold. 1t
is very curious and funny looking af-
fair at present. its body being exceed
| ingly small. while its head, arms, and
| tail are extremely long, the latter be-
Ing over a foot 1t is partially covered
| with thin growth of black hair, with
| the exception of the face, feet. and
| lower portion of the body, the skin of
| which is very white. It's ewes are pro-
| portiouately large and black. The ears
are also large, but exceedingly pretty,
the thin formation of cartilage looking
| very much as if made of delicatcly-
tinted pearl. a curious feature is that
the hair ON its head parts naturally and
squarcly in the middle, which will
doubtless prove n source of satisfaction
to the theory of evolution, If not to q
| large number of society swcils. Its
face is very much like that of wcaz-
encd driod-up old person, and with it,
little punches OF hair on the side oi it,
Jaw il looks for all the world like Il pic
turc of the Pat Rooney type OF stage
caricaturc. 1t is never out of Its
mothers arms, and hangs on to her
thighs with its hands ana feet, whether
| she be sitting idly on her haunchcs. uI
trOtting around the cage. The manner
of the mother IS extremely tender aud
carcSsing, and rs the helpless infant
sucks away at the fount Of life she
gently pats it on the head and lulls il
10 sleep with all the uuending wealth
OF mothers kisses. The only food
given the mother at present is fruit
and vegetables, which are said TO pro.
ducc "A richness and abundance ot
milk. the diet of the baDy being purely
tactical.
In conver sation with Benjamin Roop
the veteran who has had charge of tn,
menagcric for about eighteen years, h,
stated that he did not anticipate any
trouble in raising the baby SO long rs il
could be kept moderately free from ex
element while i'll its infancy. 1t woulC
keep sucking for u period of seven o.
eight months before the mother woult
wean it. She will continue to hold i
in her arms until it is almost weaned
and for time afterward would keep il
in tow by always keeping hold of it
tail. When told OF the claim that hal
been made for the one born in New
York he said it was sheer nonsense
He knew of number that had beei
born in the city within his experience
and two of them had been raised. On
mild climate presented advantages il
this respect which were not found il
the east. One reason why there wer
not more monkeys born in large men
agerics was that monkeys of diiferen
species can not breed, and it is rarcl
that male and female Of the sam
species are found in these collections
When told that the eastern baby wa
valued at $500, Mr.. Roop stated it t.
be an exorbitant price. As an attrac
ton, he considered the one at the gar
dens worth about $780, its actual value
about 50.
In further proof that such occur
rences are not new in this country, Mr.
Marshall, another old attache Of thu
museum, stated that he knew of ont
that was born about six or seven year
ago at Abe Warmers old place at Nortl
beach. San francisco Chronicle.
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