The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-12
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MARENuo, IND, Dec. S.-The cavs. 80
Crawford county arc now attractin.
large crowds from al over The Uni,sS
States. Ono OF the most wonderful AZ
coveries aver made ia Indiana, or ANA.
ics, has just been made public. a.,
Sunday . week ago two boys entered
the cave 70 spend = day looking q NE
scenery. They Lost their way 10 ,hs
many turns and passages OF tho cave ANA
did not 80 the sunlight for three ds,s.
when they returned. bringing With them
q wonderful story. They said they hsd
discovered extensive additions 10 ,he
cave, end that the new chambers were
Inhabited by human beings, Mlips,isus
IN size md weight. They were msds
the laughing stock Of oil who heard their
story, bnt - they told their wou.
lderfuI tale with ouch earnsstness. Z per.
~ Was organized 10 investigsts. Saius.
day. the investigating party, after Ab-
ssnce % four days, returned, aud hun
dreds OF people hocksd 10 the spot to-
.earn tie facts. and TO make ready ,o|
organize = large exploring party should
the second siory be - The ore told BY
the two boys.
The investigating party had The ssue|
wonderful sAIe 10 tell the excited crowd
gathered nj the ave 10 hear them. They
said that the Iilliputians, or cave dwell
ere. truly we're IN the cave, and that they
appeared 10 be the lowest ~ humanity,
sud average only about three feet in|
height and weighing about IS pouuds.I
When the party reached The cave wheie|
these dwarfs dwell, the lilliputiars wers|
Terribly frightened aud ran scPamblisw|
lover great piles 0f stOne OF iuto lhe|
darkness. They are entirely nude. not
even = waislband or bTeech.clout 10 bide|
their ~nakedpess. Their forms are pot|
well developed. and no sign Of hirsu,s|
growth about the breasts ri the mslssI
rs among the robust specimsns Of man
Kind, and they are DOT ply sicaly sups-
rior 10 lilo females. The hrsds Of both
males and females are thickly covered
v ith hair. ~yt!icwish IL color. . isnelsd|
mass. The skins are almost Of nilk VI
v hiirpess. due 10 doubt 10 the sh1
sence 81 light, Hrd their e,es are psis
blue, with IUng Iashea. TIE fsi2ales srd
very pretty, aud havs snH.I hsnds asi
feet. white the hAnas and feel u ihs
mslcs are large. They have = form II
Language and ihei' vpices sfs low and
musical. Although thesa i~iliipuiisnd
talked much among themselves the sx1
plvrers could not undersiAnd them. %
they used no signs. The explorers sav|
they saw no signs ~ food. and II 10 cup
posed that they live on fish. supplied
from the waters Of tho caves. In ouc|
apartment they found earthen rare. jsrs1
cups, pans etc. similiar 10 those used bv|
The cave dweIless Of old. and signs oq
Are, showing that these people do rot
cat their food uBcooked. In The wall Of
their apartment were shesvss, ano on
one Of Them, q nude % when born, wsd
: baby sleeping. One OF the party wsd
In the oct OF taking the lilliputian infant
in his arms. intending TO carry it awsy,|
but II awakened, and its cries brought
almost inatantlv m army Of dwavSs upon
them. and The baby VS. snstched % spd
carried awsy into the darkness. Tbese
cnricus beings did not Offer 10 harm The
explorers, and their acsions sbowed thst
they were only anxious TO rescue tho
baby. Another party 10 being organ
lied, aud IL The course Of . few dsys|
fuller de'ails will be given 20 ~ inter-
ested public.