Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
saiarc-s Curious Freaks.

merchant occupying costly mansion
not far from the southern boundary OF
the Central Park. The Prince TreDot-
kline, who is Justly re larded as on. of 4
the most br liant minds in the Rus I
sian Empire is the physical prodigy .
and monstrositY Of an intelligent 1
man with b head at the terminal on |
Of liis ri ht arm, and a hand and arm I
CROWN out of his neck and fall ng 4
down over his breast. Born in 1853. 1
ilie Pr nee has received thorou b I
odu alton, and is known throug houf |
the Russian Empire as sta esman 1
and poet Of high order.
The monstrosity that is so ca efnlly
/ guarded IN the mans on on West fifty
/ seventh street. erfectly formed
4 man about 30 years old who: head
/ and face is a block. as it were; that Is. !,
( the $ des and the top Of the head, as
4 wei IS the fai e. are re. fectly flat or
slabsid The ears do 70, pro ect,
but are in,erlineatal, and the same
with the feature the nose beng
yery Il ght protuherance. but natural
/ in its functions. There is "A good
growth Of hair on the capui; the eye
broMs are perfect, hut excepting
ligh mustache no beard has ever
grown ON the face beyond a coating of
down. Thus deformcl no effort was
eger mad to educate the unfortunate
man. for the reason that h. is so Will
ful that il has always been deemed
best to let him have his own way. He
poss sscs. however much natural in
iclligence and has a remarkably re
tent We memory. and. 10 certain eX-
tent he has educated Himself Never
10 getting anything he hears. he re
members dates, names and occurrences
and can carry on conversation by re-
peating what he has heard on the sub
ic I, crincng an INTEL gent apprecia-
on OF what he is SAYING. Chiro-
graphy excites in him the liyeliest in
terest and wolder. and one OF his
idiogbcrases is 10 treas sure all pieces
Of writing that he comes acres. He
s also much delegated by pictures.
, aGd illustrated papers form his chef
amas emeat The ampl means OF the
family enable them TO provide him
with an attendant and every comfort
and besides he has an inhcrtanc from
: ! a grandfather. formerly a very promi-
, nent merchant in New England, which
W Il the compounded interest and ac-
, erned inc 1me VIII ch has been allowed
, 10 accumulate in his trust in event Of
r family misfortune. now amounts to a
| snug tile fortune. He is gener liz
! am able and passive. nj hough self
: willed. and Is apparently perfectly con-
! tented with his lot AT tines. how
: ever. he be comes cross and vic ous.
VIXEN he can only be governed by his
{ ut endant. now an aged lrish-woman.
4 who hiss had his care ever sine his
, birth. He occupies a suit of rooms al
4 the top of the house and, being rat icT
: weak bat not otherwise unhc lthy.
!. eeldam car. TO leave h apartments.
He il all1we |. whenever inclined 10 &c
SO. to roam about the house accom-
ran.ed by b nrrse.
j The oaly V ccus trait NANTES 81
: by the II, .riunaie man is when in :
; bad humor he always make an eaor
: 70 star fire. and the 5 ght of fam z:
drives Ii IN almost u Il frenzy OF de
! gat miAeI " III savage glee. One.
T he ran ahead If bis nurse and man
agei 10 sccreie b msclfe in The cellar
Not mlnesiai ~ found, he was allow
/; ed To remain unmolcsted, the nnr /,
i b ,licying he would reveal hm>el
Is when lie 70 nd that earch was c
!. ing made fer him. Not appearing
/ oweyer. the nCr.c repaired 10 the eel
: lar AID foAud him throwing wood int
a the furnace CIV IDENTITY " til the inc j
A on of starting b q In G. As sooi
!. II. he saw the nurse he Sunk back int
). 60 ner evidently de,erm red 10 de
n fend him.e'f in his retreat 10 watcl
n The fire he had started. 1t is RENE N
, berad IN Il shor;l before his birth tbs
! mother was terribly frightened by /;
u ire in the nciehhorhood which threat
70 cned 10 extend to the build ng of hicl
= she was an inmate. His id os ncrasl
in regard 10 tie fire is phys ologicall
! accoun cd for or attributed 10 5 fact
10 He W II sit and watch The fire in tn
ID crate or ID ras b rning BY the hnu
l. In contemplat We interest and n,ent
Il mem The CRATE in his room is pro
Il tectc by strong ron n twork undo
lock a ii key. and tie gas burners ar
n sim ri inclosei so as to proven
- him from rea hing the fame. II i
IN feared that Ii, might g inclined 4
ii tamptr witt tie burner in one of h
~ cious I. 90 Is. An indul ence IS t
> allow h IN to isnatc quantity of pa
per the turning o. VIII oh affords h !
much pleasure. rcrtciving h 5 fathe
=
nj IL olta ned one but the taste OF III
of tobacco ckened him and he has neN
r. O. nee attempted 10 become smc
~ ker. It piess,s him. however, I
"a watch his father smoke and he wi
te FIRE ,eently request his father I
in "smuke. a S ster va horn subs,
r. Gu snt 10 h rth, but she died in il
ID fancy. She was perfe tlv form c.
10 beaut full. he ,lthy tie CHI Id.
er The appearance of the head and fac
e. of tnisn fer innate man sug ests ihS
he 4. c rcular and smooih compress ha
II been placed on Ii features rs he NJ
OF or, wing. aud he result Is that ii
IT. growth of all the features and Il
ut curves OF the face and head have bee
er suppressed and made uaiforml
al sncoth all around. He was torl wit
cr this slabs dcd dcformity, heweve
er and growth has not developed any ,
the features or the hapc of the hea,
There number of deformities :
the head ears and face stron " r
,emhlinr taose of a PIC. ard 10 III