The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-02
THE WOLF BOY.
A Strange Being Captured in an
Indian Jungle.
Can Neither Speak Nor Hear,
but Is Susceptible TO Training.

the woli-boy who was caught some
years ago in one Of the northwest
provinces Of the country, and urged
me, on my arrival in Agra, to call at
the Seoundra Orphanage, near the
city, aud SEQ this human curiosity.
As this strango creature has never,
as far as am aware, been mentioned
by tourists and as have secured re-
liable Information about him from
Dr.. S. G. Valentine, principal Of
the Agra Medical Missionary Train
ing Institute, desire 10 give these
facts 10 your readers: In the spring
of 1867 a number of natives, in search
of game in the unlrequented iungles Of
Bulandshahr, situated 10 Northwestern
India, surprised and followed a wolf
to a hilloek, out Of which rose a rock,
and on this rock, apparently summing
itself, sat a dark, curious-looking OBJ
iect which, to their great astonish-
ment, turned out TO DO a human be-
ing, who, on seeing the hunters,
sprang from the rock, and, running
on all fours, entered a cave with the
pursued wolf The frightened natives
returned at once to Bulandshahr, and,
having relatedwhat they saw to the
magistrate of that place, they were
advised to kindle fire at the mouth
Of the cave and smoke the thing from
its den. This was done. The strange
creature rushed out, and, after
struggle, during which several of the
natives were bitten, it was ovcrpow-
cred aud captured.
Here in the wild iungles, running
on all fours, covered with filth and
vermin, his face partially hidden by
long, matted hair, and having no
companion but the wolf, was boy,
who at the time when he was found
could not have been more than seven
or eight years of age, A few weeks
after he was caught, the woIf-boy was
sent by the magistrate to the Secun-
dra Orphanage, and as he entered the
institution on Saturday he was named
Sanichar. For a long time after
he came to the orphanage it was
impossible to get him to act
as human being He persisted in
eating his food from the ground, pick
ing up vegetables with his lips and
gnawing flesh from bones with his
teeth, like a carnivorous animal, and
the clothes with which he was sup
piled he tore into shreds and cast
them away as membranes. BY de-
grees he grew more docile, and,
although he has never spoken q word,
he gradually conformed somewhat to
his surroundings, but he insisted upon
eating with his fingers. 1t is thought
that he is now about SO or 81 years
old, although he looks much older.
His head is small his brow uncom-
monty low and contracted, while his
eyes are of grayish color, restless
and squirting. He has a small, thin,
wrinkled face, on which are two large
cieatrices, marks, doubtless, of severe
bites that were received by him. On
other parts of his body are fount
scars and other signs of rough treat
ment to which he was subjected nc
doubt while living in the cave will
his wild companions. When he stands
erect he is five feet and two inches il
height; in Walking he lifts his feet as i
he were wading through wet grass, and
when he moves along all the muscleI
of his body seem to be undergoing
series of jerks, while his arms ar
thrown about in such man
ner as to convey the impression tina
TREY must greatly assist him in hi
progress His head is continually i
motion, turning from side to side wit
great rapidity, while his eyes, whic
at times have hungry appearance
glare as il be expected an attack fror
some unseen enemy. When We've
from behind as he walks or when b
stands in front of yon, his head hang
ing on one side, flashing his shar
eyes and beating his stomach to shor
that he is hungry, while he utters il
articulate sounds, he presents a strang
appearance indeed He has eviden
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