The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14
THE INDIAN WOLF-BOY.
Sanfchar, n Boy Caught Among Wolves
His Life I'm the JungIes.
Toyporo latter I'm RaltIp,oro c..

While in Japan a friend who spent sew
eral years in India spoke to me of the wolf
OF the northwest provinces OF the country,
and urged me on my arrival in Agra TO call
at the Secundra crphanage, near the city,
and see this human curiosity. As this strange
creature has never. as far as I am aware.
been mentioned by tourists, and as 1 have
secured reliable information about him from
DIR. c. s. Valentine, principal of the Agra
medical missionary training institute 1 de-
sire 10 give these facts to your readers: In
the spring OF 1867 number of natives in
search or game IN the unfrequented jungles
OF Bulandssahr, situated in northwestern In
dia surprised a stray wolf. which they fol-
lowed TO hillock, out OF which rose rock.
sat a dark, curious-locking object, which, to
their great establishment, turned out to be a
human being, who. on seeing the hunters.
sprang from the rock, and, running on all
fours. entered cave with the pursued wolf
The frightened natives returned Immediately
to Bulandshahr and having related what
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 We're bitten, 1t
was overpowered and captured.
Here in the wild jungles. running on all
fours, covered with filth and verTtn, his
face partially hidden by long. matter hair,
and having no companion but the wolf. was
could not have been more than seven CT
eight years OF age. As one listens to Dr.
Valentine telling the story he is tempted to
believe in the ancient fable OF Romolus and
Remus. A few weeks after he was caught
the wolf-boy was sent by the magistrate
to the Secundra orphanage, and as he en-
tered the institution on Saturday he was
named Sanichar. For a long time after he
came to the orphanage 1T was impossible
10 get him to act as a human being. He
persisted in eating his food from the ground
picking up vegetables with his lips and
gnaxlng flesh from bones with his teeth.
like a carnivorous animal, and the clothes
with which he supplied he tore into
shreds and cast them away as incumorancss.
BY degrees he grew more docile. and. al
though he has never spoken word. he grad
ually conformed somewhat TO his surround
ings. but he insisted upon eating with his
fingers 1t Is thought that he is now ABOUT
thirty-six or thirty-seven years old. al
though he looks much older.
His head Is small: his brow uncommonly
Low and contracted. while his eyes are OF a
erayish color restless and squirting. He
has small, thin. wrinkled face, on which
are two large cicatriceS. marks. doubtless.
of severe bites that were received by him.
ON other parts OF his body are found scars
and other signs OF rough treatment to which
he was subjected no doubt while living In
the cave with his wild companions When
he stands erect he - dve feet and two Inches
N hsleht: IN walking he lifts his feet as II
he wnS wading through vet grass. and woen
be moves along all the muscles OF his body
ssem % ~ undergoing series Of Jerks.
uhilo h1D arms are thrown about h such