The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
4. RACE OF MEN WIN TAILS.
Discovery OF IA French Traveller In u Forest
In ~do-thin

Paul d'Enjoy, n French anthropoloGist. tells,
In n recent number OF L'.IuthropvioJie. about a
race OF men with tails which he has reason TO
believe exists, or has existed within recent
times. in the lndo-Chinese peninsula. While
exploring the forest In that part OF French An
nam lying between latitude liz and l2' north
and longitude lOiS and 1902 east. the French
man came upon an old savage who was first
seen up a tree gathering honey. When the saw
age saw the European party approaching he
FASTENED down the tree by scizlng the bark with
his prehensile feet and the limbs with his hands,
81 that AT tirst sight he was taken for a monkey.
NJ. D'Enjoy surrounded tho savage with "a ring
OF coolies, and the prisoner vainly. underworld
TO escape BY butting his csptors with his head.
The eNpl"rercame upon TIE homeo OF hiscaptive,
n long tunnel IN a great heap Of dead l.aves.
Others Of the tribe occupying the hut fed at
the approach o: the strangers, leaving behind
In their strange house n few polished stones,
bamboo pipes. copper bracelets. and pearl neck
laccs. These article, NJ. D'Enjoy believes TO have
been obtained by the savages from the Anna
ihites. with whom the former carry on an IT,
regular trade.
The captive is described by the Frenchmap
as having a well-markrd caudal appendage
and ankle bones with processes that suggested
a cocks spurs. The savage managed 10 say by
the aid OF he Anuanites OF the expedition. who
were astoLished at his tail and called him n
monkey. that according TO tradition all of the
tribe once had tniIs. and that through inter-
marriage with tailless neighbors most members
OF the tribe are now also %taillcss.
This was about all that was learned from tho
EtN hkts - FAbll AAANA hN NhF NIAkNN lNo
poisoned one OF the coolies md escaped, and II
was necessary 10 hurry out OF the forest In order
To save the coolies life. VI, DEnJoy, however,
Is almost willing to believe that the ancestors OF
his temporary captive really had tails. anl
were midway between savage man and IA. ape.
The tribe IL known by many names In the
several languages of its more civilized neighbour,
aud Is hated by ali as n race oi british
ssvagery. The tribe j. called AinI by the An
nantes, and some Annumito HeiehbOrs Of the
Moi. subjects Of France. are noted rs having
prehensIle feet. perhaps from ntcrmarriagr
with the MOI. The Chinese call these AMMAN
ties Of the prehensilc feet Giao Cal, which
means detached great toe"
NJ. D'Enioy has reason 10 reject the clnssifca-
ton OF the Moi as nm otfshoot OF the Dyaks, n
classification made by n French anthropoloGist.
after an examination Of Mol .kulls. These
thos. OF only the partly civilized Mol OF mixed
blood. The skull OF the Moi. IL pure blood,
would, lac thinks. tell n different tale.
The Moi now occupy a forest area OF lndo-
China. though NJ. D'Enjoy believes that
they once occupied tho whole lndo-Chi-
ncso peninsula. They are rxcecdiugly
shy of strangers. and. IL closely pur-
sued, they defend themselves with poisoned
arrows shot with u%ncrrinr aim. A wound from
ono of these arrows Is almost sure death. Re
sides tins, the mia>mas ~ the region they in
habit are especially dangerous to unacclimntrl
travellers. II l. the habit of the more civilized
neighhOrs NJ the Moi to Stay them at every
chance, much ~ the Apaches are slain In
Mexico by any ranCher that falls In with them.
NJ. D'Enloy believes that II the mystery OF tho
be destroyed before anything further can Oe
lanrnni af than unl THAR mas hls tans