The Philipsburg mail., 1899-06-02

given him was Sinichar. He was fouu
In 1857 in the jungle Of Bulandohah,
IN Northwest Punjaub. Some native
VINO were hunting big game "surpris
ed stray wolf. which they followe'
10 little hillock. Out Of this hillocl
rose rock, and on this rock, evidentl,
summing itself, sat dark, k,curious-look
ing object. To the astonishment Of tn
hunters this object" turned out t.
nave semblance to a human being
When they approached it jumped from
tne rock, ran on all fours and entered
cave along with the wolf. The hunt
ers smoked the cave; both the vol
ana It's human like companion rushed
OUT After short, sharp struggle, in
Whlch several men were bitten, the
latter was captured. On Feb. 4, 1867
ne was sent by the magistrate of the
district in which he was taken to the
| Secundra orphanage, and because the
day ne arrived there happened to be
saturday he was named Sinichar. At
tne time OF his capture Sinichar SEEM
eo TO be about 8 years old. He was en-
tlrely nude, but for the short, thick
na1r which covered his body. His be-
navlor was altogether that of a brute
and 1t was long before he could be
induced to wear any clothing what
ever or in other ways conduct himself
like human being. He ate his food
from the ground, putting his hands on
IL as dog does his forepaws, gnaw-
ing the flesh from the bones and
crunching the bones themselves with
ease and evident enjoyment.
A medical missionary has thus de-
scrlDed this creature:"His head is
small, his brow uncommonly low and
contracted, while his eyes in proper
ton to his head and face are large.
They are of grayish color and squint-
Ing. He has small thin, wrinkled face,
on which are one or two large cica-
trlces, marks no doubt, of severe bites
on the other parts Of his body also are
evident signs of the rough treatment
10 which he was subjected when living
in the cave with his unamiable COM
panlons. His height, when he stands
erect, is 5 feet inches. In walking
ne 1lfts his feet like one wading
through wet grass and as he moves
along all the muscles of his body
seem to be undergoing series of
jerks, while his arms are thrown about
IN such manner as to convey the i'm
preston that they must materially as
slst him in his progress. His head also
Is continually in motion, turning from
side to side with great rapidity, while
MS eyes, which have at all times a
hungry appearance, glare as If he ex-
pected an attack from some unseen en-
envy. When viewed from behind as he
walks or when he stands in front of
you with his head inclined to one side,
rolling his large gray eyes, beating
lpon MS stomach to show that he is
hungry or initiating the smoking of q
'lgar, of which he is very fond, grin
ling and uttering inarticulate and un-
Ineligible sounds, he certainly pre-
ents a strange appearance" Two
acts are noticeable about the wolf
hildren" hitherto discovered seems
aslly enough explained One is that
hey have all been males. It may, of
curse, "just have happened so," that
My male children have ever had the
distinction of wolf foster mother.
'ut were it otherwise, then the rugged
of the male child, ena-
ling 1t the better to withstand the
errible experiences incident to such
lie, would be reasonable explana-
ION of why males only have survived
ne ordeal. When one thinks how
'eak and helpless thing the human
hid is, even the strongest toddlers of
years old. it seems even miraculous
nat even one such child could exist
or single day or even for a few
ours in the unnatural environments
VOLTS den. The other fact is that
II such creatures when found have
cen children. The oldest of them at
lie time of capture could hardly be
ore than or 10 years old. This. no
'ubt, is accounted for by the various
moving accidents of flood and field"
which all such foster children would
more and more continuously ex-
osed as they grew older and were
ore entirely thrown on their own re-
urces. They would neither have the
stlncts nor the strength and endur-
ice to contend successfully in the
ruggle for existence with their brute
mrades and competitors
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