The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-22
WHAT THE PORTLAND PAPER
SAYS

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sleepily at the wondering world in a
little darkened room of Portland
: home, is the Missing Link He, or il,
is 5 years old, fat, somewhat bashful,
likes to eat blanc mango with a
spoon, prefers to sleep when not eat
ing, has charming Groom OF a laugh,
i and will gravely shake hands with
people, or pensively gaze at them
with his or its hand resting under the
chin, as he or it squats like Turk in
the basket
| The strange creature is variously
called sometimes orang- -outang. or
man o the woods; again orang-outan,
sometimes ourang- -utang maybe oran-
utan and perehance just orang.
"Orang" is the property OF Fred
Stuhr, manager OF the Portland Bird
Company, though the man who OBJ
jects to slavery will probably consider
it crime to hold as chattel such a
charming child, but which is said to
be worth at least $1,000 Mr.. What
fs-lt' came from Borneo last week, in
care OF the Chinese cook en- route.
He has lovely auburn hair, thick as
a mat on his broad fat back, and the
man who SCOTS at the theory OF evo-
luton OF the human species or be-
lieves that the Bible and Darwin are
hopleessly at variance, might be
afflicted with pangs OF doubt after
gazing at Stuhr's strang freak little
while.
Orange" though 5 years old, had
never heard a word OF English until
10 days ago, but seems to have little
difficulty in mastering it. His life.
like most OF the orangs, has been
spent in the simple home OF Bornei
bush family, and it's ten-to-one
shot that he can understand as much
native dialect as the average bush.
man chief He is a bit handsomer
than the average native. Though a
trif1e shy on nose, he has a pair OF
! lips, however, than make up for this
i He can do anything but talk; he can
laugh, cry and speak his rage in ac-
cents uncouth but expressive. He is
about as emotional, moodish and
sensitive as the average child Of his
, years.
Pot-bellied little beast, with long
hairy arms and wrinkled forehead
coarse, red hair bristling on hi:
square shoulders, and with squat
, nose, he seems uncanny to anyone
who tries to pry under under hi:
; half-shyh half-sullen reserve. His tiny
ear is as delicate and well-formed a:
girls, not large like the chimpanzes
no unsightly arm and prehensile hant
like the gorilla's, and no hairy fac,
like the glibboon, these three, with thu
orang, being the species Of man apes
The young man" can undress him
] self, readily takes off shirt and trou
r sers, he will take a spoon and daintil,
feed himself. He will snuggle dowi
in the basket after his meal, pull tn
Q covers over himself like tired child
q and with hand under chin, go to sleep
His eyes have hundred expression
which change with every word spokel
: by those about him; his long, sensi
q tive fingers play, but never grab, nev
8 er aimlessly play, but glide vonfiding
!: ly UP into your own and rest ther
] like babes. The gentlemen from tn
tree families, of Borneo must b
!, credited with something more thai
;. instinct, and with an understanding
! as much above that Of the chatterinl
|. apes and monkeys as he is in tn
order of species of animal life abov
I the CLAIMS on the beach.
= Why, he hasn't even a taii!--Port
land Telegram