Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Department OF AnthropoOgy. University of Denver,
Denver, Colorado.

M who recently lost In the Whlte
w Mountains spent eight days without food
-ef-sl4eftef before being rescued Mount Cho-
corua in New Hampshire, many persons wondered
how she would have Jared if she had been adopted
by wild animal, and brought up in the wilder
ness removed from the softening influences of
civilization.
Many legends and books have dealt with this
intensely interesting subject and there is wide
spread belief that baby thus foster-mothered
by wild animal would grow up to be strong,
se1f-reliant and with acute sense of sight, smell
and hearing
After careful investigation of some forty
such cases, science is convinced that II Is
one of the greatest of tragedies for child to be
lost from human society and nursed by an animal
foster-mother or TO be lost in the wlds as child
and survive by claw and fang.
OF the forty cases which the scientists have
studied eight have been of children who have
wandered into the wids after they were weaned
and could walk, fourteen children are recorded
rescued from wolf stepmOthers5- 1--WE nave been
sucked by bears, two by swine several by sheep
and goats, and one by leopardess.
The most unusual of all, IN which boy
was fostermothered by a leopardess, oddly
enough is one of the best authenticated II Is OF
peculiar interest, not only because OF the fierce
nature of this species of animal but also because
the circumstances indicate why many Of these
animal adopuons of human children probably
This case which was reported in the Journal
of the Bombay Natural History Society, was in
vestIgated by an English colonial official IN India,
Mr.. + c. Stuart-Baker, when in line with his
administrative duties, he organizing groups
of native workers for labor the roads.
One Of the natives though abe-bodied, de-
clared that he wished exemption and when ques-
toned by the Official said that it was necessary
for him TO devote his time TO the care of a wild
boy whom he had with HIM Mr.. Stuart-Baker
was of scientific turn of mind and made careful
investigation Of the case reporting as follows:
The native who claimed exemption lived IN
the North Cachar Hills He told me that he was
unable 70 labor because he had a little wild son
To look after As his wife had recently died, he
said he coJld not leave the village TO work or the
BOY would run back to the Jungle.
Accordingly went outside 20 see the wild
child and satisfied myself as 70 the truth of the
story. There sure enough, was small boy about
seven years Of age less, squatted on the ground
like young animal. Directly ! came near him,
he put his head in the air and shifted about, fin
Ishing By boiling on all fours To- his father be-
tween whose legs he looked like a small wild
beast retreating into a buTow
Looking closer at the child / saw that he was
nearly or entirely bind from some sort Of cataract
and his b0iv W. covered with the white scars OF
inuumerabe tiny cuts and scratches Struck will
his appearance asked the father to tell m,
about the boy and he then related most unusua
story which I fully believe TO BE- true
The father started by telling Stuart Baker tina
one day. some five years previously the Cachar