4/6 Bear and Wolf CJiildren. [Sess. 



a jar into the summer sea. Let us, therefore, for the sake of 

 its record, regard our mummified herbarium specimen with 

 some interest. It is not the fault of the specimen, but our 

 own, if we are not benefited by the contemplation of it. We 

 are not touched by a great poem if we do not understand the 

 language it is written in, nor are we bettered by the possession 

 of such objects as this we have handled if we do not know to 

 some extent their life-history. And most will agree that a 

 day at the sea studying its living inhabitants is better than a 

 thousand in the mausoleum where only their remains and their 

 names are preserved. 



XIY.—BEAR AND WOLF CHILDREN. 



By Mr SYMINGTON GRIEVE. 



{April 22, 1891.) 



Mr Symington Grieve brought before the members of the 

 Society the following question : " Are Human Beings ever 

 reared by Bears, Wolves, or other Wild Animals ? " Eefer- 

 ring in the first place to the various half-mythical stories 

 recorded in history of children having been reared by bears 

 or wolves, Mr Grieve went on to speak of the widely spread 

 belief in India regarding " wolf-children," and adduced the 

 testimony of Sir William Sleeman and others on the subject. 

 Mr Grieve next mentioned that he had himself seen a living 

 example of a reputed " wolf-child," while travelling in India 

 ua November 1888. The history of this individual, now 

 grown to manhood, seemed to be well authenticated. He 

 was then living at St John's Orphanage for Famine Children 

 at Sikandra, near Agra. Mr Grieve had taken much interest 

 in this case, making inquiries on the spot as to the various 

 circumstances connected with it. He was then led to study 

 the whole subject somewhat particularly, and now brought it 

 before the members of the Society, in order to elicit their 

 opinion regarding it, as well as to gain further information 

 upon it, Mr Grieve mentioned incidentally that Sir William 



