id • Defcnftion of a Dwarf, 



cFbow: the hands were fhort, broad, and of a round foriit 

 before. The fingers con.fifted of round ftiunps, which were 

 totally loofe» without being ftronglv counefted with the bones 

 of the hand behind, and which were capable of no movement. 

 They were furnifhed with nails, and confided of the third 

 row only of the finger joints, as the firft and fecond were 

 totally wanting. Each hand had fix of thefe fhapelefs fin- 

 gers ; two ftanding clofe together in the place of the little 

 finger, aiid the other four m the place of the thumb, the 

 fore, middle, and ring finger. The bones of the hand were 

 bent a little outwards, by which meaus^ the fift appeared 

 tound, and the back of it fomewhat hollow. This fmali 

 cavity was of great fervice to little Kitip on account of the 

 iliortnefs and immobility of his fingers, efpecially at the time 

 of his meals, as he ufed the back of his hand infteadof afpoon 

 in ordec to convey rice and other food to his mouth. His 

 legs were remarkably fiiort ; the feet feeined to have grown 

 out from them quite folid ; for, though their njotion gave 

 reafon to fuppofc the exiilence of the boae of the leg and 

 ifchia, there was, however, no external appearance of theiu. 

 The knees were entirely wanting. The feet were ihort and 

 broad. Each foot had fix toes fimilar in form to the fingers, 

 and which had grown out in the like manner— ^but with this 

 difierence, that they were connected with the feet by a fmall 

 part of their round furfaee, and that the two which flood i» 

 the place of the little toe adhered fomewhat to each other. 



This dwarf was born of well proportioned parents at Squo- 

 ati, in the idand of Bali, in the year 174Q. He never had 

 the froalleft intercourfe with the female fex, nor (liowed thq 

 leaft inclination for it. It appeared, however, thgt he wa^ 

 far from havuig been neglected by nature in this. yefp.etS:, 

 and that his continence arofe rather froe^ an opinion he en- 

 tertained, that if he denied himl'elf the gratification of inter- 

 eourle with, the lex in this world, he would obtain a more 

 perfe6l body in the next, but thsit orx this, fide the gravq 

 he would remain a deformed dwarf. However nuich he wai 

 convinced that Nature bad neglected hrra at his birth, hq 

 neverthelefs believed flie had given herfelf the trouble topr^-. 

 ferve him. by a miracle, which took pLa^ce foon after he- w^a 

 born, tie related, in this refpetSt, that his molher, afhawed 

 of having brought fo deformed a child into the vtorld.,, re- 

 folved immediately to deftroy him, but found to he.i; afto- 

 ni(hment» when flie attempted to comiuit this barbarous deed, 

 that her child was completely invulnerable. This miraculout 

 circumftance-'filled her with' aftonifhment, and Qoadu<fted her 

 back to parental duty. 



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