The Savage of Aveyron, 9'} 



Iron-ftone, lime-llonc, and coals, part in fufion, emitted 

 from the mouth or top of the furnace, is entirely dilfipated; 

 and that, notwithitanding- the principal part of it was Iarc;e 

 pieces of iron ore and limeUone, ytt not a particle of eitJier 

 can be found any where near the fpot, nor is a vellige of them 

 to be di'icerned on the tops of anv of the adjacent buildintrs. 

 It is alfo wonderful, that the aperture at the top of the fur- 

 nace (an opening not exceeding a few feet in diameter), 

 through which the contents were exploded, is not in the leair 

 rent, but is now as Ibund as ever, together with the furnace 

 itfelf. — It is iuppofcd a water-fpout niuH have burli near the 

 Ipot, as part of the works was in a few minutes completely 

 inundated, and the water attained to the amazing height of 

 17 feet in a very (liort fpace of time. 



particulaiis respecting the savage of 

 avevron: 



Exlraded from the Kcport made to the Isathnal InJlltiUe hy 

 Citizen Dtsemndo. 



When the young creature, known by the name of the 

 Savage of A-veyroii; was difcovered in the foreft of Canni, 

 and brought to Paris by the profcllor Bonaterre, the public, 

 lor a confiderable time, echoed with this inteliinence. It 

 occupied the idle, attracted the curious, and gave rife to a 

 mulptude of difcuffinns, which were at lead premature, as 

 they could then have no foundation but conjefture. 



In the mean time, the public, who ran in crowds to fee 

 this child, were aftoniflicd to behold in him only a beinw, 

 nearlv infenfible, which appeared neither to hear nor to fee, 

 which gave no fignsof attention, and appeared to have no foit 

 of aclive principle. Thus the interelt vviiich he excited be- 

 came extinfit as foon as it was raifed. 



The fpirit of fyltem then palVed a new fentencc on him. 

 Some perlons, according to whofe opinions the lavage ftate is 

 not only the primitive, but alfo the molt perfect liate of nian, 

 were furprifed that this child of nature corrcfponded fo ill 

 with their ideas ; and, dreading that he would completely 

 overturn their hvpothcfis, they hafiencd to fccure themfclves 

 from any conclufion that might be deduced from him by 

 declaring that he had been born a fool. 



Superlicial minds confirmed this i'entence. The favagc of 

 j:\veyron relembled a fool ; it was therefore eafv to conclude 

 that he was a fool ; and, what lent a Itrong confirmation to 

 this opinion was, that Find, a phyfician, who has ac(]uircd a 

 high reputation by his fuccelfcs on perfons of difordcred in- 

 tellecls, having accurately examined al! the circumftances 



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