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be seven or eight feet, those we have been acquainted 

 with have never exeeeded four or five. Doctor Tyson, 

 a learned historian and physician, gives the following 

 description of one of the species which had been 

 brought from Angolo, into this country, and which he 

 had frequent opportunities minutely to observe : 



" The body was entirely covered with hair, the co- 

 u lour of which was perfectly black, and the texture of 

 " it bore a greater resemblance to the human than to 

 " that of the brute : that which grew upon the head 

 " and chin was considerably longer than any of the 

 " rest ; the face was like that of a man, the forehead 

 " longer, and the head round : the upper and lower 

 " jaw were not so prominent as in monkeys, but flat 

 " like those of the human race : the ears and teeth 

 " likewise had a greater similitude to the man than the 

 " brute ; the bending of the arms and legs were the 

 " same ; and, in the whole figure of the animal, an &i- 

 " finity might be traced. The face, hands, and soles 

 u of the feet were without hair ; and in the palms of 

 " the hands it had similar lines to those found in the 

 " human race. The internal conformation was equally 

 " similar, except that it had thirteen instead of twelve 

 " ribs. In its passage to England it made many friends 

 " on board, towards whom it would show evident 

 " marks of tenderness, and used frequently to embrace 

 " them with the greatest affection. Monkeys of a 

 " lower species it seemed to hold in absolute aversion, 

 " and would avoid that part of the vessel in which they 

 " were confined. As soon as it was accustomed to the 

 " use of clothes, it became very fond of them, and 

 " would dress itself in part without any assistance, and 

 " carry the remainder to some one of its friends, and 

 u make signs for them to complete the ornament. It 



