1 8 A Thiiologkal Effay concerning 



atid amofigfl them is the Nation of the Vygmks^ and the BARKERS, that is, 

 the Cynocephali. For tho' Philoftratm is pleafed here only to call them 

 Barkers^ and to reckon them, as he does the Black^Men and the Pygmes 

 amongftthe 2yi/^5e^_/?j of thofeCountreys :, ^t\:CteJias, from whom Phi- 

 lojir at 10 hzs borrowed a great deal of his Natural Hiflory^ (tiles them 

 Me«, and makes them fpeak, and to perform moft notable Feats in Mer- 

 chandifing. But not being in a merry Humour it may be now, before 

 he was aware, he fpeaks Truth : Yor Cdim Rhodiginus's (e) Charadter 

 of him is, Philojiratu-s omnium qmtmqitam Hijioriam confcripfcrunt^ men- 

 dac7Jjimt0. 



Since the Vygmks therefore are fome of the Brute Beajls that naturally 

 breed in thefe Countries, and they are pleafed to let us-know as much, 

 I can eafily excufe them a Name. "Av^pa a^g/oi , or Orang-Outang^ is 

 alike to me ^ and I am better pleafed with Homers av^^ig mjyjuuToi, than 

 if he had called -Tn^^^f. Had this been the only Inftance where they had 

 mifapplied the Name of Man, methinks I could be fo good natur'd, as 

 in fome meafure to make an Apology for them. But finding , them fo 

 extravagantly loofe, fo wretchedly whimfical, in abufing the Dignity of 

 Mankind, by giving the Name of Man to fuch monflroils ProduQiions 

 of their idle Imaginations, as the Indian Hiftorians have done , I do not 

 wonder that wife Men have fufpefted all that comes out of their Mint, to 

 be falfe and counterfeit. 



Such are their ^ KfjuuKn^n; or^Appe? , that want Nofes, and have only 

 two holes above their Mouth 5 they eat all things, but they muft be 

 raw 5 they are (hort lived ; the upper part of their Mouths is very pro- 

 minent. The 'Ei/o7B;d&tr<z^, whofe Ears reach down to their Heels, on 

 which they lye and fleep. 1\\q' KgofiJuoi, that have no Mouths, a civil 

 fort of People, that dwell about the Head of the Ganges 5 and live up- 

 on fmelling to boil'd Meats and the Odours of Fruits and Flowers ^ they 

 can bear no ill fcent, and therefore can't live' in a Camp. The Mo^ow,- 

 A£.3i7oj or MocopSaA^wxjthat have but one Eye, and that in the middle of 

 rheir Foreheads ; they have Dogs Ears^ their Hair ftands an end , but 

 fmooth on the Breads. The 27^poy9aAyu» , that have Eyes in their 

 Breafts. The UdvoLj afwoxA^xXoi with Heads like Wedges. The Majepo- 

 ;w?aAo»,^ with great Heads. The '^'^opioi, who live a Thoufand years. 

 The awTTzi!^? , fo fwift, that they will out-run a Horfe. The o-mS^'Biiz- 

 luMi, that go with their Heels forward, and their Toes backwards. The 

 Ma^^cxjA^?, The ^-nyx-voTrv^g, The MowtosA&T^, who have one Leg , 

 but Will jump a great way , and are call'd Sciapodes, becaufe when they 

 lye on their Backs , with this Leg they can keep off the Sun from their 

 Bodies. 



• (e) Ctelij BJiocCigim LeSion. Atit'q. lib. 1 7. cap. 13. 



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