THE WANDETtOO. 
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It will be noticed in the engraving of the wrist-bones that one projects behind. This is the 
pea-shaped, or pisiform bone. It is small and at the side of the wrist in man, but here it acts like a 
front heel bone. The length of the three middle long bones of the palm, or metacarpals, is nearly 
equal ; and this is an interesting point, as it prevents the third finger from being so much the longest, 
and gives the hand more or less a foot-like appearance. 
THE WANDEROO* 
Wanderoo is the English way of spelling and pronouncing the word by which the native inhabitants 
of Ceylon call all Monkeys ; and it is certainly misapplied in this instance, for the animal is not 
truly one of the Cingalese Monkeys, although it has been brought into the island. It lives in the 
neighbouring part of the south of the peninsula of Hindustan, especially in the country bordering 
the Malabar coast. It is a small animal, 
probably never reaching two feet in 
length, and the tail may be that of ten 
or twelve inches; but, from the stories 
which have been told and invented, 
one would conceive the Wanderoo to be 
a giant in wickedness as well as in phy- 
sical power. 
They have slim bodies, which are 
covered with deep black hail*, and there 
is a longish tail of the same colour, 
ended by a little tuft. Their head 
looks very large, because of a mane, or 
ruff, and beard which surrounds the 
face, sticking out in a wild kind of way. 
This mass of long hair is either grey or 
white in colour, and adds to the sly 
look of the broad face, soft dull eyes, 
and rather long black muzzle. 
A former dignitary of the Homan 
Catholic Church, the Procurator-General 
of the Barefooted Carmelites, Father 
-_ r . . . FACE OF THE WANDEROO. 
Vincent Maria, writes that there are 
four kinds of Monkeys on the coast of 
Malabar, and then proceeds to describe the Wanderoo. He says that this is perfectly black, is 
clothed with glossy hair, and lias a white beard round his head and chin, measuring rather more than a 
palm in length. To him all the other Monkeys show such deep respect, that in his presence they 
are submissive, and humble themselves as if they were aware of his pre-eminence. The princes and 
great lords esteem him highly, for that he is, above ev ery other, gifted with gravity, capacity, and t: 
wise appearance. Easily is he taught to perform a variety of ceremonies and courtesies, and all those 
in so serious and perfect a style as to make it a great wonder that they should so exactly be enacted 
by an irrational animal. This excellent character does not appear to have been peculiar to all the 
Wanderoos ; for some have been described as savage and disgusting in the extreme, and as most 
vicious and malignant in captivity. But it is probable that the gentleness of disposition which lias 
been so noticed by those who have kept them kindly was spoiled by teasing and maltreatment. 
The showmen call this Monkey the “ Child of the Sun;” and Broderip suggests that it is the 
ruff? with the head peeping through, which gives a faint likeness to old Sol over a public-house door: 
and that probably the dark colour of the animal impressed his exhibitors with the great heat he enjoyed 
in his Indian home. 
* Macacus Silenus . 
