N-ATURAL HrStORTi 
tlfcir nefts as far as poffible beyond- their 
reach. 
As thefe creatures differ too much in their 
fpecics for a general defcription to afford an 
adequate idea of their nature, we fliall parti- - 
cularly notice the following. 
OUR ANG OUTANG, or Pf^ild Man of the 
ivoods.. 
T HIS name is given to various animals 
that walk upright, but which have different 
proportions, and come from different coun- 
tries. The ourang outang greatly refembles 
in countenance, a toothlefs old woman, and 
approaches nearer to the human race, than 
any other animal whatever. This creature, 
indeed, correfponds fo nearly in form to man, 
that many have expected to find the fame 
correfpondence. But the contrary being 
found, difproves that fceptical affertion, that 
matter forms the nature of the mind. It 
proves, likewife, that the mofl curioully con-’ 
ftrudted bodies are formed in vain, unlels a 
correfponding foul is infuled, to direft and 
eontroul its operations. 
Dr. Tyfon gives the following defcription 
of one of thefe animals brought from Angola, 
in Africa. 
“ The body was covered with black hair, 
which greatly refembles human hair ; and 
“ it 
