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NATURAL HISTORY. 
‘‘ it was longeft in the fame parts, as in the 
“ human fpecies. The face was like the 
“ human face, except the forehead being 
“ larger, and the head rounder. The jaws 
“ were not fo prominent as in monkies, but 
“ flat like thofe of a man. The ears, 
“ teeth, and, in a word, the whole of this 
“ creature, at flrft view, prcfentcd a human 
“ figure. And, as he fo nearly approached 
“ man in his figure, his difpofition was ex- 
•* cecdingly fond, more gentle, and harm- 
“ lefs, than the monkey race are found in 
“ general. Thofe who were familiar with 
“ him in the Ihip, he would moil tenderly 
“ embrace, open their bofoms, and clal'p 
“ his hands about them. And, although 
“ there were other monkies on board, he 
“ never aflbciated with them ; as if heconfi- 
“ dered them, as indeed they are, clalTes of 
“ beings much inferior to him in the fcalc 
“ of creation. Being accuftomed to clothes, 
“ he grew fo fond of them as to endeavour to 
“ drefs and undrefs himfelf Such parts 
“ as he could not put on, he took to feme 
“ of the company on board, to have their 
alfiftance. Like any human creature, he 
“ would go to bed, place his head on the 
“ pillow, and cover himfelf with the 
clothes.” 
One of thefe animals was fliown in Lon- 
don, in 1738, that would reach himfelf a 
chair, and drink tea, which, if too hot, he 
would cool in the laucer ; he would, like- 
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