G I A N T S A N D D W AR F S

ED WARD J . WO O D ,

AU T HO R O F

T HE C UR I O SI TIE S OF C LO C KS AN D
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WAT C HE S F R OM THE EAR LI E ST TI ME S, E TC .

L ON D ON

RI C HARD BEN TLEY , N EW B U RL I NGT O N

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 PRE FA C E .

THE Au thor gr a te fu ll y a ckn owle dges his in debte d

n es s to hi s e s te em e d fr i en d JO HN B ULLOCK , E sq , . of
S e ven o a ks , for the gen er ou s loa n of his va lu a ble col
le ction of old a nd s ar e c c ha n dbills , a dve rtis em en ts ,

a n d en gr a vin gs re a l tin g to g i a n ts a nd dwa r fs , by the

u se of which m a teri a ls the Au tho r ha s a dde d m uch to
the in te re s t a nd im porta n ce of thi s book . He a l s o
te n ders his b es t tha n ks to Dr ROB ERT. B IGSBY , the

le a rn ed hi s tor i a n of Re pto n ; to Dr . W T ILIFF,

. . a nd

to T C
. . N OBLE , E s q .
,
for m a n y u s e fu l hin ts a nd

n ote s upon the s ubj e ct -

m a tte r of thi s wor k .

The Au thor kn ows tha t s om e portion s of t his book

dis pla y in co n s e quen ce a n d dis con n e ction ; bu t fr om
the n a tur e o f the wo rk , tr ea tin g a s it do e s of s o m a n y
differen t pe r s o n s , it co u ld ha r dly be other wis e . His
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y o cca s ion a lly ha ve to com pla in of a pr o
fu s ion of de ta il , p a r ticul a r ly where he ha s given
copie s of the ha n dbill s -
a nda dverti s em en ts of his pro
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dig ie s . He ha s , howe ver , con s idere d tha t the s e pro

fe s s ion a l pu ffs , which ha ve b e e n coll e cte d by m uch
in du s try a re cu r io s itie s in the ir wa y ; a nd if the y
s ho u l d s om i
et m e s we a ry the con tin u ous r ea de r , the y

m a
y perha ps m a ke thi s vo lu m e m or e us e ful a s a wor k
o f f
re e r e n ce . The Au thor feel s very m u ch like a

s howm a n who is open in g a ca r a va n full of won de r s ,

om if n ot of which he hop es
s e a ll m a
y i n tere s t ea ch
on e of the en lighte n e d public who m a
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D ecem b er , 1 8 6 7 .
 CONTENTS .

C HA PTE R I .

P GE
lis—Bible Gi ts —N phil i —the Gi t So s
A
C um g ra n o sa a n e m a n n

of G od R ph i 0g kin g f B h eM ll s a m o a s a n a rve ou

S t i s b t hi —B ttl with Gi t A ki
,

or e a ou GO m a es a n s -
na m -

li th P ti lly d c ib ed S l Th S t t s f
a oe ca es r a u e a u re o

Ad Ev
a m N h Ab h , d M —Ab l s G
e, oa ,
ra a m ,
a n os es e
’
r a ve
— M s S t tu r b e f
a n the F l od— E ly B iti h L g
’
a dse ore o a r r s e en
—S t — H th Myth l g y d Gi t Th Tit
a a n ea en o o a n a n s e a ns
— The Gig te —An ta e — E ph i lt d O t s— P s s
a n s u s a es a n u e r eu
—Tity s — P lyph s—Hu d ib hi —St t O f
o em u om e r e s cr es m a u re

H e the H e — Gi t o E t c Pott y —C l l
a n ero s a n s n ru s a n er o os s a

Ar hite ct —C
c E g yp t Th b s —Ath s S x
u re a rn a c e e en a on

I d l I in l a — O din —E t I l d—C t —E s t I n
o rm su a s er s a n a n on a -

di a C a ve s—Im g in ti s of the Gig a tic

,

n a a on n .

C HA PT E R II .

H u g Sk l e e e to n f ou n d a t C te—G b b re a a ra s , Gi a n t of Cl di a u u s

C m sa r ~ Pos io a nd Se cu n dill a — Mu m m i es in the Sa ll u s

ti a n G d ph g s —L g Sk leto
a r en s — E g yp ti a n S a r co a u a r e e n

fod d in g th e C t
u n W —E p e o M xi
u r —E re a n a r m r r a m u s m

s J i d C h l — F s —E oth e s n ru
'

p e o ro r g g u
v a nu s a n a r em a ne e rr a

— H g e Sk l eto s f d
u th e O o t d i Mo t
e n ou n on r n es a n n un

Sig a —An to i s
e Gi t Chil d f E thy s —L n uge -
a n o u m en e a r

B od i f d —Ha rteb e f —N vi s P lli — E l z

es ou n nu n ae u o o ea a r,

Gi t J w—Gi t Wo
a a n — P Ha S—Th Sk l t
e of a n m a n a e e e on

P lyp h —Sk l to s i Si il y—i Th s s lo i —Fos sil n ca

T oth fo d a t U tic — Skelet in B h i —M a de

o em u s e e n n c n e a

o un a on o em a un

vill T ti o y f Gi ts V l
e s
’
Gi ts R n
es m n o a n a e n ce a n ou e

Gi a t R ic de V l l e o t—Sicily Gi ts —Gi ts with

n ,
on a m n a n a n

C a te d M lcol —Gi t of St B s —Gi t F ield

nu a n a m a n ee a n
’
s

—
.

Th tob h s —I s o t Gig a tic B s in Alde

oc u re n on e rm a n

b u ry Gia n t G ch —A s t i Gi a n t —Gi a t Tooth

eu
’
-
-
u a n e u r a n n s

b
vi CON TEN TS .

PAGE
—Thig h b on e s of Gia n ts—Gig a n tic B on es fou n d in E n g
l a n d—C a n g ick Gia n ts —Bo es a t Lu ce e —in Sta fford
-

n rn

s hire in M a ce do i En c t L a g e B on es in E s s ex
n a a r r

—L a g e Teeth in N ew E n g la d Skel eto in C a l a bria

r n n

—Little John — Gi a t s O a k—B on e s in D e by s hire — in n

’
r

Here fo d shi e—a t Hythe —a t Ripo —a t Ru s s u —Gi a ts

r r n n n
’

B o es e xa m in e d c itica lly — Bon es Mi era l P odu ction s

n r n r

—An cien t B i tis h Re a in s Ston ehen g e—Gi a n ts D a n ce

r m
’

—Me 1i —Gi a t s Gra ve a t Pe rith Leg en d s oi—Gi a n t s

r n n
’
n -
’

Th m b —Lo g M eg a d he D a u g hters—Gi a n t s G a ve in
u n n r
’
r

D o s e tshi e — i L a n ca shire —in Yorkshi e—in N orthu m

r r n r

b erl a d—in L eices te shire —Bell s Gra ve —Th e D e vil of

n r
’

M o t So e l Gi a n t s G a ve i Ir e la d — on the B os
un rr
’
r n n

phoru s Gia t s Cha m b e Gi a n t s Sta i s M a c a hon

n
’
r
’
r m

Gi a t s Ca ve in Wil ts hi e —n e a r Pe ith — M a i den s

n
’
r nr
’

Ste p To q i Gi a n t s Cha i Gi a t s Ca ve i C om
r u n
’
r n
’
n

wa ll — S g a d Wa te r S u d a y
u r Gi t s C a u s e w ys
a n n a n
’
a

Pe y Ga i — Gi a t in D ors e ts h i e — L o g M a n of Wil
n - -
r n r n

m i n g to u —Gog m a g og s H i ll s — D evil s Works

’ ’

CH A PT E R I II .

Ci vic Gia ts —C i n a dG g o
g g
— L d o f— Gi nt s
or n ae u s
g n o m a e en a
’

L p Gi a t in Lo d P g t G g d M a g g in
ea n s n on a ea n s o a n o

G ildh ll—Mid
u ae Show d Gi t — Ch t Gisu m m ts r s a n a n s e s er a n
—Gi t in the L ow Co t i s—An tig
a n s the Gi t of un r e en ,
a n

A tw p P d Gi ts V l i a Gi t Typ es of
n er a u a a n a en c a n s

M i ip l P w —Gi ts t D ki k d D o i — Gi t
un c a o er a n a un r a n u a a n

at K il w th C tl — t Wo df d—Gi t in F lk lo
en or a s e a o or a n s o -
re

a nd F i tio J ck th Gi t kill
c n T to ic Gi t
a e a n -
er eu n a n s

Th Sk i
or Hin du L g d s —W g l g —Vish u
r m m er e en o o n

I n di Gi t Ki g Arth
a n Gi t of M t St
a n s n u r a n ou n

Mi h a el— C i h Gi ts —Gi ts of T
.

c orn s bb — Gh ts a n a n re cro en os

of Gi t —Holib
a n s f th C i —T d th Gi a t u rn o e a rn om a n e n

Bl d b u n B l t —Gi t f G
er u ss W th —J ck o s er a n o ora n ra a

the Ti k d—I ri h Gi ts —F i g ll— T i k

n ea r S ot hs a n n a r c on a c c

Gi a t—L g d of Gia t W e —G a —Ro k of th e

n e en n om n ra n c

C a d le n

C HA PT E R IV .

H m H ig ht—Co p i —E ly G
u a n e s —Ch g es in
m a r s on s a r erm a n a n

S t t e of M kin d—Pe vi a Gi t —P t g o i s
a ur a n ru n a n s a a n a n

Fir s t Voy g es to P ta g o i —Ma g ella —Pig a fetta —Sir

a a n a n
 CON TEN TS . vii
P GE
Ca ve dish —T
A

Fr a n ci s D r a ke Sir Thom —Va n

N oo t—
a s n u rn er

D tch Tra v ll s F e ch Tr v lle s —T

r u e er L r n a e b ia
Sp a i sh T a v lle s Byr —W llis—Ca t t
r a rm

n r e r on a r e re P t go
a e
n ia Sk l to a d A hbi h p of Li —Ca p t i
n e e n n rc s o m a a n B e o u rn

The P ta g o i o f thi s d yd e c ib e d—L a d I l ds

—Chil e—Gi t An g li g
-
a n a ns a s r r on e s a n

o a n n

C H AP TE R V .

B en ll i th Gi t— his g ol d
e ve st—R llo Rolf th G g
a n en o or e a n er
— Gi t Ki g of N wa y—G y E l f W wi k—C ol
a n n or u a r o a r c

b d —R li of G y t W wi ck C tl —F
ra n e cs u a a r a s e u nn a m

N i ch ol R i t —I l a s d d Gi ts —Si Ri h d He en re a n a n a n r c a r er

b ert—Gi t f B d x—Gi t F l i g —H B w a n o or ea u a n em n a ns ra

A ym on — B Be t i d T i k by D w f o Gi t
—L o g M g f W s t i t —H g A o i T w
a r on n eu r e er -
r c a r n a n

n e o e m n s er u e rm ur n o er

Phil g yr i — Gi ts a d D w f i the T w —Gi ts i

a r e a n n a r n o er a n n

Ma y g s — F le i h Gi t — Q E li b th Gi t ’
-
a m e m s a n u een z a e s a n

Port —Mi d dl t th child of H le—Gi t Pi dm te s

er e on , e a

T t Gi t—D t h
a n e on e

a r a r of s t g e st t
— Sh k e
a n u c m en ra n

d Gi ts —As c p t—
-
a u r es a

p
s e a re a n A to y P y e th C i h
a n a a r n n a n e o rn s

Gi t —Gi t Gi l — J b D —Seve a l Gi ts
,

a n a n r a co a m m a n r a n

m entio e d b y Phy i i n s d Tr v ll s c a n a n a e ers

CH A PTE R V I .

W lte Pa so s P te to J
a r I —Wil li
r E v s—Gi ts
n ,
or r a m es . a m a n a n

d D w f t g the — Wh i
a n f E p a r s f A st i o e r m o m re s s o u r a

B dily D i ff
o b twe Gi ts a d D w f —Olive e ren ces e en a n n a r s r

C o w ll Gi t P te —P py
r m e Gi t D tch
’
s a n or r e s s ee s a n u m a n

J h T te s —P py
o n Gi t W
a —T h Bi tl e s s ee s a a n om a n om a s r es,

C hes hir Gi t —Mill G Gi t—M te D k

e a n er , e rm a n a n u ns r, u e

Joh F e d i Gia t E d
n d M l
r Ch l s II
er c s
’
n m un a on e a r e

t —B thol o
.

a d Gi n w F i Gi t T k H g O s
a n a r m e a r a n ur u e

F o tis —Gi t Po l de p
r n t d t M xi ili II a n a n r, re s en e o a m a n .

Gi t Sk le to t R p t — Ki g A ke w—J e H o
a n e n a e on n s a m s a ns n

—I i h Gi te flthe Pa i t d P i e—H g h B i d Ba o
r s a n ss n e r nc u r -
r n

B fo d Gi a t s B o e—Gi ts d sti Rec tio

u r -
n
’
n a n om e c re a ns

C HA PT E R VI I .

H i g h Ge Wo n T ll You th W l h Gi t Hig h
rm a n m a a e s a n

G P f
er m a n —T l l Bl k—Gi t Fi h —L g e
er orm e r a a c a n s e rm a n a r

B es a t St Alb s —Gi ts a t Co t of E lecto s of B

on . a n
’
a n ur r ra n
 CON TEN TS .

pa s s

den b u rg h G a ds —P op a g a
Kin g of Pru s si a ’
s Gi a nt u r r

ti o f Gi a t
n Gia t R g i t in R s i Ta ll E s sex
o n s n e m en u s a -

Wo a mB tholo e w F a i
n St g S x Gia t a r m r ro n a on n

Tho s Fi sh m a Gi t s H d H nr y Bl a cke th er a n
’
a n e r, e

B riti h Gi t —G s Gi t — It li a Gi t s —Gi t
a n erm a n a n a n a n es a n

B oy—Gi t t R o —a t P i —L g e B eg a —D a i l
a n a u en a r s a r r m n e

C j u s—Gig ti B y of Willi g h —Y g Colos s

a a n a n c o n a m ou n su

— N w W ll T ll S x W a wi th D w f Livin g
e e s a a on om n a r

Col ss s T ll Wo
o u Gi t Yo th t S ou thwa k a m a n a n u a r

F i I ta li Gi a t Gia t s B o es f d Co n eli u s
a r a n n n
’
n ou n r

M G th a cBi h p B e k l y s a i d t h ve p od ce d a
ra s o r e e o a r u

Gi t by feed in g —J s M d l d— Ch l s By
a n o a m e a c on a a r e rn e , r

O B i —his A dv ti ts — E d vo s to ob ta i his
'
r en er s em en n ea u r n

B ody—L a ws it l tin g to his lost Mo ey u re a n

C HA P T E R VIII .

Pa t ick Cotte o O B i —l et to Show a —d s c ib d b y

r r, r
’
r en a m n e r e

h is B b e I i h Gi t d D w f dv ti ed Cotte
a r r r s a n a n a r a er s r

desc ib d Dr d a t of Ki g B ie B
e a s —l f t
a es cen n n r n ore a u n a n

Gi t —Gig ti Twi B othe s —C tte t S dl s W lls

a n s a n c n r r o r a a er
’
e

The t e his A d
a ti s r t —his M
b i g —hi E ff ct ver em en s a rr a e s e on

a H k y h
a c —The M M t in — C tte wi th
ne -
coa c m a n a n ou n a o r

a D wa f i his P cket—co p e d with S ot hm a

r n o m a r a c c n

L tt w itt by C tt — F t f G ll try c i tic lly

e er r en o er ea o a a n r a

des ibe d by S g
cr N oct l Wa lks —f ig ht s
a u r eon u rn a r en a

Hig hw y C tte s W tch—D th d B i l—his

Po t its —Iri h Gi t —
’
a m a n o r a ea a n ur a

r ra A f t d I i h Gi t s a n s m a nu a c u re r s a n

C t t wi th Gi ts L g Sk l to s fo d i Co
on ra c s a n a r e e e n u n n rn

wa ll t Ew l t C h te ho s
a T ll Chil dr te m a a r r u e a en a

Y k—E dw d B f d—H g e Thig h b o es —T ll Ma

or a r a m or u -
n a n

i Cl k w ll —F
n er l Gi t f o An s p k Sw dish
en e em a e a n r m oc e

Gi ts — H fo d hi Colos s s Gig ti B ys —L ov
—Swi s Gi t—Gi t d F i y—John A hley
a n e re r s re u a n c o e

l ce L ove~
a s a n a n a n a r s

L g e Sk l t in Ir l d—E li z a b th F i
a r e e on —Pe via n e a n e a rm a n ru

Gi t—The Ge tl e Gi a tes s f Oxford—J s Tolle

a n n n o a m e r

Willi a B dl y m ra e

C H A PTE R IX .

Jen kin s ll B a k Cle k— L g b o e t Vi a L o h

th e ta n r a r e n s a

Gi t—Spa i h Gia t—Sh w th Lif

, en n -
u s

ki th R s i
n, e u s a n a n n s n a , e e

g u a rd sm a n E pita ph o a T a ll S oldi Rog e By n er r rn e ,

 CONTEN TS . ix
P E AG

Iri sh Gi a n t Prin ce of Wa les s Porter Ten n y

B ig Sa m
’

son —Phe lim

-

O To ol —Ske le ton a t O l d F ord

,

Thom a s
’

B ell the Ca m bri dg e Gi a n t—Joseph Scoles—Wild Gi a n tes s

fl
—
,

Lin coln sh ire Gi a n tess—Alb er t the Gi a n t Mrs Cooke ,

-
.

D evon shire Gi a n t Grim a ldi a n d Gia n ts Rob ert

Ha le s th e N or folk Gi a n t —H u g e C o in L ou i s the
, ,

F ren ch Gi t Swis s Gi a t P t T ch a
a n Gia ts n es s e er u n n

a t B thol o
a r w F ir—M h te Gi g ti B y So
m e a a nc es r a n c o m er

s e ts hi Gi t s —A i Gi t s C o h Lo g
re a n es m e r ca n a n e s r m a c n

L wy
a H g Sk l t
er Gi a t s t St B s Gi t
u e e e on n es a ee a n

b g —S s
.

a t P t e ers h B y d—Gi ts t B thol

u r w u a nna o a n a a r om e

F ir—Gi a t t P a —Gi t t A d lphi Th t —L p

a n a a rm a n a e ea re a

l d Gi t s — F
a n th A
a n es i n Gi t—Gi t d re em a n , e m e r ca a n a n a n

D w f t Oly pi Th t —M phy th I i h Gi t
a r a m c ea re u r , e r s a n

Si W H D
r —F
. h Gi . t—P t i k Glyn —Gi
on ts re n c a n a r c n a n
’

Sk l t —Jo ph B i th F h Gi t—Gig ti
e e on se r ce , e r en c a n a n c m en

s ee n by h i —P li h Gi t s —C p l M ff tt — B a
m o s a n es or ora o
'

a r

nu m s Gi
’
t Gi t City — C hi
a n Gi ts Ch g
s a n n ese a n a n

B i ti h Gi t — T ll I t li — Gi t P li
r s a n — T ll a a a n a n o ce m a n a

Pri fig h t — S t y of Gi
z e t
er d D w f P ov b Su or a n a n a r h
r er n

dr y Gi ts a n

CH A PT E R X .

Bible D w fs Th Pig m i s—th i B ttl s with the C s

a r -
e e e r a e ra n e

F a i y Dwa fs —L g e d y D w fs — Vi h — D w f
r r e n a r a r s nu a r

F ig —D w f s Ch b s — T
u r es Th b— D w f f a r
’
a m er om um a r s o

T to ic Ro
eu nce —
D w fs i P g t —Si J M d
m a n a r n a ea n s r a n e

ts f D w fs—N ti
.

vill s A cc
’
f Pig ies— P h s
'

e ou n o a r a on s o m u rc a

writ s of D w f in Icel d J p
e d B z il—I l o f
a r s a n ,
a a n, a n ra s e

Pig m i —B yi g pl c f D w f —S ll S k l t s
es u r n -
a es o a r s m a e e on

L illip ti C ffi s Sh t N a ti —B h
u a n M dg s
o n or on s u s m en -
a a a

ca r D wa fs — The Ki os B dr d L Ch ppe s e m or eu a n a a e

D w a fs r

C HA P T E R XI .

E g ypti D wa rfs—Dw rf A l ts —Ro s kept D w fs

a n a m u e m a n a r

E pm A g te r ord D w fs — L ci —C o op —Ah
u u s u s a n a r u u s n a s

dro d —Si yph s—Gl di to i l D wa fs—N k d D w fs

m a a s u a a r a r a e a r

- F cy D w f—D w fs in oy l ti s— Sp a i sh C t
a n a r a r r a re nu e n ou r

D w f —D w f f Ch a l s V —Ki g Ch is ti s D w f
a r s a r o r e . n r a n
’
a r

—Dw rf f Ch l IX —D w f f E l M ha l f E g
o a r es a r o a r a rs o n

l a d—D om s ti D w fs —D k of M t D wa fs —P o
a .

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n e c a r u e a n u a s r r
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m en

pa g a tion Dw fs —Dw f of Arch d ke Fe d i n d

of a r a r u r na

A i Ki g s Dwa fs—D w fs t R s si Co t—Ru s

f r ca n n
’
r a r a u a n ur

si D w fs H b g D w f — D
a n a r d i kin g d a m ur a r s ra m -
r n a n

D w f Byr o d ib D w fs Phil ta s M xi s
a r s n e s cr es a r e a m u

a nd T lli s Al ypiu s C us C lvu Ch s r oes u a u s a ra cu

U l dis l s a B tho p Dw f i p t
a u g a con r e a r n a rro
’
s ca e

F e h Dw f i g e D k J vis The M l es
—
r nc a r n ca ec er er o on

D tch D w f— Sh k pe e d D w fs—Q
u a r E li z a es a r a n a r u een a

beth g ift to D w f—J h de E st ix—Z oilu s—Ri ha d

’
s a a r o n r c r

Gib Ch l I p
s on t t his M i g e with An e
a r es res en a a rr a n

Sheph d —W ll s P
.

er the M i g e —A dv rtis a er
’
oem on a rr a e e

m en t f Gib s s D e e d ts — J ffr y H d — his

or on
’
sc n a n e e u s on

Lif — Si Ch i toph W —Sir I

e r N wt s r sa ll er ren sa a c e on
’
sm

nes s— How to m a ke D w fs a r

C HA P TE R XI I .

Ma tth w B hi g e his W itin g s wo d fu l F e ts his

uc n er r n er a

Wive s —his E l g y d E pit ph O xf d hi D w f e a n a or s re a r

W d onf N t —S h t J ettie d T ll J b
er o a u re or a nn a n a a co

H h W rto —Joh W
a nn a b g h — M d l fo D w rfs
a n n orm er e a s r a

Ch g li g Chil d —
-
D w f t B tholo w F i —A
a n e n a r a a r m e a r nn e

R Sc t h D w f G Dw f H h Woo d
—F i y Wo —D w f wh v h w d B e d— Sa lis
ou s e o c a r e rm a n a r a nn a

a r m en a r o ne er c e e r a

b y D wa f P i D w f hi t g F ts D wa rf
ur r ers a n a r s s ron ea

M W a n, d H o se—L tt t th Sp e t t —Bl k
om a n , a n r e er o e c a or a c

P i —Pete th G t d D w fs Th Sho t Cl b d
r n ce r e r ea a n a r e r u a n

th T ll Cl b 0 we F
e al—J h Co —V s p te du -
n a r re o n a n ers e re ea

by hi to R y l F i ly — D i h D w f ~ Ply th
m o a a m a n s a r m ou

D w f E pig a r
o D wa f D w f G l d ra m n a r a r re en a n er

Dw f F ily t N a r b g Dw f f o Fa m a u rem er a r r m r a n ce

h i F t — D t h D w f—J h G i e s
s ea s C u r t D w rf
u c a r o n r m o a

Willi B tle —Dwa rf s p ostu e whil e s leepin g

a m u r r

CHA PT E R X I I I .

Jos ph B oru wl ki —his lif —Ke ble d D wa f —B éb é

e a s e m a n r

Kin g of Pol d s D w f —hi lif

,

Mdlle S a n
y
’
a r s e ou vr a

Kitip — M C to —th Co ic F a i y—Rob rt a d

.

a rc a zze e rs a n r e
—Littl P l d — M i
n
J dith Ski
u B ttl
n n er e o a n er a n n a o e
Sig J p d Ge v D w f h F t
n or um W lsh e o ne a a r er ea s e

Dw f—H opkins H opki s—F i e l d D w f Littl Wil l

a r n r s a n a r -
e
B e thol de—D wa f Prim e Min i te —C o eli s C to
-
r r s r rn u a n
 CON TEN TS . xi
P GE
Georg e B om on do—L ieg e Dwa r f—Dwa rf a t R u s si a n E
A

b a ss y—D wa rt M a rr i g e—D wa rf P ies t—Dwa rf Ma rria g e

m

a r
—An dre w Whis ton Kin g of the Beg g a rs
,

CHA PT E R XI V .

Thom a s Ca rtwrig ht—Dwa rf a t Pa r is —Shrop shire Dwa rf

R og ers— Thom a s C a r ter—Peter B on o—Wil li a m Bor a m
Sir Je ffrey D u n s ta n —M a yors of Ga rre tt— Sir H a rry Dim s
da le—Thom a s Allen —L a dy M org a n the Win ds or Fa iry
Am u s i n g L etter from her~Wom a n in M in ia tu r e —The
,

Gre a t Con tra st—Mr s Kelly the Ir i sh Fa iry—N orm a n dy

D wa rf —An n Cl owes Whitel a m b Mi ss Pin m on t
.
,

Ak en e il Germ a n Dwa r f— Sim on Pa a p — Wyb ra n d L olke s

—Peter D a vies— Ca lvin Ph ilip s—Ag ed Polish Dwa r f in
,

Ru s s ia —B u m s a n d Dwa r fs — The Town Steeple —The

Bla ck Dwa rf —Da vi d R itchie —Ha y Dwa rf M P —L a
Gra n de u r—N orfolk F a iry—Yor ks hire L ittle Ma n —Little
. .
,

Jen n y—Portu g u ese Dwa rf — Pe ter D a u n tl o w—Dwa rf in

N o r folk —D wa r f M other— C ru tchy Ja ck — John H a u pt
m a n —N a n n ette S tock e r Pa ri s D wa rf —M is s Sm ith
L e a ch —his Fea ts —E li z a b eth R a lph Dwa rf S to n e
Ca pta in S ta rkey —Yorksh ire m a r ri e d Dwa rf Ca rolin e
C ra cha m i—her B ody s tole n a n d sol d

C HAPTE R XV .

Dwa rf a t Ca rdiff —Dwa rfs t B a tholom e w Fa ir —Lydi a

of B a g d a d—
a r

Wa lpo le —Li ttle O l d W om a n Thom a s D y a

M u s ica l Dwa rf t Dru ry la n e The tre—Dwa rf t Tive to

a a a r n

—B dm a n —S om erse ts hir F iry—Tom C ib a d Dw f

-

oa r e a r n a r

—E ttri ck Shepherd des crib D w f—Dwa rf a n dPig fa d

es a r -
ce

L dy—Mexica n Dw f—Min i a t e John Bu ll—Ge e l

a a r u r n ra

To mThu m b—Ha y d th Pa i te Co odo e N tt

on , e n r m m r u

d M i n n i e W a en —Dw f t B rthol o ew F a i —Mi s s r

Sh w—F a rn ha —D a ws o —Mis s Willia m s—D o Sa to

a n rr a r s a a m

n s

Ab oo Z a dek—
n

— D wa f M a rri a g e—M i Hipkin s —

a m n

ss In f t a n

Dwa rf—Dye —John M ill

r

er

CHA PT E R XVI .

Georg e Trou t— s e ll s his b o dy

— In d ia n Dwa rf—Littl e U n
kn o wn —Dwa rf a t Olym pic The a tre —Wha t is it ?
H ig hl a n d D wa rfs —D on F r a n cis co H ida lg o —M a rqu is o f
 CON TEN TS .

PAGE
Lil lipu t—the Clu rica u n e —J a n Ha n n em a —D wa rf Gi

fl
a n te s s —F a ir y Qu een — Bl a ck F ren ch D wa r f—The Az tecs
—E dwin C a lver t —Ga rib a ld i a n d D wa rf—Lillipu ti a n Kin g
Chu n g Mow—C he Ma C he S a n g —D wa rf a t M ila n
D wa f M i g e—r D w f T a vell —Colo el C h i
a rr a a r r er n a n

D w f P he —E en t ic D w f in P i s — Dwa f H
a r re a c r cc r a r a r r u s

b d — Sto ies a b o t s ho t p eople Dw fs Mo ey

a n r u r a r
’
n

Su n dry Dwa fs r

E D IX A PP N .

Gi t S t t es a t B a i a —Gi ts G a ves—Gi ts B eds

a n a u m n a n
’
r a n
’

Gi t f Tr dle Hill — Hi du L g d —S di vi a
a n o en n e en ca n na n

Gi ts—T ll Z l a d —Ta ll Wo —S th l d—G

a n a ea

Gi t—Gi t D ke f S x y—Th Chil d of Ha le

n er m a n u er a n er

m a n a n a n
—G t Ge o g Mill the Gi n t—Ir is h Gi t —Wa lkin g
u o a on e

re a r e er a a n s

Gi a t —P s si G ds —T ll E s sex
-

i Stilt —Wilt hi
n s s re n ru a n u a r a

Wom a —G t M of W s —Gi t Gi l—I t li Gia n t

n re a a n a e a n r a a n

T ll You th —M G th—By e —Cotte —M Mou

a a c ra rn r a n n

ta in —T ll Wo e — B a m fo d
a d L d M o tfo d —
m pl ys
n r a n or un r a

th D g o —Gi a t S ld ie —L on g To —A os ta ti Gi a n t
e ra n n o r m er c
—Gi a n ts in the Clou ds—Gi a t Gi l—Chilcott n r
 GI ANTOLOGY AND DWARFI ANA .

C HA PTER I .

C um g ra no Gi a ts —N ephilim —th Gi t So s of
sa li s—Bibl e n e a n n

God —R ph eki g f B sh
a im — Og
— M v ll St ie n o a a n a r e ou s or s

b o t hi —B ttle wi th Gi t —A kim —G li th—Poetic

,

a u m a s a n s n a o a

a ll y d sc ib d — S a
e l —The S ta t
r e of A d Ev N ah u u res a m e, o
, ,

Ab hra d M os e —Ab l s G v — M
a m , a n S t t b fo e s e
’
ra e
’
a n s a u re e r

th F lo d— E ly B iti h L g e d —S t —H th
e o a r Mytho r s e n s a a n ea en

l og y d Gi t — The Tit
a n —~Th Gig
a n t s — An t
s s a ns e a n e a eu

E p hi lt s a d O t —P
a e —Tity —Polyph
n —H o us e rs e u s u s em u s m er

des ib hi — St t
cr es f H e th
m H —Gi a t aEt u re o a en e r oes n s on ru s

ca n Potte y C l l Ar hit t —C a c—E g ypt—Th b

r o os s a c e c u re a m e es
—Ath —S x Id l I i l —O di —E te I l d—C a
en s a on o ,
rm n su a n a s r s a n n

to — E t In di
n a sC v s —I g i tio s of the Gig tic
-
a n a e m a na n a n .

WE re com d
der o f thi s book a t on ce
m en the r ea

to l a y in a s tor e o f s a lt, a g r a i n of which he m a y

ta k e with a dva n ta g e a fter r ea din g e a ch on e o f the
followin g pa ge s We , who ha ve r ea d u p o u r Gi a n t
.

Olo gy a n d D wa r fia n a , ha ve fou n d tha t a lm os t e ve ry

a ll e g a ti on m a d e r e la tive to the he ight of a gi a n t or

o f a dw a r f m u s t b e ta k e n cu m
g r a n o s a lie A gi a nt .

is n o thin g if he b e n ot ve r y ta ll ; a n d a dwa r f is
n othi n g if he b e n ot v e ry s hor t Ther e for e , e xa g .

e r a tio n o f he ight, a n d a n e n de a vour to ob ta in the

g
B
 2 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IA N A .

re pute of b e in g fa r b eyon d the m a xim u m , or b e low

the m i n i m u m , of s ta tu r e , a s the ca s e m a y b e, s ee m
to ha ve b ee n a t a ll tim e s the w ea kn e s s e s of tho s e
pers on s whos e a bn orm a l a ltitu de ha s di s tin gui s he d
the m fr o m the ir fe ll ows An d in the m a tter of gia n ts
.

a n d dw a r fs the cre du li ty of won de r l ovi n g m a r ve l

-

m on ge r s ha s e xhibi te d its u s ua l s u p e r a b u n d a n ce ,
e a ge r ly r e ce i vin g for tr u th e very a pocrypha l s tor y

a b ou t the hu m a n e l e va tion , a n d p e r p e tu a ti n g it wi th

l ib e r a li ty
.

Gi a n ts a r e com m on to a ll n a ti on s , both a n cien t

a n d m o de rn ; he n ce we fi n d in the ea r ly a n d the

l a ter wr itin gs of n e a r ly every cou n try which ha s a

liter a tu r e of its own s om e e xtr a or din a ry a ccou n ts of
the s e m on s te r s .

Com m en cin g with the Bible , we fin d in tha t book

m a n y r e fe r e n c e s to m en o f e n or m ou s s ta tu r e ; b u t

thes e a ll u s i on s ha ve le d to n u m er ou s di s pu te s a n d
the or i e s a m on g Bible e xp os itor s , s o m e o f who m con
ten d tha t the i n dividu a l s r e fe rr e d to wer e in fa ct of
s tu p e n dou s he ig ht ; a n d other s tha t the y w er e n ot
,

m u ch, if a n thin g , a bove the com m on s ta tu r e bu t

y ,

were gia n ts on ly in da r in g wi ck e dn e s s I n this

.

m a tte r phil o s ophy ca nn ot m u ch a s s i s t the i n qu i r er

;
he m u s t gr ope his wa y towa r ds the tr u th of the d a r k
p a s s a ges of E a s tern hi s tory , a s s i s te d on ly by con
j e ctu re , philology , a n d com m on s e n s e . Although
Or i e n ta l e xa ggera ti on s m a y ha ve gon e b e yon d the
fa cts , we m a y n e ver the le s s b e li e ve tha t m e n of
a m a z in g s ta tur e a n d pr opor tion a te s tr en gth did
 BIB LE GI AN TS . 3

e x s t,
i a nd a wa k en the won d er a n d drea d of the ir
con te m por a ri es , in the e a r ly ti m
es m en ti on e d in the

Bible .

Su ch m e n a re fir s t wr itten of in Gen e s is vi 4 , .

u d
n er t h e n a m e o f N e p i li m , a s follows
h “
There
were gia n ts in the e a rth in thos e da ys ; a n d a l s o
a fter tha t, whe n the s on s o f God c a m e in u n to the

da u ghte rs o f m e n , a n d the y b a r e children to them ,

the s a m e b e ca m e m ighty m en , which w e r e of old,
m e n of re n own After the ti m e when the s e m a r
’
.

v e ll ou s N e phili m c a m e u pon the e a r th the s on s of

,

Go d m in glin g wi th the da u ghte r s o f m e n pr o du ce d

, ,

a r a c e of viole n t a n d pow e rfu l Gib b or im , who w ere

n ot n e c e s s a r ily gi a n ts in ou r s e n s e of the w or d , a l

thou gh the y we r e gen er a lly r epr e s en te d to b e s uch .

Opin ion s va ry u pon the qu es ti on who we r e the

.
“

s on s o f God, the p a r e n ts of thes e p e ople ; s om e

He bra i s ts con ce ivin g them to ha ve b een m en of
pow er , a n d others , m e n with gre a t gifts The .

E a s te r n s the m s e lve s ha ve , howe ver , in du lge d in the

wilde s t fa n cies a bou t the s e childr e n of the Cr ea tor ,
a n d ha ve in v e n te d v a r io u s di s tor te d l e ge n ds r es p e ct

in g the m . A cco r din g to the s pu r i o us book of E n o ch,

ce rta in a n ge ls s en t by God to gu a r d the ea rth w ere
s e du ce d fr om the ir a ll egi a n ce by the b e a u ty of the
te rr e s tr i a l wom en , by whom they ha d de m on i a ca l
s on s thr ee thou s a n d cubi ts high Som e of thes e
.

m on s ters w er e r e s pe ctive ly n a m e d Az a , Az a el,

L e u ixa s , Ma chs a el , a n d Sche m choz a i Milton , in his
.

P a r a dis e R eg a in ed, m a kes S a ta n s a y to B eli a l :

 4 GI AN TO L O GY A N D D WARFI AN A .

B f e th e Flood tho with thy l s ty c w

e or u u re ,

F l title d s o s of G d o in g the a th
a se -
n o ,
r a m e r ,

Ca t wa to y
s th e d a g ht s f
n n e es on u er o m en ,

An d co pl d with th db g t
”
u e a e em , a n e o a r c .

Howe ve r , the D e lu ge pu r ge d the wor ld of thes e

fa llen a n ge l s a n d the ir m on s trou s children , a n d
the y a fter wa r d s e xi s te d on ly in i m a gin a tive n a r
r a tive . The s tor i e s of the com m i n gli n g of the s e
hea ve n born r e b e ls wi th the wo m en of the e a rth
-

ha ve a clo s e a ffi n i ty to the Greek l e gen ds a bou t the

m ythologica l de i ti e s ha vin g offs pr in g by m orta l
wom en ; a n d a ls o to the In dia n n oti on s of the s ola r
a n d lu n a r ra ces of m e n , S u r a s a n d As u r a s , who
,

a cc or di n g to Hin du tr a dition s , s p ra n g fr o m the

gods .

The n e xt r a ce of gi a n ts m e n ti on e d in the Bible ,

a n d b e in g , m or e ov e r
,
the fi r s t po s tdilu vi a n m on
s ter s , a r e the Re p ha im , of whom the ea r li e s t r e cor d
is m a de in Gen e s i s xiv 5 , wher e we a r e to ld tha t .

Che dor la om er a n d s om e a llie d kin gs de fe a te d them

a t A s hte roth K a r n a i m Afte r wa r ds the y wer e , wi th
.

other tr ib e s , give n to Abr a ha m ( Ge n e s i s xv .

I n D e u teron om y ii 1 0 1 1 , we a r e told , in r e
.
,

fer e n c e to the wilde rn e s s of Mo a b , tha t the E m im s

dwelt there in in tim e s pa s t, a p e ople gr e a t, a n d
m a n y , a n d ta ll , a s the A n a ki m s ; which a l s o w e r e

a ccou n te d gi a nts , a s the An a ki m s b u t the Mo a bite s

ca lle d the m E m im s A n d in ve r s e s 2 0 a n d 2 1 it
.

is s a id tha t the la n d of Am m on a l s o wa s a cc ou n te d

a l a n d of gi a n ts : gi a n ts dwe lt the r e i n in old ti m e ;

a n d the Am m on i te s ca ll the m Za m z u m m i m s ; a pe o
 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I A A
N
.

es a c pe d the Floo d by wa din g on ly kn e e de e p b e s ide

.
-

the a r k, a n d to ha ve live d three tho u s a n d ye a rs .

On e of his bon es is r e pu te d to ha ve lon g s erv e d for

a b r idge over a r iver ; a n d he is cre dite d with
ha vi n g r oa s te d a t the s u n a fr e s hly ca u ght fis h
-
.

Jon a tha n B e n Uz z i el , on e of the a u thors of the Ta r

gum s , s a ys in Ta r g u m on N u m b ers xxi 3 5 , 36 .

Og ha vi n g ob s er ve d tha t the ca m p of the Is r a e li te s

e xte n d e d s ix m ile s , he w e n t a n d tore u p a m o u n ta i n

s ix m ile s a t its b a s e , a n d pu t it on his hea d a n d ca r

r i e d it towa r d s the ca m p ; tha t he m ight thr ow it o n

the ca m p a n d des tr oy the m ; b u t the w or d o f the

Lor d pr e pa r e d a wor m , which b or e d a hole in the
m ou n ta i n over his hea d, s o tha t it fe ll down upon

his Shou lder s a t the s a m e tim e his te eth gr e w ou t

in a ll di re cti on s , s o tha t he coul d n ot c a s t it O ff his
hea d . Mo s es , who wa s hi m s e lf ten cu bits high,
s e e i n g O g thu s e n ta n gle d , took a n a xe ten cu bits
lon g a n d ha vin g le a pe d ten c u bits in he ight, s truck
,
.

Og on the a n kl e bon e , s o tha t he fe ll , a n d wa s s la i n

-
.

Accor din g to thi s a ccou n t, Og s a n kle m u s t ha ve

’

b een for ty five fe e t high ; b u t e ve n thi s s ta te m en t

-

i
is s ur p a s s e d by s om e othe r s in the Ta r gu m , wh ch
re pr e s e n t tha t he wa s s e v e r a l m il e s in he ight ; a n d

his thigh b on e is s a id to ha ve b ee n twe lve le a g u es

-

lon g .

The gi a n ts , de fea te d in the ea s t of Pa les tin e , s e e m

to ha ve a fte r wa r ds dwe lt in the w e s t, where , in con
j u n ction with the Philis tin e s , they Still fought a ga in s t
the Hebr e ws . I n 2 S a m u e l xxi 1 5 22 , we r e a d
.
-
 BATTLE S WITH GIAN TS .

“
Mor e over the Philis tin es ha d ye t wa r a g a in with
Is r a e l ; a n d D a vid w en t down , a n d his s er va nts with
him , a n d fought a ga in s t the Phili s tin e s : a n d D a vid
w a xe d fa in t An d I shb i b en ob , which wa s of the s on s
.
-

o f the gi a n t the we ight o f whos e s pea r w e ighe d thr e e

,

hu n dr e d She ke ls of b r a s s in w e ight, he b e in g gir de d

with a n ew s wor d , tho u ght to ha ve s la in D a vid B u t .

Abi s ha i , the s on o f Z eru ia h, s u ccour e d him , a n d s m ote

the Phi li s tin e , a n d kill e d him . An d
it ca m e to p a s s a fte r thi s , tha t there wa s a ga in a
b a ttle with the Phil i s ti n es a t Gob : then Se b b echa i
the Hus ha thite s le w S a ph, which wa s o f the s on s o f
the g i a n t An d ther e w a s a ga i n a b a ttle in Gob with
.

the Phili s tin e s , whe re E lha n a n , the s on of Ja a re

ore im a B e thl ehem i te , s l e w the b r o ther o f Goli a th
g ,
’
the Gi tti te , the s ta ff o f who s e s p e a r wa s lik e a we a ver s
b e a m An dthe re wa s ye t a b a ttle in Ga th , whe re wa s
.

a m a n of gr ea t s ta tur e , tha t ha d on e ver y ha n d s ix

fin ger s a n d on e ve ry foot s ix to e s , four a n d twe n ty

,
- -

in n u m be r a n d he a l s o wa s b orn to the gi a n t An d .

whe n he d e fie d Is ra e l , Jon a tha n the s on of Shim ea h,

t h e b ro t h e r o f D a vid ,
S l e w hi. m T h ese fou r we re

born to the gi a n t in Ga th, a n d fell by the ha n d of

Da vid a n d by t h e h a n d of h is s er v a.n t s T h e sa m e
,

fa tc s a s th e a bov e a r e re co r d e d in 1 C h r o n icl e s xx.

8 i l o t th wo d but t h e n a m e of
4 ,-
n a m s e s a m e r s ;
ol t b oth i giv s L a hm i , a n d the n a m e s
’
G i a h s r e r s e n a

of s o m e o f th e o th e r p e r s o n s a n d pl a c e s m e n tion e d a r e

i ly x pl G b S b b h i a nd
s p e lt d ffe r en t . F o r e a m e ,
o ,
e ec a ,

S a ph in Sa m ue l b e com e Ge z er , Sibb e cha i , a n d Sippa i

8 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

in C hr on icle s The Repha im gi a n ts prob a bly pos

.

s es s e d l a n d s w e s t o f the r ive r Jo r d a n in e a r ly ti m e s ,

in a s m u ch a s a fer tile va ll ey s ou th we st of Je r u s a lem

-

der ive d its n a m e fr om the m .

The r a ce of gi a n ts ca lle d An a ki m , s o n a m e d fr om
the ir s ta tu r e or the ir s tr e n g th, were the de s ce n da n ts
of Arb a , a n d dwelt a t He br on , a ccor din g to Jos hu a
xv 1 3 , a n d xxi 1 1 ; a n d they wer e va r iou s ly de
. .

s cr ib e d a s the s on s of An a k , the de s ce n da n ts of An a k ,

a n d the s on s o q n a kim The n a m e of An a k is con

.

s ide r e d to b e tha t of a r a ce a n d n ot tha t of a n i n di

vidu a l They we re divide d in to thre e tr ib e s , b e a r in g

.

the n a m e s o f Ahi m a n , She s ha i , a n d Ta lm a i r e s pe c

tively . Their s ta tu r e a ppe a rs to ha ve m uch a l a rm e d
the s pi e s s e n t by Mos e s i n to C a n a a n who u pon the i r
r e tu r n r e l a te d tha t a ll the p e opl e whom the y s a w in
the la n d were m e n of a gr e a t s ta tu r e
“
An d ther e
.

we s a w the gia n ts , the s o n s o f An a k which com e of,

the gi a n ts : a n d we were in ou r own s ight a s gr a s s

hoppe r s , a n d s o we we r e in the i r s ight (N u m b er s
.

xiii 3 2 ,
. The n a m e s of the s e gi a n ts b e ca m e pr o
ve rb ia l with the Isr a e lites , a s we le a rn fr om D e uter
on Om y ix 2 .
“
A p e opl e gr e a t a n d ta ll , the childr en
of the An a kim s , whom thou kn o we s t, a n d of whom
thou ha s t hea r d s a y Who ca n s ta n d b e for e the
,
‘

childr en o f An a k The y we r e , howe ve r , u tte r ly

dis pe r s e d by Jos hu a ; a n d on ly a s m a ll r e m n a n t fou n d
r e fu ge in Ga z a , Ga th, a n d A s hdod The ir chi e f city
.

b e ca m e the pos s es s ion of Ca le b , a n d a fter this tim e

they a pp e a r to ha ve di e d ou t of Biblica l n a r r a tive .
 GOLI A TH . 9

Golia th , the fa m ous gi a n t of Ga th , the cha m pion

of the Philis tin e s , whom D a vid s le w , wa s in height,
a ccor din g to 1 S a m ue l xvii 4 s ix c u bi ts a n d a s p a n
,
.
,

whi ch, a s s um in g the cubit to b e the cubi t o f a m a n ,

would m a ke him n in e fe e t n in e in che s high ; a n d if
a cubi t o f tw en ty— on e i n che s would m a k e him a bout
,

e l e ve n fe e t five i n che s high Jo s e phu s , howe ver ,

.

give s his height a s four cu bits a n d a s pa n , a n d de

s cr ib e s him a s a tru ly e n or m ou s m a n I n the la s t .

n a m e d cha pte r of S a m ue l we a r e told tha t Goli a th s

’

co a t of m a il we ighe d five thous a n d Shekels o f bra s s ,

tha t is a bout two hu n dr e d a n d e ight pou n d s ; “ a n d
the s ta ff of his s p e a r wa s like a we a ver s b e a m
’
a nd
’ ”
his s p ea r s he a d we ighe d s ix hun dr e d Sheke ls of ir on ,
tha t is a bout twen ty five p ou n ds Or ien ta l im a gin a
-
.

tion ha s a dde d to thi s s to ry va r i o us m a r ve ll ous ex

a
g g e ra tio n s ; a n d pr ob a bly it is to thes e E a s te rn fa n
cie s , which a tta che d giga n tic in flue n ce s to r o cks , m e
te or s , volc a n ic e r u ptio n s , a n d t e m p es ts , tha t we m a y
tra ce n ea r ly a ll the r e cor ds of gia n ts con ta i n e d in the
Bible We ta ke O g , I shb i b en ob , Golia th, a n d s om e
.
-

other s , to ha ve b een e xce ption a l in s ta n ces of huge

s ta tu re a n d a s s u ch m ore pa r ticu la r ly de s cr ib e d by
,

the He b r e w his tor i a n s A cco r di n g to Ahm e d a l

.

Fa ss i , the dyn a s tic n a m e of the old gi a n t chi e fs

W a s Gia lo u t Ha n n a h Mor e , in he r s a cre d dr a m a
.

of D a vid a n d Go lia th, m a k es Ab n e r de s cr ib e the

m o n s tr ou s wa rr ior a s fol lows :

“ This m a n of wa r, th is ch a m pion of Philis tia ,

Is of the s on s of An a k s g
’
i a n t r a ce
10 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I ANA .

Golia th is his na m e . His fea fu l s ta tu re

r ,

U n pa ll el d in s ra e , m ea s u re s m or e
ra
’
I l
Tha n t ce three cu ts O n his to erin g hea
wi bi . w d
A h e m olf b u rn is h ’
b
d ra s s th e g a n t e a r s , i w
So on derou s it ou l cru sh th e s tou tes t m a n
p w d
In a ll ou r hos ts . A coa t of m a il ed ou r a m

G d
u a r s his ca p i a c ou s tru n k , co p d with which
m a re

Th e a m pl es t o a k th a t s p re a ds his ru g d
g e a rm s
I n B a s ha n s
’
g rol Ab ves w k ere s m a l . ou t his n ec

A sh in i g o s let h g s
n c r O n his v st thig h a n . a

The pl i t d c ir ss firm ly j oin ted s t ds

a e u a , ,
a n .

B u t who sha ll te ll th wo d s f his s p ea r e n er o ,

An dhope to g in b li f ? O f m a s s ive iron

a e e

I ts tem pe d f a e r ot les s th
’
r m th b ro a d b ea m n a n e

To wh i h th e b y w v h g s his l oom
c us ea er a n

N ot to b e wiel de d b y o rta l h d a m a n

S a ve by his own .

Sa ul m u s t ha ve b een a giga n tic m a n , for we a re

told in Sa m uel ix 2 , tha t from his s houlders a n d .

”
upwa r ds he wa s higher tha n a n y of t he p e ople .

High gi a n ts a r e m e n ti on e d in Ju dith xvi 7 , a n d .

gi a n ts , fa m ous fr om the b e gin n in g , gr ea t in s ta tu r e ,

a n d exp e rt in wa r , a re n a m e d in B a r u ch iii 2 6 In . .

1 7 1 8 , He n r io n , a Fre n ch a c a de m ici a n , en dea voure d

to s how the ver y gr e a t de cr e a s e in the he ight of m e n
b e tween the per iods o f the Cr e a tion a n d the Chr i s tia n
e ra . He s a ys A da m wa s on e hu n dr e d a n d twen ty
three fe et n in e in che s ; E ve , on e hu n dre d a n d e igh
te en fee t, n in e in che s , a n d n in e lin es ; No a h, twen ty
s e ven fee t ; Ab r a ha m , twe n ty fe e t ; a n d Mo s es thir
,

te en fe e t, in height If the a dven t of Chr i s tia n ity .

ha d n ot s toppe d a n y fu r ther de cr ea s e in the s ta tu re

of m a n ki nd , they w ou l d, a ccor din g to thi s l ea rn e d

s p e cul a tor , h a ve lo n g s i n c e b e en m er e a to m s on the

ea rth . The a bove a ll e ga tion a bout Ada m s he ight ’

 ’
MAN S H E IGHT B EF O RE THE FLOOD . 11

is very m o dera te com pa r e d with tha t m a de by ea r ly

Ra bbi n ica l wr iter s , who a ffir m tha t his he a d ove r
toppe d the a tm o s phere , a n d tha t he touche d the
Ar ctic Po l e wi th on e ha n d , a n d the An ta r ctic wi th
the o the r . Tr a dition a ry m e m or i a ls of the pr im eva l
gia n ts s til l e xi s t in Pa le s tin e in the form o f gr a ve s
o f e n or m ou s di m e n s ion s ; a s the gr a ve o f Ab e l n ea r
,

D a m a s cu s , which is thir ty fe e t lon g tha t of S e th i n

An ti L e b a n o n , which is a bou t the s a m e s iz e ; a n d
-

tha t Of N oa h, in L e b a n o n , whi ch is s e ve n ty ya r ds
in le n gth .

Mo s t n a ti on s ha d the b e li e f tha t the m e n who

pr e ce de d them we r e of i m m e n s e s ta tu r e Mon ki sh
.

his tor i a n s pr om u l ga te d thi s fa n cy a bou t the e a r li e s t

po s s e s s ors of Br i ta in ; b u t the y con s ide r e d tha t the
he ight of m e n gr a du a ll y de cr e a s e d a fte r the Flo od .

The C hr on icles of Gr ea t B r ita in , wr itte n by John de

W a vr in b e twe e n 1 44 5 a n d 1 4 5 5 , re la te tha t in the
tim e o f Ja hi r , the thir d j u dg e of Is r a e l a fter Jo s hua ,
L a dy Al bin e a n d her s is ter s ca m e to , a n d s e ttle d in ,
a n i s l a n d which the y n a m e d Al bi on a fte r he r ,
a nd

whi ch a fte r wa r ds g ot the n a m e o f B rita in While .

the y w er e li vi n g ther e the de vil a s s u m e d the s ha pe of

a n d by
a m a n , a n d dw e l t a m on g the wick e d wo m e ,
n

the m ha d i s s u e gr e a t a n d te r r ibl e gi a n ts a n d gi a n t
n d m ultipli e d ,
e s s e s , who a fte r wa r d s m uch in cr e a s e d a

a n d o cc u pi e d the l a n d fo r a l o g i
n t m e , n a m e ly, u n til

the a rr iv a l of Br u tu s , who c on qu e re d the m . At the

tim e o f his vi s it there w er e two gi a n ts who we re

o r e w on d e r ful th a n a ll the r e s t, a n d we r e chi e fs
m
12 GIAN TO L OGY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

a n d lor ds co un try On e Of the m wa s ca ll e d

of the .

Gom a g o ( Gogm a gog) , a n d the other L a n corig a m ,

who b e for e the a r r iva l O f Bru tu s gr e a tly inj u re d a n d
l
h
oppre s s e d the ir n e ighb o urs , the Scotch a n d t e I r is hfi e

B e r os u s s a ys tha t the te n a n te dilu vi a n ki n gs of

Cha lde a wer e gi a n ts Milton ca u ght the ide a of .

this e a r ly b e li e f in hu ge s ta tu r e , whe n he told u s in

his P a r a dis e L os t of S a ta n

His o th er p rts b i d s a es e

P ron e on fl od xt the o ,
e en d d lo g d l g
e n a n a r e,

L y flo ti g
a y oa n m a n a r o d i b lk h g
: n u a s u e

A whs th f bl om e a e s n a m e, o f t i ze m on s r o u s s ,

Tit i E rth b th t w do J v
’
a n a n or a -
orn ,
a a rr n o e,
,

Bi Typho wh
r a reu s , o r n, om th e den
By i t Ta n c en h ld a rs u s e or th a t s ea -
b e a st
L vi th wh i h God of
e a a n, c a ll h is w ks or

C e t d h g t th t s wim
r a e u es a the o cea n s tre a m .

a: a: a as

His s p ea r —to e qu a l whi h th t ll st pin c e a e e

Hw e n on N or w g i h ills t b th
e a n st ,
o e e m a

ta d i al w b ta w d ”
Of s om e g re a m r ,
e re u a n .

We pro fa n e hi s tor y a s fe r tile in s tor i e s Of

fin d
gia n ts a s Biblica l his tor y He a then m ythology is .

fi lle d with s u ch m a r ve ll ou s le ge n ds For e m os t a r e .

tho s e o f the Ti ta n s , who w er e , a ccor din g to s om e ,

for ty five in n u m ber , a n d w er e the s on s of Ur a n u s

-

O FUhelu s , by Ge or Te rr a , his m o the r , who m he

m a rr i e d The y wer e a ll of giga n tic s ta tu r e a n d pr o
.

portion a te s tr en g th The ir w a r s a ga in s t the go ds

.

a r e ve r y ce l ebr a te d in m ytho logy The y w er e s o .

Vide p a g e 48 .
14 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

w er e fl a ye d a live , other s w ere b e a ten to de a th with

clu b s , a n d other s wer e b u r ie d by the ir con quer or s
u n d e r vo lc a n ic i s la n d s L em pr i er e s a y s the or igi n
.

of the s tor y of the Giga n tes m us t b e s ought for in

s u ch phys ic a l phe n o m en a a s volc a n ic di s ru pti o n s ;

a n d it is to b e n otice d tha t Ho m er a n d l a ter wr i ters

pla ce the s e m on s ter s in volca n ic dis tricts .

An twu s , a gi a n t of Li b ya , the s on of Terra , wa s

s o s tro n g in wr e s tl i n g tha t he bo a s te d he wo u ld e r e ct

a te m ple to his fa ther , N ep t un e , wi th the s kulls of

his con qu er e d a n ta gon i s ts Her cu les a tta cke d him ,
.

a n d, a s he re ce ive d n e w s tr en g th fr om his m other a s

Often a s he tou che d the ea r th, the her o lifte d him up
i n to the a ir , a n d pres s e d him to dea th in his a r m s .

Plu ta r ch m en tion s tha t S ertor iu s o pe n e d the gr a ve

of An taeu s in Afr ica , a n d fou n d ther e in a s ke le ton
which m e a su r e d s ixty cu bits in len gth .

Qu a i n t O ld L a m b a r de re m em b ere d a s tory of
the m ytho lo gi ca l gi a n ts , a n d r e cor d s it a s follow s
B u t a s E phi a ltes a n d O tu s , the s on n e s o f N ep
tu n e , who ( a s the po ets fe ign e ) w a xe d n i n e i n che s
e ve ry m on e th, w e r e s o hea ve d u p wi th the Opin io n

a n d con ce ite O f the i r o wn e l en gth a n d ha u tin e s s e

,

tha t the y a s s a u lte d hea ven , i n ten din g to ha ve p u lle d

the gods ou t of the i r pla ces , a n d wer e ther e fore s hot
thorowe , a n d s la in e wi th the a rr owe s of the god s ” .

Hom er writes of the s e s a m e m on s ter s

Hen ce E phi lte s hen ce s te Otu s p g
a , rn s ru n ,

M fi
ore erce th g i a ts
a n th gin ts s tro g
,
m ore a n a n n

Th th den d g ro d b e a th th eir weig ht

’
e b
’ ’
e ea r o r ur a n ne

None b t O ion e su pa ss d their heig ht

u r e
’
r r
’
.
 POLYPHE MUS . 15

Th e won d ou s you th s h a d ca ce n in e win te s tol d

r s r r ,

Wh hig h in a i tr
en d s to b eh ld
r, em e n ou o ,

N in ell s l oft th y ea d th eir tow i g h e d

e a e r r
’ ’
r n a .

He r odotus s ta tes tha t the s ho es of Pe r s eu s m ea

s ur e d thr e e fee t in l e n gth
; a n d the E gypti a n s a s
s e rte d tha t he ofte n a pp ea r e d a m on g them w ea r in g

s ho e s two c u bi ts lon g Tityu s , a ce lebra te d gia n t,

.

wa s O f s u ch a pr o digi ou s s iz e tha t his m o ther di e d in

givin g bir th to him He a ttem pte d to o ffe r vi o len ce
.

to L a ton a b u t tha t godde s s ca ll e d to her a id her

childr e n , who kill e d him with the ir a r r ows Hom er .

s a ys tha t thi s m on s te r whe n e xte n d e d on the gr ou n d

, ,

co ver e d n in e a cr e s Polyphe m us , the fa m e d Cyclop s ,

.

is r e pr e s e n te d to ha ve b een of won de r fu l s tr en gth

a n d s ta tu r e . He fe d u pon hu m a n fle s h a n d k e pt ,

his flocks on the co a s t Of Sicily , when Uly s s e s , u p on

his r e tur n fr o m the TI OJa ll wa r , wa s dr iven the r e
‘
.

The Gr e ci a n pr in ce , with twe lve of his com pa n i on s ,

vis ite d the coa s t a n d were s e iz e d by Polyphem us
who con fin e d the m in his ca ve , a n d da ily de vo u re d
two of the m . Ulys s es wou l d ha ve s ha re d the s a m e
fa te a s his co m p a n ion s , ha d he n ot i n toxica te d the
Cyclops , a n d pu t ou t his on e eye with a fir e bra n d
while he wa s a s le e p Polyphem u s wa s a wa ken e d
.

by the s u dd en pa in ; b u t he s topp e d the e n tr a n ce of

his ca ve . Ulys s e s , howe ver , m a de his e s ca p e by
cr e e pin g b e twe en the le g s o f the r a m s o f the gi a n t

a s the y p a s s e d ou t to fe e d on the m oun ta i n s Hom er , .

in his Odys s ey, des cr ib e s the Cyclops a s

“
A fo rm eno ou s ; f
rm like the ce
a r u n ra

Of h m u a nbi th in s ta tu e or in f e
r , r a c
16 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

fl
As lo e m
s om e n ou n ta in ’s m on s trou s w
g ro th he s tood ,

C rown d wi th
‘
rou g h th ickets a nd a no ddin g wood .

it it 3

N ea r ha lf a fo t r es on his b a ck he b ore ,

An d ca s t th e p d on ero u s b d u r en a t th e d oor .

a: s a a in

Then ,
hea v
’
d on i
h g h, a roc ks ’
en orm o u s weig ht
To th e ve s ca ll d a d cl os d th e g a te
’
m o u th he ro
’
,
n
’

Sc rce tw ty f wheel d ca s co p a ct a n d stron g

a en -
ou r
’
r , m ,

The m a y l a d cou ld b ea r o oll l g

ss o ,
r r a on .

Th e l b within th e c ve I py d
m on ster s c u
’
a s
’
,

A tree of st te li t g rowth a d yet u d y d

’
a es n n r ,
,

Gre en fro th w od ; of h ig ht a n d b lk s o va st
m e o e u ,

Th e l a rg s t s h ip m ig ht l i it f o a m a s t
”
e c a m r .

A ccor di n g to Hom er ther e wa s a r a ce O f giga n tic

a n d s a va ge m e n dwe llin g in the i s l a n d of Tr i n a cr i a ,

when ce they w ere e xtir pa te d by E u r ym édOiirb n

a ccoun t of the i r o v e r b ea r i n g i n s ol e n ce to the god s .

The Gr e ci a n her oe s du r in g the Tr oj a n wa , a n d ,

r

Turn us in Ita ly , a r e s a id to ha ve a tta cke d the ir

e n em i es by thr owi n g s ton e s which s e ver a l m e n of

the s ucce e di n g a ge s w e r e u n a ble to m ove Apollo .

dorus , He s iod, Hyg i n us , O vid , Pa us a n ia s , Vir gil ,

a n d oth ers , s u pport the m a r ve llou s s to r i e s to ld a bout

the giga n tic s iz e o f s om e o f the he a then gods a n d

her o e s
. In de e d, a ll the La tin a n d Gr ee k poe ts a n d
hi stor ia n s ha d a com m on o pin ion tha t they a n d the ir
con te m pora r ie s wer e dwa rfs com p a r e d with the ir
ces tors . Hom er wa s u n ce a s in gly com pl a i n in g tha t
m en we r e Of l es s s ta tu r e in his da
y tha n they ha d
form erly b een ; a n d Vir gil r e ckon s tha t pos terity
wou l d b ehold with a dm ir a tion the hu ge bon es of
 GI ANT S ON POTTER Y . 17

tho s e R om a n s who fe ll in the civil w a r s , when a fter

wa r ds they s hou ld a ccide n ta lly b e di s cove r e d
Gr a n dia qu e e fi o ss is m ira b itu r os s a se pu l chris .

The b o dy o f O r es te s , fou n d Tege a , wa s , a o

a t
cor din g to the Gr e e k s , u pw a r ds of te n fe et, or a s ,

s om e s a
y, e le v en fe e t a n d a ha lf in len gth The .

b e lie f in gi a n ts wa s p a r t of the e ve ryda ylife of the

a n ci en t Gr e e ks a n d Rom a n s They e ve n r e pr es en te d
.

s u ch m a r ve l s u p on the ir p o tte r y F or e xa m ple , a n

.

E tr u s ca n cu p fou n d a t C a n in e di s pla ys the gi a n t

Al cyon e u s n a ke d a n d a s l e e p on a pillo w , whil e Her
cu l e s with a clu b a ppr oa che s to s la y him An other .

s im il a r cu ,p fou n d a t the s a m e pl a ce r epr e s e n ts B a c ,

chu s hurlin g a la n ce i n to the br e a s t o f a n ove r thrown

gia n t, a r ou n d who s e b ody a s e rpen t is e n twi n e d ;
whil e a n other gia n t, u pon his fe e t, tr ies to kill the
s e r p e n t wi th his l a n ce B e s ide s b e li evin g in po s i
.

tive gia n ts , the Gr e e ks ga ve to a l l the i r he r o es a little

m or e tha n the or di n a ry s ta tu r e a n d in the i r tr a ge dy

the y i n cr e a s e d the he ight o f the i r a ctor s to s om e thin g

over s ix fee t This wa s e ffe cte d by b u s kin s , which
.

r a i s e d the m fo ur or five in che s ; while ga u n tlets

len gthen e d the ir a rm s , a n d e ve ry pa r t of the ir
bo di es wa s re n der e d pr opor tion a te ly s to u te r .

The a n ci e n t p e ople of m os t cou n tri e s s e e m to ha ve

po s s es s e d in the s tron ges t de gre e a fa ith in g ia n tolog y ,

nd
a s e vid e n c e d by the v a s t i m a g e s of the ir god s a

the ir colo s s a l m on u m en ts o f a r chite ctur e F or e x .

pl e in fr o n t o f the po r ta l s o f th e p a l a c e o f C a rn a c
a m ,

C
18 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

or Ka rn a c, in E gypt, a re giga n tic hu m a n sta tue s ;

a n d in on e of the cou r ts a r e tw e lve i m m e n s e s ton e

figu r es fifty two fe et high, which s e e m to im pre s s

-

u pon the b e hold e r s s e n s e tha t he is e n te r i n g a hom e

’

o f de p a rte d gi a n ts , b u t which m ight m o r e fittin g ly

br in g to m in d the e xcl a m a tion of a m or a li s t, 0

tha t m a n s hou ld a pe the a tte m pts o f a Tita n wi th the
ca p a city of a pigm y a n d the e xis ten ce of a n epha
”
m er i s I The a dj a c en t p a la ce Of Lu xo r ha s two
gr a n ite s ta tu e s , e a ch thirty eight fe et high, a t the
-

e n tr a n c e
. The r u in s of the M e m n o n i u m , n e a r
The b e s , con s i s t of thr ee hu ge figur es , n ow thr o wn
down , on e b ein g s ixty fou r fe et lon g The qu a rr i e s
-
.

o f Sil s il eh, in E gypt, c on ta i n u n fi n i s he d figu r e s o f

e n or m o u s s i z e .I n fr on t of the tem pl e of Abou

Lim b el a r e s ta tu es s i xty fe et in he ight, a n d twe n ty
on e fe e t a cr o s s the s hou ld er s .The Colo s s u s of Rhodes
is a n othe r e xa m ple of a n ci e n t ta s te for the va s t in the
hu m a n figur e . I n the Pa r the n on o f A the n s , m a n y
ye a r s b e for e Chr is t, wa s a s ta tu e of Min er va twen ty
s ix cu bi ts , or thir ty s ix E n gli s h fe e t, high
-
. I n the
tem ple of Ju n o a t Ar go s wa s a figu r e o f tha t g o d
de s s of s im ila r colos s a l pr opor ti on s The te m ple of
.

Ju pite r a t O lym pia , b e fore Chri s t, con ta in e d a s e a te d

s ta tu e of the god , which r o s e a l m o s t to the c e ilin g

of the b u ildi n g , a n d tha t wa s s ixty— e ight fe e t high .

The Sa xo n idol , I rm in s u la , a n i m a ge in the form of

a n a r m e d wa rr ior , whi ch wa s thr ow n down in 7 7 2

by Cha r lem a gn e , wa s a bou t ele ven feet lon g O din , .

a n other d e i ty o f the S a xon s wa s u s u a ll r e p re s en te d

, y
 COLOSSAL ARCHITE CTU RE . 19

by a gre a t log of wood The wor s hipper s of O di n

.

b e li e ve d tha t the ce le s ti a l dom e , a s e r e cte d by tha t

god wa s form e d fr om the s kul l of Ym e r , the gr e a t
,

chi e f of a r a ce Of Rim thu r s a r , or evil s pir its of g i

g a n tic bu lk , who i n ha bi te d C ha o s At the fou r cor .

n e r s o f the d om e or th, s ou th, e a s t, a n d wes t, w ere

, n

pla ce d cer ta in dw a r fs , whos e du ty it wa s to s us ta in

it. C a pta in C ook fou n d in E a s ter Is l a n d, in the
South Se a s , m a n y giga n tic hu m a n s ta tu e s , on e of
whi ch m e a s u r e d fi fte e n fe e t in len gth, a n d s ix fee t
in b r e a d th o ve r the s hou lder s An othe r wa s twen ty .

s e v e n fe e t l on , a n d e ight fe e t wid e ; a n d a n o the r

g
g

s ta n din g c a s t a s ha d e s u ffici e n t to s he l te r n e a r ly thir ty

p e r s on s fr o m the r a ys of the s u n I t wa s b elieve d .

tha t thes e hu ge fig u r e s m a r ke d the b u ryin g pla ces -

of dis ti n gui s he d n a tive chi e fs He re on e m ight s a y

.

with the po et, tha t little wa s vi s ible ,

S v h a n d th
a e ere er e

A e p ty to b
n m m f g,
t lik e a li b
a ra m en m

O f o e di s
s m b e ed g i t
m em r a n .

At the ou te r g a te of the te m ple of Lon gevity a t C a n

ton w e re fou r gig a n tic fig u r e s , who s e fa ce s r e s pe c
tive ly w e r e colo u r e d gree n , p a le , bla ck , a n d r e d The .

re d fa c e d gi a n t ha d in on e ha n d a s wor d , with w i
- h ch

it wa s s a id he wo u l d , on the la s t da y, s m ite off the

he a d s of a ll m a n kin d a t on e blow The ca ve s of .

C a n n a r a , Am b ol a , a n d E le pha n ta , in the E a s t In di e s ,
which wer e e xa m in e d in 1 7 8 3 , con ta in e d m a n y g i
n tic c a r v e d fig u r es N O d ou b t the s e va r i ou s a n
ga
.

p t tio f h g h for m s w e re the

ci en t r e re s e n a n s o u e u m a n
20 GIAN TO LO GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

cor porea l of thos e m yths which e x

is te d in the i m a gi n a tion s of ou r a n ce s tors , a n d which,

ha vi n g b ee n p er petu a te d in s ton e s e r ve d to a id a n d
con tin ue the e a r ly b e lie f in gi a n ts , a n d m a n s i n n a te
’

r e ve r e n ce for the colo s s a l

.
22 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

ton t
s a ndin g upr ight, forty s ix cu bits lon g , which
-

wa s s uppos e d to b e tha t of Or i on or O tus . The s a m e

a uthor r e la te s tha t in the ti m e of Cla udiu s C
aesa r

ther e wa s a m a n , n a m e d Ga b b a r a s , br ought by tha t

E m per or from Ar a b i a to Rom e , who wa s n in e feet
n in e i n ches high ( a bou t n in e fee t fo ur in che s a n d a

ha lf En glis h m e a s u r e ) , the ta ll es t m a n tha t ha s b een

s een in ou r tim es ” . Plot in his Oxfor ds hir e, 1 6 7 6,
wr itin g of thi s m a n s s ta tu r e , s a ys which b e in g a
’

s i z e ve ry pr opor ti on a ble to o u r bon e foun d a t C om

w a ll , I a m r a the r in clin e d to b e lieve tha t Cla udius

b r ought thi s Ga b b a r a s in to B r ita in with him , who
pos s ibly m ight dye a n d la y his bon e s here , tha n tha t
”
they e ve r b elon ge d to a n e lepha n t . Ha r douin su p
pos es tha t the n a m e Ga b b a ra s wa s n ot a n in dividua l
on e , b u t a te r m de r ive d fr om the He b r e w , de s criptive

of his re m a r k a ble s i z e. He s u ppos e s a ls o tha t this

wa s the s a m e i n di vidu a l a s the on e m en tion e d by
Ta citus a s Acha r u s , a kin g of the Ar a bia n s .

E ven thi s gi a n t wa s n ot s o ta ll a s Pos io a n d

Secu n dilla , in the re ign of A u gu s tu s Cae s a r , Whose
bodies w er e pre s erved a s cur io s itie s in a m us e um in
the S a llus tia n Ga r den s , a n d e a ch o f whom m e a s ur e d
in le n gth te n fe e t thr ee in che s . I t s hould , howe ve r ,
b e ob s erve d th a t thes e m u m m i es m ight ha ve been
coun te r feits , or , if gen uin e , m ight ha ve be en m a de
la rge r tha n the n a tu r a l s i z e Sir J Cha r din , a n d
. .

other tr a veller s , ha ve Ob s e r ve d the a n cie n t ten den cy

to m a ke m u m m ie s a n d tom b s m u ch l a rger tha n the
true dim en s ion s of m en , in or der to cr ea te a n im
 E MPE R O R MAXIMU S . 23

pre s s ion of won de r We m a y ta ke for on e e xa m ple

.

the a n tiqu e coffi n s ha pe d E gypti a n s a r copha gu s which

-

wa s dis cover e d by B e lz on i in 1 8 1 7 n ea r The b es a n d

, ,
which is n ow in Soa n e s M u s eum ’
I t is n in e fee t
.

fou r i n che s in l en gth, b u t it is ta ke n to ha ve b een

in te n de d for a m a n o f n o m ore tha n the co m m on
s ta tu r e.

D ur i n g the C re ta n wa r ther e wa s dis covere d a

body of pr odigious s iz e The r ivers r os e to a n
.

u n u s u a l he ight a n d whe n the flo o d s w e re gon e in

, ,

a gr ea t cle ft o f the e a r th the r e wa s fou n d the c a r c a s s

o f a m a n , o f the len gth of thirty thr e e cu bi ts or n e a r

-

for ty two feet

-
.Lucius F la con s , the the n le ga te , a n d
Me te llus him se lf, a l lur e d with the n ovelty of the
r e port we n t on pur po s e to the pl a ce to ta ke a vi e w
,

o f it ; a n d the y s a w the r e wh a t up on he a rs a y the y

ha d i m a gin e d to b e a fa ble Phle gon m en tion s the

.

discove ry of s e ve ra l gig a n tic s ke le to n s .

The E m pe r o r M a xim u s wa s a bout e ight fee t a n d

a ha lf or n i n e fe e t high ; he wa s a l s o of gr e a t bulk ;

a n d wa s in the ha bit o f u s in g his wi fe s b r a ce le t for a

’

thum b rin g His s ho e wa s a foot lon ger tha n tha t of

-
.

a n
y other m a n His s tr e n gth wa s s o gre a t, tha t he
.

wa s a bl e to dr a w a ca rr i a ge which two oxe n cou l d

He cou ld s tr ik e ou t a hor s e s te e th wi th
’
n ot m ove .

a blow of his fis t, a n d b re a k its thigh with a kick .

He gen er a lly a te forty p ou n ds w eight of fl esh , a n d

’

dr a nk s ix ga llon s of win e , e ve r y da y B e fore he .

b eca m e e m pe r or he over ca m e s ixte en s la ve s in r u n

n in g , on e a fte r the o the r He then ke pt u p with the
.
24 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RE I AN A .

em pe ror O 11 hors e b a ck , a n d ha vin g fa tig u e d him in

the cou r s e , he wa s o ppo s e d by s eve n o f the m o s t
a ctive s oldi er s , a n d e a s ily con qu e r e d the m . The
E m pe ror Jo via n u s wa s a ls o a m a n of giga n tic s ta tu r e ;
a n d s o wa s C ha r le m a gn e , b u t he wa s i n fer ior in

he ight to the two for m e r . The gi a n t Ferr a gu s , s la in

by Rola n d the n e phe w Of Cha r le m a gn e , wa s e ighte en
fee t high A ven tin e , in his A n n a ls Qf B a va r ia , s a ys
.

tha t C ha r le m a gn e ha d in his a r m y a gi a n t, n a m e d
ZEn other u s , a n a tive o f Tu r ga n n e a r the L a ke of
,

C on s ta n ce , who thre w down whol e b a tta lion s , a s he

wou ld ha ve m owe d gr a s s .

Philos tr a to s a y s tha t by the fa llin g in of on e of

the b a n ks of the O ron tes , a b o dy for ty — s ix fe e t in

le n gth wa s dis covere d in the s e pu lchre b e lon gin g to

the E thi opi a n Ar i a dn e s . He a dds tha t in a ca ve rn
o f M ou n t Si e a the body of a gi a n t m e a s u r i n g u
g p
wa rds O f thir ty fe et wa s fou n d .

An ton i u s , who wa s bor n in Syr i a du r i n g the

re ign of The o d os i u s , wa s s e ven fe e t s even in ches
high ; b u t his fe e t we re n ot pr opor tion a te to his body ,
b e in g sm a ll We a r e i n for m e d by N icephoru s tha t
.

he di e d a t the a g e of twen ty fiv e ye a r s
-
.

The s on of E u thym e n e s of S a l a m i s wa s thr e e

cu bi ts in he ight a t the a
g e o f thr e e ye a r s ; he wa s
s l ow o f g a i t a n d d u ll of com pre he n s ion
; he ha d
a tta i n e d p u b er ty , a n d his voice wa s s tr on g lik e tha t
,

of a m a n . He di e d s u dden ly of con v u ls i on s of the

lim b s a t the com pletion of his thir d ye a r
, .

Ar ta cae a s , of the fa m ily of A chaem e n idae a m a n ,

 R OMAN GI AN TS . 25

in gr e a t fa vour with Xerxes , wa s the ta lle st m a n

a m o n g the P e r s i a n s ; for he m e a s u r e d o n ly four
fin g e r s bre a d th s hort O f five cubits a ccor din g to the
’
,

r oya l s ta n da r d , which in o u r m ea s u r e woul d b e a bout

seve n fe e t .

Phl e g e n itr a l s a ys tha t in the fa m ou s ca ve rn of

D i a n a in D a lm a ti a , m a n y bodi e s o f the len gth of s ix
,

ya r ds were di s cover e d He l ik ewi s e te ll s u s tha t the

.

C a rtha gin ia n s , when s in kin g their tre n ches , m e t with

two coffi n s , e a ch con ta in i n g the s ke l e to n of a gi a n t .

The le n gth of on e wa s twe n ty thr e e cubits , a n d of

-

the o ther twen ty fo u r c u bits

-
. He a dds , tha t in the
Cim m e r ia n Bo s phorus a n e a rthqu a ke br ought to light
s e ve r a l hu ge bon e s , which b e i n g a rr a n ge d fo rm e d

a n e n or m o u s hu m a n s k e le ton tw e n ty fou r cu bi ts in
-

len gth .

Sa xo , the gr a m m a r ia n , r e la te s tha t the g ia n t

Ha rteb e n u nf wa s thi rtee n a n d a ha lf fe e t high, a n d
tha t he ha d twe lve com pa n ion s , who w er e ea ch
twen ty e ight fe et
-
.

C o lu m ella s pe a ks of Cicer o a s m en tion in g N ae viu s

'
Polli o , a gia n t, who wa s a foot ta ller tha n a n yon e
el s e ; a n d of who m Plin y s a y s tha t he wa s s o grea t

tha t he wa s re ga r de d a s a pr odigy a n d s o he a vy a
,

pr e s s of pe ople ca m e to s ee him , tha t he wa s in da n

e r o f b e in g kill e d Jo s e phu s te ll s u s tha t a m on g
g .

the hos ta ge s who m the Kin g of Per s i a s en t to Ro m e ,

a fte r a p ea ce , wa s a J e w ca lle d E lea z a r , a n d s u r
n a m e d The Gi a n t, who wa s s e ve n cu bi ts , or over te n

feet, in he ight . Stra bo s pea k s of a r oy a l giga n tic

26 GI A N TOL OGY AND D WAREIAN A .

cha m pion s la in by An tim en ida s , br other of Alca eus .

St Au gu s tin e re ports tha t a wom a n who c a m e to

.

R om e s hor tly b e fore the s a cki n g there of by the

Goths wa s of s o gi a n t— like a h e ight, tha t s he wa s
fa r a bove the m a n y who flock e d to s ee her ; a n d he
a dds tha t both her p a re n ts we r e o f the o r din a ry
s ta tur e .

Kir cher tells u s of a per fe ct ske le ton which wa s

dug ou t of a s ton e s e pu l chr e n e a r Rom e , in the re ign
o f the E m p er or Hen ry II , a n d which, by a n in s cr ip
.

tion a tta che d to it wa s kn own to b e tha t of Pa lla s ,

,

who wa s s la in by Tu r n u s , a n d wa s highe r tha n the

wa lls o f the city The s a m e a u thor te lls u s tha t
.

a n othe r s k e le ton wa s fou n d n ea r Pa l e r m o , tha t m u s t

ha ve b e lon g e d to a m a n fo u r hu n dre d feet high, a n d

who there for e cou ld ha ve b een n o othe r tha n o n e of
the Cycl op s , m os t pr ob a bly Polyphem u s hi m s e lf, who
m ight

E a s ily h a ve over tepp e d s

Gol i h s h l ed hea d tha t h g e ki n g

’
a e m ,
or u
l

Of B s h g s t of the An a ki m
a a n, u e .
”

Fa ze llu s tell s u s tha t in 1 342 the rem a in s of

Polyphe m u s we r e fou n d in Sicily , n e a r Mou n t Er i
“
pa n a . The gia n t wa s s e a te d , wi th his l e ft ha n d
r es tin g on the m a s t o f a s hip te r m i n a te d lik e a clu b
, ,

a n d c a r ryin g fifteen hu n dr e dwe ight Of le a d I t .

cr u m ble d in to du s t u p on b e in g tou che d, e xce pt pa rt

of hi s s ku ll , whi ch wou ld h a ve con ta i n e d s e ver a l
b u s hels of corn Thre e teeth, of which the lea s t
.

w e ighe d on e hu n dr e d ou n ce s , a n d a thigh bon e -

 GI GAN TI O SKE LE TON S . 27

on e hun dr e d a nd twen ty fe et lon g , were st ill per

fee t .

Pluta r ch s a ys tha t upon op en in g a s e pu l chr e in

M a ur ita n i a a ca r c a s s wa s fou n d of the len gth of
s e ve n ty cu bi ts . Kir cher s pea k s of a gi a n t of MO I m t
E r e cl i, n ea r D r epa n u m in Sicily , who wa s two hu n
dr e d cu bits high ; a n d of on e in Ta n gier , in Ma u rita
n ia , who wa s s ixty qu e ry s e v e n ty ?
( ) cu bi ts in he ight .

The s a m e a u thor ha s gi ven the m e a s u r e m en ts of s eve

r a l o the r colo s s a l m e n a n d e xhibi ts the m in a n en
,

gr a vin g a da pte d to a s ca le , a n d pla ce d in or de r , fr om

the co m m on s i z e u p to tha t of Po lyphe m u s .

A ccor di n g to the r e la tio n of Fa ther Je r om e de

Mon ce a u x , the s k el e ton of a gia n t n i n ety s ix fe e t -

lon g wa s fo un d in a w a ll a t C ha illiot, n e a r The s s a

lon ica in Ma ce don ia This fa ct wa s com m u n ica te d
.

to him by Fa the r Jer om e de Rhe tel , a m i s s i o n a ry in

the L e va n t, who , in a le tte r wr i tte n fi om S ci o , s ta te d
'

tha t thi s gi a n t s s ku ll wa s fou n d e n tir e , a n d co u ld

’

con ta in two hu n dr e d a n d te n pou n ds of cor n ; tha t

a to oth b e lon gi n g to the u n d er
j a w, whe n dr a wn ,
-

weighe d fifte en poun d s , a n d wa s s e ve n in che s two

lin es in len gth tha t the s m a ll e s t b on e of the little toe
of on e of his fe e t wa s e qu a l to i t i n s i z e tha t the a r m
'

bon e from the e lbow to the wr is t wa s two fe e t, fou r

i n che s , e ight lin e s r o u n d a n d tha t two s oldi ers , with
the ir j a ck e ts a n d co a ts wi th l a r ge s l e e ve s on , ea s ily
p a s s e d the ir a rm s thu s co ve r e d thr ou gh the ca vity
of the b on e Qu euel , the Fr en ch con s u l a t The s s a
.

lon ica , or de r e d a n a ccou n t of this s ke le ton to b e

28 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

dra wn up a n d depos i te d in the Cha n cery He t e .

ce ive d fr om the Pa s ha the pr i n cipa l bo n es , a n d pu r

cha s e d the r em a in de r fr om other p ers on s who ha d

s e cu r e d them .

St Au gu s tin e , who b e li eve d tha t there w er e m a n y

.

gia n ts born of the r a ce Of Se th , s a ys tha t he , with

o thers , s a w on the s hore n e a r Utica a fo s s il hum a n
tooth, which ha d b een ca s t u p by the s e a , a n d which
wa s a hun dr e d ti m es the s iz e of the tooth of a n y per
s on l ivi n g. At Totu in Bohe m i a , in the ye a r 7 5 8 ,
wa s foun d a s ke l eton , the he a d of which co u l d s ca r ce ly
b e en co m p a s s e d by the a r m s o f two m en join e d to
gether , a n d whos e s hin bon es , whi ch w ere s o la te a s
-

1 7 64 ke pt i n the ca s tle of tha t city , we r e twen ty s ix -

fe e t lon g , by which it m a yb e s u ppo s e d tha t the en ti r e

body excee de d on e hu n dr e d a n d te n feet in len gth .

Ou r ow n hi s tor i a n s i n form u s tha t in 1 1 7 1 the bon e s

of a gi a nt fifty fe et lon g w er e foun d in E n gla n d .

Sir John Ma u n devill e , the m a r ve l — lovin g voya ger of

a bou t 1 322 to 1 3 5 6 , wr i tin g o f his tra ve l s in Pa l es

tin e , s a ys tha t in tha t cou n try m ight b e s een the ro ck ,

a n d the pla ce of the ir on cha in fa s ten in gs , where

An drom e d a , the g re a t gi a n t wa s fou n d b e for e N o a h s
,
’

flood, a r ib of who se s ide , for ty fe e t lon g , wa s s till

s hown The kn ight s a m a z em en t a t thi s bon e s eem s
’
.

to ha ve led him i n to con fu s i on , for the cl a s s ica l s tory

of the vir gin An d r o m e da d oe s n ot t e ll u s tha t s he wa s

a gia n tes s Sha kes pe a r e , however , r e fers to the

.

gia n t An drom e de .
”
Ma u n de ville s love of the m ir a
’

culon s is furthe r e viden ce d in his a ccoun t of a n isl a n d

30 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WA RFI AN A .

of M a z a r in o Sicily , in 1 5 1 6, wa s foun d by o n e
in
Joha n n e s a s kele ton thir ty fe et high, the hea d of
which wa s the s i z e o f a hogs hea d, a n d ea ch of the
te eth of which we ighe d five oun ce s . F a z ell u s a ls o
s a ys tha t in a s m a ll vill a g e b e tw e e n Syr a cu s e a n d

L e on tiu m , a gr e a t n u m b er of s epulchre s a n d giga n tic

s ke l eto n s w e r e fo u n d , a n d tha t m a n y m or e Of the lik e

kin d w ere dis covere d n ea r B ica r a , in a n i m m en s e

ca ve rn s itu a te d a t the foot of a m ou n ta in A nother .

s k e leton , thi r ty fee t lon g , wa s fou n d by Pa u l us

L eon tin u s in Sicily , n ot fa r from Pa l erm o , in 1 548 ;
a n d a n othe r , thi r ty thr ee fe e t in le n gth, in 1 5 5 0
-
.

An d a fte r wa r ds a n othe r, thir ty fe et lo n g , wa s dug

u
p . The s ke le ton s fou n d in 1 5 1 6 a n d 1 5 4 8 fe ll to
dus t im m e di a tely a fte r they were e xpos e d to the a ir ,

fl
e xce pt the te e th .

Tu r n e r , in his I ifs tory of the A ng lo S a xon s , s a ys

-

tha t in 1 5 20 s om e gig a n tic bon e s were fou n d in the

pla ce of the con i cts b e tw e en C a n ute a n d M a lcolm
in 1 03 1 , when the for m er p en etr a te d Sco tla n d , a n d
s u bj u ga te d the l a tter a n d two other ki n gs . I n 1 5 5 0,
s om e hu g e bon es , s a id to ha ve b e lon ge d to Am er i

ca n gi a n ts , w e r e s hown a t Me xico a n d o ther pla ce s .

Tu rn er , the n a tur a lis t, s a ys tha t in 1 6 1 0 the thigh

b on e of a m a n of en or m ou s s i z e wa s exhibi te d in
Lon don .

I n Je ffers on s I iI s tory a n d A n tiqu ities of A ller

’

da le a b ove D er w en t is the fo llowi n g a ccou n t o f the

dis cove ry o f the rem a in s Of a gi a n t a t St B ee s , .

Cum b er la n d, e xtra cte d fr om a m a n us cript in the

 GIAN T O F ST . BEE S . 31

lib y of
ra r the D ea na n d Cha p ter of C a r li s l e A “

tr u e r e por t o f Hu gh Hods on , of Thorn e wa y, in

Cu m b er la n d , to S Rob C ewell (qu ery Se we ll ? ) Of

"
.

a gya n t fou n d a t St B e es , in C u m b erla n d The

. .

s a id gya n t wa s bur i e d 4 y a r d s de e p in the gr ou n d

,

w 1 is n ow a cor n fie ld
“1
I t wa s 4 y a r ds a n d a
.

ha lf lo n g , a n d wa s in c om pl e te a rm ou r : his s wor d
a n d his b a ttl e —a xe lyin g by him His s wor d wa s two.

s pa n s b r o a d a n d m o r e tha n two y a r ds l on g
, The .

he a d of his b a ttl e a xe a ya r d lon g , the s ha ft Of it a ll

-

Of ir on , a s thick a s a m a n s thigh, a n d m or e tha n two

’

ya r ds lon g His te e th w ere 6 in ches lon g a n d 2

.
,

in ches br oa d his for ehe a d wa s m or e tha n two s pa n s

a n d a ha l f br oa d His chin e bon e cou ld con ta in e 3
.

p ee ks o f oa tm e a le H is a r m ou r , s wor d , a n d b a ttle
.

a xe a r e a t Mr Sa n d s , of Re din gton ( Rottin gton ) ,

’
.

a n d a t Mr W b er s , of St B ee s
’ ”
.
y . .

I n 1 6 1 3 s om e m a s on s , diggin g n ea r the ruin s 01

a ca s tle in D a u phin e, in a fie ld which by tr a dition
’
ha d lon g b e e n ca ll e d “
The Gia n t s Fi e ld , a t the
depth of eighte en fe et dis co ve re d a b r ick tom b thir ty ,

fe et lon g twe lve fee t wide , a n d eight fe et high, on

,

which wa s a gra y ston e with the wor ds Theu to

”
b ochu s Re x cu t ther e on Whe n the tom b wa s
.

Op en e d , they fou n d a hum a n s ke le ton e n tir e , twe n ty

five fe et a n d a ha lf lon g , ten fee t wide a cr o s s the
s houl d er s , a n d five fe et d e e p fr om the b r e a s t to the
b a ck His te eth wer e a b ou t the s iz e of a n ox s fo ot,
.
’

a n dhis s hi n b on e m e a s ur e d fo u r fe e t in le n gth
-
On .

a te ll e m en t cm a l exis ten ce de gea n s , qu e n on s eule

’
 32 GI A N TO L O GY AN D D WA RFI ANA .

m en t le D octe u r Ha b icot pr éten dit a voi r tr ou vé , en

1 6 1 3 , le s r e s te s de Te u tob ochu s , qu i a u r a i t e u 2 5
”
pie ds de ha u t . John B io la n d, a cele br a te d n a tu
ra lis t, wr ote in 1 6 1 3 a tr a ct en title d Gig a n tom a
cil ia , in r e fu ta ti on of Ha b icot s a ccou n t of the di s co
’

very O f the s e bon e s Two othe r tr a cts were wr itten

.

upon this con trove r s y, a n d they wer e followe d by

Riola n d s Gia n toloyie
’
He s a ys tha t s om e ye a rs b e
.

for e , the tom b of the gi a n t I sore t, who wa s twen ty

fe et high, wa s to b e s ee n in the s u bu r b s of St .

Ge rm a in e , a t P a r is The u tob o chu s the kin g of the

.
,

Germ a n s , who wa s va n qu i s he d by Ma r iu s , is r epre

s e n te d by Flo r u s to ha ve b ee n s o ve r y ta l l tha t he

wa s s e e n a b ove a ll the tr ophie s or s po il s of the

e n e m i e s whi ch w e r e c a rr i e d u pon the top s of s p e a r s
, .

We e ver , in his F u n er a l M on u m en ts , 1 63 1 , s a ys
tha t in the clo i s ter of the chu r chya r d o f St Ma r y , .

A lder m a n bu r y , ha n gin g fa s ten e d to a po s t, wa s the

s ha nke b on e o f a m a n won dr ou s gre a t a n d la r ge , in
,

le n gth 2 8 i n ches a n d a ha lfe , of a s s is e : with the

p ou rtra itu r e o f a gi a n t—like per s on , vpon a ta ble ,
”
with a n in s cr iption .

The Che va li e r Scory, in his voy a ge to the Pik e of

Ten e r iffe , fou n d in on e of the s e pu lchr a l ca vern s of
tha t m ou n ta in the he a d O f a Gu a n che , who ha d e ighty
teeth, a n d whos e body wa s n ot l e s s tha n fifteen fe et

l on g The Thea tru m E u r op ceu m s a ys tha t in 1 645

.

the Sw e des du g u p n ea r Cr em s , in Au s tr i a a gia n t s ’

,

s ke l e to n , who s e hea d wa s a s big a s a m e di u m

s i z e d ta bl e ; on e to oth we ighe d five pou n ds a n d a

 GI GANT I O SK E LE TON S . 33

ha lf, a n d the b on e of his a r m wa s a s big a s a n or di

’
n a r y m a n s m iddle E cks torm iu s con fir m s thi s a n d
.

the a u thor o f the To o r a hia o B ru n s wick s a y s

p g p f
tha t the r e wa s fo u n d in the B a u m a n s C a ve a hum a n ’

s kul l o f a gig a n tic s i z e A s u b s e qu e n t wr ite r a r gue s

.

with re fre s hi n g n a i vete tha t the bign es s of the s e bon e s

'

s ee m s to a r gu e tha t the y co u l d n ot ha ve b e en hu m a n
,

a n d the r e fo r e it is p r ob a bl e tha t e i the r the y i n cr e a s e d

un der gr ou n d, or e ls e we re a lu s u s n a tu r a e; a n d tha t
s u ppo s in g the too th of a co m m on m a n we ighe d ha lf
i

a n ou n ce whi ch wa s too m u ch then ta kin g the te e th

, , ,

of the gi a n t fou n d by the Swe d es to w e igh fi ve p ou n d s

"

a n d a ha lf he m u s t ha ve ha d a w e ight a n s w e r a ble to
,

o n e hu n dr e d a n d s e v en ty s ix ti m e s the b u lk o f a
-

m id d l e s iz e d m a n
-
.

The N ews , for Jun e 2 d, 1 664 , a dve rti s e d tha t a t

the Mitre , n e a r the w e s t e n d o f St Pa ul s , wa s to b e
’
.

s een a r a r e c oll e cti on o f c u r i os i ti e s , a m on g which wa s

hu ge thigh b on e Of a gi a n t
”
the “ -
A fte r the gr e a t
.

fire o f 1 6 66 , u p on pu llin g d own the chur ch of St .

M a ry Wool Chur ch, a n d m a kin g the s ite i n to a

-

m a r ke t pl a ce
-

,
wa s fou n d a huge thigh bon e which -

wa s a s s u m e d to ha ve b e lon ge d to a wom a n , a n d
which wa s a fter wa r ds to b e s een a t the Kin g s He a d ’

Ta ve rn a t Gr een wich .

I n Op en in g the g r ou n d in the chu r chy a r d of

W otton , n e a r D orkin g in Surr e y , to e n l a r ge the
va u lt of the E ve lyn fa m il y, in the r e ign of Cha rles II , .

wa s foun d a hu m a n s ke l eto n which m e a s u r e d n in e

fe e t thr e e i n che s in len g th John S om n er , in Sep
.
34 GIANTOLO GY AND D WARFIAN A .

te m b er, 1 668 , in sin kin g a we ll a t Cha rtha m , n ea r

C a n ter bury , within a few ya r ds of the river , foun d,
a t the de pth of a bout se ven te e n fe et, a qua n tity of

s tra n ge a n d m on s tr ou s bo n e s , s o m e b e i n g whole , a n d

othe rs br oken , with fou r te eth, s oun d a n d en tire, b u t

pa r tia l ly p etrifi ed, ea ch tooth we ighin g a bout ha lf a
’
poun d, a n d s om e of them a lm os t a s la rge a s a m a n s
fis t . Ludovicu s Vive s m en tion s s uch a tooth, but a
little la r ger , which wa s s hown to him a s on e of St .

Chr is topher s te e th, a n d wa s ke pt in a chu r ch tha t

’

bore his n a m e A s im il a r to oth wa s s een by Acos ta

.

in In dia , wher e it ha d b e en dug out o f the gr oun d in

a hous e with m a n y o ther bon e s , which , b e in g put

toge ther , r e pr e sen te d a s ke le ton of fo rm ida ble siz e ,

a n d w er e a ss um e d to b e hu m a n .

Collin s on , in his His tory of S om er s ets liire, tells u s

tha t in sinki n g a w ell in the p a r i sh of We dm or e , in
the y ea r 1 67 0, there wer e fou n d, a t the de pth of
thir te e n feet, the r e m a in s (a ccor ding to Gibbons , in
his di s cour se O f Ston ehe n ge , a t the e n d of L a n g toft s ’

C hr on icle) of on e of the C a n g ick gi a n ts , a pe o ple

s uppo s e d to ha ve form e r l
y i n ha bite d thes e p a r ts .

The top of the s kull wa s s a id to ha ve b een a n in ch

thick, a n d on e of the t eeth wa s three in che s lon g
a bove the r oots
, thr ee i n che s a n d a qua r ter r oun d,
a n d a fter the r oot wa s br ok e n off it w e ighe d thr e e

oun ces a n d a ha lf .

Plot, in his Oxfords hir e, 1 6 7 6, s a ys tha t a skel e

ton seve n teen fee t high wa s the n to b e s een in the
town ha ll a t Lucern e
-
. I t ha d b e en foun d u n der a n
 GI GAN TI O SKE LE TON S . 35

old oa k in W illis a u, n e a r the villa g e Of Reyden He .

i n s ta n ce s n um er ous giga n tic bon e s which ha d b e en

du g u p in E n gla n d, a n d a dds : “ I t rem a i n s tha t
(n otwithsta n din g the ir e xtr a va ga n t m a gn itu de ) the y
m u s t ha ve bee n the bon e s of m en or wom en
; n or
doth a n ythin g hin der b u t they m a y ha ve b een s o,
pr ovide d it b e cle a r ly m a de ou t, tha t ther e ha ve b een
m e n a n d wo m e n o f p ro p ortion a ble s ta tu r e in a ll a ge s

o f the wor ld dow n e ve n to ou r own d a ys I n his

,

S ta f or ds liir e, 1 6 8 6 , he s a ys tha t, “ I n the digg in g

open a L ow on E cton Hill , n ea r Wa rs low, in this
coun ty , there w ere foun d m en s bon e s , a s I wa s told,
’

of a n e xtra or d in a r y s i z e , which were pres er ve d for

s om e ti m e by on e Mr . Ha m ilton , vica r o f Als ton
fiel d; a n dI wa s in for m e d of the like du g g u p a t Ma re ,
in the foun da tion of the to we r ; b u t thes e be in g b u rye d
a ga in , or othe rwi s e d i s pos e d of b e fore I c a m e ther e ,
I ca n s a y little to them . Y et tha t s om e tim e s m en
a r e pr odu c e d of u n u s u a l s ta tur e s a s we ll in e xce s s a s

de fe ct, I r e ce ive d a ce rta in pr oof from Mr Willia m .

Fe a k, a l de rm a n o f Sta ffor d , who ga ve m e the j a w

bon e O f a m a n or wom a n , with a tooth yet rem a inin g
in it, n ea r double the m a gn itu de of tho s e m e n or
din a r ily ha ve , which wa s fou n d in the s ou th cha n ce l
o f the coll e ia t chur ch of St Ma r i e , in Sta fford,
g .

wher e n e w lyes the gr a ve s ton e of An n , the wife of

Hum phr y Perry whi ch is en ou gh to s he w tha t m a n
ki n d is n o m or e a b a te d in s ta ture tha n it is in a g e ,
the wor ld s till a ffor din g u s a Golia h n ow a n d the n
”
a s w e ll a s of old.
36 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

The ku ll of a gia n t fou n d in Ma ce don i a in Sep

s

tem b er, 1 69 1 , he ld two hu n dr e d a n d te n p ou n d s of

corn I n the J ou r n a l des S a va n s o f the ye a r 1 692
.

is a l etter fr om P Ge n til , s ta tin g tha t a body m e a

.

s ur i n g s e ve n te e n fee t fou r i n che s lon g ha d b e en dis

cove r e d in a tom b n e a r An gers Thi s body s a rm s .

’

a n d l e gs w e r e en twi n e d by a n um b er of s m a ller
bodie s , a pp a r en tly the childr en of the g ia n t I n the .

s a m e n e ighbo u r hood w er e m a n y to m b s of a s i m ila r

m o de of con s tr uctio n e a ch of which con ta in e d a body

,

a ver a gin g on the whol e fr om ten to fou r teen fe e t in

le n gth Va l en ce , in D a u phin e, pos s es s e d the bon e s
.

o f the g i a n t B u ca r t, the tyr a n t o f the Viv a r a i s , who

wa s s la i n by a n a rr ow by the Cou n t de C a b illon , his

va s s a l The D om in ica n s ha d a pa r t of the s hin bon e ,
.
-

with the a r ticula tion of the kn e e , a n dhis figu r e pa in te d

in fi e s co , with a n in s cr iptio n s ta ti n g tha t thi s g i a n t
wa s twe n ty two feet a n d a ha lf high, a n d tha t his
-

bon es were fou n d in 1 7 05 , n e a r the b a n k s O f the

Mer der i, a little r ive r a t the foot of the m ou n ta i n of
C r u s s ol , u pon which tr a diti on s a ys the gi a n t dwe lt .

I n 1 701 s o m e l a r ge bon es we r e fou n d a t Wra b

n ess ,
n ea r Ha r wich, in E s s e x ; a n d Ca m den s a ys
tha t in the tim e s of Richa r d II a n d E li z a b e th, l a r ge
.

te eth a n d bon e s o f e xtra or din a ry b u lk , which wer e

a ccou n te d to h a ve b e lon ge d to gi a n ts w er e foun d a t
,

the e a s tern pr om on tory of the s a m e co u n ty , m e a n in g

pr ob a bly a t Wa lton .

I n the P hilosophica l Tr a n sa ction s of 1 7 1 4 is a n

a ccoun t of ob s erva tion s m a de in N e w E n gla n d, in

 38 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

Gi a n t s O a k
’
. In diggin g there la te ly a bou t this tre e
a n en tir e gi a n t s s ke l e ton of a
’
prodigious s iz e wa s
foun d I t me a s u r e d te n Rom a n pa lm s in len gth,
.

a n d its tee th we r e e x a ctl y like tho s e o f a la rg e hors e .

Ne a r thi s s ke le ton we r e di s covere d e le ve n other skele

to n s , a ll n e a r ly of the s a m e s i z e .

Pilkin g ton , in his View of D erbys fiir e, s a ys tha t

in ope n in g a b a rr ow n e a r Che l m or ton , in tha t coun ty ,
in 1 7 8 2 , bon e s which w ere un com m on ly la r ge w er e
foun d ; a n dit wa s i m a gin e d tha t the pers on s to whom
the y ha d b el on ge d m us t ha ve b een a t le a s t s e ven fee t
high . Glover , in his D er bys hir e, s a ys tha t in dig
gi n g the foun da tion of buildin gs in the n e ighbour
’
hood of the Ki n g s He a d in n , D er by, the s ite o f the
a n ci en t pr i or y of St Ja m e s
.
, origi n a l ly a s m a ll ce l l

or cha p e l , fou n de d in the S a xon er a , a s ton e coffin

wa s di s covere d, s e ver a l ye a r s b e for e he wr ote , con

ta in in g a b o dy of pr odigi ou s s i z e At D owa r d Hill ,
.

in Whitchu r ch, Her e for dshir e , s om e m en who wer e

diggin g fou n d a ca vity which s e e m e d to ha ve b e e n
a r che d over , a n d in it a hu m a n s k e l e ton which a p
,

pe a r e d to ha ve b e e n m or e tha n dou ble the s ta tu r e o f

the ta lles t m a n n ow kn own .

I n a va u l t u n der the chur ch of Hythe , Ken t, ha s

lon g b een pre s erve d a hu ge pile of s ever a l thou s a n d
s ku ll s , a n d a r m , l e , a n d thigh bon e s o of which
g , s m e

a r e ver y l a r ge , a n d a r e s a id to b e the r em a i n s of the

D a n e s a n d Br i ton s who we re kille d in a b a ttl e n e a r

the pl a ce . On e of the thigh bon e s m u s t ha ve b e
-

lon ge d to a b e in g n ea rly s e ven fe et high At the .

 GIGANTIC SKE LE TON S . 39

bon e hous e a t Ripon Ca the dra l is a brightly polis he d

-
-

fe m ur or thigh bon e , m e a s ur in g in len gth twen ty on e

- -

in che s a n d a ha lf, which cou ld ha ve b e lon ge d on ly

to a m a n n ot le ss tha n s e ven feet two or three
in che s in he ight I n B a te m a n s Ten Yea rs D ig g ing s
.
’ ’

in C eltic a n d S a xon Gra ve hil ls a re m en tio n e d m a n y

-

in s ta n ce s of thigh bon e s of gre a t le n gth ha vin g b e en

-

fou n d An Ita lia n journ a l m en tion s tha t in Ju l y ,

.

1 8 1 2 , the s ke l e to n o f a m a n ten feet thr ee i n che s

lon g wa s du g up in the va ll e y o f Ma z a r a , in Sicily,
where hum a n s ke le ton s of giga n tic siz e ha d b een
there tofore foun d .

D r Tytler s ta te s , in the C a lcu tta M rr or for

.

Ma r ch 2 3d, 1 8 2 0, tha t in the b ed of a river n ea r

Ru s s u n he foun d the fo s s il r e m a in s of the fir s t joi n t
o f a hum a n fin ger , twic e the s i z e of the s i m il a r joi n t

o f a n o r din a r y m a n , w he n ce the docto r a r g u e s tha t

the s u bj e ct m u s t ha ve b e e n twe lve fee t high .

The gen era l b e lie f in m e n o f en orm ou s s ta tu r e

n o d o ub t in p a r t a r o s e fr om the d iscove ry in the e a rth
of the bon es a n d fos s il r em a in s of e xtin ct hu g e qu a d
ru e d s a n d fis h S ir Ha n s Slo a n e, Cuvi er , a nd
p .

othe r m en of s ci en ce , ha ve by com p a ra tive a n a tom y

e xplode d the a n ci e n t e rr or s , a n d pr ove d tha t thes e

co los s a l o s teologica l r e m na n ts w e re n ot hu m a n .

Sloa n e ha d the ve rte bra o f a wha l e which wa s du g

’
up in E n gla n d s en t to him a s a por tion of a gia n t s
b a ckbon e ; b u t he dis cove re d it to b e a pa rt of a s ea
m o n s te r When m en of s cie n ce e xpr e sse d opin ion s
.

a g a in s t the a o ca ll e d hu m a n r e m a i n s , a n d cl a s s e d
-
 40 GIANTO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

them with m a m m oths , m e g a ther ium s , m a s to dons ,

a n d wh a l e s , the y w ere r e ga r d e d a s m er e h er e tics a n d

con tr a dictor s of the Bible We ca n n ot m uch won der

.

a t the m is ta ke s of the e a rly philos ophe rs in this

r e s p e ct when we r e m em b er tha t The ophr a s tus , on e of

the e a r li e st o f them , a n d who m uch d e vote d him s elf

to the s tudy of n a ture , b e li e ve d , a s Pli n y te lls u s ,
tha t bon es w e re a s ort of m in er a l pr odu ction whi ch
or igin a te d a n d gr e w in the e a rth Al thou gh in m a n y
.

in s ta n ces the la r ge bon es which ha ve be e n r epute d to

b e hum a n were n ot so in fa ct, it is highly pr ob a ble
tha t s om e which we re m o der a te ly gr e a t, a n d pa rticu
la rly s uch a s wer e foun d in a n ci en t tu m uli , did b e
lon g to m e n of ta ll s ta ture , a n d e xce ption a ll y to gi a n ts
.

Va rious s pots in E n gla n d a n d e ls e where b e a r the

n a m es of gia n ts
’
gra ves , gia n ts ca ves , a n d the like ;
’

b u t in m o s t in s ta n ce s the pl a ce s con ta in re m a i n s or
in dica tion s of the a n cien t Br iton s , who s e m os t s tu
pe n dou s a nd m os t ea r ly w or ks we re in form er da ys
a s cr ib e d by the vul ga r p e ople of E n gl a n d a n d W a l e s

to gi a n ts , who w ere a s s um e d to b e the pr im e va l

wor ker s a n d e a r ly con que r or s Thus , Ston ehen ge ,
.

the r es ults o f D ruidica l l a b ou rs , wa s ca lle d Chore a

Gig a n tu m , or the Gi a n ts D a n c e , by old m on ki s h
’

wr iter s. Ge offre y of Mon m outh, in his B r itis h

His tm y, s a ys tha t a s tr uctur e of s to n es which n on e
o f tha t a
g e cou l d ra i se wi tho u t a pr ofou n d kn owl e dge
o f the m e cha n ica l a rts wa s s a id to ha ve b e e n br ought

by the gi a n ts of old from the fa rthes t co a s t of Afr i ca ,

a n d pl a ce d a t Killa ru s in Ir e l a n d while they in
,
 ’
GIAN TS GRAVE S . 41

ha bite d tha t coun try About the yea r 48 9 , thes e

.

s to n es wer e re m ove d fro m Ir e la n d by M e r lin le

, a

g e n da ry pr ophe t of a n cien t da ys , to Sa lis bury Pla in ,

in Br i ta in , where the y were ca ll e d the Gi a n ts D a n ce
’
.

The C hr on icles of Wa vr in , r el a ti n g the s a m e s tory,

te ll u s th a t in ea r ly ti m e s a Gi a n ts Cir cl e com p o s e d
’
,

o f s to n es on a m oun ta i n of Kila reth in Ire l a n d a n d

, , ,

of m a r ve llou s m a g n i tu de wa s u n su cces en
,

de a vou re d to b e m o ve d by the Br i to n s ; b u t Merli n

m ove d it ea s ily a n d s o co n s tru cte d S ton e hen ge
, .

A m oun t in Pe n r ith chur chya r d , C u m b e r la n d ,

ca l le d the Gia n t s Gra ve , n e a r which a re two cir cu l a r
’

s ton e pil l a rs a bou t fo ur y a r ds in he ight, a n d fi ve

,

y a r ds di s ta n t fr om e a ch o ther Two sto r i e s a re told

.

of the s e s ton es O n e , ce le br a te d in a b a ll a d which is

.

to b e foun d in Per cy s R elig u es of A n cien t E n g lis h

’

P oetry, b e i n g tha t Torqu in r e fu sin g to ob e y the

s u m m on s of Kin g Ar thu r , to a pp ea r a t his cour t

to a n s wer for r a va ge s which he da ily com m itte d,

Sir La n ce lot du La k e wa s de s pa tche d to br in g him by
for ce. A b a ttl e en s u e d, in which Tor qu in fell , a n d
he wa s bur i e d b e tw ee n the s e pill a rs The o ther s tory
.

s ta tes tha t they w e re s e t u

p in m e m ory of on e Sir
O we n C aes a riu s , k n ight, who live d in thes e p a r ts , a n d
kill e d in the for es t o f In gl e wood wild bo a rs , which
m u ch i n fe s te d the cou n trv . He wa s bur ie d here ,
s a y s the le ge n d , a n d wa s of s uch pr odigious s ta tur e

a s to re a c h fr o m on e pi lla r to the othe r .Both s to r ies

a r e of course m ythi ca l , b u t the y ob ta i n e d m uch lo ca l

cre dit a m on g the vulga r in ha bita n ts The s ton e s we r e

.
42 GI AN TO L OGY AN D D WARF I AN A .

no doubt m e r e m a rks of s e pu l chra l dis tin ction to

s om e B r i ti s h or D a n i s h m a n of n ote , a n d the m oun d

n e a r which the y s ta n d wa s a m on um e n ta l b a rr ow .

E a r ly tu m u l i a re w e ll kn own to ha ve fa r e xce e de d in
s i z e the pr opor tion s of the p e r s on s bur i e d there in .

I n Pe n r ith chur chy a r d , a bout thir teen ya r d s di s ta n t

from the m ou n t, is a s in gle pilla r or a n cie n t cr o s s ,
s ix fee t high, c a ll e d the Gi a n t s Thu m b ; a n d a t
’

Little Sa lke ld , n ea r Pe n r ith, is a D ru id s tem ple , ’

ca lle d Lon g Meg a n d her Da ughters * .

Ne a r N or de n hill, in D ors ets hir e , is a len gthy

-

’
m oun d which is popu l a r ly c a ll e d the Gi a n t s Gra ve ;

a n d ve ry n e a r to it a r e two la r ge s ton e s which ha ve

pr ob a bly r olle d down fr om the b e ds of r ock on the

s id e , or fr om the cha lk hill a bove A s tor y , popul a r
.

in the n e ighbo u r hood , s a ys tha t two gi a n ts were

o n ce s ta n din g on N or den hill a n d con te n din g for the
-

m a s tery a s to which of them s hou ld hu r l the lo n ger

dis ta n ce , the dir e ction b e in g a cr o s s the va ll e y towa rds

Ha n gin g hill
-
. He whos e s ton e fe ll s hor t wa s s o
m ortifie d a t the fa ilur e tha t he di e d o f v e xa tion a nd
,

wa s b u r ie d b en ea th the m ou n d which ha s s i n ce
b een kn own a s the Gia n t s Gra ve Pitchin g r ock s
’
.

a cr o s s a n a rm o f the s ea by wa y of tryin g e a ch
other s s tr en gth wa s a com m on a m u s em e n t of the
’

n orthe rn gi a n ts A la r ge s ton e n e a r D ublin wa s

.

s uppo s e d to ha ve b ee n

L ft by the g i a n ts of ol d who pl a y d q oits

e
’
u ,

Wh their g a e they fo sook

en m r .
”

See pa g e 8 8 .
 ’
GI AN Ts GRAVE S . 43

Sim ila r legen d s a r e often a tta che d to blocks of s ton e

w chhi a r e n
“
fou d s tr ewn a s it w ere by Tita n s in
som e a n te diluvia n ga m e of kn uckle down , when the -

a l ley ta w s w er e lu m p s o f r ock a s big a s th a t with

-

i
wh ch Polyphem us s le w A ci s ”
.

I n F urn es s , North L a n ca s hi re , n ea r two b a rrows

on He a thwa ite a r e two s m a l l s to n e cir cle s pr ob a bly
, ,

fl
of the D ru id e ra
, which a r e c a lle d g i a n ts gra ves ,
’

a n d which on b e in g e xca va te d a bout 1 8 42 w ere

, ,

fou n d to con ta i n the bon e s of m en , cover e d with

a a t s ton e . Ther e is a tr a dition a m on g the ol d
in ha bita n ts tha t gi a n ts form e r ly live d a t the pla ce ,
a n d w er e bur i e d there .The l a s t of the r a ce is
s a id to ha ve b e en shot by a n a rr ow upon the a dj a cen t

hill of Bla withkn ott At Ar n cliff; in York shir e, a r e

.

’
m a n y a nci e n t pla ces c a ll e d gi a n ts gra ves , which
a r e pr ob a bly D a n i s h . Dr Br uce , in his Wa llet
.

B ook of the R om a n Wa ll, s a ys tha t to the w es t of

a fa rm hou s e a t Ru tche s te r
-
n ea r
,
He ddon on the - -

Wa l l , in Nor thum b er la n d, on the br ow of the hill , 8 .

trough like e xca va tion ha s b een m a de in the s olid

-

r ock . I ts u s e is n ot kn own ; b u t it wa s on ce popu

la rly ca ll e d the Gia n t s Gr a ve
’
.

Ra y, writin g in 1 6 7 0, te lls u s o f a gi a n t s gra ve

’

in L e ice s te r shir e
. The s tory , a s told by Pe ck , run s
tha t in the n e ighbour hood of Mou n ts orfel a gi a n t or
de vil n a m e d B ell on ce in a m e rry vein took three
pr o dig ious lea ps , which a re thu s de s cr ibe d : At a
pla ce, then ce e ver a fter ca lle d Moun ts orrel, he
m oun te d the sorr e l hor s e , a n d le a p e d a m il e to a
44 GI AN TO L OGY AN D D WARF IAN A .

pla ce from it s in ce n a m e d On elea p, n ow corrupte d to

Wa n lip ; then ce he le a pe d a n other m ile , to a villa ge
ca ll e d B u r s ta ll , fr om the bur s tin g of both him s e lf a n d
his hor s e . The thir d lea p wa s a ls o a m ile ; but the
viole n ce of the e xer tion a n d s hock kill e d him , a n d he
wa s the re b u r i e d ; a n d the pl a ce ha s e ver s i n ce b een
den om in a te d Be ll s Gra ve , or B ell Gr a ve
’
He -
.

l ea ps lik e a B ell gi a n t or de vil of Mou n ts orrel , a fter

w a r ds b e ca m e a loca l pr ove r b , which wa s i n ten de d to
ridicu l e thos e who de a lt in the m a r ve llo us .

Ne a r C la yon a g h a n d Kille sher , in Irel a n d , is a

lon g cr om le ch, or group of s ton es , ca lle d the Gi a n t s ’

Gra ve . I t or ig in a lly ha d a cha m b er a t e a ch en d,

con n e cte d by a lon ge r on e in the cen tre A he ight .

on the Adr i a ti c sho r e of the Bo s pho r u s , m u ch frs

qu en te d by holida y p a r ti e s , is ca l le d the Gia n t s

’

Gra ve . Byron s a ys in his D on J u a n

’
Tis a. g ra n d sig ht from o ff
the Gi a nt s
’
raG ve
To w a p
tch the rog r es s of th os e ro lli
n g s ea s

Betwe en th B os p
e h oru s , a s th eyl a sh a n d a e lv
E u ro p a n d As ia
e .
”

At U leyb u ry, in Glo u ces te r shi r e , is a re m a r k

l
a bl e p c
a e of r m e a l
p i v s p lchre , ca ll e d the Gia n t s
e u
’

Cha m b er . The r ui n e d r e s iden ce of a gi a n t wa s

poin te d ou t n ot m a n y ye a rs a g o a t Wes t Cha r lton , on
the Nor th Tyn e I t e n com p a s se d a n a cr e of gr ou n d ,
.

wit h s tron g wa lls built of s ton es four fee t thick I ts .

s i z e , s tr e n gth, a n d a n tiqu i ty , in the a b sen c e of a n

y
e xa ct k nowle dg e of its hi s tory , i n duce d the cr e du lou s

p e ople livin g in its vicin ity to b e lie ve tha t it ha dbeen

46 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WARFI AN A.

hill , a re s om e s uppos ititious m on um en ts of a n a n cien t

gia n t ca lle d Or la n do a n d a m on g them a re a hug e
s ton e which is s a id to ha ve b een his cha ir , a n d a

ca vern in which he is s a id to ha ve lived .

The L on don Ma g a z in e for 1 7 91 rela tes , a pr opos

“
gi c v Co w ll th t in s o m e p a rts
’
f
o a a nt s a e in rn a ,
a ,

o f the North of E n gl a n d it ha s b ee n the custo m , f rom

ti m e i m m em or i a l , for the l a ds a n d la s ses of the n e igh

b ou rin g villa ges to coll e ct toge ther a t s prin g s or r iver s ,
on s om e Sun da y in Ma
y, to dr in k s uga r a n d wa te r ,
whe re the la s ses give the tr ea t Thi s is ca l le d Su ga r
.

a n d Wa te r Sun da y
-
,
. They a fter wa r ds a djourn to the
pu blic hous e, a n d the la d s r e turn the com plim en t in
-

ca ke s , a l e , pu nch, &c , a n d a va s t con cou rs e of both

.
‘

s e xes a lwa ys a s s e m ble in the Gi a n t s C a ve on the

’

thi r d Su d y n Ma y for thi s pur po s e

”
n a i .

A m ole or qua y pr oj e ctin g fr om the b a s e of a

s tee p pro m on tory s o m e hun dr e d fe e t in to the s e a on
,

the co a s t of Ir e l a n d, a n d form e d of perp en dicula r

pill a r s of b a s a lte s, which s ta n d in con ta ct with ea ch ’

other , is ca lle d the Gia n t s Ca u s e wa y ; res em blin g

’

which a re two other g ia n t s ca us e wa ys in the Ven e

’

tia n s ta te in Ita l y, a n d a n other n ea r Pa dua .

The va s t for tifica ti on ca ll e d Pen y Ga ir , a t Ll a n

- -

derfell, in M er ion e thshire , is s a id by the n e ighbour

in g in ha bita n ts to ha ve b een m a de by gi a n ts ; a n d
the lik e fa bu l ous tra dition o ccur s in m a n y other pl a ce s
whe re sim ila r works r em a in .

The figure of a gia n t is cu t on the side of a ste e p

hill n ea r Cern e , in D orsetshire By som e it is sup
.
 L ON G MAN or wm m m cr on . 47

pose d to ha ve b een sta n din g a bove on e thousa n d

ye a r s ,a n d to ha ve b een form e d a n d wors hippe d by

the a n cie n t Br ito n s It is on e hun dre d a n d e ighty

.

fee t in le n gth, forty four fee t in brea dth a t the

-

, a n d it ca rr i es
s houlde r s a club on e hun dr e d a n d
twen ty fe e t lon g Thi s gia n t is r e pres en te d in the
.

Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 7 64 N e a r Wilm i n gton ,

’
.

in Sus s e x , a n d on the s ide of the down s , is the s e

c a lle d Lon g Ma n of Wilm i n gton , a r ude figu r e two
hun dre d a n d forty fee t in le n gth, holdi n g a s ta ff in
”
e ither ha n d I t ha s n ot b een
. s cour e d for m a n y
ye a r s, a n d is in vi s ible on the s pot, b u t is e a s ily dis
tin g u is ha b le a t a dis ta n ce when the light fa lls on it
a t a p a r ticul a r a n gle This figur e is n e a r the s ite of
.

a buildin g which wa s form er ly a religiou s hous e ,

a n d it m a y ha ve b e en the wor k of its in m a te s (fi ve .

gia n ts , ca l le d Gre g a n d Ma gog , a n d holdin g clubs,

were cu t in the e a r th a t the Ha we a t Plym outh ;
a n d upon on e o f two C a m br idg e s hir e ch a lk hill s , a t

on e tim e c a ll e d Gog m a g og s hills , wa s cu t a giga n

’

tic hum a n figu re , which wa s s uppo s e d to re pr es en t

Atla s , Gog m a g og s cous in , by whom the e m in e n ce s
’

“
were s et u p Au brey s a ys :
. The S a xon con que
r ors —n o s ea r cher s i n to a n ti qu i ty
—a s cribe d works
grea t a n d s tra n ge to the devil, a s the D e vil s D itch, ’

D e vil s Arr ows , Gogm a gog Hill , &c , or to gi a n ts ,

'
’

a n d ha n de d d own to us on ly fa bles .
 CHA PTE R III .

C ivic Gi a n ts C orin aeu s a n d Gog m a g og L eg en d of Gi a n t s ’

Lea p—Gi a n ts in L on don Pa g e a n ts —Gog a n d M a g og in Gu ild

h a ll—Mid s u m m er S h o ws a n d Gi a n ts —C hes ter Gi a n ts —Gi a n ts
in the L ow C ou n tr i e s— An tig en the Gi a n t of An twerp —Pa du a .

Gi a n ts —
,

Va len ci a Gia n ts —Types of Mu n icip a l Power— Gia n ts

a tD kirk d D o i —Gi t a t K ilwo th Ca tl — t
u n a n u a a n en r s e a

Woodfo d—Gi ts i F olk l o

r d F i ti o —J k th Gi a n t
a n n -
re a n c n a c e

kille —Te to i c Gi a t —Tho —Sk i e —Hi du L g ds

r u n n s r r m m r n e en

W gl g o Vi h
o In di Gi t s Ki g Ar thu
nu Gi t of
a n a n s n r a n

M o t St Mi ch a e l—C i h Gi ts—Gia t f T c ob b
u n orn s a n n s o re r en
—T
.

Gh t of Gi a ts—Holib
os s of the C i
n d th e Gi a t
u rn a rn om a n n

Blu d bu s s B olst —Gi t f G

n er ~ W th —J ck the
er a n o ora n ra a

Tin k d—I i sh Gi a ts —F i g a ll—T ick o Scotch Gi t n n a a n

—G a —Rock of th C dl
ea r r n r

L eg en d of Gi t Wo a n m en ra n e a n e.

GIAN TS ha ve b een , fr om very e a rly tim e s , m o s t

popu la r a djun cts to civic di s pla ys a n d pa gea n ts , ’

both in E n gla n d a n d on the Con tin en t ; the r ea s on

b e in g tha t they a re i n tim a te ly con n e cte d with the
ol d m y thic hi s tor i e s of the fo u n da tion of citi es The .

gia n ts of the City of Lon don , Gog a n d M a gog , a re

a s s oci a te d with a fa bulou s a ca mnt of C or in a eu s a n d
’

Gogm a gog , r e l a te d by Ge offr e y of Mon m ou th The .

sto r y g o e s tha t Br u tu s , a fter the de s tru ction of Tr oy

,

coll e cte d a b a n d of Tr oj a n s , a n d s a ile d in s e a r ch of

a dve n tu r e s He join e d with C or in a eu s , a giga n tic
.

m an a nd a pr odigy of va lour , a n d they together

la n de d in Albion , Wher e
Those ig hti people b orn e of g ia n ts b
m e
’
roo d
Th t did p s s e thi s oce a b ou ded la
a o es s n -
n n d,
 coa nm su s AND G OGMAGOG . 49

T hey d id su bdu e , who oft in b a tte ll s too d

G in s t th
’
a em in field u n til l by fo ce of h d
, r a n

T h ey w e e a de s u bj ect n to B te s co m a nd
’
r m u ru m .

it at ?
3

S vea ce rta i n g i a n ts , who m they did p su e u r ,

Which s tra i g ht t o ca v i
es n m o u ta i s d i d th
n n em g et .

B rutu s the n
divide d the la n d b e tween his foll ow ers
a n d C or in ae u s on e p or ti o n b e i n g ca lle d B r i ta i n a nd
, ,

the other Cor n wa ll , which la tte r he g a ve to C or in a eu s

F o r his s ervice don e ,

An d for b eca u s e from g ia n ts he it won .

”

On occa s ion when Br u tu s wa s holdin g a fe s

a n

tiv a l on the s e a co a s t of C orn wa ll , a b a n d of gi a n ts

-

m a de the i r a pp e a r a n c e a n d di s tu r b e d the fe s tivi ti e s .

The Tr oj a n s , howe ve r , fou ght a de s p era te b a ttl e

a ga i n s t the m on s ter s a ll o f whom , e x c e p t Geom a
,

g ot, or Gogm a gog , they des tr oye d The s u r vivo r .

wa s the hu ge s t of a ll , he b e i n g W e lve cu bits in

he ight, a n d a ble to pull u p tree s by the i r r o ots a s
We e ds He wa s r e s e r ve d tha t C or in a eu s m ight m a tch
.

his s tre n gth a ga in s t him in s i n gl e co m b a t The gi a n t, .

’
howe ver , in a wr e s tle br ok e thr e e o f C or in aeu s s r ib s ,
which inj u ry s o e n r a ge d him tha t he b or e the gia n t
to a high r o ck a n d thre w him hea dl on g i n to the s e a
,
.

The s p ot wa s a fte r wa r d s kn own a s L a m or L a n Goe

m a go t or the Gi a n t s L e a p The s e p a r a te n a m e s o f
’
.
,

Gre g a n d M a gog a re c om pa ra tive ly m oder n , a n d we r e

for m e d by br e a kin g on e n a m e in to two ; a n d lon g
a fte r B r u tu s fou n d e d L on don the y we r e a ppli e d to

two hu g e figu r es whi ch w ere i n tr odu ce d i n to tha t

city 3 pa ge a n try , a n d a r e n ow r epr e s en te d by la r ge
’

E
50 GI AN TOLOGY AN D D WARF I AN A .

wo o den figu r es in the Gu ildha ll The s tory ha s b een

.

told in de ta il by s e ve ra l Lon don hi s tor i a n s , a n d n ot

a bly by Ho n e a n d F a irholt, b u t it is too lon g for u s

to r e pr oduce her e ; we ca n the r e for e give on ly a

s u m m a ry o f it.

I n 1 4 1 5 , when He n r y V m a de his tr ium pha l

.

e n try i n to L on don , a fter the victory of Agin cour t,

a m a l e a n d a fem a l e gi a n t s to od a t the Sou thwa r k

e n tra n ce ga te o f L on do n Br idge
-
the m a l e b e a r i n g
,

the city k eys , a s if he wer e the por ter of the city .

I n 1 4 32, when Hen r y VI en tere d Lon don the s a m e

.

wa y, a m ighty gi a n t a wa ite d him a s his cha m pion a t

the s a m e pla ce . He ca r ri e d a dr a wn s wor d, a n d by
his s ide wa s a n in s cr iptio n com m en cin g
All thos e tha t b e e em i e t th k in g
n s o e

I sha ll them clothe with con f s io u n .

”

I n 1 5 5 4, when Philip a n d Ma r y m a de the ir public

e n try in to L on don the i m a g es of Gogm a gog a n d C o
,

r in a eu s
,
holdin g b etw e en the m s om e L a tin vers e s ,
w ere e xhib ite d on Lon don Br idge ; a n d upon the
occa s i on of the a r r iva l of Qu e en E liz a b e th a t Tem ple
B a r , u p on he r cor on a tion in 1 55 8 , the s a m e gi a n ts
wer e s een holdin g a bove the ga te a La tin in s cription .

I n 1 68 5 , on the co ron a tion of Ja m es II , the two .

city gi a n ts wer e re pr e s en te d upon a r a ft on the

Tha m e s , a n d were fille d with com bus tible s , which
were ignite d dur in g the dis pla y .

B e fore the fire of Lon don in 1 66 6 , ther e we re

two wickerwor k a n d p a s tebo a r d gia n ts in Gu ildha ll
,

which were e xhibite d in Chea ps ide u pon the occa s ion

 Civi c GIAN TS .
51

of the tora tion of Cha rle s II , a n d were a ls o ca r

r es .

r i e d in the Lor d Ma yor s a nn ua l show B u t by

’
.

r e a s on of the ir a
g e , a n d the d a m a ge don e to the m
by verm in , they wer e r e pla ce d a bout 1 7 08 by the
pr e s en t c a rve d wooden figu r es , e a ch of which is
a bout fou r te en fee t in he ight . They a r e com m on ly
c a l le d Gog a n d Ma gog ; b u t a n tiqua ries te ll u s tha t
the old e s t fig u r e r epre s en ts Gogm a gog a n d the
,

youn ger C orin a a u s Un til 1 8 1 5 , when they w e r e

.

r e p a ir e d th ey s tood with the old clock a n d a ba l

, ,

, ov r th
con y b e tween them e e s ta ir s lea din g fr om the

ha ll to the co ur ts of la w a n d the coun cil cha m ber ;

hen ce a r os e the popul a r s a yin g : When the g ia n ts
he a r the clock s tr ik e twe lve the y co m e down to din
”
n er . They n ow s ta n d on e on ea ch side of the win
dow a t the wes tern e n d of the ha ll .

I n the chur chwa r de n s a ccoun ts of St An dr e w

’
.

’
Hubba r d s pa ri sh, Lon don , for the yea r s 1 533 1 5 35 , -

a re the followin g item s a ll u din g pr oba bly to s om e

,

pa r ochia l Mids um m e r p a ge a n t : Re ceyvyd for the

Jeya n tt, a nd Re ceyvydfor the J eya n tt, ij s .

”
vii jd . Stow te ll s u s tha t u pon the s ettin g of the
n ightly w a tch in L on do n , on St John s e ve , the
’
.

m a yor wa s a tte n de d by his gi a n t a n d the s her iffs

,

a l s o ha d the ir gi a n ts which were a rm e d, a n d m a r che d

,

a s if the y were a live . Putten ha m , in his Ar te of

E ng lis h P oes ie , 1 5 8 9, wr itin g of the Mids um m er
p a g ea n ts in Lon don , s a ys : “ Where , to m a ke the
p e ople won der , a re s et for th gr e a t a n d u g lie g ya n ts ,
m a r chi n g a s if they w e r e a live , a n d a rm e d a t a ll
52 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

poin ts ; b u t within they a r e stu ffe d fu ll of br own e

p a per a n d to w, which the shr e wd boye s , u n der p eer
in g , do qu i te fu l ly di s cove r a n d tu r n e to a grea te
der i s ion . Ma r s ton , in his com e dy of the D u tch
‘

’
C ou r tez a n , a cte d in 1 605 , r e fe rs to
“
the g ya n t s
’
s tilts tha t s ta l k s b e fore m Lo r d M a y or s p a g ea n ts
y .

I t wa s c u s tom a ry a t Bu r for d , in Oxfor ds hir e , a n

n u a ll on Mid s u m m er e ve to c a r ry the pictur e or
y .

im a ge of a gi a n t u p a n d down the tow n in a p a ge a n t .

By a n or din a n ce of the corpor a tion of Che s ter , da te d

in 1 5 6 4 , the p a ge a n t for the s etti n g of the wa tch on
St John s e ve wa s dir e cte d to c on s i s t o f, a m on g
’
.

other thin gs , fou r gia n ts , a ccor din g to a n ci e n t cu s

tom . An other m a n u s cr ipt s a y s tha t the m a yor , in
1 5 99 , fr o m religiou s m otive s c a u s e d the gi a n ts u s e d
in the m id s u m m er s how “ to b e br oken , a n d n ot to

g o e the d e vil in his fea ther s ; b u t in 1 601 a n other

m a yor re vive d the gi a n ts in tha t p a g e a n t . I n the
tim e of the Co m m on we a lth the show wa s di s con
tin u e d, a n d the gia n ts were des tr oy e d . Howe ver ,
on the r es tor a ti on o f Cha r l e s II the citi z e n s o f
.

Che ste r r epla ce d them ; a n d the e s tim a te o f the

cos t o f fo ur gr ea t gi a n ts wa s five pou n ds e a ch, a n d
of fou r m en to ca r r y them two s hillin gs a n d Sixpen ce
a pi e ce
-
.The m a te r i a l s for m a kin g the gi a n ts wer e
de a l boa r ds , n a ils , pa s teb oa r d , s ca le b oa r d , pa per ,
-

b u ckr a m , s i z e cloth, a n d old s hee ts for the ir bodies ,

-

s l e e v es , a n d s hir ts which w ere c o l our e d ; a l s o ti n s e l

, ,

tin fo il , gold, a n d s ilver l ea f, a n d di ffe r e n t s or ts of

colour s A pa ir of old s hee ts covere d the fa ther a n d
.
54 GI AN TO LO GY AN D D WARF IAN A
'

writin g in 1 8 09 , of Va le n cia , te lls u s tha t n o pre ces

s io n o f how e ver littl e i m por ta n c e took pla c e withou t

b e in g pre ce de d by eight s ta tue s of gia n ts of a pro

dig iou s he ight . Fou r of the m r e pre s en te d the four
qu a rter s of the wor ld, a n d the other fo ur their
hu s b a n ds. The ir hea ds wer e m a de of pa s teboa r d ,
a n d of a n e n orm ou s s i z e , fri z z e d a n d dre s s e d in the

fa shion The woode n fra m e d bodie s w

.
-
e r e dr e s s e d in

coa ts or r obe s a n d va riou s orn a m en ts , a lte re d a ccor d

in g to the pr e va ilin g fa s hion s . Men , c o ver e d with
dr a per y fa llin g on the gr ou n d, ca rr ie d them a t the
he a d of the pr oces s ion , m a ki n g the m da n ce , j u m p ,
b ow, tu rn , a n d twi s t a bou t . The p e ople p a id m ore
a tte n ti on to thes e ge s ticu l a tion s tha n to the re ligiou s

cerem on y which fo ll owe d them . The e xi s ten ce of

the gi a n ts wa s d eem e d of s u ffici en t im p or ta n ce to
r e qu ire a tten tio n a s to the m e a n s of p e r p e tu a ti n g

them ; con s e quen tly the re wa s a con s id er a bl e fou n da

tion in Va le n ci a for the i r s u pport They ha da hous e
.

b e lon gin g to them , wher e they were depo s ite d Two .

b en e fice s we re p a r ticu l a r ly fou n de d in hon our of

the m ; a n d it wa s the du ty of the e ccle s i a s tics who
po s s e s s e d thes e b en efices to ta k e ca r e of them a n d
of the ir o rn a m e n ts pa r ticu la r r eve n u es b e in g a s
,

s ign e d for the e xp e n s e of the ir toil e tte s .

I n the tim e of the E m p er or Otho IL , a bout the

ye a r 980, the pe ople of Ma gde bu r g , in gr a titu de to
tha t pr in ce , er e cte d a colo s s a l s ta tu e to him in the ir

cou r t of j u dgm en t A s im ila r pla n wa s a dopte d by

.

other con tin en ta l ci ti e s ; a n d in a l m o s t a ll the i m p er i a l

 GIAN T A T KEN ILW O RTH . 55

town s of Germ a n y a hu ge figu re is cte d in the

e re

la w -
com t s, a nd is re g a r de d a s a type of m u n icipa l
power .

Dr Miln er , in his His tory of Win ches ter , 1 7 9 8 ,

.

in re fer en ce to the giga n tic s ta tu e which en clo s e d

a n u m b e r of hum a n vi cti m s a n d wa s in u s e a m on g
,

the a n cie n t Ga u ls , s a y s tha t a t D un kir k a n d D o u a i ,

where , a s a ls o a t o the r pla ce s , the r ite s in qu e s tion
pre va ile d , it ha d b een a n im m em or ia l cus tom , on a
cer ta in holida y in the ye a r , to b u il d u p a n im m e n s e
figur e o f b a s ket wor k a n d ca n va s , to the he ight of
-

forty or fifty fee t, which, when pr op e r ly p a in te d a n d

dr e s s e d, r e pres en te d a hu ge gi a n t, a n d a l s o con ta in e d
within it a n um b er of livin g m en , who r a is e d the
s a m e a n d c a u s e d it to m ov e from pla c e to pl a c e The .

popu l a r tr a dition wa s tha t this figu r e r e pres e n te d a

cer ta in pa ga n gia n t, who u s e d to de vour the in
ha bita n ts o f the s e pla ce s u n til he wa s kille d by the
pa tr on s a in t of the s a m e .

Gia n ts a ppea r n ot onl y to ha ve figu re d in ci vic

dis pla ys a s type s of powe r a n d pr ote ction , b u t a ls o to
ha ve b e e n r e ga r d e d a s the cha m pio n s of pr iva te
m a n s ion s on occ a s io n s o f gr a n d s ta te in the da ys

o f pr i m itive r om a n c e They were s om etim e s repr e

.

s en te d a s hu ge gre en m en of s a va ge a ppe a r a n ce ,
e i the r in pa s te b oa r d o r w o od S u ch a s a va ge of the
.

for e s ts , a ccor di n g to La n eha , wi th a n oa ke n pla n t

“
m

plucke d u p by the r oots in his ha n d , him s e lf a ll for e

e lcom e d Qu ee n E li z a b e th
”
r own in m o s s a n d ivy , w
g
u f o th ch t K ilwo th C a s tl e in
o n h e r r e t r n r m e a s e o e n r
 56 GI ANTO L O GY AND D WARF IANA .

1 5 75 . At Gr oveHo us e , W oodford, in E ssex , a

m a n s ion b u ilt cer ta i n ly a s ea r ly a s 1 58 0, a n d d em o

lishe d in 1 832 , wer e two m in i a tur e r e pre s en ta tion s

of these dom es tic gi a n ts , ca r ve d ou t of soli d oa k,
two fe et s ix in che s high, a n d s ta n d in g on the pe di
m en ts with which the b a lu s te r s of the sta i r ca s e w er e

con n e cte d So m uch w er e thes e r elics of hous ehol d

.

a n ti quiti es va l ue d tha t in a ll the l e a s e s of the m a n s ion

it wa s s tipula te d tha t they should n ot b e rem ove d ;

a n d th ey r em a i n e d a s the la r es fa m ilia r es of the

hous e un til the tim e of its dem o li tion On e of them .

is en gra ve d in the Gen tlem a n s M a g a z in e for 1 8 33

’
.

Gia n ts ha ve a l wa ys b een gr e a t fa vour ite s with

fi ction wr iters , a n d they live in the folk lo re of e very
- -

coun try We ha ve a l r e a dy n otice d how m uch they

.

occupied the a tten tion of the a n cien t a uthors ; a n d

s om e of the m o s t popu l a r w or ks in m odern liter a tur e

ha ve ha d for their her oe s the s e fa bulous crea tion s .

Spen s er , in his F a ery Qu een e, tell s u s of

An hi deo s g ia nt h o ib l e
u , d hi e
rr a n ,

Tha t with his ta ln es see d to threa t the skie

se m
’
.
”

Ra b el a i s in ven te d a gi a n t n a m e d (j a g ga m m a B u n ya n -
.

foun d the Gi a n t D e s pa ir ve ry u s e ful in his s tory .

Gulliver would n ot ha ve en thr a lle d u s exce pt for his

a dve n tur e s wi th gi a n ts a n d dwa r fs An d the wor ld .

of ro m a n ce would b e du ll wi thou t Blun d erbu s s

, C or

m or a n , Tra ps a ca , Tra n de ll o, Skrim m er Kin g Ar thur

, ,

Fin ga ll , a n d other m on s ter s of like s i z e , s kill, a n d

fer o citv .

The ea r lies t form of the a n cie n t popula r n urs ery

 JA CK THE GIAN T KI LLER
-
. 57

t y of Ja ck the Gi a n t killer in wes tern lore is

s or -

prob a bly tha t of Thor a n d the gia n t Skrim m er in the

E dda of Sn orro . Both in this work a n d in Xiphi
lin e gi a n ts in the a ir a n d wa l kin g on the e a r th occur .

It is pr ob a ble tha t m os t of s uch dom e stic n a rra tive

fiction s a r e of Te uton ic origin . At on e tim e the
gre a t giga n ticide is Thor ; a t a n other he r ob es him
s elf in the co a t which re n der s him in vi s ible , a n d
which is the a n cien t Germ a n N eb el— ka pp e, o r cloud
clo a k, fa ble d to b elon g to Kin g Alb erich a n d the
other dwa r fs of Te uton ic r om a n ce , who cla d ther e in
b e ca m e in vi s ible ; a n d a t a n other ti m e he we a r s the
s ho es o f s wi ftn e s s in which Lo ke es ca pe d fro m
Va l ha lla .

Ja ck s his tory , a ccor din g to the com m on ver s ion

’
,

tells u s tha t he , ha vin g g ot a li ttl e m on ey , tra ve lle d

in to F lin ts hir e , a n d ca m e to a la r ge hous e in a
lon e s om e pla ce By rea s on of his pr e s e n t n e ces s ity ,
.

he took cour a g e to kn ock a t the ga te , whe n to his ,

a m a z e m e n t, the r e c a m e fo r th a m on s tr ous gi a n t with

two he a ds , ye t he did n ot s e em s o fi er y a s s om e
form e r gi a n ts , for he wa s a We ls h gia n t This .

m on s ter wa s re n d ere d l e s s fi er y th a n he would

n a tu r a ll y ha ve b e e n in c on s equ e n ce of his b r e a k

fa s tin g on a gre a t bowl of ha s ty pu ddin g

-
. Ja ck wa s
r e ce ive d i n to the gi a n t s h a bita tion , a n din du e cour s e
’

r e ti re d to b e d . But ove rb ea rin g his e n terta in e r

thr e a t n his life , Ja ck pu t a bille t in to the b e d in the
e

s te a d of hi m s e lf . The de ceive d gi a n t with a club

n a n ci e n t we a po n of which gi a n ts we r e ve r y fon d ,
( a
58 GI AN TOLO GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

bu t with which, howe ver , they were often killed)

s tr uck the bi lle t, a n d J a ck es c a p e d . A p a r a l le l to
this a dven tu r e is foun d in the de vice pr a ctis e d by the
gi a n t Skrim m e r when he a n d Thor vi s ite d the C a s
tle of Utga a r d . Skr im m e r o u twitte d the other by
pla cin g a n im m en s e r ock on the cou ch where on Thor
s u pp o s e d he wa s s lee pi n g
,
a n d which r e ce ive d the

blows of a ha m m er in his s tea d .

The wor ds u s e d by the gi a n t on di s cover i n g Ja ck ,

”
F e fi fo fu m , I s m e ll the blood of a m a n , a re s im i
la r in e ffe ct to a cou plet s p oken by a gi a n te s s in a
Moha m m e da n s tory , ca ll e d Su n cha l a n d the O gress .

The Hin du s te ll a s tory o f B e em a n , on e of the five

P a n doos , a n E a s ter n pr o totype of ou r Ja ck , a n d o f
his a dven tu res in killin g the r a chs a s or gi a n ts The.

a n tiqu i ty of the l e ge n d m a y b e gu e s s e d when we

rem e m b er tha t the Pa n doos a r e fi r s t m e n tion e d in

the Ma ha bha r a ta , wr itten a t le a s t two hu n dr ed a n d

forty ye a rs b e for e Chr i s t The e a rli es t for m of the

.

ta l e of Ja ck a n d the B e a n sta lk is fou n d a l s o in E dda ,

where the a s h t r a s i is s a id to ha ve r e a che d to
he a ve n. The s tor y of Ja ck the Gi a n t kille r wa s
-

prin te d cer ta in ly a s e a r ly a s 1 7 1 1 , if n ot b e fore ,

a n te ce den t to which ti m e it wa s on ly a n or a l l e g en d

tha t p a s s e d fr o m gen e r a tio n to ge n e r a tio n .Str u tt

s a ys tha t gi a n ts , toge ther wi th dr a gon s a n d n e cr o

m a n ce rs , w e r e cr e a te d by the a u thor s of r om a n ce for

the s o le pu r po s e o f di s pl a yi n g the pr owes s of the ir

heroes , who s e bus in e s s it wa s to des tr oy them Wha t
.

woul d Ja ck ha ve b e en without va n quisha ble gia n ts

 IN D I AN GIAN TS . 59

We en d his tory by givi n g to ou r r e a d ers the a d

s

vice which Ha n n a h M or e g a ve in An Her oic E pi s

”
tle , wr itt en on the bla n k l ea ve s o f Mother B u n ch s ’

Then le a ve you r Robertson s a n d B y r a n ts

F o J ck the
r a derer of g ia n ts
m u r

S i ce a ll yth l g y p ofa n e
n m o o r

I s q ite a s dou b tf u l q i te a s va in
u ,
u .

The gia nt Wog l og wa s a m ythic her o of whom

in the a ccou n t of his tryin g to s e i z e Tom m y Tr ip the
s tu d e n t, B e wick give s a vign e tte in a child s book ’

publis he d in 1 7 7 9 .

Apr op o s o f ou r re fere n ce a bove to the Hin du

gi a n ts we m a y a dd tha t D u r ga or D oor ga , a n I n
V

di a n godde s s , is r e pre s en te dvvith ten a rm s I n on e

- "

ha n d s he ho ld s a s p ea r , with which s he is pi e r cin g

the gi a n t Mu his ha in a n o ther ha n d s he ho lds a
s wor d , a n d in a thir d the ha i r o f the gi a n t a n d the

ta il o f a s e r p e n t which is twin e d r oun d him Ao .

cor di n g to Hin du le gen d, W i s chn u, the w a ter g od, -

con fin e s in a s u b a qu e o us pr is on a r a ce of gia n ts a n d
r e b e lliou s s pi r i ts The B r a hm in s s a y tha t Vi shn u ,
.

the pre s er ver of the u n ive r s e , un de r the for m of a

bo a r , tore the e n tra ils of the gia n t Er e n n ia che s s e n ,
by whom the e a r th ha d b een s un k in the a bys s o f
Dj ol e , fr om which he d eliver e d it Vi s hn u is s om e .

tim e s r e pr e s en te d a s B a lla Ra m a , a her o who de

liver e d the e a r th fr om gia n ts There is a tra dition .

tha t the fir s t m a n wa s cr ea te d on the top of a high

m o u n ta i n in C e ylon , a n d the r e is the s ha p e of a
60 GIA N TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A

fl
.

m a n s
’
foot, a b ou t s ix feet in l en gth, cu t ou t of the
r ock which is pr e te n d e d to b e the iden tica l pr i n t of
,

his foot .Pom pon iu s M e la a Spa n i a r d , who

,
ou

r is he d a b ou t the ye a r of the Chr i s ti a n era , s a y s cer

ta in I n di a n tr ib e s wer e of en orm ou s s ta tu re , a n d
m ou n te d the i r e l e pha n ts a s we d o ou r hor s e s In a n .

In dia n ca n on ica l wor k ca l le d B a g a va da m , or a sys tem

of divin e l e a rn in g , pu blis he d a bou t 1 7 8 8 is a dis ,

cou r s e on gi a n ts .

Ki n g Ar thu r wa s , a ccor din g to old le gen da ry

s tory , b oth a gia n t a n d a con qu eror of gia n ts D r . .

For m a n in a cur ious pa per on s u ch m on s ters , s a ys

,

Kin g Arthu r wa s fiftee n fo ote lon ge in the pr im e

( Ms A shm ole ) ; a n d he a ls o te lls u s
”
of his yer s .

of a Sir Ga wa in e , who wa s twe lve fee t a n d a ha lf

in he ight ; a n d of a n a po crypha l qu ee n , on e Gu i n i
ver , Ga yn ore , Ga yn ou r , or Gwen n or , who wa s

twe lve fe e t lon g Robin s on s tra n s la ti on of L e

’
.

la nd, 1 5 8 2 , c on ta in s a n a ccou n t of the pr e ten de d

m o vin g o f the bon e s of Ar thu r a n d his qu ee n by
,
,

which the wor ld wa s ca lle d u pon to b e li e ve tha t they

were of hu ge s ta tu r e The C hr on icles of Gr ea t B ri
.

ta in , wr itte n by John de Wa vr in , b etwee n the yea rs

1 44 5 a n d 1 4 5 5 , te ll u s tha t whil e Ar thu r wa s s o

j ou rn in g in his ten ts on the s e a s hore o f Br ita in -

tidi n gs ca m e to him tha t a gi a n t o f wo n de r fu l s i z e

ha d com e in to the coun try from Sp a i n , a n d ca r r i e d
o ff H e l en whom he ha d ta k e n to the to
, p of a m o un
ta in ca ll e d St Micha e l , in C or n wa ll , a n d tha t n u m e
.

r ou s kn ights ha d foll ow e d him in or der to re cov er

62 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

Hun t, in his P op u la r Rom a n ces of the Wes t of

E ng la n d, te ll s u s tha t the tra dition s of gi a n ts a re

fl
n u m e r ou s in Cor n wa ll The gi a n ts of Tre crob b en
.

dwelt in a ca s tle on a hill which r i s e s in vie w of

St Micha el s M oun t, a n d clo s e to L e la n t
.
’
O n the.

a t r ock s i n s ide the ca s tl e the y s a cr ific e d the ir vic

tim s . I n the da y s of the wa r s a n d tr oubl e s , when

the i r r a ce wa s dyin g o u t, the y bur i e d their tr e a s u r es
in the gr a n ite ca vern s o f this hill , wher e the y s till
r em a in , gu a r de d by the fa i r i e s Am on g the C or
.

n i s h fa ir i es a re the Sprig g a n s , the gho s ts o f the

gia n ts , who gu a r d hidden we a lth I n s e ver a l pa rts
.

o f C or n w a ll there s till e xi s t hu ge r ock s , s a id to ha ve

b een us e d by the gia n ts when hu r lin g or pl a yin g

a t a thl e tic ga m es
. The Ti ta n s of Tr e crob b e n a n d St .

Micha e l s Moun t often m et to pla y a t bob bu tton s

’
-
.

The thr ow wa s gen er a lly m a de fr om Tr e crob b en Hill ,

a n d th e m o u n t wa s the
“
bob , on which hu ge sla b s
o f r ock s er ve d for the button s .

Holib u rn of the Ca irn wa s a gia n t, who is s a id

to ha ve m a rr i e d a fa r m e r s d a u ghte r O n ce , when
’
.

wa tchin g s om e Corn i s hm e n hu r lin g , he wa s so

plea s e d a t the ga m e m a de by a you n g pe a s a n t,

fl
tha t in m er e good n a tur e he kil le d him by p a ttin g
-

him on the he a d . The gi a n t of Tr eb ig g a n is s a id to

ha ve din e d e very da y on childr e n , Who m he frie d
on a a t r ock outs ide his c a ve .His a r m s were s o
lon g tha t he woul d sn a tch the s a ilors from s hips pa s s
’
in g by the L a n d s E n d; a n d s om e tim e s , a fter ha v
in g ha d his fu n , r epl a c e them a ga in .
 com sn GIANTS . 63

I n the hi s tory of Tom a n d the gi a n t Blu nde rb u s s

we a r e told tha t Tom wa s a l a z y you n g gi a n t, livi n g
n ea r Ha yl e , a n d his u n wi e ldy r iva l r e s ide d in a
c a s tle n e a r St Ive s Tom , in dr ivin g a wa gon fu l l
. .

of b e er fr o m m a r k e t tr e s p a s se d on the terr i to ry of
,

the g i a n t, who a tta cke d him with his clu b — a youn g

e lm tre e
-
.Tom fou ght him with a whe e l a n d a n
a xl e tr e e
-

,
a n d e v e n tua lly r a n him thr ou gh the body

wi th the p o le As a r e wa r d for his fa ir fightin g a n d

.

cour a g e , the gia n t le ft Tom a ll the gold, copper , a n d

tin in his c a s tle Thi s ge n er ou s gi a n t figur e d for
.

cen tur ie s in the old guis e da n ce s a t Corn i s h fes

-

The gia n t Bols ter , a n other her o , live d on St .

Ag n e s B e a con Hill , a n d the e a r th work n ea r Tr e ve

-

n a u n a n ce Porth s till b e a rs his n a m e He cou ld

.

s ta n d with on e foot on St Agn e s B ea co n , a n d the

.

other on C a m B r e a Hills , s ix m il es a pa r t He .

e m ploy e d his wife in c a rr yi n g a n d re m ovin g blo ck s

of gr a n ite fr om hill to hill He fe ll in love with

.

St Ag n e s , who , we a ry of his i m portu n itie s , offere d

.

to m a rr y him if he wou l d fill a hole in the cliff

a t Cha p e l Porth with his blood ; b u t a s the hol e

op en e d i n to the s e a , un kn own to the gi a n t, he fell

a v icti m to his love The r e d s ta i n s till vis ible
.

in the cliff s hows whe r e the de luge of blood on ce

pour e d .

The gi a n t of Gor a n du g the hu ge i n tren chm en t

ther e , tw en ty fe et br oa d, a n d tw e n ty fou r fee t high,-

in o n e n ight B e in g ill , he ca l le d in a s u b tle doctor ;

.
 64 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WAR F IAN A .

b u t he gre w so we a kla s t, tha t the m e dica l m a n

a t
kicke d him ove r the cliff, a n d kill e d him .The
pr om on tory is s till ca lle d the D odm a n or the De a d
m an . The C u pbo a r d, a cu r ious gor ge on the co a st
n ea r P or twr e a th wa s o n ce the c a vern of the gi a n t
,

Wra th, who wa ite d ther e for wr e cks a n d drifts .

Wa din g ou t to s ea , he us e d to tie the bo a ts to his

gir dle , wa lk b a ck to his den , a n d there de vour the
fi she rm en .

Ja ck the Tin ke a r d figur es la rgely in the gia n t

s tor i es. He wa s a fri e n d of tha t Tom who s le w
’
Blu n de rbu s s , a n d wa s rem a rka ble for a b u ll s hide -

coa t which wa s a s tou gh a s ir on He thr a s he d Tom .

a t s i n gle s tick , a n d ta u ght him to dr a w a b ow with

his to e s , s o a s to kill ha re s a n d kids tha t we re a lm o s t
ou t of s ight Ja ck dr ove the en cha n ter Pe n g er s wick
.

ou t of his c a s tl e , a n d dug a
pit for a vicio u s old gi a n t
a t Mor va , i n to which Ja ck s e n e m y fe ll , a n d br oke
’

his n e ck .

Am o n g l e gen da ry Ir i sh gi a n ts we ha ve the g rea t

Fin ga ll , or Fu e n — vic C ou il , a n d O s s i a n , or U s s he en ,
-

who wa s con ver te d by St Pa tr i ck to C hr i s ti a n ity

. .

Of b oth of the s e m ythica l gia n ts n u m er ou s s tor i e s

a r e told . Mr F R D a vi e s r e la tes in N otes a n d
. . .

Qu er ies tha t whe n Fin ga ll wa s you n g he fe ll i n to the

ha n ds of a gi a n t, a n d wa s co m pe ll e d to s er ve him
for s e ve n y e a r s , dur in g which ti m e the gi a n t wa s
fi s hin g for the s a l m on which ha d the pr ope rty of
givin g to the pers on who a te the fir s t pie ce of it
the gift of pr ophe cy At len gth, when the s e ven
.
 T R ICK ON A GIAN T . 65

ye a rs w ere p a s t, the gia n t ca u ght thi s fis h, a n d g a ve

it to Fi n ga ll to r o a s t, with thr e a ts of in s ta n t des tru o
tion if he a ll o we d a n
y a cciden t to ha pp e n to it .

F in ga ll hu n g the fish b e fore the fire by a s tr in g b u t ,

for got to tu rn it, s o tha t a bli s te r r os e on the s ide

of it Ter r ifi e d a t the prob a ble con s e qu en ce s of his
.

ca r e le s s n e s s , he a ttem pte d to pr e s s down the bli s ter

with his thum b , a n d fe e lin g the s m a r t ca u s e d by the
bur n i n g fis h, he pu t his inj u re d m e m b e r in to his

fl
m on th . A m or s e l of the fi s h a dher e d to his thu m b ,
a n d i m m e di a te ly he r e ce ive d the kn owl e dge for which

the gi a n t ha d lon g toil e d in va in Kn owin g tha t his

.

m a s te r wou l d kill him if he r em a in e d, he e d; b u t

wa s s oon pur s u e d by the ve n ge a n c e b r e a thi n g gi a n t -
.

The cha s e wa s l on g b u t when e ver F in g a ll wa s in

“

da n ge r of b e in g ca u ght, his thu m b u s e d to pa in him ;

a n d on p u tti n g it i n to his m ou th he a l wa y s o b ta in e d

kn owle dge how to e s ca pe , u n til a t la s t he s u cce e de d

in pu tti n g ou t the gi a n t s ey e s a n d killin g him ; a n d
’

a l w a y s a fte r w a r d s , whe n in diffic u l ty or da n g e r , his

thum b u s e d to s m a r t, a n d on p u tti n g it i n to his

m outh he wa s i n fo r m e d how to es c a p e .

A fte rw a r ds , a Scotti s h gi a n t who ha d hea r d of

,

Fi n ga ll s fa m e , de term in e d to g o a n d s e e which of
’

the m wa s the s tr on ger Fin ga ll wa s in form e d by his

.

thu m b o f thi s fa ct, a n d wa s m u ch dis com fite d by it .

Howe ve r , his wife O on a gh (you r legen da ry gia n t n ot

in fre que n tly fa ll s in to love s sn a r es ,’

An d m ee kest d a m se s l fi n d it f cile
a

To s torm a g ia
’
n t s m oa te d
66 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WA B F IANA .

got him ou t of the difficulty by the followin g expe

di en t She firs t ba ke d s om e la r ge ca ke s of brea d,
.

putt in g in to the la r ge s t the gr iddl e or ir on pla te us e d

-

in the pr oce s s . She then boile d s eve r a l ga llon s of

m ilk a n d m a d e whe y of it, a n d co ll e cte d the cu r d
,

in to a m a s s She then dres s e d her hus ba n d a s a

.

b a by, a n d pu t him in to a cra dle By this tim e the

.

Scotch gia n t ha d a rr ive d, a n d a s k e d to s e e Fin ga ll .

O on a gh in re ply s a id he r hus b a n d wa s ou t, a n d
re qu e s te d the vi s i tor to wa it un til he s houl d r eturn .

She then pl a ce d the bre a d a n d whey b e fore the g i a n t,

ta ki n g ca re to give him the c a ke which ha d the
griddl e in it, a n d s er vin g the whey in a hu ge ve s s el .

The gi a n t m a de a n a tte m pt to e a t thi s fo od , b u t fin d

in g he could n ot, he s a id he wa s n ot hun gry He
.

’
then a s ke d O on a gh wha t wa s her hu s b a n d s fa vou rite
fe a t of s tr en gth . She s a id he s om e tim es a m us e d
him s e lf by s qu e ez in g wa ter ou t o f a s ton e lyin g n e a r
the door . The gi a n t thereu pon to ok it u p a n d
pr e s s e d it u n til the blood s ta rte d fr o m his fin gers .

O on a gh la u ghin gly s a i d a child cou l d do this fe a t, a t

the s a m e ti m e ha n din g her hu s b a n d a lum p of cu r d s ,
which he s qu ee z e d , a n d s om e dr ops of whey fell
fr om it . O on a gh ki s s e d he r ps e u do b a by , a n d,
bre a kin g off a b it of brea d, ga ve it to him to e a t .

The a m a z e d gi a n t a sk e d whether the child cou ld

e a t s uch ha r d br ea d . O on a gh there upon p er s u a de d
him to pu t his fin ger in its m outh to fe e l its te eth,
a nd a s s o on a s he d id s o Fin ga ll b it it off . The
gia n t, s e ein g tha t Fin ga ll s chil d wa s so s tron g,
’
 GI AN TE s s GRANA . 67

di d n ot wa it for its fa h ’
t er s r e tur n , but de ca m pe d

I n the l ven th cen tury Sigur d, E a r l of the

e e

O rkn ey Isla n ds , w e n t wi th a fleet of s hips, a n d a

con s idera ble body of troops , in to Ir e la n d, to the a s
s is ta n ce of S
yg tryg wi th the s ilken b ea rd , who wa s
then m a kin g wa r on his fa the r in la w, B ri a n kin g
- -

o f D ubli n The e a r l a n d a ll his for c es w ere cu t to

.

pie ce s , a n d Syg tr yg wa s in da n ger of a to ta l defe a t ;

b u t the e n em y ha d a grea te r lo s s by the dea th of
Bri a n , who fel l in the a ction On Chr i s tm a s da y,
.
-

the da y of the b a ttle , a n a tive of C a ithn es s , in Sco t

la n d, s a w a t a dis ta n ce a n u m b er of pers on s on hor s e
b a c k r idin g full s pe e d towa r ds a hill , a n d s eem in g to
e n te r in to it C u r io s ity le dhim to follow them , u n til
.

lookin g thr ough a n open in g in the r ocks he s a w

twe lve giga n tic figur es res e m blin g wo m en ; they we re
a ll e m ploye d a bout a loo m ; a n d a s the y wove the y

s a n g a dr ea dful s on g whe n the y ha d fin i s he d which

,

the y tore the we b in to twe lve pie ces , a n d ea ch ta kin g

he r por tion , s ix ga ll ope d to the n or th, a n d a s m a n y to
the s outh .

An other of the I r i sh m on s ters wa s the gi a n te ss

Gra n a , who dwe lt on the r ock of C a rr ig og u n n el, a n d
m a de d es ola te the s urr ou n din g co u n try She wa s a .

fr ightful ha g , a n d e ve r y n ight s he lit a c a n dl e in

or de r to lur e victim s to de s truction ; hen ce her dwell
in g pla ce wa s kn own a s the R ock of the C a n dl e
- .

On e Be ga n a t len gth e xti n gu i s he d thi s fa ta l light ;

a n d the gi a n te s s to re up a hu ge fr a gm en t of r ock a n d
68 GIANTOLO GY AND D WARFI AN A.

flu n g a fte r it fe ll ha rm le s s , a n d she wa s
n e ver s e e n a fte r wa r ds
. The s ton e , howeve r , r em a in s ;
it is fa r ta ller tha n the ta lle s t m a n , the powe r of forty
m en could n ot m ove it, a n d d e e ply i m pr in te d in it a r e
’
s till to b e s e en the m a rks of the h a g s fin ge rs .
70 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

The E squim a ux, a n d the B u s hm en —the gips i es of the

in te rior of Africa , a s they ha ve b e en ca ll e d—a re the
sm a lles t ra ce s of m e n tha t we a re a cqua in te d with,
their a vera ge he ight s e ldom e xce e din g four feet or
fou r fe et five in che s ; a n d fr om the m to the Pa n ia n s

we ha ve a ll the in te rm e dia te va r i a tion s .There is n o

grea t differen ce in the ordin a r y s ta n da r d The m os t
.

s t u n te d trib es a re a t l e a s t four fee t high, a n d the

ta lles t ra ce s of Am erica —the Gu a ya qu ilites a n d the

people of Pa r a gua y—do n ot e xce e d s ix feet a n d a

The Poles , Livon i a n s , D a n e s , Pr u s s i a n s , a n d

E n gli sh a re a li ttle ta ller tha n Au s tri a n s , Fr en ch
m en , Ita l i a n s , a n d Spa n i a r ds , owin g to the ir livi n g

in m ore te m p er a te cli m a te s . The a ver a ge height of

well form e d E n gli s hm e n is a b ou t five fee t s even
-

in ches , bein g a n in ch ta lle r tha n a ver a ge B elgi a n s ,

a n d r a the r m or e in e xces s of a ve r a ge Fren chm e n .

L ivy a n d Plin y s a y tha t the Germ a n s a n d Ga ul s

were ta ller tha n the Gree k s a n d Rom a n s The a o .

coun ts a n d m on um en ts o f a n tiquity a gree tha t the

a n ci en t Germ a n s w er e d is tin gu ishe d a bove a ll other
n a tions by the ir he ight a n d the la r gen e s s of the ir

bodie s . Colum e lla s a ys , Germ a n ia m n a tu r a de

cor a vit a l tis s im oru m hom in u m e xercitib u s N tu
( a re

ha s m a de Germ a n y r em a r k a ble for a rm i e s of very

ta ll m en ) Veg e tiu s s a ys , Qu i d a dvers us Germ a n
.

orum procerita tem n os tr a b revita s potu iss et (Wha t

cou l d ou r un der s iz e d m en ha ve don e a ga in s t the ta ll
-

Germ a n s Heg esippu s s a ys , Ge rm a n i m a gn itudin e

 S TATURE or G ERMAN S . 71

c ro por um e t con te m tu m ortis ceter i s va l idior es

( The Germ a n s a r e s uperior to other n a tion s by the
la r gen e s s of the ir bodie s a n d the ir con te m pt of dea th) .

The truth of the s e te s tim on ie s is con firm e d by the

a rm ou r u s e d in for m e r da ys a n d n ow pre s e r ve d in
,

the a r s e n a ls o f Germ a n y .

Silbe rm a n n , a con te m pora ry Fren ch wr ite r , con

e ludes tha t the a ver a ge he ight of the hu m a n ra ce ha s

r e m a in e d u n cha n ge d s i n c e the Cha ld e a n e poch four

,

tho u s a n d ye a r s a g o
. Plin y s a ys , “ in the hu m a n ra ce
the s t a tu re is a l m o s t da ily b e com in g le s s a n d les s
b u t it is n o w a m a tte r o f a lm os t c e r ta in ty , from the
r e m a in s o f a n tiqu i ty r ea chi n g b a ck to the e a r li e s t

tim e s , tha t in the old da y s m e n w ere n ot ta ller tha n

our s e lve s In dee d, there a r e s om e re a s o n s for b e
.

lie vin g tha t the s iz e o f the hu m a n r a c e , ta ke n in its

whole , ra ther in crea s e s tha n di m i n is he s ; a n d tha t
the r e la tion s by hi s to r i a n s o f giga n tic n a tion s of m en
ha ve o r igin a te d in the fi rs t im pr e s s ion s of s m a ll m e n
whe n br ou ght in to the pre s e n ce of thos e of s u per io r
s ta tu re
. The m um m ie s br o u ght fr o m E gypt, which
a re a t l ea s t three thou sa n d y ea r s old, a re n o la r ge r

tha n hu m a n b e in gs of the pre s en t da y ; a n d the

a rm our which ha s b e e n du
g ou t of a n ci e n t gra ve s
m ight e a s ily b e worn by u s . I t is pla i n fr om the
n otice s which hi s tor i a n s ha ve giv en o f gia n ts tha t

the y w e re a lwa ys ra r itie s , or s tr a n ge o rg a n ic m is

ta ke s of n a tu r e ; a n d we ha ve n o re li a ble a ccou nts of
a ra ce of gi a n ts e ver ha vin g e xi s te d .

It wa s lon g thou ght tha t the Pa ta gon i a n s were

 72 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WAR F IAN A .

m en of e n or m ou s s ta tu re , ion s of the old

a n d the a s s e rt

voya ge r s on the poi n t wer e po s i tive F or in s ta n ce ,

.

Pig a fetta m e n tio n s a n i n dividu a l Pa ta gon i a n , who

wa s s o ta ll tha t or di n a r y m e n ha r d l y r e a che d to his
wa i s t Sim ila r s ta te m en ts a re fou n d in the voya ges
.

o f Byr on , Wa lli s , C a rte r e t, Cook , F or s ter , a n d other s ;

b u t it is n ow a m a tte r o f certa in ty , fr o m the r e cen t

vis its to Pa ta gon i a , tha t ther e is n othin g e xtr a or din a ry
in the he ight of the n a tives I n old tra ve ls the y w ere
.

fou n d to b e m ighty m en , e ight, n i n e , a n d ten fee t

high b u t n ow the y ha ve di m in i s he d i n to s ta lwa r t
fe llows a bou t s ix fee t in height .

Thos e who firs t vi s ite d Sou th Am er ica s a w m a n y

thi n g s which ha ve gr e a tly dim in i s he d in l a ter tim es .

B a r b e n ia s wa s told by the in ha bita n ts of this coun try

tha t a d e l u ge ha vin g l a id Per u u n der wa te r , the
,

In di a n s r e tire d to the m ou n ta in s un til the flood

s ho uld s u b s id e ; a n d tha t whe n they ca m e down to

the pl a in a ga i n the y fou n d the r e m e n o f a n en orm ou s

s ta tur e , who a tta ck e d the m wi th g r e a t fe r o ci ty kil lin g
,

m a n y , a n d dr ivin g the r es t to the c a v e s of the r ock s .

Ha vin g con tin u e d in the ir hidin g pl a ce s m a n y yea r s ,

-

they s a w in the a ir a you n g m a n who de s troy e d the

gi a n ts by thu n derb olts , a n d thu s r es tor e d to them the
pos s e s s ion of the ir co u n try The gu ide s of B a rb en ia s
.

a l s o s howe d him m a n y m a r ks u p o n a r o ck which,

they s a id were i m p re s s e d by the thun de r b o lts ; a n d

a l s o m a n y bon es of a n e xtra or din a r y s i z e which the y
,

b e lie ve d to b e the r em a in s of the gi a n ts Ga rcil a s s o

.

de la Ve g a , a m en da ciou s wri ter , in his hi s tory of

 P ERUVI AN GI AN TS . 73

Per u, r ela te s tha t, a ccordin g to a tr a diti on un ive rs

a lly r e c e ive d
, a n u m b er of v es s e l s c a m e to Poi n t St.

He len a , wi th a com pa n y of gi a n ts on bo a r d , of a
s ta tur e s o en or m ou s tha t the n a tive s o f the c ou n tr y

w e r e n ot higher tha n the ir kn e e s , tha t the ir eye s

w e r e a s b r oa d a s the botto m of a pla te , a n d their
li m b s pr oportion a te ly la r ge . When the y ca m e a
s hor e the y du
g d ee p pits in the r ock , a n d e a ch on e
of them con s u m e d a s m u ch foo d a s wou ld b e s u ffi
cie n t for fifty or din a r y m e n After co m m ittin g m os t
.

br u ta l vice s , they w e re de s tr oye d by divin e ve n ge a n ce .

B on e s of a n a m a z in g s iz e , a n d fr a gm e n ts of tee th,
which if they ha d b e e n whole m us t ha ve we ighe d
ha lf a poun d , a r e s a id to ha ve b e en fou n d in thi s
coun try .

So m u ch ha vi n g be en wr itten a b ou t the Pa ta
g on ia n s , it m a y b e w e ll p e rha p s for u s to a dd a
s um m a r y of s om e o f the m a ny a ccou n ts give n of

the m . The y a re fir s t m e n tion e d in the a ccou n t of a

vo ya g e for n e w dis cover i e s , u n de r ta ke n by the ce le
b ra te d Sp a n ia r d Ma g a l a e s , or Ma ge lla n in 1 5 1 9 or
,

1 5 20, a n d chr o n icle d by his hi s tor i a n , the C he va li er

P ig a fe tta . Ha r ri s 8 a br idgm en t o f thi s r e la tion s ta tes
’

tha t the e xplore r s fe ll in wi th a cou n try i n ha bite d

by a wild s ort of pe ople ; the y we re of a pr odigiou s
s ta tu re , fi e r ce , a n d b a rb a r o u s , m a de a ho r ribl e r o a r

in g n oi s e m or e like bull s tha n hu m a n crea tu r e s ;

a n d ye t, with a ll the ir m ighty bulk , w e r e s o n i m bl e

a n d light o f foo t tha t n on e o f the Sp a n i a r ds o r P or

tu g u e s e could ove r ta k e the m . The he a d of on e of

74 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WAB F IA N A .

Ma gella n ’
iddle —
s s i z e d m e n r ea che d o n ly to the
m

wa i s t of on e of the gia n ts , a n d he wa s pr oportion a tely

big As s u m in g the form er m a n to ha ve b een on ly
.

five fee t s ix i n ches in he ight, the Pa ta gon i a n m u s t

ha ve b e e n n in e fee t high a t lea st ; b u t thi s is in con
si s ten t with Ha rr i s s s ta te m en t tha t Ma gell a n ga ve
’

the p e opl e the n a m e of Pa ta gon ia n s b e ca u s e the ir

s ta tur e wa s five cubits , or s e ve n fe et s ix in che s .

An othe r wr i te r te lls u s tha t the n a m e give n to them

‘
m ea n s gre a t fe e t the Spa n is h p a ta g on is a la r ge
clum s y foot .

The Pa ta gon i a n s a r e n e xt m en tion e d in a n a o

coun t of the voya ge of Sir Fra n ci s D ra ke ; b u t the ir
s ta tu r e d o e s n ot a pp ea r to ha ve b e e n pa r ticula r ly
’
a s c er ta i n e d By Sir Thom a s C a ve n di s h s voya ge
.

they were dis covere d to b e very wild a n d r ude

crea tur e s , a n d of a giga n tic r a ce ; the m e a s ur e of
the foo t of on e o f them b e in g e ighte e n i n ches in
len g th, which, re ckon in g by the u s u a l pr op or tion ,
would give a bou t s e ven fee t a n d a ha lf for the ir
s ta tu re .

Tu rn er , the n a tu ra l is t, s ta tes tha t he s a w n e a r the

rive r Pla ta , o n the Br a z il co a s t, a r a c e of ver y
gi
g a n tic n a ke d s a va ge s , on e of whom m ea s u r e d twe lve
fe et in height The s ta tem en t of Tur n e r is s upporte d
.

by An dre a s The vet, cos m ogr a pher to Hen ry III , .

kin g of Fr a n ce a n d Por tuga l , who in his D es crip

tion of A m er ica , pu bli she d a t Pa r i s in 1 5 7 5 , te lls u s

tha t he wa s s ho wn by a Spa n i s h m er cha n t the s ke le ton

o f a South Am er ic a n m a n , then n ot m a n y ye a r s de a d
,
 PATAGONIAN GI AN TS . 75

which he m e a s ure d, a n d foun d to b e e leven fe et five

in che s in l en g th ; the s kul l wa s thr e e fe et on e i n ch in
cir cum fe r en ce a n d the l e
g bon e s were thr e e fe et fou r
-

in che s l on g The s ubj e ct di e d in 1 5 5 9 K nivet s a ys

. .

tha t a t Po rt D e s i r e he m e a s ur e d s e v er a l dea d bodi e s

which ha d b een bur ie d ther e , a n d which wer e fro m
fou rte en to s ixte e n s p a n s high ; a n d he s a w tr a ck s
in the s a n d which m u s t ha ve b ee n le ft by p e opl e of
n ea r ly the s a m e s ta tu re . He a l s o fr e qu e n tly s a w a t
Br a z il a Pa ta gon ia n youth who wa s thir te en s p a n s in
he ight .

Olive r va n N oort, a D utchm a n , who vi s ite d

Pa ta gon ia b e tween 1 5 98 a n d 1 601 , de s cr ib e s the
i nha bita n ts a s ta ll portly m en ; b u t a n a tive boy ,
whom V a n N oor t ca ptur e d a n d br ou ght a wa y in his
s hip , des cr ib e d s om e o f his c ou n trym e n a s b e in g te n

or tw e lv e fee t high . Seb a l d de We ert, a n othe r D u tch

tr a ve ll er , who touche d a t the Str a its of Ma ge lla n in
1 5 98 , s a y s the s a va ge s there we r e te n or e le ven fe et
in he ight, a n d cou l d ea s ily te a r u p by t he r oots tre es
which w er e a s pa n in di a m ete r Ge orge Spilb erg en ,
.

in his voy a ge the re , s a w m en of giga n tic s ta tu re , a n d

a l s o gra ve s c on ta i n i n g bodi e s of the or din a ry Si z e ;

a n d s om e o f the s a va ge s a pp e a re d to b e le s s tha n s ix
’
fe et high . A com m i s s a ry on bo a r d Ja cob l e Ma ir e s
fle et in 1 6 1 5 a ffi rm e d tha t he ha d m ea s u r e d the bon e s
o f m e n in s om e s e pu l chr e s in S ou th Am e r ica , a n d

tha t the y wer e b e twe en te n a n d e l e ve n fe e t lon g .

Noda l a n d Sir Richa r d Ha wkin s s a y tha t the Pa ta

on ia n s w e r e a he a d ta lle r tha n the i n ha bi ta n ts of
g
76 GIAN TOLO GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

E ur ope I n 1 7 04 Ca pta in s Ha rr in gt on a n d C M a n , ’

who co m m a n de d Fr en ch ve s s e l s , s a w gi a n ts in Pos
s ess ion B a y s e ve r a l tim e s Fre z ie r s a ys he wa s told
.

on the c o a s t of Chili tha t the In di a n s livi n g i n la n d

were n in e fe e t high Re a ve n e a u de Lu s s a n s a ys
.
.

tha t the n a tives of C hili w e r e of en o rm ous b u l k a n d

s ta tu re . N a r b or ou g h a nd L
’
Herm ite , on the con

tr a ry, y tha t the y wer e ta ll , b u t n ot giga n tic

sa .

P . Jo s e ph Ta rru b ia , by his Gla n tholog ia , pub

lis he d a t Ma dr id in 1 7 61 , en de a vou re d to pr ove the
e xi s te n c e of gi a n ts in Pa ta g on i a , n ot on ly fro m the
con cu rr e n t te s ti m on y of a ll a n tiqu ity in the oldwor ld,
b u t a ls o fr om In di a n a n tiquiti e s di s cover e d in the n ew
world The m on s tr ou s s ta tu re of s e ve r a l of the South
.

Am er ica n idol s , which a r e a ffi r m e d to ha ve b ee n n o

bigge r tha n the life , a n d s e vera l ute n s ils tha t fr om
the ir s i z e cou ld ha ve b e en u s e d on ly by gi a n ts , a r e
a ddu c e d a s e viden ce in co n fir m a tion o f the s tor i es o f

the hu g e he ight of the p e ople The a u thor s ta te s tha t

.

he ha d con ve r s e d wi th s e ve r a l Sp a n i a r d s who ha d
s e e n m o n s tr ou s m e n a s the y ha pp e n e d to s tr a y fr om

their wild r etr e a ts ve r gi n g to w a r ds the Str a its of

M a ge lla n ; a n d the y we re de s cribe d a s b e in g n in e
or te n fee t high, s tr on g in pr op or ti o n to the i r s i z e ,

a n d s u r pr i s in gly a ctive I t is a ls o re l a te d tha t the

.

South Am e rica n s ha d a b o dy of s oldie r s , con s is tin g '

of a bou t fou r hu n dr e d m e n , the s ho rte s t of who m

wa s n ot u n der n in e fe e t high, a n d the ta lles t wa s

a bou t e l e ve n fe e t The ir fea tu r e s w e r e re gul a r , the ir
.

lim b s exa ctly propor tion e d, the ir look s ple a s a n t a n d

78 GIAN TO L OGY AND D WARF I AN A.

re t s a ccoun t of his voya ge to the Stra its of Ma ge lla n

’

in 1 7 66 te ll s u s tha t the Pa ta gon ia n s we re a ll fr om

s ix fe et to s ix fe et five i n che s in he ight, a n d a fe w

were s ix fee t s e ven in che s ; b u t n on e we r e a bove tha t .

I n 1 7 66 Hor a ce Wa l pole wr ote a hum or ous pi e ce

e n titl e d A n Accou n t of the Gia n ts la tely dis cover ed; in

a L etter to a F rien d in the C ou n tr

y The s ta tu r e of the
.

Pa ta gon i a n s wa s m ea s ure d with gre a t a ccura cy by

s o m e Sp a n i s h officers in 1 7 8 5 6 , whe n they foun d
-

the com m on he ight to b e from s ix fe e t a n d a ha lf

to s e ven feet, a n d the ta ll e st m a n wa s s e ven fe et on e
i n ch a n d a qu a r te r The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for
.
’

Ma y 1 7 9 7 give s u s a fa n cy s ke tch of a s a ilor givin g

a Pa ta gon i a n wom a n s o m e bi s cu it for her child, in

which the r e la tive proportion s a r e very s trikin g .

Lor d Mon b oddo, who s tren uou s ly con te n de d tha t

a r a ce o f gi a n ts did e xi s t in P a ta gon i a , re la te s tha t a

Fr en ch s hip br ought fr om tha t cou n try a s ke le ton

of on e of the m , m ea s ur i n g b e twe en twe lve a n d
thir tee n feet lon g ; b u t the ve s s e l ha pp en in g to b e
over ta ken by a violen t s torm , a n d ha vin g the Spa n is h
Ar chbi s hop of Lim a on bo a r d , the e ccles i a s tic d e cla re d
th a t the s to rm wa s c a us e d by the b on e s of the p a g a n
then a p a rt of the ca r go , a n d he in s i s te d on ha vin g
the s kele ton thr own i n to the s ea .

The e xi s ten ce of the ta ll Pa ta gon i a n s wa s ca l le d

in ques tion by Buffon , Sir Ha n s Slo a n e , Fr a z er, a n d
others , in the la s t ce n tury ; a n d the y b e ca m e the
them e of a very live ly di s pute a m on g lea rn e d m en .

The r es u lt s eem s to b e tha t the height of the p e ople

 PATAGONIAN GIAN TS . 79

wa s m uch exa ggera te d ; a n d this fa ct is fu rther

eviden ce d by the te s ti m on y of C a pta in Bourn e who
,
r es i de d a m on g them a bout the yea r 1 849 He .

sa y s :
I n p erson the y a r e l a r ge ; on fir st s ight they
a pp e a r a b s olute ly
g iga n tic . They a r e ta l ler tha n a n y
other ra ce I ha ve s e en , thoug h it is im poss ible to
g ive a n y a ccura te de s cr iption The onl y s ta n da r d of
.

m ea s ure m e n t I ha d wa s m
y own he ight, which is
a bout fiv e fee t ten in che s . I cou ld sta n d very ea s il y
u n der the a r m s of m a n y of them
, a n d a ll the m en

w ere a t lea s t a hea d ta l le r tha n m ys e lf; the ir a vera g e

he ight I s hou l d thin k is n e a r ly s ix a n d a ha lf feet,
a n d th er e were s p e ci m en s th a t could ha ve b een little

les s tha n se ven fe e t high They ha ve b r oa d s houlders ,

.

fu ll a n d we ll de ve lop e d che s ts , fra m es m uscula r a n d

-

fin ely pr opor tion e d ; the whole figur e a n d a ir m a kin g

a n im pres s ion lik e th a t which the fi r s t vi ew of the

son s of An a k is r e cor de d to ha ve m a de on the children

of Is ra e l. They e xhibit u s s tr en gth wh en ever

they a re s uffi cien tly a r ouse d to s ha ke off the ir cons ti

tu tion a l l a z in e s s a n de xe rt it The y ha ve la r ge hea ds,
.

high cheek bon es , like the N orth Am er ica n In dia n s,

- -

whom they a ls o res e m ble in the ir com plexion , though

it is a s ha de or two da r ker Their forehea ds a re
.

br o a d but low , the ha ir cover in g them n ea r ly to the

e y e s ; e yes fu l l , gen er a lly bla ck or of a d a r k br own ,

a n d br illi a n t, thou gh e xpr e s s ive of but li ttl e in telli

g en c e. Thick , coa r s e , a n d s tiff ha ir pr ote cts the

hea d, its a bun da n ce m a kin g a n y a rtificia l coverin g
80 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA a
‘

AN A .

fluou I is wor n lo n g , ge n era lly divid e d a t

su
p er s t .

the n e ck , s o a s to ha n g in two fold s o ver the

s ho u lde rs a n d b a ck , b u t is s o m e ti m e s bou n d ove r

fl
the tem pl es by a fille t, over which it flow s in a m ple
luxu ri a n ce Like m or e civilis e d pe ople , the P a ta g o
.

n ia n s ta ke gre a t pr ide in the p r op e r di s po s i tion a n d

e e ctive di s pl a y of the i r ha ir The ir te eth a re gen e

'

r a lly b e a u tifu l s ou n d a n d w hi te — a b out the on ly a t

, ,

tr a ctive a n d civi lis e d fe a tu re of the ir p er s on s Feet .

a n d ha n ds a r e l a r ge b u t n ot di s pr opor ti on a te to th e ir
,

tota l b u lk They ha ve de e p he a vy vo ice s , a n d s pe a k

.
,

in gu ttur a l ton e s — the w or s t g u ttu r a l I e ver he a r d

with a m u tte rin g, in di s tin ct a r ticu la tion , m u ch a s if
the i r m ou ths w er e fill e d with hot p u ddi n g The ir .

cou n ten a n ce s a re ge n e r a lly s tu pid , b u t on clo s er

i n s pe ction there is a gle a m of low cu n n in g tha t
fla s he s thr ou gh this du ll m a sk , a n d is in cr e a s in gly
dis cer n ible on a cqu a i n ta n ce with the m ; when excite d
or e n ga ge d in a n y e a r n e s t b u s i n e s s tha t c a l l s the ir

fa cu l ti e s in to fu ll e xer ci s e , the ir fe a tur es light u p

with u n e xpe cte d in te llige n ce a n d a n im a tion The
wom e n a r e pr opor tion a bly s m a ller tha n the m e n , a n d
”
ra ther in cli n e d to em b onpoin t .

C a p ta i n Cowley in a voya ge to on e of the La dr on e

Is la n ds fa r dis ta n t fi om Pa ta gon ia , in 1 68 3 , is s a id
,
'

to ha ve fou nd ther e s om e i n ha bita n ts s e ven feet a n d

a ha lf high ; b u t thi s is a d ou b tfu l s tor y As a l s o is
.

a n othe r , told in a du bi ou s wa y, o f C a pta i n Ge or ge

’
Shelvock s voya ge in 1 7 1 9 to the Is l a n d of C hiloe , off
the co a s t of C hili , where he foun d In di a n s n in e or te n
 HA IR Y GIANTS . 81

fee t high But even the se tr a ve ller s ta le s a r e outdon e

.
’

by on e publ is he d in 1 671 , which ga ve a n a ccoun t

of c erta in h a iry gi a n ts in ha bi tin g two i s l a n d s in the

South Sea , res pe ctive ly ca ll e d B e n ga n a a n d Com ae ,

and d is cover e d by He n ry Schooten These pe ople.

we r e twe lve fe e t high or there a bouts The de s cription .

o f them wa s tra n s l a te d i n to E n gli s h by P a nd

“
.

pu blis he d in 1 6 7 1 a n d it wa s r epr in te d in 1 7 66 I t .

m a
y b e tha t s o m e of the s e le gen d s in s pir e d the con
”
te pora r y lin e s
m Upon a Gi a n t a n glin g, prin te d in
D ryden s M s cel la ng , b u t s a id to ha ve b een wr itte n
’

by D a n ie l Ke n ricu s , a phys ici a n a t Wor ces te r, who

flour ishe d in 1 68 5 O n e p a s s a ge in this poem r u n s
.

a s follow s

“
His a n g le rodm a d e of s tu rdy oa k
- a ,

His lin e a ca b l e th t in s to s n e er broke

a rm
’

His hook he b a ite d with d g on s ta il

a ra
’
,

An d s a t u p on a ock a d b ob b d for wha le

’
r n .
 CHAPTE R V

B en ll i the Gi a n t— his g olde ves t— Rollo o Rolf the G n g er n r a

G i t Kin g of N w y—G y E l f W wi k—C olb a n d

a n or a u a r o a r c r

Reli cs of G y t W wick Ca s tle—F

u a —N i h ol s Kiete u nn a m c a n

—I ela d a d Gi ts—Sir Ri ch d H be t—Gia t of B o

a r

r n n a n a r er r n r

dea u x—Gi t Fl i g —H B w—Aym o —B o B t

a n em n a ns ra n a r n en eu

ri e d —Tri k b y D w
er f on Gi t—L o g M g of Wes t i ste
c a r a n n e m n r
—H g e Arm o i Tow —Phil a g y ie—Gi ts d Dw f
u ur n er r r a n a n a r

in th T w —Gi n ts i M y g a es—F l
e o er a i h Gi t—Q e n a -
m em s a n u en

E liz b eth s Gi a t Po te —Middl to th child of Ha le

’
e

Gi t Pi d t e—Ta t Gi t~D t h e of s t a g e s t
a n r r e n,

a n e m on es r a r a n u c m n r n a

tu res —Sh kespe e d Gia t —A s a p a t—An to y P y the

a a r a n n a n e,

C i h Gi t—Gi t Gi l—J b D
n s c r

orn s a n a —S ve a l Gi a ts
a n r a co a m m n e r n

m en tion e d b y Phys i ci d T a velle s a ns a n r r .

I N the ye a r 5 00 live d B en lli Ga wr , or B en ll i the

Gi a n t, a t Y r Weyddg r u g , n ow ca lle d Mo ld, in Flin t
s hire . The hill u p on the s u m m i t of which he col
l ecte d his w a rr ior s is s till ca ll e d M oe l B en lli In .

1 8 33 the overs eer of the highwa y s in thos e p a r ts

ca u s e d a tu m u lu s to b e r e m ove d in or der to obta in
m a te r i a l s wi th which to m e n d the r o a d s , it b e i n g

s u ppo s e d tha t thi s tu m u l u s fr om its de pth wa s a

gra ve l pit At the lowe r pa r t of it we re foun d s om e
-
.

la rge bon e s , a s kull of gr e a te r tha n t he u s u a l s iz e , a

br ight cor s let, a n dtwo or thre e hu n dre d a m b er b ea ds .

The la te D r O we n Pu g he , the ce lebra te d a n tiqu a r y

.

a n d his tor i a n , a s ce rta in e d fr om a n ci e n t We l s h m a n u

s cr ipts a n d the Tr i a ds tha t the p er s on he r e bur i e d wa s

B e n lli . The c or s l e t, which is n ow in the Br iti s h

 R OLF THE GAN GER . 83

Mus eum , a n d is ca lle d the Lor ica or Golden Ve s t,

is of le a ther , ca s e d with thin fin e gold of m o s t b e a u
tifu l wor km a n s hip . The fie ld in whi ch it wa s fo u n d ,
n e a r to the tow n of Mold is kn own by the n a m e o f
,

the C a e E ll yll ion or the Fi e ld o f the Gobli n

,
a nd a

s tor y is cur re n t tha t a m a n of giga n tic s ta tur e with

,

a br ea s tpl a te or ves t of gold, m a y b e s e e n s ta n din g

u po n the s ite o f the tu m u l u s a t n ight a n d tha t m a n y
,

p ers on s ha ve b e e n m u ch fr ighte n e d a t his a ppe a r a n ce .

Rollo or Rolf, s u r n a m e d the G a n ge r or Wa lk er ,

a l e a d er of the D a n e s in the n in th ce n tu ry a n d who
,

m a r r i e d the d a u ghter of C ha r l es the Si m pl e , is s a id to

ha ve b een too ta ll a n d he a vy for a n y ho rs e to c a rry ,

a n d there for e he wa s oblige d a l wa y s to tr a ve l on foo t,

he n ce the a ddition to his n a m e . The Heim s lcrin g la

s ta tes tha t the s ta tu r e o f H a r o ld Ha r d r a da , the kin g

of N or wa y, wa s five e lls , or m or e tha n e ight E n glis h

fee t.

I n the life of Athe ls ta n , who r e ign e d fr om 9 2 5 to

941 , we r e a d o f tha t pr odigy of v a l ou r , Cl a y E a r l of
'

W a r wick , r etu r n in g fr om the Ho ly L a n d in the ha bit

,

of a
p ilg r i m , a t a ti m e whe n A the l s ta n wa s in gre a t

di s tre s s for a cha m pi on to fight C olb ra n d, a m on s tr ous

D a ni s h gi a n t, who on b eha lf of the D a n e s ha d cha l
len ge d a n y per s on whom the kin g s hou ld br in g in to
the fi e ld . Gu y a ccepte d thi s cha llen ge , fou ght the
i a n t n ea r Wi n che s te r , a n d kill e d him , a n dthe D a n e s
g
yi e lde d the victory while Guy priva te ly re tir e d to a
her m it s ce ll n e a r Wa rwick , a n dthe re e n d e d his da ys
’
.

This r om a n tic s tory is very pom pous ly told by Dra y

84 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

ton in his P o lg olbion , ion e d by Brom pton , a n d is m e n t

Dr Rob er t Bigs by, a n d other lea rn e d wr i ters

. C ol .

br a n d is n a m e d in the old r om a n ce of The Sg u g r of

L owe D eg r e a s follows
O l s s dou g hty of
r e y ho de o m n
”
As wa s th e g yeu n te Syr C ol b ron de .

Sha ke s pe a r e a l s o r e fer s to thi s her o I n King . J ohn ,

a ct i s o 1
. Philip s a ys
.

C ol b a d th e g i a t tha t s a m e m ig hty
r n a ? n , m n

I n Hen ry VI I I
’
. a ct v . so . 3 , the por ter s m a n ys sa
“
I a m Sa m s on , n or Sir Gu y, n or
n ot C olb ra n d, to
”
m ow the m down b e for e m e .

At Wa r wick C a s tl e a re pr e s er ve d s om e s o ca ll e d -

r e lic s o f Gu
y E a r l of Wa r wick They con s is t of .

hi s po rr idge pot fl es h fork , brea s tpla te s , s hie ld ,

-

,
-

s wo r d , he l m e t, til ti n g p ol e , a n d wa lkin g s ta ff, s ix - -

fee t lon g The porr idge pot is com po s e d of b ell

.
-

m e ta l , a n d is s a id to w e igh thr e e hu n dr e d poun d s

,

a n d to c on ta in on e hu ndre d a n d twe n ty ga l lo n s It .

is , in fa ct, a ga r r i s on B r ock or c a ld r on o f the Six

te en th cen tu ry , a n d wa s us e d to pr e p a r e j u n ke ts for
the re ta i n er s o f the E a r l s o f Wa r wi ck I t do e s n ot .

a pp e a r tha t thi s br a z e n ve s s e l ha s a l wa ys b e e n kn own

’
a s the gi a n t he r o s porr idg e pot, for in form er tim es -

it wa s ca l le d Ta lbot s pot An ol d cou pl e t s a ys

’
.

Th s othi g l ft of T lb ot s a
ere
’
n n e a
’
n m e

B t T lb t p t a d T a l bot s L ’ ’ "
u a e o s o n a n .

The fle s h for k is of i r on , a n d s ix fe e t lon g , a n d is

-

re a lly a m ilita r y i n s trum en t of the ti m e of He n ry

VIII The a rm our coul d n ot ha ve b elon ge d to the

.
 86 GI ANT O L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

dition s to Ca m den , s a ys : “ The s tor y of Gu y is s o

obs cure d by fa ble tha t it is diffi cul t to a s certa in
its a uthe n tici ty . He wa s the her o of s u ccee din g
E a r ls of Wa r wick .

I n the ti m e of E u ge n e II kin g o f Scotla n d, in

.

s om e r e m ote p e r i o d , c e r ta i n ly b e for e 1 1 4 9 l ive d a

,

Scotchm a n , n a m e d F u n n a m , who wa s ove r e leven

feet high .

I n the thirte en th cen tur y there wa s a gi a n t in

Holl a n d, n a m e d N ichola s Kie ten , whos e s i z e wa s s o

fl
pr o digiou s tha t he ca r r ie d m e n un der his a r m s like
little children His Shoe wa s s o la r ge tha t four m e n
.

to ge ther cou ld pu t the ir fee t in to it . Children wer e

too te r r ifi e d to look him in the fa ce , a n d e d fr om
his pre s en ce .

I n a n a ccoun t of ta ll m e n pres er ve d a m on g the

La m b eth Ms s , we re a d of L on g M or es , a m a n of
.
“

Y rel on d b orn e , a n d s erva u n t to Ki n g E dwa r d the

”
iiij ( 1 46 1
m
vi fo ote a n d x i n che s a n d a ha lf .

Ire la n d ha s s en t s e vera l gi a n ts to E n gla n d Dr . .

Pr itcha r d , who wa s o f opin ion tha t pehu lia r ities of

s ta tu re m ight b e in s om e m e a s u r e owi n g to
pecu
l ia r ities o f clim a te , s a ys in his His tory of Ma n kin d
“
I n Ire la n d m en of u n com m on s ta tu r e a re often
s e e n , a n d e ve n a giga n tic form a n d s ta tu r e occur
there m u ch m or e fr e qu en tly tha n in this i s l a n d

ye t a ll the Briti s h i s l e s de rive d the i r s tock of in ha bit

a n ts from the s a m e s our c es . We ca n ha r dly a void
the con clu s io n tha t ther e m us t b e s o m e pe cul i a rity
”
in Ire l a n d which g ives r i se to the s e phen om e n a .
 SI R R ICHARD HERBERT . 87

Fu ll er , in his Worthies of M onm ou ths hir e, te lls

us tha t Sir R icha r d Herb ert , who live d in the r eign
of E dwa r d I V . a n d who is sa id to ha ve kil l e d on e
,

hun dr e d a n d forty m en in on e da y, “ is rep orte d

a l s o to b e of a
g i a n t s s ta tur e , the peg b e in g e xta n t
’

in Mou n tg om e ry C a s tl e where on he u s e d to ha n g
his ha t a t din n er , which n o m a n of a n ordin a ry
”
h
he ig t ca n r e a ch with his ha n d a t thi s da y .

J oh C a s s a n io , in his D e Gig a n tib u s , 1 5 80, s a ys

.

tha t a p e a s a n t m a n , com m on ly ca lle d the Gi a n t of

Bor de a ux, in Aqui ta n i a , live d a t the form e r pla ce,
wher e he wa s s een by Fra n cis I of Fr a n ce ( 1 5 1 5
.

1 54 7 who m uch a dm ir e d him , a n d com m a n d e d tha t

he s hould b e com e on e of his gua r ds . The m a n , a fter
he ha djoin e d the ki n g s s ui te , b e ca m e tir e d of the
’

life of a cour t, a n d, r un n in g a wa y fr om his duti es ,

retu r n e d to his n a tive pl a c e . C a s s a n io rel a te s tha t
he ha d b een a s s ur e d by r e li a ble p er s on s who ha d s een
thi s gi a n t when he wa s a n a r cher of the gua r ds tha t
he wa s of s o gre a t a s ta tu r e tha t a m a n of or din a ry
s iz e m ight wa l k upr ight b e twee n his le gs whe n they

w ere a str ide .

Meru l a s a ys tha t in 1 5 38 he s a w in Fr a n ce a
Flem in g who exce e de d n i n e fee t in he ight .

Keys le r , in the a ccoun t of his tra ve ls in the

m idd l e of the e ighte en th c en tury , tells u s tha t a t the
ca s tl e of Am br a s , in the Tyr ol, were the picture s of
s om e na tive s of tha t co u n try of a n e xtr a or di n a ry

he ight . On e wa s H a n s B r a w, who wa s dra wn in

1 55 0, he the n b e in g in the fifty e ighth yea r of his
-
 88 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

a
g e . He wa s twe lve fe e t high, a n d, a s Keysler a dds ,
wa s in fe r ior to Golia th, who s e s ta tur e is with
n ot

grea t a ppea r a n ce o f j u s tn e s s e s tim a te d a t twe lve feet

”
a n d s o m e thi n g a b o v e e ight i n che s E n gli s h m e a s ur e .

N ea r to Br a w s por tr a i t hu n g on e of a w om a n n a m e d
’

the Ta ll Spin s te r , who wa s li ttl e s hor t of e le ve n feet

high A ga in s t a wa l l in the c a s tle s tood the wood en
.

i m a ge of Aym on , who b elon ge d to the Ar chdu k e

Fe r din a n d s b ody gu a r ds
’
-
. He wa s e le ven fee t in
he ight, a n d did n ot live m u ch a b ove his forti e th ye a r .

The fa m o u s Ba r on B e n te u rie de r , a n im p er i a l m i n i s ter ,

who wa s eight fe e t e ight in che s high, a n d a l s o did
n ot a tta in a n
y gr e a t a g e , tra ve llin g n ea r Am br a s
Ca s tle s om e ye a r s b e for e Keys ler wr ote , m e a s u re d
him s e lf a ga in s t the wo oden gi a n t, b u t ha r dl y r e a che d

p to his a r m pits At Aym on s s ide s tood a n other

’
u .

wooden im a ge , on ly thre e s p a n s high, r epr es e n tin g a

dwa r f who live d a t the s a m e ti m e in Fer din a n d s ’

cou r t As Aym on fr e qu en tly b a n te re d the dwa r f on

.

his di m in u tive figu r e , the l a tter pr iva te ly d e s i re d the

duke tha t when a t ta ble he wou l d dr op on e of his
glove s a n d or der Aym on to ta k e it u p The dw a r f in .

the m e a n tim e cre pt u n de r the du k e s cha ir a n d whil e

’

Aym on wa s s toopin g for the glo ve he ga ve him a

blow on the fa ce , to the gre a t diver s ion of a ll the
com pa n y .

I n the r e ig n of He n ry VIII “ wa s b or n e , of
.

very hon e s t a n d wea lthy pa r e n ts , a m a id ca ll e d for

her e xce s s e in he ight L on g Meg : for s he did n ot
o n ely pa s s e a ll the r es t of he r cou n try in the len gth
90 GI AN TO LO GY AN D D WA RF IAN A .

m a n us cript copy of the com e dy which he hope d to

pr ocu r e , or in ten din g to ha ve a b a lla d writte n upon
the s u bj e ct by som e poe ta s te r in his service It .

a pp e a r s fr om a pa s s a ge in N a t Field s Am en ds for ’

L a dies , pr oduce d in 1 6 1 8 tha t the pl a y of L ong Meg

wa s their popu l a r a t the F or tun e Thea tre , which
s tood b etwe en Whitecr o s s s tr ee t a n d Goldi n g
-

(n ow
Golden ) la n e , a n d wa s bur n t down thr ee yea r s a fter
the l a s t m en tion e d da te
-
.

Ga br i el Ha r vey, in his P eir ce s Sup ererog a tion ,

’

or a N ew P ra is e o the O ld A ss e, 1 600, wr ite s a bout

f
Lon g Meg , a n d te lls u s tha t s he kn e w s om e rul es of
de coru m ; which fa ct m a ke s u s the m or e re g r e t her
culpa bility of con duct in com m ittin g so m uch a s s a u l t
a n d b a ttery, a n d, wors e tha n a ll , k eepi n g a s s he did

a n in fa m ous hous e on Sou thwa r k s ide , if we m a y

b e li e ve a r a r e tr a ct e n titl e d Holla n ds L ea g u er , pub
lishe din 1 63 2 .

B en Jon s on m a kes on e of the cha ra cters in his

m a s qu e of the F ortu n a te I s les , which wa s p erform e d

b e fore the court on Ja n n a ry 9th, 1 624, s a y

OrWe t in st Meg
s m er ,

With he lon g l g r e ,

As l o g a s c a e
n a r n

An d f t lik
ee pla n e e a ,

With p i of h els
a a r e

As bro a d a s two wh eel s

which is a n ythin g b u t a fla tte r in g referen ce to the
lower lim b s of a la dy B u t a fu r ther in dignity wa s
.

r e ser ved for ou r her oin e , whos e a bn or m a l s ta tu r e wa s

qu ote d in a com m on pr overb As lon g a s Meg of

 LON G ME G O F WE STMIN STER . 91

We s tm in s ter —Which is cite d by Fuller in

E

his Wor
thies , 1 6 5 1 a nd by Ra y in his C ollection E n g lis h
, f
o

P r over b s , 1 6 7 0. I t wa s a ppli e d to very ta ll per s on s ,

pe cia lly if they ha d
es gr ea t he ight witho u t pr opor
tion a b le b r e a dth .

I t is s a id tha t thi s te r r ible ta ll vi ra go Me wa s

g
bur ie d in the s ou th s ide Of the clois ters of We s t
m in s te r Abb e y wher e a huge s ton e wa s l on g p o i n te d
,

o u t to holida y vi s i tor s a s her gr a ve s to n e -

Fu ll er
.

s a y s tha t thi s wa s a s lon g l a r ge a n d e n tir e a m a r bl e

, ,

a s e ve r he b e he ld b u t b e it kn own tha t n o wom a n

“

in tha t a g e wa s in ter r e d in the cloi s te r s a ppr opr i a te d

to the s e pul tur e s O f the a bbot a n d his m on ke s Be .

s ide s I ha ve re a d in the r e c or d s O f the a bb e y of a n

in fe ctious ye a r , whe re in m a n y m on ke s die d of the

pla g u e a n d w e re a ll bur i e d in on e gra ve , pr ob a bly in
,
”
this pla ce , u n de r this m a rble m on u m e n t .

Tha t there e ve r wa s s u ch a gi a n t wom a n ca n n ot

-

b e pr ove d by a n y good W itn e s s , s a y s Ful l er ; a n d he

a dd s , tha t the p r over b given a b o ve pr ob a bly r e l a te d

to a g re a t g u n lyi n g in the To we r , com m onl y ca l le d

Lon g Me g , a n d in tr ou ble s om e tim e s br ou ght to
We s tm in s ter , whe re for a goo d while it con tin u e d .

With m u ch r e s pe ct for thi s hi s tori a n , we dou bt the

corr e ctn e s s of his s urm is e I t is m or e like ly tha t the
.

a da ge wa s a n e xfo li a tion Of tha t l e ge n da ry lo r e of

p e rs on s which the s ixte en th a n d s e ven te en th cen tury

p e ople s o w e ll cher i s he d .

Me g s fa m e wa s n ot m er e ly loca l , for a t Little

’

S a lke ld, n e a r Pen rith, is a Dr uid s tem ple , which

’
92 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A
‘

ha s m a n y ye a rs b een ca ll e d Lon g Meg a n d her

D a ughte r s , thi s in tere s tin g fa m ily b e i n g hu ge blocks
of s ton e .

I n the Towe r a rm oury is a s uit Of a rm ou r of the

ti m e Of He n r y V III , which is s a id to ha ve b e en
m a d e for a m a n s e ve n fee t in he ight ; a n d it is a l s o

s ta te d to ha v e b e en wor n by John of Ga u n t, D u ke of

L a n ca s te r , in the fou rte en th cen tu ry The s wor d a n d

.

la n ce a re of e n orm ou s s iz e .

I n 1 5 5 1 wa s wr itte n by Rob er t Cr owle y “ The

Fa ble of Phila rg yrie , the Gr ea t Gi a n t Of Gre a t
B r ita in , wha t hou s es were b u il de d a n d la n ds a p
poin te d for his prou is ion s , a n d how a ll the s a m e is
w a s te d to con te n te his gr ee dy g u t wytha ll, a n d yet
he r a ge th for hon ge r
”
. We ha ve n ot s ee n thi s work ,
b u t fr om its title we i n clin e to thin k tha t it wa s
m e a n t a s a s a ti r e on He n r y V III .

A i n s wor th, in his r o m a n ce of The Tower of

L on don , u n d er d a te 1 5 5 3 , te ll s u s tha t “ its a r che d
Gothic door wa y wa s gu a r de d by thre e giga n tic
w a r de r s , b rothe r s , who , cla im in g dire ct des ce n t fr om
the l a te m on a r ch, Ha rr y the E ighth, we r e n ick
n a m e d by the i r co m p a n i on s fr o m the ir e xtra or din a ry
,

s ta tu re , O , Gog a n d M a go g O g , the e lde s t of the

g , .

thr ee wa s the e xa ct im a ge , on a l a r ge s ca l e , O f his

,

r oya l s i re . By their s ide , a s if for the s a ke Of con

tra s t, wi th a n i m m en s e ha lb er t in his ha n d , a n d a
lo ok of s we llin g i m porta n ce r iva llin g tha t O f the
fro g in the fa bl e , s to o d a dim i n u tive b u t fu ll gr own
-

b e in g , n ot two fe e t high, dre s s e d in the ga rb Of a

94 GIAN TOL O GY AN D D WARFI ANA .

un der the titl e of Sir N a r cis s us le Gra n d ; of his

we ddin g with Ja n e the F O O 1, a n d wha t ha ppen e d
a t it ; a n d Of the en ter ta in m en t given by him
on the o cc a s ion to his Old frien ds a t the Ston e
Kitchen .

Strype in his Mem or ia ls tell s u s tha t gi a n ts w ere

in tr odu ce d i n to Ma y ga m e s , a n d tha t on Ma y 26th,
1 5 5 5 , ther e wa s a ga m e in St Ma rti n s in — the Fi eld s
’ ’
- -
.

with, a m on g other a m u s e m en ts , gia n ts , which were

in fa ct m e n on s tilts .

Joha n n e s Goropiu s B e ca n u s , phys icia n to the

s i s te r of the E m p er or Cha r le s V , in his Or ig ines
.

An twerp ia n ce
,
1 569 , a n d D e Gig a n tom a chia , a tte s ts
tha t he s a w a youth n ea r ly n in e feet, a n d a m a n
a l m o s t, a n d a wom a n qu i te te n fee t in he ight The .
,

m a n live d withi n a fe w m ile s Of the a uthor s own

’

r es ide n ce in Fl a n der s .

At Ha m p ton Cour t Pa l a ce , in the gu a r d cha m b er , -

is a pa in tin g by F Zu ccher o , r e pr es en ti n g Qu een

.

E liz a b eth s giga n tic p orte r in a Spa n is h dr es s He

’
.

wa s s e ven fe et s ix i n ches in he ight, a n d a n a tive Of

the L ow Coun tr i es .

I n the cha pelry of Ha le , in La n ca s hire , wa s born ,

in the ye a r 1 5 7 2 or 1 5 7 8 , John Middl eton , com m on ly
ca lle d the Child of Ha l e , who wa s r em a rka ble for
,

his e xtra or din a ry s tr en g th a n d la r ge n ess Of s ta ture ,

he be in g n in e fee t thre e in che s high I t is tr a di
.

tion a lly r e porte d tha t Sir Gilb ert Ir e l a n d of H a l e ,

who wa s s heri ff of La n ca shire in 1 6 20, took him to
L on don , a n d i n tr oduce d him to Ja m es I , dre s s e d .
 THE CHIL D or HA LE . 95

very fa n ta stica ll y . O n his

tur n hom e a por tra it
re

wa s ta ke n of him , which is pr e s erve d in the libr a ry

o f B ra z e n os e Colle ge , a t Oxfor d Nichol s , in his .

P rog r es s es of J a m es I , wr itten a bout 1 8 2 8 s a ys tha t

.
,

a t th a t ti m e a ful l le n gth p ortr a i t of Midd

-
l e ton , de
piote d in the very dr e s s which he wore upon the
occa s ion of his vi s it to Ja m e s I wa s s till pre s e r ve d
.

a t H a l e Ha ll . The p a i n tin g wa s in s cr ib e d John

Middl e ton , Child of Ha le , wa s born in the ye a r
1 572 die d in 1 6 28 , a g e d 5 6 ; bur ie d in Ha l e
chur chya r d ; s ta n ds n in e fee t high Fr om his e lbow .

to his m iddl e fi n ger , thr e e fe e t ; fr om his wr i s t to

the en d of his m iddl e fi n g er , n i n e in ches a n d a ha lf ” .

D r Plot, in his S ta fior ds hir e, 1 68 6 , giv es the follow

.

in g a ccoun t of him : “ John Middle to n , co m m onl y

ca ll e d the Child of Ha le , in the coun ty of La n c :
whos e ha n d from the ca r pu s to the en d of his m id
dl e fin ger wa s s e ve n teen i n che s lon g, his p a l m e ight
in ches a n d a ha lf br o a d , a n d his whole he ight n i n e
foot thr ee i n che s , wa n ti n g b u t s ix in ches o f the he ight
o f Golia h, if tha t in B ra s e n os e Co lle ge Libr a ry (d r a wn
’
a t l en g th, a s tis s a id , in his jus t pr oportion s ) b e a
”
tr u e pi e ce of him .

Ma r tin del Rio s a y s tha t he s a w a Pie dm on tes e a t

R ouen , in 1 5 7 2 , who wa s n i n e fe e t high .

Thu a n u s , trea tin g of a n i n va s ion m a de by the

Ta r ta r s upon the Po la n de r s in 1 5 7 5 , s a ys tha t the
‘

forehea d of a Ta rta r, s la in by on e Ja cob u s Nie

z a b iloviu s , a Pole , wa s twe n ty four in che s br oa d,
-

a n d his bo dy wa s of s o pr odigious a bulk , tha t a s .

 GI AN TO LO GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

he la y d ea d on the gr ou n d his ca r ca s s rea che d to

the n a ve l of a n or di n a ry p er s on s ta n di n g by the
y
s ide of it
.

Stow , in his C hr on icle , s a ys tha t “ I n the ye a r a

1 5 8 1 we re to b e s ce n e in Lon don two D u tchm en of
s tr a n ge s ta tur e s , the on e in he ight s e n e n foot a n d

s e u e n i n che s in br ea dth b e twix t the s houlde r s thr ee

,

qu a rter s of a ya r d a n d a n in ch, the com pa s s e of his

br ea s t on e ya r d a n d ha lfe a n d two i n che s , a n d a b ou t
the wa s t on e y a r d qu a r ter a n d on e in ch ; the len g th
of his a rm e to the ha n d a ful l ya r d ; a com e ly m a n
of pers on , b u t la m e on his le gge s (for he ha d br o ken
them with li ftin g of a b a rre l of b e e re ) The other .

wa s in he ight b u t thre e foote I m ys elfe ,

on the 1 7 of Jul y s a w the ta l l e r m a n s i tti n g on a
,

b e n ch b a re he a de d, a n d the le s s er s ta n din g on the

-

s a m e b e n ch a n d ha u in
, g on his hea d a ha t with a
fe a ther , wa s yet the lower Al s o the ta ller m a n
.

s ta n di n g on his fe e t, the l es s er
(with his ha t a n d
fea the r on his hea d) w en t vpr ig ht b etween his legs ,
”
a n d tou che d him n ot .

Sha k es pe a r e fr e qu e n tl y m e n tion s gia n ts in his

pla ys , a s the followin g e xtr a cts will s how I n the .

M er ry Wives of Win ds or , a ct ii s o 1 , Mr s P a ge . . .

s a ys , I ha d r a ther b e a gia n tes s , a n d lie u n der

”
Mou n t Pe lion . I n a ct v 5 0 l , Fa l s ta ff s a ys ,
. . I
fea r n ot Goli a th with a w e a ve r s b e a m , b e ca u s e I
’

”
kn ow, a ls o , life is a s huttle I n Twelfth N ig ht,
.

a ct i .$0 .3 Sir Toby B e lch, pr a i s in g Sir An dr e w

,

Ague cheek, s a ys , “ He s a s ta ll a m a n a s a n y s in
’ ’
98 GIA N TO LO GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

So va s t a s ton e u po n his f o ot b el o w ,

Seem d b u t
’
a corn u po n the g ya n t s
’
toe
pl a ce to thi s d y t
The a o b e se en , doth tell
Wh thi s w s do
e re a n e, a n d wh ere the m il l ston e fell
-
,

An d s u ch s tou t C oron a cu s wa s, from wh om

Co w ll s fi s t ho dn e d oth com e
’
rn a r n or a n a m .

Ste eve n s s a ys tha t the figu r e s of the com b a ta n ts

B e vi s a n d As ca pa rt wer e s till pre s er ve d on the ga te s
o f Southa m pto n Sir B e vi s o f H a m pton wa s the
.

s ubj e c t of a m e tr ic a l An glo S a xon b a ll a d -

.

I n Cym b elin e, a ct iii s c 3 , B e l a r iu s s a y s

'

. .

The g a te s of m on a r chs
d i
A re a rch ’ s o h g h , tha t g a n ts m a y j et thr ou g hi
k p
An d e e the ir im pi
ou s tu r a n s on , thou t b wi
G o od m orro w to th e su n .
”

In King L ea ,
iv sc
r 6 ,
t
a cth e ki n g s a ys ,
. .

Ther e s m y ga u n tl et ; I ll pr ove it on a gia n t

’ ’
. .

At the b e gin n i n g of the s e ve n teen th c en tur y wa s

bor n An ton y Pa yn e , the Cor n i s h gi a n t, of whom a n
in ter e s tin g a ccou n t is give n in All the Yea r R ou n d
for Se pte m b e r 2 2 d, 1 8 66 , from which the followin g
fa cts a r e coll e cte d He wa s the s on of a ten a n t o f
.

Sir B e ville Gr a n vill e of Stowe , a n d his fa ther oc

cu pie d the m a n or hou s e of S tr a tton , a n e ighbour i n g
-

town . His pa ren ts wer e o f the ye om a n r a n k in life ,

a n d po s s e s s e d n o s i n gu l a r ity of p e r s on a l a s pe ct or

fra m e . B u t An ton y, the ir s on , gre w in to pr e ter

n a tu r a l s ta tu r e a n d s tr e n g th His pr oportion s were .

s o va s t tha t whe n he wa s a m e r e la d his s choolm a t es

were a ccus tom e d to b orr ow his ba ck , a n d for s port

to wor k out the r e on in cha lk the ir l e s s on s His .

s tr e n gth a n d s kil l in e ve r y boyi s h g a m e w er e m a r

 AN TON Y PA YNE . 99

ve ll ou s a n d his m e n ta l i t l ctua l fa cu l tie s in

a n d n el e
,

cr ea s e d with his phys ica l gr o wth I t wa s his delight

.

to s e le ct two of his s toute s t com pa n ion s whom he

,
”
te rm e d his kitten s , a n d wi th on e un d er e a ch a rm
to clim b s om e n eighbour i n g s e a cliff, “ to s how the m
-

”
the wor ld, a s he s a id . The cou n tr y la ds s till , when
the y d es cr ib e a n thin g o f e xce s s ive dim en s ion s , ca ll
y
it a s lo n g a s Ton y Pa yn e s fo ot ” ’
.

A t the a g e of twe n ty on e he wa s ta k en in to the

-

Stowe e s ta blis hm en t a s a r eta in er He then m e a .

s ur e d s e ven feet two in che s wi thout his s hoe s a nd

,

he a fter wa r ds gre w two in ches highe r He wa s .

wid e ches te d , a m pl e lim b e d , a n d s ym m etrica l

- -
He .

wa s the l ea der of Sir B e vill e s s por ts

’
He em bow .

e ll e d a n d fl a y e d the hu n te d d e er a n d c a rr i e d the
,

ca r ca s s es on his s houl de rs to the ha ll The s kin s .

w ere dr e s s e d a n d s ha pe d in to a j eikin for his own '

u s e , a n d it took the hid e s o f three ful l gr own de e r -

to m a ke the g a rm en t co m ple te At the hu r le r s

’
.

gr oun d a t Sto we m a y s till b e s een a r ough block

”
o f s to n e which is c a ll e d Pa yn e s Ca s t, a n d which
’

lie s fu ll te n p a ces b eyon d the rea ch where a t the

“ ”
or din a ry pla yers coul d pu t the ston e It is s a id .

tha t on e Chr i s tm a s e ve a b oy wi th a n a s s wa s s en t
-

in to the woods for fu e l logs , a n d, a s he loitere d on

his wa y, An ton y wen t to fe tch him , a n d br ought
hom e the lo a d e d a n i m a l on his b a ck An other tim e .

he s tr ode a lon e fr om Kilkha m pton to S to we with a

b a con hog of thr ee hun dr e dw e ight thr own a cr os s his
-

s ho u l d e r s , a n d m ere ly b e c a u s e a ta u n ti n g butche r
1 00 GI ANTO L OGY AND D WA RFIAN A .

ha d doubte d his s tr ength for the fe a t He wa s by

.

n o m e a n s clum s y or u n c ou th, but a s n i m bl e a n d

e la s tic, a nd a s ca p a ble of s wift a n d de xter ou s

m ovem en t
,
a s a lig h t a n d m u s cul a r m a n . A dded

to thi s , he ha d a s tr on g a n d a cute in telle ct, a n d

wa s a lso ha ppy in his l a n gu a ge , a n d of a r ea dy
wit .

Tr oublous ti m es com in g , Sir B eville ga there d his

tr oops , a n d join e d the ca u s e o f his kin g , the n a t wa r
with his pa rlia m en t An ton y be ca m e his m a s ter s
.
’

b o dy gu a r d ; a n d a t la s t tidin gs a rr ivin g tha t the

-

Pa r li a m en ta ry b a tta lion s , le d by Lor d Sta m for d,

w ere a ppr oa chin g Stowe , An ton y a n d a picke d com
p a n y wen t to m eet him . A b a ttle e n s u e d , a n d the
Roya li s ts won it An ton y a rra n ge d the bur i a l of the
.

dea d on the fi e ld of fight He ca us e d la rge tr en ches

.

to b e l a id Open , ea ch to hold ten bodi es s ide by s ide ,

a n d the re he a n d his foll o w er s c a rr i e d in the s l a i n .

O n on e occa s ion the y ha d l a i n down n i n e corps e s , a n d

Pa yn e wa s br in gin g in a n other , tu cke d un der his
a rm , whe n a ll a t o n ce the s uppos e d de a d m an

plea de d e a rn e stly with him Sur e ly you wouldn t ’

bur y m e , Mr Pa yn e , b e for e I a m de a d
. I te ll
”
the e , m a n , wa s the r e ply , ou r tr en ch wa s dug for
’
te n , a n d ther e s n i n e in a l r e a dy ; you m u s t t a ke your
” “
B u t I b e a n t de a d , I s a y ; I ha v en t don e
’
pla ce .
’

livin g yet B e m a s s yfu l , Mr Pa yn e ; don t ye hurry

. .
’

”
a poo r fe llow i n to the e a r th b e fo i
r e his t m e .
“
I
won t hu r ry the e ; I m e a n to pu t thee down quietly
’

a n d cover thee u p , a n d the n thee ca n s t d ie a t thy le i

 1 02 GI ANTOLOGY AND D WARFI AN A .

secon d volum e of Gilb er t s His tory of C orn wa ll, wa s

’

bought by a s tra nger , a con n oi s se ur in p a in tin g s , a t

the pr ice of for ty guin e a s . He con veye d it to L on
don , wher e it wa s re s old for e ight hun dre d poun ds .

fl
This pictu r e shows Pa yn e a s a s oldier of the Gua r d .

On e ha nd is pla ce d upon a ca n n on , a n d the other

wie lds the ta l l ha lb er d of his office This very
.

we a pon , a n d a la rge fla s k or a g on she a the d in

wicker wor k, which is sa id to ha ve he ld
-
.

”
a llowa nce , a ga llon of win e , a n d which is pl a ce d
in the pictu r e on the g r oun d a t his feet, a r e n ow in
the pos s es sion of the wr ite r of the a rticle in A ll the
Yea r Rou n d to which we ha ve b e fore r e fe rre d, in the
Vica r a ge Ho u s e , n e a r Stowe .

On e da y a fter Willi a m a n d Ma ry ha d b ee n en
th ron e d, a t a m es s ta ble of the r egim en t in Plym outh
-

ga rr ison , on the a n n ivers a ry of the da y when C ha r le s

I ha d b e en b ehea ded, a s u b officer of Pa yn e s own
.
-
’

ra n k ha d in m ocke ry o r der e d a ca lf s he a d to b e
’

s erve d up in a
“
Willi a m a n d Ma r y dis h, a delf
a r ticl e , wi th the fa ce s o f the s e two s over e ign s for

orn a m en t When Pa yn e en tere d the r oom , a n d s a w

.

the sym b olic a n d in s ultin g vi a n ds , he thr e w the di s h

a n d its con ten ts out of win dow . A qu a r r e l a n d a
cha l len ge en s ue d, a n d on the followi n g m orn in g
Pa yn e a n d his a n ta g on i s t fought with swor ds .

After a s m a r t con te s t Pa yn e ra n his a dve rs a ry

thr ough the s wor d a r m , a n d dis a ble d him
-
He is
.

sa id to ha ve a ccom pa n i e d the succes s fu l thrust wi th

”
the ta u nt, h ’
T ere s s a uce for thy ca lf s he a d 1
’
 GIAN T GI RL . 1 03

t en Pa yn e
gr ew old he retired fr om the a rm y,
a n d r e tu rn e d to S tra tton his n a tive pl c
, a e , wher e he

di e d
. Afte r his dea th, n e i ther the door n or the s ta irs
would a ffor d e gres s for his corp s e T he joi s ts ha d to
.

b e s a wn thr ough a n d the floor lo were d wi th a r op e

,

a n d pull ey to e n a ble the gi a n t to b e ta ken ou t Re

, .

la ys of s tr on g b ea rer s ca rr i e d him to his gra ve , ou t

s id e the s outhe rn w a ll of S tr a tto n Chur ch His huge .

va u l t wa s b r oken in to by a cciden t m a n y ye a r s a g o,
but on ly a he a p of dus t r em a in e d in it .

Pla te ru s , a phys ici a n of t he s e ve n te e n th c en tury,

te ll s u s tha t he s a w in the terr itory of Ba s le a gi r l

five y e a r s o f a g e , who s e body wa s a s l a r ge a s tha t

of a fi ll gr own wom a n
-
Her thighs we re thicke r
.

tha n his hor s e s n e ck , a n d the c a lf o f her l e

’

g wa s
e qu a l in s iz e to the thigh o f a l u s ty m a n The gir dle .

tha t s he wor e a bo u t he r w a i s t would go r oun d her

'

fa ther a n d m othe r s ta n din g toge ther B e fore s he

.

wa s a yea r old s he we ighe d a s m uch a s a s a ck of

whea t tha t he ld e ight bus he ls She wa s s e en by .

Cou n t Hen ry of F u s te m b u r g , with m uch won der

m en t . She die d in childhood .

Pl a teru s a l s o s a ys , I s a w a you n g m a n a t Lu
n eu b u r h ca lle d Ja cob D a m m a n , who for his e xtr a
g
ordin a ry s ta tu re wa s ca r r ie d thr ough Germ a n y to
b e s ee n . An n o 1 6 1 3 he wa s b r ou ght to u s a t B a s il ;
he wa s then twe n ty thr e e yea r s a n d a ha lf of a g e ;
-

b ea r dl e s s a s yet, s tr on g o f body a n d lim b s , s a ve tha t

a t tha t ti m e he wa s r a the r s ick a n d le a n ; he wa s

n in e fe e t high com plete ; the l en g th of his ha n d wa s

1 04 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

on e foot s ix in ches . Sken kiu s , phys icia n

a n othe r

of the s e v e n te e n th c en tu r y , s a w s e v e r a l m en over
e ight fee t high . Ga s p a r d B a u hin (bor n 1 5 60, die d
1 6 24) s p e a ks of a Swi s s who wa s e ight feet high ;
a n d Va n d er Li n den (born 1 609 , di e d 1 66 4 ) m e n

ti on s a Fr i s i a n of the s a m e he ight .U ffen b a ch

des cr ibe s the s ke le ton of a wo m a n which wa s e ight
feet s ix in che s lon g Peter Va n de n B r o ecke , a
.

D u tch tra vell er to the E a s t In die s , who wr o te in

1 6 34 a n d 1 6 40, s p ea ks of a n e gr o of Con go who
wa s n i n e feet high Ju l i u s Sca lige r des cr ib e s a gi a n t
.

whom he s a w a t Mila n , lyin g u pon two b e ds pla ce d

e n d to e n d .

M a r cellus D on a tu s , who wr ote in 1 5 69 a n d l a ter ,

s a ys he s a w a you n g gir l o f gi a n t s ta tu r e , who wa s

ca r r ie d a b ou t a s a s how , wi th her m other , a wom a n

o f m ea n he ight N e i ther the gir l s fa the r n or o n e
’
.

of he r a n c e s tor s wa s ta ll Pr ob a bly She is the per

.

s on whom B eca n u s s a w (pa ge a n d who wa s

,

a s he s a ys , ten fe e t high .

“
Ho lin s he d , in 1 5 7 7 , s a ys I ha ve s e e n e a m a n
m
ys elfe of s e ven fo ot in he ight, b u t l a m e of his l e gs .

The C hr o n i cl e a l s o o f C ogs ha ll s pe a ke s o f on e in
Wa le s who wa s ha lf a foot higher , b u t thr ou gh in
”
fir m itie s a n d woun ds ot a ble to b e weld him s elfe
n .
1 06 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WAB F IANA.

the g iz a r d a nd liver) u n der his a r m s a t on ce , a n d

or der them a s he plea s e d ”
. His he ight ha s b e en
va riou s ly s ta te d a s follo ws : s e ven fe e t two in che s ,
s even fe e t fou r i n ches , a n d s e ve n fe e t s e ve n i n ches .

His pa re n ts were of the or din a ry s ta tu r e He di e d

.

fl
in 1 6 2
John C oll ett, who wa s born in 1 633 , in his com
m on pla c e b ook , n o
-
w pres er ve d in the Br iti s h M u s e um ,
m a de a n e n try a bout thi s gi a n t s i m il a r to tha t which

Fu ll er wr ote a s a bove Plot, in his S ta or ds hir e,

.

1 6 8 6 , give s a m o re d e ta il e d a cco u n t of Pa rs on s.

Wr i tin g of certa in s tr on g m en he s a ys : N ot a t a ll
in ferior to a n y o f the s e in m a tters of s tr e n gth wa s
on e Wa lter P a r s on s o f Wes t Br om wich in thi s
cou n ty, thou gh his wa s n ot s o m u ch to b e a dm ir e d a s
theirs , who were m en b u t o f a m iddle in g or din a r y
s iz e whe r e a s Pa r s o n s ha d a s ta tu re pr opor tion a bl e to
,

his s tren gth ; b e in g s o ve ry ta ll when he wa s a you n g

a ppre n tice t ha t the y we r e for ce d to digg a hol e in the

grou nd for him to s ta n d in u p to his kn e e s , when he

s tr uck a t the a n vil (for he wa s fir s t a bla cks m ith) or
s a we d wo od with a n othe r , tha t he m ight b e a t a l e ve l

with his fellow w or km a n

-
. At l e n gth he b e ca m e
p orter to Kin g Ja m e s the Firs t, where he b eha ve d
hi m s e lf s o gen er ou s ly, tha t thou gh he ha d va lou r
e qua l to his s tre n gth,
ye t he s corn e d to ta ke a dva n
ta g e to i njur e a n y p er s on by it ; u p on which a ccoun t
we ha ve b u t few e xp er im en ts le ft u s of his grea t
s tr en gth, b u t s u ch a s w ere Sp ortiv e : a s tha t b e in g

a ffr on te d by a m a n of or d in a ry s ta tur e , a s he wa lkt

 WAL TER PARSON S . 1 07

Lon don s tr e ets , he on ly took him up by the wa i s tba n d

o f his br e e che s n d hun g him upo n on e O f the hook s
, a

in the s ha m bl es , to b e r idicu l d by the p e ople a n d s o

’
,

we n t his wa y : a n d tha t s om e tim es by wa y Of m erry

m e n t he woul d ta ke two O f the ta ll e s t ye om e n Of the

Gua r d (like the g iz a r d a n d liver) un der his a r m s , a n d

ca r ry them a s he ple a s e d (in s pight of a ll resi s ten ce )
a bout the g u a r d cha m b er : wh er e
-

(if I a m n ot m is in
for m e d) tha t is his pictu re which ha n gs a t the e n d
n e xt the s ta ir s
, l
ea din g down in to the cour t towa r d

White Ha ll ga te Ther e is a n other picture Of him ,

.

a s I ha ve b e en told a l s o by s om e in the gre a t r oom

,

a t the Pop e s He a d Ta ve rn
’
in Pop e s He a d a lley ;
’

b u t whe ther the y a r e the tr u e pictm e s Of him or n oe ,

'

it b e in g un ce r ta in tha t they we re dr a wn in the j u s t

pr oportion , I to ok n ot the p a in s to ha ve them
m e a s u r d; chus in g r a th er to co lle ct wha t his he ight
’

m ight b e , fr om a true m e a sur e Of his ha n d ye t

r e m a inin g upo n a pi e c e O f wa i n s co t a t B e n tl ey H a ll

by whi ch it a ppea rs tha t from the ca rpus to the

e n d Of the m i ddl e fi n g er it wa s e l e ve n in ches lon g ,
”
a n d the p a l m s ix i n ches br o a d
. Pl ot, com pa rin g
’
the l e n g th a n d b re a dth of Pa rson s s ha n d with thos e
Of the ha n d Of E dm un d Ma ll oon or Ma l on e , who wa s
s e ve n fe e t s ix o r se ven i n ches high, con cludes tha t

tha t wa s the he ig ht Of Pa r s on s a l s o An e n gr a vin g

.

of the la tte r by G Glover wa s publi s he d in 1 6 3 6

. .

After the d ea th of Ja m e s I , Pa r s on s b e ca m e
.

porter to C ha r le s I ; but he wa s s uccee de d in tha t

' '

Office b y Will ia m E va ns , a n a tive of Mon m ouths hir e,

1 08 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

who su r pa s s e d him in he ight by a bou t two i n che s .

E va n s wa s , howeve r, m u ch w e a ker tha n his pre de

c e s s or
. Fu ller s a ys tha t he wa s fu l l two ya r ds
“
a n d a ha lf in l e n gth b u t fa r b e n e a th P a rs on s in a n
,

e qu a l p r op orti on o f body for he wa s n ot o n ly wha t

the L a tin e s ca l l com pern is , kn ocki n g his kn e e s to
g ether , a n d goin g ou t s qu a llin g with his fe et, b u t
a l s o ha u l te d a little ; ye t m a de he a s hift to da n ce
in a n a n ti m a s k a t cou r t, where he dr e w li ttle Jeffr ey
the d wa r f ou t Of his pocket, firs t to the w on der , then
to the la u ghter o f the b eho lde r s . I n N e wga te s tr e e t,
-

o ve r the e n tr a n c e to a cou r t, s till r em a i n s a s m a ll

s cu lp tu r e in low r e li e f o f the s e two r e m a rk a bl e per

s o n s , thu s i n s cr ib e d : M P A ( pr ob a bly the in iti a ls of

. . .

”
the b u ild er ) The Kin g s Por ter a n d D wa r f E va n s
’
.

wea r s a lon g gown with ha ngin g s leeve s a n d b ea r s ,

his s ta ff of Office . Je ffre y, whos e height wa s on ly

thr e e fee t n in e in ches , is w ra ppe d in a n a m ple cl oa k .

E va n s di e d in 1 63 Glover i s s ue d a u n iqu e pri n t

o f thi s gi a n t.

This s tory of a gi a n t a n d dwa r f br ou ght in to j u xta

po s iti on is m a tche d b y a n othe r , which s ta te s tha t a t
the ti m e when the r e pu b lic Of the Va l a i s in Sw itz er
,

la n d , r e n e we d its s olem n a lli a n ce with the s even

C a tholic ca n ton s , a dr a m a in the Ge rm a n s tyle wa s
g ot up a n d p er form e d a t Lu cer n e , for the diver s ion
of the d epu ti e s . At the e n d of the p e r form a n ce , a
m a n of giga n tic s ta tu r e a n d a m a z i n g b u lk m a de his

a ppe a ra n c e on the s ta ge . He w a l k e d a bou t for s om e

tim e , w en t thr ough s eve r a l p a n tom im e s , a n d a t l a s t
1 10 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

wea k a n d s low tha n s hort m e n , for a l l e xertion s , bo th

o f body a n d m i n d . If m en of high s ta ture a r e pre
fer re d for the ir fin e a pp e a r a n ce in the body gua r d
o f p r in c e s a n d in the s er vice of e m i n e n t p e r s on s ,
,

the y a r e cer ta i n ly n e ithe r the m o s t r ob u st n or the

m o s t a ctive ; b u t the y a re doci le , ca n did , a n d m a l v e ,

little pr on e to con s pir e for e vil , a n d fa ithfu l eve n to

the wor s t m a ster . In wa r , they a re m o r e fitte d for
de fen ce tha n a tta ck ; where a s , a n im petu ous a n d
brus qu e a ction s uits b etter for s hor t a n d viva ci ou s
m en . Ta ll m en a re m os tly ta m e a n d in s ipid , like
wa tery vege ta ble s ; in s om u ch, tha t we s eldom hea r
of a v er y ta ll m a n b e com i n g a ver y grea t m a n . Lit
tle m en m a n ifes t a cha r a cter m ore fir m a n d de cide d
tha n thos e lofty a n d s oft b o die d p e o ple , who m we
-

”
ca n l e a d m ore e a s ily both m or a lly a n d phy s ica lly .

I f we m a y tru s t the m odern d e du cti on s of s ci en ce ,

Golia th wa s a very wea k m a n , while s tron g Sa m s on
ca n ha r dly ha ve r e a che d the m iddl e he ight . Ther e
fore , the prover bia l expres s ion , Lon g a n d la z y, little
”
a n d lou d , m a
y b e tr u e for phys ica l re a s on s .

Ol ver Cr om we ll ha d a porter n a m e d D a n i e l,
i

who wa s s e ve n fe et s ix in che s high, a n d who se

s ta nda r d wa s re cor d e d by a l a r ge 0 on the b a ck of

the terr a ce a t Win d s or C a s tle , a l m o s t u n der the

win dow of the ga ll ery Thi s m a n w en t m a d, a n d
.

pr ophe s i e d a s a n e n thus ia st, his br a in b e in g tu r n e d

by his s tu dv of books of s pe cula tive divi n ity He .

fre qu e n tly pr e a che d , a n d wa s s a id to ha ve foretold

s e vera l r e m a r ka bl e e ve n ts
,
pa rticu l a r ly the Fire of
 ’
C ROMWE LL S GI AN T PO R TER . 111

Lon don He wa s c on fin e d m a n y yea rs in B e dl a m

.

whe re he wa s a llowe d , a fter s om e tim e the u s e of

his m ys tica l libr a r y , a s ther e wa s n ot the l e a s t ro
p
b a bility of his cur e . O n e of his m os t i m por ta n t
bo oks wa s a la r ge Bible , given to him by N e ll
Gwyn n He is s a id to ha ve b e en the or igin a l fr om
.

which C a iu s Ga br ie l , the fa ther of C olley Cibb er ,

copi e d on e of the lu n a tic figu r e s on B e dla m ga te .

Cha rle s Le s li e , in his S n a ke in the Gr a s s , 1 698 tells

,

u s tha t p e opl e o fte n w en t to he a r D a n i e l pr e a ch, a n d

the y wou l d s it m a n y hou rs un d e r his win dow s , with

gr e a t s ign s of de voti on . Thi s wr iter a dds , tha t a
g en tle m a n ha d the cu r io s ity to a sk a w om a n who
wa s a m on g the a u ditor s wha t s he cou ld pr ofit by
he a r in g tha t m a dm a n r a ve She pityi n gly r e pli e d
.
,

tha t Fe s tus thought Pa u l wa s m a d . The Ta tler , for

Augu s t 6th, 1 7 09 , s a y s : The r en own e d por ter of
Oliver ha d n ot m or e volu m e s a r ou n d his ce ll in his
colle ge o f B e dl a m , tha n O rla n do in his pr e s en t a pa rt
m en t D r Kin g s a ys , in his R em a r ks on the Ta le
.

e book wa s wr i tte n (s a y s on e )
“
f
o a Tu b
,
1 7 7 6 ,
T h
’
by a s ur ge on s m a n who ha d m a rr i e d a m idwife s
’

B u t ( cr i e s a n o ther ) O live r s p or te r ha d a n
’
n u r se
.

a m a n u e n s i s in B e d l a m , who us e d to tr a n s cr ibe wha t

he dicta te d ; a n d m a y n ot the s e b e s om e s ca tte re d
n o te s o f his m a s te r s ?
’
To whi ch a ll re plie d , tha t
thou gh O live r s p or ter wa s cra z e d , his m i s for tun e
’

”
n e v e r m a de him for ge t tha t he wa s a C hr i s ti a n.

”
I n White cha pe l ther e wa s a s i g n of D a n i e l , ta ken
“

fr om a p r in t of St Pe ter
. .Br om ley s a ys tha t his
 112 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIA N A .

portra it wa s pa l n te d by L a nr ou , a n d e n gr a ve d by
Tem pes t I t wa s pu bli s he d by J C a u lfield in 1 7 93 ,
.
.

the e n gr a ver b e in g W J Ta ylor ; a n d it is given in

. .

the C u r ios ities o

f B iog r a phy, 1 8 4 5 .

“
Pe pys , on Au gu s t 1 5 th, 1 6 6 4 , wa s a t Cha rin g
cr o s s a n d the r e s a w the gr e a t D u tchm a n tha t is
,

com e ove r , u n d er who s e a rm I w en t with m y ha t

on , a n d cou ld n ot r e a ch hi gher tha n his e ye b rowe s -

with the tip o f m y fin ger s He is a com ely a n d .

we ll m a de m a n , a n d his Wife a ve r y littl e b u t pr e tty

-

com ely D u tch wom a n I t is tr u e , he w e a r s pr etty

.

high hee le d s hoes , b u t n ot ve ry high, a n d do ge n er

-

a ll y w e a r a tu rb a n , which m a k e s him s ho w ye t ta ll e r
‘

tha n r ea lly he is I n 1 6 64 wa s pu bli s he d a n e m

gra vin g o f thi s gi a n t a n d his wife ; he is de s cr ib e d
a s b e i n g a Germ a n , a n d n in e fee t a n d a ha lf high .

Appen de d a re E n gli s h ver s e s in s e ver a l com pa rt

m en ts .

The followin g is a copy of a n or igin a l ha n dbill

a n n ou n ci n g the e xhibi tio n of thi s m a n ; on it wa s
"

a n e n gra vi n g re pr e s e n ti n g him with his wife on on e

s id e holdin g his ha n d ; a n d on the o the r a m a le

s p e cta tor , who s e a r m the gi a n t wa s s p a n n in g ; his

thu m b a n d fi n g er rea chin g fr om the p o in t of the
m a n s e xte n de d for e fi n g e r to the b e n d of his a rm
’
.

“
The tru e Efiig ie s of the Ger m a n Gi a n t, n ow to
b e s een a t the Swa n , n e a r C ha r i n g Cr os s , w ho s e
s ta tur e is n i n e fo ot a n d a ha lf in he ight, a n d the s p a n

of his ha n d a cu bi t c om ple a t He go es fr om pl a ce
.

to pla ce with his wife , who is but of a n or di n a ry

114 GIANTO LO GY AND D WAB FIAN A .

He ys
sa y wif e , a n d in
To m ou r wa y hom e ,

did s how her the ta ll wo m a n , in Holb or n e , which I

ha ve s e en b e for e ; a n d I m e a s ur e d her , a n d s he is ,
withou t s hoes , ju s t s ix feet five in ches high, a n d they
”
s a y n ot a bove twen ty on e ye a r s old -
.

Pr oba bly this wa s the s a m e wom a n a s the on e

who w a s n otice d by Pl ot, in his Oxfor ds hir e, 1 67 6 ,
a s fo llow s :
“
The ta ll es t tha t I ha ve ye t s e en in
ou r d a ys wa s a l s o a wom a n of a D utch e xtr a ction ,
,

s he wn publickly here a t O xfor d , s e ven foo t a n d a ha lf

high, with a ll her lim b s pr opor tion a ble ; when she

s tre tch d for th her a rm , m e n of or din a ry s ta tu re
’

m ight w a lk u nder it ; a n d her ha n d, fr om the ca r pus

or wr is t, where it is j oin e d to the r a dius of the a r m ,

to the en d of the m iddl e fin ger , wa s full ten i n che s
”
lon g .

Abo u t the m idd l e of D e cem ber , 1 6 7 1 , Thom a s

Bir tle s , a n a tive of Che shi r e , livin g n ea r Ma ccles
field, a r r ive d a t Coven try He ha d been in Lon don ,
.

a n d on his jou r n e y hom e w a r ds he m a de a public

s how of him self for his e xtra or din a r y s ta ture . His
he ight wa s a bout s even fee t His fa ther wa s a m a n
.

of m ode r a te e le va tion , a n d his m othe r wa s n e a r ly

s ix fe et high He him s e lf, in 1 6 7 1 ha d a da ughte r ,

.

a bou t s ixte en yea r s of a g e , who wa s s ix feet in

he ight .

I n 1 6 7 4, wa s born a t L e ipz ig , in S a xon y , M a xi

‘ 5 _

it
m ili a n C hr s opher Mill e r , the Germ a n gi a n t, who

fr om his in fa n cy wa s rem a rk a ble for his a m a z in g s i z e

a n d s tren g th W hen a t m a tu rity , he wa s publicly
.
 MILLER, GERMAN GIAN T . 1 15

exhibite d a s a sh
ow a t the pla ce of his n a tivity , a n d
he tra ve ll e d in s e ve r a l o the r coun tr i e s , E n gl a n d b e i n g

on e o f the m
, for the lik e p u r p o s e He prob a bly c a m e
.

i n to thi s coun tr y in the r e ign of Ge orge II A L on .

don n e ws p a p er , of O ctob e r , 1 72 8 , te ll s u s tha t,

O n We dn e s da y l a s t a r r ive d he r e fr om Ger m a n y a
”
n a tiv e of tha t coun try 7 fo o t 8 i n ches high Thi s
, .

pr ob a bly r e la te s to Mill er , a s , we thin k , the follo w

in g copi e s o f ha n dbill s , the or igi n a l s of which a re
n ow p re s e r ve d in the B r i ti s h Mu s e um do a ls o .
,

G B Thi s is to give n otice to a ll ge n tle m en ,

. .

la die s , a n d other s Tha t the r e is j u s t a rr ive d from

.

Fra n ce , a n d is to b e s een a t the Two Blu e Po s ts

a n d B u m m e r , n e a r Cha r i n g cr o s s , a gi a n t, b orn in
-

S a xon y , a lm o s t e ight foo t in height, a n d e very wa y

pr opor tion a ble ; the like ha s n ot b een s e en in a n y
pa rt o f the w or ld for m a n y yea r s : he ha s ha d
the hon our to s he w hi m s e lf to m o s t pr in ce s in
E ur op e , p a r ticul a r ly to his la te m a j es ty the Kin g
of Fr a n c e , who p re s en te d him wi th a n obl e s cym iter ,
”
a nd a s ilve r m a c e The Kin g of Fra n ce he re i n
.

r e fer r e d to wa s Lo u i s XI V , who di e d m 1 7 1 5. Ja m e s .

Pa ri s , in his m a n u s cr ip t book in the Br itis h Mu s e u m

s a y s tha t Mill e r wa s e xhibi te d a t the Blu e Po s t,

Cha r in g cr o s s , a bout the b e gin n in g of N o ve m b er ,

-

1 7 32 .

“
G
. B . This is to give n otice
ge n tlem e n , to a ll
la die s , a n d others Tha t there is j u s t a rr ive d from
.

Fr a n ce , a n d is to b e s e en a t the F a n , over a ga in s t
D e ve r e ux court, wi thou t Te m pl e B a r , a gi a n t, born in
-
116 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

S a xon y , a lm os t e ight foot in he ight, a n d e very wa y

pr opor tion a ble the like ha s n ot b een s ee n in a n y p a r t
o f the wor ld fo r m a n y y e a r s He ha s ha dthe hon ou r to
.

s he w him s e lf to m o s t pr i n ce s in E u r op e , p a r ticu l a r ly

to his l a te m a j e s ty the Ki n g of Fra n ce , who pr es e n te d

him wi th a n obl e s cym ita r, a n d a s ilver m a ce N B . . .

He is to b e s e en fr om ten in the m orn in g till e ight a t

n ight wi thou t a n lo s s of ti m e , his s ta y in thi s pla ce
, y
b e in g b u t s hor t, he des ign in g to g o for Holla n d .

Miller a ttra cte d con s ider a ble n otice in Lon don ,

whe r e L B oita r d e n gr a ve d in folio his por tra it fr om
.

life , in Apr il , 1 7 3 3 At this ti m e Miller wa s fifty

.

n i n e ye a r s o f a
g e , a n d m e a s u r e d n e a r ly e ight fee t in
he ight ; his ha n d wa s twe lve i n ches lon g , a n d on e of
his fi n ge r s wa s n in e i n che s in le n gth His fa ce a n d
.

hea d wer e of a n e n orm ou s s i z e . He wor e in pu blic a

kin d o f Hu n ga r i a n j a cke t, a fa n cifu l ca p, with a la r ge
plu m e of fe a the r s in it; a n d u pon the in tr odu ction of
his vis itor s he a s s u m e d the u tm o s t i m porta n ce With .

a gilt s ceptr e in his r ight ha n d, a n d his le ft ha n d

pl a ce d on the ha n dle of a n i m m en s e r ichly m ou n te d -

fa lchion b oth b ein g the gift o f the Kin g of Fr a n ce ,

,

he pa r a de d the a p a rt m en t with gr e a t s ta te a n d dig

n it
y . C a u lfield, in his R em a r ka b le P er s on s , 1 8 1 9 ,
give s pr e s en ta tion of him , en gr a ve d by R Gr a ve ,
a re .

in the a bove m e n tio n e d fa n ta s tic co s tu m e ; a n d a

-

s im ila r cu t is give n in the C u ri os ities o

f B iog ra p hy,
1 8 45 Hoga rth in his pr in t of Sou thwa r k Fa ir , l n
.
,

trodu ce s the figu r e of Mille r on a s how cl oth, which -

prove s tha t he wa s in the ha bit of e xhibitin g him s elf

1 18 GI AN TO L OGY AN D D WARFI AN A .

fin ger it were twe lve in che s lon g , ye t the pa lm wa s

n o m o r e tha n five i n ches b r o a d , i e . . it fell a s m uch
s hor t o f P a r s o n s ha n d in the brea dth a s it e xc ee d e d
’

it in l e n gth N ow the pr opor tion of the s ta tur e of

.

E dm un d Ma ll e on to thi s ha n d b e in g a s s e ven a n d
a ha lf to on e tha t is b e in g s e ve n foot s ix in che s
high ; then ce we m a y r a tion a lly con clude tha t Pa r
”
s on s m u s t a l s o b e the r ea bout .

D r Will i a m Mu s gr a ve , givin g , in the P hilos o

.

p h ica l T r a n s a ction s fo r 1 698

,
a n
“
Accou n t of on e
E dm u n d Mell oon or Ma lon e , born a t Por t Le ice s te r ,
”
in Ir e l a n d , s a y s : “ The m ea s u r e of s om e of the
pa rts o f thi s Ir i s hm a n , n in e teen ye a r s of a g e , s hown
‘

a t O xfo r d , we r e c om m u n ic a te d to m e by D r Plot . .

He wa s s e ve n fee t s ix in ches high, his fin ger s ix

in ches a n d thr ee qu a r ter s lon g, the len gth of his
s p a n fou r te e n i n che s , of his cu bi t (the di s ta n c e fr om

the e lb ow to the fin g er tip s ) two fe e t two i n che s , of

-

his a rm thr ee fee t two in che s a n d a qu a r ter , from

the s ho u lde r to the cr own o f his he a d e l e ven i n che s
”
a n d thr ee qu a r ter s
-
.

We conj e ctur e tha t Ma lon e wa s the gi a n t who ,

a t the a g e of n i n e te e n yea r s , wa s e xhibi te d in 1 684

a t So u thwa r k fa ir . Thi s gi a n t a tten de d the Court o f

Cha rles who wa lke d u n der his a rm . He i s s u e d
“
the fo llowin g ha n dbill The Gya n t or the Mira
cl e of N a tu r e . Be in g tha t s o m uch a dm ir e d youn g
m a n , a ge d n i n e te e n ye a r s l a s t Ju ne 1 68 4 B orn in
, .

Ire la n d, of s uch a pr odigi ou s he ight a n d bign es s , a n d

Va l p a g e 1 07
e .
 MIRACLE or N ATU RE . 119

e ve r y wa y pr oportion a ble , the like ha th n ot b e en

s e en s in ce the m em o r y of m a n : he ha th b een s e v er a l

ti m e s s ho wn a t cour t a n d his m a j es ty wa s pl ea s e d to
,

wa lk un de r his a r m , a n d he is gr own ve ry m uch

s i n ce
,
he n ow r e a che s ten fo ot a n d a ha l f, fa thom s
n e a r e ight fo o t s p a n s fiftee n i n che s
, ; a n d is b e li e ve d
to b e a s big a s on e o f the gi a n ts in Gu i ldha ll He is .

to b e s e en a t the s ign o f the C a the r in e Wheel] in

”
u h
So t wa r k fa ir Viva t Re x
. .

Su bs e qu e n tly he wa s a t B a rtholom e w Fa ir , when

he i s s u e d the foll owi n g ha n dbill Mir a cu l a N a tur a e ;
or a Mir a cl e of N a tu r e B e in g tha t m u ch a dm ir e d
, .

Gya n t lik e youn g m a n , a ge d twe n ty thr ee ye a r s l a s t

- -

Ju n e ; born in Ir ela n d, o f s u ch pro digiou s he ight

a n d bi n e s s a n d e v e r y wa
g , y pr opor ti on a ble , tha t the
like ha th n ot b een s e e n in E n gl a n d in the m e m or y of
,

m a n . He wa s s hown to his l a te a n d pre s en t m a j e s ty ,

a n d s e v e ra l of the n o bili ty a t cour t, fi ve ye a r s a g o ;

a n d his l a te m a j e s ty wa s pl e a s e d to w a lk un de r his

a rm , a n d he is g r own v e ry m uch s i n c e A n d it is
.

g en er a lly thou g ht, tha t if he live s thr e e ye a r s m or e ,

‘

a n d g r ows a s he ha s don e , he wi l l b e m u ch bigger

tha n a n y o f tho s e g ya n ts we r e a d of in s tory : for he

n ow r e a che s with hi s ha n d thr e e ya r d s a n d a ha l f ;

s p a n s fifte en in che s a n d is the a dm i ra ti on of a ll

tha t s e es him . He is to b e s een a t Cow La n e en d in

B a rtholom e w Fa ir , wher e his pictu r e ha n gs ou t .

”
Viva t Rex .

A giga n tic Tur k wa s in the a r m y which b e s i e ge d

Vi en n a in 1 683 I n the a ffra y he wa s woun de d a n d
.
 1 20 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

m ade pr is on er by the citiz en s The fa thers of a

.

Fra n ci s ca n con ve n t in the town , howe ver , took ca r e

o f him
,
a n d c on ve r te d him to C hr i s ti a n i ty I n his .

con va le s cen ce Cou nt Hu n ya dy e n lis te d him a s his

Ha yduk (a n in fe r i or kin d of b o dy gu a r d of the -

Hu n ga r i a n n oble s ) , a n d let him officia te a s porte r a t

his p a la ce in Vi e n n a .

I n the P hilos op hica l Tr a n s a ction s for 1 68 4 5 -

a nd

1 7 00, D r . Thom a s Molyn eu x de s cr ibe s a pr o digious

hum a n os fron ti s , or for e he a d b on e , pr e s er ve d in the
s cho ol o f m e dici ne a t L eyde n
-

. I t wa s co m ple te in
e very wa
y, a n d its di m e n s ion s , m e a s u r e d by him s el f,
wer e a s follow : Fr om its j u n ctur e with the n a s a l
bon es to the pla ce wher e the s u tu r e s a gitta li s te rm i
n a te d , the c on v e x wa
y, n in e i n che s a n d on e ten th ;
-

tra n s ve r s e ly fr o m s ide to s ide , s till m e a s u r in g the

con vex wa y, twe lve in ches a n d two ten ths ; a n d -

r ou n d the a m bi t of the cor on a l s u tu r e fr om or bit to

,

or bi t, a bou t twe n ty on e i n ches I t wa s a bout ha l f a n

-
.

i n ch in thickn e s s M olyn eu x ca lcu l a te d tha t the

.

he a d whe n e n tir e wa s for ty four in ches in c ir c

“

- u it

fer en ce He s a y s he ha d m e a s ur e d the s a m e ( who

.

in s e ve r a l or din a r y s ku ll s , a ccor din g to a ll the a b ove

dim e n s ion s , a n d fou n d tha t on e with a n othe r they
s ca r ce ly a n s w er e d it in ha lf pr opor ti on .

He r e fers to two dr a wi n gs , on e o f which re pre

s en te d the com m on s ha p e a n d s i z e of a n O S fr on ti s

of a m an o f o r di n a r y s ta tu re con ve x or ou ts ide
,

for wa r ds ; a n d the other depicte d the giga n tic for e

hea d bon e in the s a m e po s tu r e wi th the for m e r ,
1 22 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I ANA.

to Ma xim ilia n E m per or of Germ a n y , in the

s e con d ha lf of the s ixte en th c e n tur y a n d who wa s
,

fu ll eight fe et high An d s o wa s on e of the S e m e r i e s ,

.

B a r on (a n d foun der of the Pr iory) of D udl ey , if we

m a
y b e li e ve e ithe r his s ta tu e or hollow of the s ton e
che s t in which his body l a y, both which, a s Mr .

E r de s wick ( View of Sta f or ds hir e) tes tifi es , m ea s ur e d

e ight foot, tha n which ha d the body b e e n a n ythi n g

s hor te r it co u ld n ot wi th con v e n i e n cy ha ve b ee n la id
,

the r e , con s ider in g how they a n ci e n tly cu t their s ton e

”
coffin s .

I n 1 68 6 , Jo s e ph, a n e gr o , com m onl y ca ll e d the

Bla ck Pri n ce , who wa s brou ght up in the Clifton
fa m ily, b e ca m e a con vert to the Chr is ti a n fa ith He .

gre w to the s ta ture of n e a rly s e ven feet, which he ight

is m a r ke d in the chur ch por ch o f Clifton , n ea r N ot
tin g ha m .

D r Rob e rt
. Bigs by , in his e xha us tive His tory of
R ep ton , in D er by s hi r e , 1 8 5 4 , gives u s a n a ccou n t of
the di s covery , in 1 68 7 , of a n e xtr a or di n a ry g r a ve
’
in Al l e n s clo s e , Rep ton , which co n ta i n e d a s k e le to n
-

n i n e fe e t l on g, within a s ton e coffin w ith o n e hu n dre d

,

o the r s ke le ton s r ou n d it D r Sim on D eg g e colle cte d

. .

in the ye a r 1 7 2 9 a s m a n y fa cts re la tin g to the e ven t

a s he cou l d , a n d s u b s e qu e n tly com m u n ic a te d the m to

the Roya l Soci e ty The followin g pa rticu l a r s , der ive d

.

fro m the P hilos op hica l Tr a n s a ction s for 1 7 34 , re la te

to the di s cov ery .D eg g e s a y s tha t Thom a s W a lker ,
a la bour er , e ighty e ight ye a rs old, g a ve him this
-

a cc oun t :
 GI GAN TI O SKE LE TON . 1 23

“
About forty ye a r s s in ce , cuttin g hillock s n e a r
the s ur fa ce he m et with a n old s ton e wa ll when
, ; ,

cle a r in g fur ther, he fou n d it to b e a s qua r e en clo s ur e

o f fi fteen feet . I t ha d b ee n covere d ; but the top
wa s de ca ye d a n d fa ll en in b e i n g o n ly s uppor te d by
,

woo den j oys ts I n thi s he fou n d a ston e coffin ; a n d,

.

fl
with difficu l ty r em ovin g the cover , s a w the s k e leton
of a hu m a n body n i n e fee t lon g a n d r oun d it on e
,

hun dr e d s ke le ton s o f the or din a ry s i z e l a id wi th the

,

fe e t poin tin g to the s ton e co in The he a d o f the

.

gr ea t s ke le ton he ga ve to Mr Bowe s , m a ster Of the

.

fre e s chool . I e n qu ir e d of his s on , on e of the pre

s e n t m a s ter s
, con c e rn i n g it ; b u t it is lo s t ; ye t he

s a ys he r e m em b ers the s k u l l in his fa ther s clo s e t

’
,

fl
a n d th a t he ha d Ofte n he a r d his fa ther m en tio n thi s

giga n tic corps e , a n d thin k s tha t the s kull wa s in pr o

portion to a body of tha t s ta tur e The bottom of thi s
.

dorm itory wa s cover e d wi th br oa d a t s ton es , a n d in

the wa ll wa s a door c a s e , with s te p s to go down to it,
-

who s e en tra n ce wa s for ty ya r ds n ea rer the chur ch

a n d r ive r . The s te p s a n d s ton e w ere m uch worn I t .

is in a clo s e on the n or th s ide of the chur ch ; a n d

ove r this r epo s itory gr ows a s yca m ore tree , pla n te d
by the O ld m a n whe n he fille d in the ea rth The .

pre s e n t own er will n ot s uffer it to b e Open e d, the

l a dy of the m a n or ha vi n g for bidden it Thi s wa s .

a tte s te d to u s by s e ver a l old p e r s on s who ha d s ee n

”
a n d m e a s ure d the s ke le ton .

D r Bigs by a dds :
. This a n ci en t s e pulchr e wa s
a ga i n ope n e d in 1 7 8 7 , when bon es of a ve ry giga n tic
1 24 GIA N TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

i
s ze
,
a pp er ta in i n g to n um e r ou s s ke le to n s , w e r e dis

covere d, tog ethe r with s om e r em a in s of wa rlike

i n s tr u m e n ts — a s s p e a r he a ds , fr a gm en ts Of s wor d s
-

a n d b a ttl e a xe s ,
-
a ll m a d e of i r on ; b u t n o s ton e

coffin , a n d n o s keleton n in e fe et lon g The s ea r ch

.

wa s , pe r ha p s , n ot s u iiicie n tly e xte n s ive to j u s tify u s

in a s s u m in g tha t a n y de gr ee of e x a gger a ti on ha d
b e en u s e d in the form er a ccoun t ; or it m a y ha ve
ha pp e n e d tha t the s ke le ton a n d co ffin ha d b een re
”
m ove d .

’
There is a tra dition con n e ctin g this gia n t s gra ve
with a le gen da r y Kin g As ke w, of whom , however ,
n othin g is kn own . A pl a ce c a ll e d As ke w Hill , n e a r
Rep ton , is a s s oci a te d with his n a m e ; a n d he figu r es
a s a n i n e fe e t high he r o o f a r om a n ce which D r
-
.

Bigs by in tr odu ces in to his Vis ion s of the Tim es of

O ld An a lta r tom b , s u pp or tin g a figu r e in a r m o u r
.
-

n ow d e po s ite d in the cr p t b e n ea th the cha n ce l of

y
Repton C hu r ch, is popu la r ly c a lle d the to m b o f
Kin g As kew ; b u t with e vide n t m i s a ppr ehen s ion , a s
the a rm ou r is of a co m pa ra tive ly m o de rn da te .

I n 1 68 9 wa s p u bli s he d a n e n gr a vin g o f Ja m e s
Ha n s on , who wa s e ight fe e t high, with John Wor m
b ergh, a dwa r f, two fee t s eve n in che s in he ight .

Am o n g the Slo a n e Ms s , in the Br i ti s h Mu s e um

.
,

is a volu m e o f dr a win gs of hu m a n pro digi es , by

Ja m es Pa r i s O n e r epres en ts a gia n te s s , who wa s
.

born in the Is le of Por tru sh, in the N or th of I r e

la n d She wa s , s a ys Pa ri s , tw en ty thr e e ye a rs old
.
-

when he fir s t s a w her exhibite d for m on ey in

1 26 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WAR F IAN A .

D u r in g the ve n teen th cen tury a gia n t n a m e d

se

Hu gh Hir d live d in Tr ou tb e ck , We s tm or e la n d I t .

is r e c or de d in the p a r i s h chur ch tha t he live d a n d

wa s b u r ie d there The His tory o
.
f Wes tm orela n d con
ta in s a cco u n ts of his pr o digiou s s tren g t h a n d a m on g
o the r thin gs it is s ta te d tha t he w en t on a m is s ion
to the kin g , b e i n g s en t to Lo n don for tha t pu rpo s e
by Lor dD a cr e .

At Bu r for d Hou s e , Te n bury , Wor ces ters hir e ,

n ow the re s iden ce of L or d No r thwick
,
is the s ta ff
of the s tr on g a n d m ighty ye t m os t a m i a ble B a r on
Bur for d, who , a s tr a dition s a ys , s tood s e ven fe et
thre e in che s high, wi thou t his s ho e s . On the ha n dl e
of the s ta ff which is of i ron , a n d of cla ss ica l a n
,

”
cie n tr ,
y in the s ha p e Of a ha m m e r , is thi s m otto ,
”
“
I n m y de fen ce , God m e de fe n d . I n the chur ch
o f B u r for d is a m on u m e n t to thi s gi a n t with his
,

pictu re in a s hr ou d, pa in te d on a boa r d N a s h, in.

-

his Wor ces ter s hir e, 1 7 99 , s a ys tha t the m a n or of

Te n b u ry wa s in la ter a ge s s old by Mr Ha ll to .

E dm u nd Corn wa ll, the ta ll Ba ron of Bu r for d, lor d

pa ra m ou n t of Ten bury , a n d Lor d Cliffor d Na s h .

a l s o give s a n e xtr a ct fr om a m a n u s cr ipt of Mr .

Ha b in g don , de s cr ibin g the cha ra cter of thi s gi a n t a s

foll ows “ He wa s in m in d a n em pe r or, fr om whom
he de s cen de d ; in wit a n d s tile s o ra r e , to co m pri s e
in a fe w wor ds , a n d tha t s o cle a r ly , s u ch s tore of
m a tter , a s I s ca r ce e ve r s a w a n
y to e qua l him , n on e
to e xce l him . He wa s m ighty of body , b u t very
com e ly, a n d exce e de d in s tre n g th a ll m en of his a g e ;
 B ARON BU RF O RD , A GIAN T . 1 27

for his o wnde light he ha d a da in ty touch on the

lute , a n d of such s we e t ha r m on y in his n a tur e , a s ,
if e ve r he offe n de d a n y, wer e he n e ver s o poor , he
w a s n ot fr i en d with him s el f till he wa s fr i en d with
him a ga in ; he le d a s in gl e life , a n d b e fore his
”
s tr e n th de ca ye d e n te re d the g a te of dea th
g , .

I n the s e ven te en th ce n tur y there wa s a t B a r n s

le y Ha ll , Wor ce s ter s hire , the re pute d thigh bon e o f -

a gi a n t. It wa s cla s p e d with ir on , a n d lock e d on to

the s ta ir ca s e I t wa s on e fo ot two in ches in cir cum
.

fe r en ce a t the sm a l l e s t pa rt .

Bur ton , in his A n a tom y of Mela n choly, pu bli she d

in the s e ve n teen th cen tu ry, s a y s th a t gi a n ts a n d
dw a rfs w er e a m on g the or din a ry dom es tic re cre a
tions o f the p e ople du r in g the win ter They we r e
.
,

n o do ubt
,
m ere a rtifici a l pr odigi e s , effe cte d in the

o n e in s ta n c e by s tilts a n d in the other by figur e s

,

m ove d by boys .
 CHAPTE R VII .

Hig h Germ a n Wom a n —Ta ll You th—Welsh Gia n t Hig h Germ a n —

Perform er—Ta ll Bla ck— Gia n t Fisherm a n —La rg e Bon es a t St
Al ba n s — Gi a n ts a t Cou rt of E lectors of Bra n den bu rg h—Kin g
.

o f Pru ss i a s Gi a n t Gu a rds Pro pa g a ti on of Gi a n ts Gia n t

’

Reg im en t in Ru s s ia ~Ta ll E ssex Wom a n —B a r tholom e w F a ir

—Stron g Sa xon Gi a n t —Thom a s Fisher—Gi a n t s H a n d—Hen ry ’

Bl a cker the Briti sh Gia n t —Ge rm a n Gia n t—Ita li a n Gia n te ss

Gi a n t Boy—Gi a n t t Ro e — t P ris —L g e B eg m a —D a n iel
,

a u n a a a r r

Ca ja n u s —Gig a ti B y f Willi g h —You g Colos su s n a m n

N e w Well s —
n c o o

T ll S x Wo with D w f—Livin g Colos su s

—Ta 11 Wom a n —Gi t Y th t S o th w k F ir—Ita li a Gi a n t
a a on m a n a r

a n ou a u a r a n

—Gi n t s B o es fo d—C lig i lti eG th—Bishop Be keley

a
’
n un orn e g ra r

s a i d to ha v p od e d Gi t by f di g —Ja es Ma cdon a l d
e r u c a a n ee n m

C ha leg Byr g o O B ri —hi A dve ti e ts E n dea vou rs

’
r e r en s r s em n -

to ob t in his B dy—L a ws u i t el tin g to his l ost M on ey

,
a o r a .

“
ABOUT 1 7 00 wa s E n gla n d a
e xhi High
bite d in
”
Ger m a n wom a n , withou t ha n ds or fe et, who cou ld
s ew, threa d n e e dl e s , s pin fi n e thr e a ds fir e pi s tol s ,
,

a n d p er form o the r fe a ts The followi n g is a copy .

’
of her ha n dbill : By his Ma j e s ty s a uthority The s e .

a r e to g ive n otice to a ll ge n tl em e n a n d others , tha t

her e is n ewly com e to thi s pla ce a High Germ a n

Wom a n , tha t ha s n eithe r ha n ds n or feet ; ye t s he
per form s a hu n dr e d s e ver a l thin gs to a dm ira tion
viz s he s ew s , thr e a ds the n e e dl e , a s quick a s a n
.
y
on e ca n with ha n ds ; cu ts ou t glov e s , wr ite s very

well , s pin s a s fin e threa d a s a ny wom a n ca n do ;

s he cha r ges a n d di s c ha r g es e i the r pi s tol or ca r bin e ,
1 30 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

the hon our to ha ve b ee n s hown b e fore her pre s en t

Ma j e s ty of Gr ea t Britta in , a n d her r oya l con s or t the
Pr in ce , to the gre a t s a tis fa ction o f a ll s pe cta tor s tha t
ha ve s e en him , he b e in g the ta ll e s t m a n tha t e ver
w a s s how d in thi s kin gd o m
’
.He is to b e s een by
a n
y on e s in gl e p er s on fr om 9 in the m or n in g till 1 0
”
a t n ig ht
. Viva t Re gi n a .

I n the s a m e qu e e n s re ign John Va ler iu s , a high

’

Ger m a n , i s s u e d the fo llowing ha n dbill The Ta lb ot

.

I m i ther e in m en tion e d s to o d 011 the s o u th s id e of the

Stra n d , b etween Sur rey s tree t a n d Som ers et Hou s e ;
-

a n d the old Ma ypol e wa s s i tu a te d a l m os t on the

s ite of the p r es e n t chu r ch of St Ma ry l e Str a n d
. .

I t wa s re m ove d in 1 7 1 3 , a n d a n e w o n e wa s ere cte d

oppos ite Som er s e t Hou s e .

By a u thor i ty At the Ta lbot I n n , n e a r the Ma y

.

Pole , in the Stra n d , is n ow to b e s e e n the High

Germ a n Pe r form er , bor n withou t a r m s The r e is
.

l a te ly a rr ive d , a p e r s on tha t wa s born withou t e ither

a r m s or ha n d s , a n d he do es s u ch m i ra cu l ou s
per
for m a n ce s wi th his fee t, tha t the like wa s n e ve r
kn own in the wor ld He ha th b e e n s en t for by
.

kin g s , pr in ce s , a nd du ke s of s e ver a l cou n tr ies , a n d

s he w s s u ch thi n gs wi th his fe e t tha t n ob o dy ca n do

with b oth a rm s , ha n ds a n d fee t He wr ite s very

.

fin e with his m outh, r ight a n d le ft foot without

,

di s cern in g which is the b e s t, a n d five s or ts of la n

gua ges , a n d m a kes his own pe n s with a pe n kn ive , -

he wa lk s u pon his two gr ea t to es , a n d s ta n ds u pon

on e toe , he la ys his fo ot in his n e ck ops u pon
, a ndh
 THE TALL IN D IAN KI N G . 1 31

the other , he s ta n ds upon the top of a littl e s tool , a n d

r ea che s a gl a s s with his m ou th fr o m u n d er it, he
,

thr e a ds 9 ve ry fin e a n d s m a ll n e e dle , a n d s ow s very

.

pre ttily, a n d a ll a ction s wha ts oe ver is don e by ha n ds ,

he does wi th his fee t, he com b s or dre s s e s a per
r iwi
g ve ry we ll , s ha ves him s e lf, dr es s a n d n u
dr es s es him s e lf, &c , a n d a ll with his fe et It is a
. .

s tra n ge a n d won de r fu l thin g to the wor ld to s e e

,

him pu t him s e lf in a p o s tu r e o f de fen ce , with a .

s i n gl e r a pi er to fight . He da r ts a s wor d i n to a
.

dea l boa r d, he b e a ts a dr u m , he cha r ge s a g u n , or

-

a n y m a nn er O f a rm s , a n d s ho o ts a t a m a rk , a n d

jum pin g a n d va u l tin g is his m a s ter pi e ce , a n d wha t

-

he do e s , n obody ca n do the like He ha s a l s o s e ve r a l

.

in ven tion s with gl a s s es I t is im pos s ible to e xpre s s

.

”
a ll
. Viva t Re gin a .

About the s a m e p e i d r o w a s e x ibi d The Ta l l

h t e
“

Bla ck , ca l l e d the In di a n Kin g , who wa s b etra ye d on

bo a r d of a n E n gli sh in te rlope r, a n db a r ba r ou sly a buse d
on bo a r d o f tha t s hip , by on e Wa te r s a n d his m en ,

a n d pu t in i r on s ; fr om the n ce ca rr i e d to Ja m a ic a a n d
’
s old there for a s l a ve , a n d n ow re dee m d b y a m er

cha n t in Lon don ; the like ha th n ot b e en s een in E n g

la n d Now to b e s ee n a t the Golden Lyon , n e a r the
.

”
Ho s pita l ga te , in Sm ithfie ld, in his In dia n ga rb , for 2d
-
.

A bout 1 7 1 2 , die d a t the villa ge O f L ekerkerk,

in Holl a n d , a fi s herm a n n a m e d Gerr it B a s tia a n s en ,
who wa s e ight fe e t high, a n d we ighe d five hun dre d
poun ds , a lthough he wa s ve r y le a n The door s of his
.

house were a ll m a de high for his con ven ien ce .

1 32 GI AN TOL O GY AND D WAB FI AN A .

I n the P hilos ophica l Tr a n s a ction s for 1 7 1 2 , W .

C hes elden , ce le bra te d a n a to m i st , de s cr ib es the

a

dim en s ion s of s om e hum a n bon e s of a n extra or din a rv

s i z e , which we r e dug u p n e a r St Al b a n s , in He rt
’
.

for ds hire The cir cu m feren c e Of the s ku l l l e n gth

.

wis e wa s twe n ty s ix in ches , a n d its br e a dth twen ty

-

thre e in ches The grea tes t di a m e ter of e a ch o s

.

in n om in a tu m wa s twe lve in ches The le ft os fem or i s .

wa s twen ty four i n ches lon g , a n d the r ight one

-

wa s twen ty thr ee i n che s in l e n gth E a ch tibi a wa s

-
.

tw en ty four i n che s lo n g
-
If a ll the pa rts bor e a
.

du e pr op ortion , thi s m a n m u s t ha ve b e en e ight fe e t

high . The bon e s we re fou n d n ea r a n u r n , in s cribe d
”
M a r cus An ton in us on the s ite of a R om a n ca m p
,
.

Jo a chim , a n ElectOr of Bra n den b u r gh, ha d a t

his cour t a m a n n a m e d Micha e l , who wa s e ight fe et
high . An other E l e ctor Fr e der ick I of Pru s s i a
,
.

(born in 1 6 5 7 , die d in ha d in his s er vice a

Swe dish gu a r ds m a n who wa s e ight fee t s ix in che s
high .

D r J R Fo s ter , in his Ob s erva tion s on a Voya g e

. .

r ou n d the Wor ld, m a k e s s om e r e m a r ks a bout the

pr opa ga tion o f gi a n ts , b a s e d upon the followin g

fa cts : T he Kin g of Prus s i a ha d a cor ps of giga n tic
gu a r ds , con s i s ti n g of the ta lle s t m en who could b e
dr a wn toge the r fr om a ll qua rter s .

Th y w m os tly rvo s s ix foot f ll w s

e e re ne u -
e o ,

Al l fi t to m a ke a Pa t g o i n j ea lo a n a u s.

A gim en t
re o f them wa s s ta tion e d durin g fifty yea r s
a n d sa
“
a t Potsda m , ys Fo s ter , a gr e a t n u m b er of
 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

to his ca pta in The s oldie r wa s s ix fe et n in e i n che s

.

high, very ha n ds om e , w e ll s ha p e d , a n d of a go od
-

pres en ce .

Vo lta i re s a ys tha t Fre d er ick W ill i a m , Ki n g of

’
Pru s s i a , “ a r m e d with a huge s e r gea n t s ca n e ,
m a r che d for th e ve r y da y to re vi e w his re gi m en t

o f gi a n ts . The s e gi a n ts were his gr e a te s t de light,

a n d the thi n gs for which he wen t to the he a vi e s t

e xp e n s e
. The m e n who s to od in the firs t ra n k in
thi s r e gim en t w ere n on e of the m l es s tha n s e ven fe e t
high, a n d he s e n t to pu r cha s e the m fr om the fa r the s t
pa r ts o f E u r ope to the bor der s of A s i a . I ha ve s een
s om e of the m s i n ce his d e a th .The kin g , his s on ,
who love d ha n ds om e n ot gig a n ti c m e n , ha d give n
thos e I s a w to the qu ee n , his wife , to s er ve in qu a lity
of He id u qu e s I r e m e m b er tha t the y a ccom p a n i e d
.

the old s ta te co a ch which pr e ce de d the M a r qu i s de

-

Be a u va u , who ca m e to com plim e n t the kin g , in the

m on th of N ove m b er , 1 7 4 0 . The l a te kin g, Fr e de r ick
Willia m , who ha d for m er ly s old a ll the m a gn ifice n t
fu rn itu r e le ft by his fa ther , n e ve r cou ld fin d a pu r
cha s e r for tha t e n or m ou s u n gilde d coa ch .The
He idu qu e s who wa lke d on e a ch s ide to s u pp ort it,
in c a s e it s hou l d fa ll , s hook ha n ds wi th ea ch othe r
”
o ve r the r oof .

On on e o cca s i on the a m b a s s a dor s fr om E n gl a n d ,

Fra n ce , a n d Sp a i n we r e pr e s en t a t a r e vi e w of the
ta ll r e gi m e n t by Fr e der i ck , who fr e qu e n tly pa r a d e d
his giga n tic gu a r d s b e for e for e ign m in i s te r s He.

a s ke d the thre e r e pr es en ta tive s whe the r a n e qu a l

“
 GIAN T PO R TER m G ERMAN Y . 1 35

n um b er of the ir cou ntrym en wou l d en ga ge wi th his

m o n s te r s oldi ers The a m b a s s a dor s fr om Fr a n ce
.

a n d Sp a i n a n s w ere d the qu e s ti on in the n e ga tive ;

b u t the E n gli s h on e r e pli e d tha t he co u ld n ot a s s er t

tha t a n e qu a l n u m b er of his coun tr ym en w ou ld b e a t
the m ; howe ve r , he could a ffirm tha t ha lf the n u m
b e r wo u l d try .

W e a r e to ld tha t “ le p ere du Gra n d Fr édér ic

( Fr e de r ic the Gre a t, the Se con d o f Pru s s i a born in ,

1 7 1 2 , di e d in 1 7 8 6 ) e u t ce c a pr ice , e t l on n ou s a
’

m o n tr é d a n s l e b ea u c a bi n e t d a n a tom ie cl e B er li n
’

”
l e s qu e le tte de l u n de s ept pi e ds
’
Schr e b er , in his .

His tory of Qu a dr u p eds , 1 7 7 5 r e fe r s to a gu a r d of the ,

D uke o f B r u n s wick Ha n ov e r , who wa s in he ight

-

e ight fe e t s ix i n che s , A m s te r d a m m e a s u r e ; a n d to

a gi a n t porter of the D u k e of Wu rtem b erg , in Ger

m a n y , who wa s s e v en fe e t a n d a ha lf high, Rhen i s h

m ea s u re .

The ta s te for a re gim en t o f ta l l m en e xte n de d

to Rus s i a ,
for Byr on , in his D on Ju a n , sa ys
Thi fellow b i g
s ,
e n f ot hig h ou l d i e
s ix o ,
c ra s

A kin d o f p h : a nta s y p op ti orte or na

I n the th en s o vere ig f th R i p opl

n o e u ss a n e e,

Who m e a s u re d e s yo wo l d do s teeple
m n a u u a .

I n the re ign I ( 1 7 1 4 1 7 2 7 ) wa s e x
of Ge or ge .
-

hib ite d a t the Ru m m e r , in Thr e e Kin g co u r t, F l ee t -

s tre e ,t a
“
won de r fu ll ta ll E s s e x wo m a n , tha t ha d
the hon our to s he w her s e lf b e fore the i r r oy a l high

n e s s e s the Pr in c e a n d Pr i n ces s of Wa l e s , a n d the

r e s t of the r oy a l fa m ily , l a s t B a r tholo m e w Fa ir ,

 1 36 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

with gre a t a ppla u s e She is n e a r s even fe et high,

.

a n d pr opor tion a ble to he r he ight, tho n o t n in e te e n

’

ye a rs of a g e
‘

To b e s e e n a n y hou r from e leven

.

in the m or n i n g till e ight a t n ight An y fa m ily m a y

.

s ee he r a t the ir own r e s id e n ce s , by givi n g ti m e ly

n otice . N otice , her s ta y will b e b u t s hor t Viva n t .

”
Re x Re gi n a .

I n the s a m e kin g s re ign , the fo ll owi n g ha n dbill

’

wa s i s s u e d : “ I n Sm ithfe ild, du r e in g the tim e o f

B a r tholom e w Fa ir ; b etwe en Hos e a r La n e a n d the
Swa n Ta vern , a t the s a ddl er s s hop I s to b e s een a
’
.

ta ll E n gli s h m a n , e ight foo t hig h b u t s e ven te e n ,

ye a r s o f a g e He wa s n e ve r s he wn b e for e He is
. .

to b e s e en a n y ho u r o f the da y (a t the pl a ce a bove

m e n ti on e d
) fr om 8 in the m orn in g till 8 a t
”
n ight .

Ja m e s Pa r is , in his m a n u s cr ipt b ook , n ow pr e

s er ve d in the Br iti s h M u s e u m , a n d to which we ha v e

b e for e r e fe r r e d , give s a dr a win g of a gia n t, who wa s

twe n ty fiv e yea r s o f a g e whe n P a r i s s a w him in
-

Lon don on Ma y 1 2th 1 7 1 6 ; a n d wa s s e ven fee t

, ,

five i n che s high, a n d e ve ry wa y pr opor tion a ble He .

wa s b orn in Sa xo n y a n d tr a ve lle d ove r E u r ope ,

,

vi s itin g the cou r ts The Kin g o f the Rom a n s pr e

.

s e n te d him with a s uit of a rm ou r pr opor ti on a te to

his s i z e He wa s s ee n by Ge or ge I , the Que en , the
. .

Pr in ce of Wa le s the res t of the r oya l fa m ily a n d

, ,

the cour t, a t Wi n d s or He wa s s o s tr o n g tha t he

.

cou ld hold a te n po u n d weight a t a rm s len gth for

-
’

twe lve m in u te s .
1 38 GIAN TO L OGY AN D D WAB FI AN A .

Willi a m , D uke of C u m b er la n d, wa s on e of his

g re a te s t a dm i rer s .

The D a ily Adver tis er , for D e ce m b er 9th, 1 7 5 2,

“
con ta in s the followi n g a dver tis em en t : This is to
a cqu a in t the cur ious , th a t Mr Bla cke r the Modern
, .

Livin g Colo s s us , or W on derful Gia n t, who ha s given

un ivers a l s a ti s fa cti on , is to b e s e en in a com m odious
r oom , in Ha lf Moon court, joi nin g to Ludga te
- -
This .

phen o m en on in n a tu r e ha th a lr e a dy ha d the hon our

of b e in g i n s pe cte d by gr ea t n um b e rs of the n obility

d ge n tr y, by m a n y of the R oya l Soci ety , a n d s evera l

g e n tlem en a n d la die s , who a re lover s of n a tura l cur i
o s ities ; who a llow him to b e of a s tup en dou s he ight
,

a n d a ffirm s him to b e the b es t pr opor tion e d of his

s i z e the y e ver s a w He is to b e s e en by a n y n u m b er
.

of per s on s , fr om n i n e in the m orn in g till n i n e a t

n ight wi thout lo s s o f ti m e N ote Los t, l a s t Tues
-

,
. .

da y n ight, b etwe en N or ton Fa l g a te a n d Ludg a te ,

a boo t . Whoe ver ha s foun d it, a n d will br in g it to
the a bove Mr Bl a cker , s ha l l r e ce ive thre e s hil lin gs
.

”
r e wa r d .

Bla cker wa s s e ven fee t fou r i n che s high, a n d

m uch b e tte r pr opor tion e d in p ers on tha n the ge n e

ra lity of gi a n ts . In 1 7 5 1 wa s publi s he d a folio

e n gra vi n g of him by H Ca rp en te r Am on g the
,
. .

s pe cta tors r e pre s e n te d is the D u ke of Cum b er la n d .

C a u lfield in his R em a r ka b le P er s ons , 1 8 1 9 , give s

’
Bla cker s full le n gth por tr a it in a r oom with four
-

other per s on s , n on e of whom r e a ch his shoulder .

Thi s en gra vin g , which is outlin e d in the C u ri osities

 ITA LIAN GIAN TE s s . 1 39

Of B iog ra p hy, 1 8 4 5 , is a c opy of on e publi s he d in the

'

’
gia n t s lifeti m e , s ub s cr ib e d a s follows : “ Mr Henr y
.

Bla ck er , the B r itis h Gi a n t Born n e a r C u ckfield in

.

S u s s e x 1 7 24 He is thou ght by a ll w
. ho ha ve view d
’

him , to b e the ta ll e s t m a n e ve r e xhibite d in E n gl a n d

,

m e a s u r i n g 7 fe e t 4 i n che s a n d e xce e ds y” fa m ou s

Myn he e r C a j a n us who wa s s he wn with s o m uch

”
a ppla us e s e ve ra l ye a r s a A ca r ica tur e of Bla cker
go .

a s pu bli s he d .

Som e where a b ou t this pe r iod a ppe a re d the fol

lowin g ha n dbill A dverti s em e n t This is to give
.

n o tic e , to a ll ge n tl em e n , l a di e s , a n d o ther s ; tha t

ther e is l a te ly a r r ive d fr o m Ge r m a n y a ve ry ta ll
m a n , b e i n g se v en foo t a n d a ha lf high ; ha vin g b een
’
s how d b e fore the E m p e r o r of Ge r m a n y a n d e ight
,

Kin gs in E ur ope a n d a ls o to the Cz a r of M u s covy

,
.

Ther e is a ls o a ta ll wo m a n l a te ly a rr ive d from Ita l y,

b e in g a bove s e ven foo t high, a n d e very wa y pr opor
tion a b le , we ighin g 42 5 pou n d w e ight ; s he ha th a l so
b e en shown b e fo r e the E m p er or of Ge rm a n y , a n d the
r e s t of the Pr i n ces of Chr i s te n dom , to the i r won d er

fu l a dm ir a tion a n d s a ti s fa cti on Both the s e won der

.

fu l pe r s on s a re to b e s e e n e very da y, fr om ten in the

-

m orn in g till s e ven a t n ight, a t the s ign of the Her

cu lu s s Pill a rs , a t Cha r i n g C r os s , n e xt door but two

’

to the fa m ous Ka a m a s s
”
’
.

The a bove m e n tion e d Ita l i a n gi a n te s s e xhibite d

-

he r s e lf a lo n e , a s a ppe a r s by the followi n g ha n dbill :

“
A dver tis em e n t .Thi s is to give n otice to a ll g en
tle m e n a n d o the r s , tha t ther e is l a te ly a rr ive d fr o m
 1 40 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARE I AN A .

Ita l y , a ta l l wom a n , b e in g a bove s e ven foot high ,

a n d e ver y wa p r op or tion a bl e , w e ighin g 42 5 poun d
y
we ight She ha s be en s hown b e fore the E m peror o f
.

Germ a n y, a n d e ight Kin gs in E u r op e , a s a l s o to the

gra n d Cz a r of Mu s covy , to the won der fu l a dm ira tion
a n d sa ti s fa ction o f him , a n d the r e s t o f the gr ea t

pr in ce s of Chri s te n dom .She is to b e s een every da y

from ten in the m orn in g till s e ven a t n ight, (without
a n
y les s of ti m e ) a t the Bl e w B oa r a n d Gre en Tre e in
Fle e t Str e et, n e xt door where the Gr e a t E le pha n t is
”
to b e s ee n . Viva t Re x .

Pr ob a bly the followin g ha n dbill r ela te s to the

s a m e wom a n
“
The Wor ld s Won de r Thi s is to
’
.

give n otice to a ll per s on s of qu a lity, a n d other s, tha t

the re is to b e s een a ta ll wom a n of s e ve n foot a n d
thr e e in che s high, we ighs 41 5 l , who s e like ha s n ot
.

b een s een in thi s a g e b e for e ; s he ha s ha d the hon our

to b e shown b e for e s e ve n kin g s in E u r op e ; she is to
b e s e en a t a n y ti m e o f the da y, a s we ll to on e p er s o n
a s twe n ty , a t Mr F r a n ci s S tr u ts
. p er fum er, a t the
,

Civet C a t, ove r a ga in s t E xe ter E xcha n ge, in the

”
Stra n d Viva t Re x
. .

On Ma r ch 1 4th 1 7 2 9 , wa s b orn Cha r les , the son

,

of Richa r d Cha r le s worth, a ca rr ie r , a t Lon gn or , in

Sta ifor dshir e . At his bir th he wa s un der the com
m on s i z e ; b u t he gr e w s o a m a z in gly fa s t tha t by
,

the ti m e he wa s four ye a r s o f a g e he wa s n e a r ly fou r

fee t in height, a n d in s tr en gth, a gility, a n d bulk wa s
e qu a l to a fin e b oy of twe lv e ye a r s ol d . At the a g e
o f five ye a r s he wa s four fe e t s e ven in ches high,
1 42 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF IAN A .

him ,
a n d bykin g e ight len gths of the gi a n t s hea d
ta
’

a cco r di n g to the r u l es of a r t, he de ter m in e d tha t the

'

gia n t s s ta tu r e wa s thirte en feet fou r in che s B u t

’
.

b e in g de s irou s a ls o to kn ow the j u s t pr oportion of the

o the r b re g m a a ccor di n g to s tr ict m a the m a tic a l r u l e s ,

Kle in pr opos e d the followin g pr oble m to Dr He n ry .

Ku hn , pr ofes s or of m a them a tics a t D a n tz ic : If in

two hu m a n b o di es of differe n t s ta tur e the he ight of
the b re g m a in the on e b e n i n e i n che s, the b r e a dth
s e ven i n che s , the he ight of the who l e hea d twe n ty

in che s , a n d the br ea dth twe lve i n ches ; a n d in the

other the he ight of the br e gm a five i n che s a n d thr e e
qua rters , a n d the b r e a dth five in che s ; r e qu ire d to
de te r m i n e the he ight a n d b re a dth of the whole he a d
of the la tter a n d the pr oportion o f its s ta ture to tha t
,

of the fo r m er The a n s wer wa s , tha t the s ta tur e s

.

r e s p e ctive ly w e r e thir teen fee t fou r i n che s a n d n i n e

,

fe e t, or on e hu n dre d a n d s ixty in che s a n d on e hu n

dre d a n d e ight i n che s ; b e in g to ea ch othe r a s for ty
to twe n ty s e ve n
-
.

The D a ily A dver tis er for S epte m b e r 2 7 th, 1 742 ,

con ta in s the fo llowin g a dvertis e m en t of D a n ie l C a
j a n us the fa m ous Swe dis h gia n t, who m ea s u r e d,
,

a ccor din g to s om e a ccoun ts , s e v e n fee t e ight i n che s

Rhen i s h, a n d, a ccor din g to o ther s , e ight fee t four

“
in c es , Swe dis h, in eig t : This is to a cqu a in t a ll
h h h
ge n tl em e n a n d la die s , tha t the Livin g Colos s u s , or
won der ful gi a n t (who ha s b ee n thes e five we ek s
very da n gerou s ly ill o f a fe ver , which ha s occa s ion e d
a repor t of his de a th is n ow s o we ll r e cov er e d a s to
)
 CA JANU S , THE S WED ISH GIA N T . 1 43

be a ble to s he w him s e lf to a ll gen tle m en a n d la die s ,

who will b e pl ea s e d to hon o u r him with the ir com
p a n y a t the s a m e pl a ce , a t the Sign of the M a n s ion
,

Hous e a n d Fr e n ch Horn , b e twe en the Pou l try a n d

the Roy a l E xcha n ge , a t the u s u a l
pr1 ce o f 6 d ea ch .

per s on , fr om the hour of n in e in the m orn in g till

e ight a t n ig ht . Thi s is re a lly the s a m e gi a n t a s ha s
b e e n s he wn to gre a t n u m b e r s o f the n obility a n d
ge n tr y , n o twiths ta n din g the p e tty in s in ua tion s of
s om e p e o pl e
(u pon he a r in g o f his r e covery) to the
co n tr a r y. N ote . The fi cti ti ou s life of thi s gi a n t,
-

which ha s b een pu b lis h d, will b e a n s we r e d a t a

’

”
p r op er ti m e .

The foll owin g a dve r ti se m e n t in the D a ily Ad

ver tis er for S e pte m b er 2 3 d 1 742 a n n ou n ce d the fic
, ,

titi cu s li fe a bove a llud e d to I t is p rob a bl e tha t

.

Ca j a n u s pu bli s he d the w or k him s elf ; a n d his m e n tion

”
o f it wa s i n te n de d for a pu ff obliqu e This da y
.

is pu bli s he d p r ic e four p en ce , fi n e ly bou n d The His

, ,

tor y of C a j a n u s , the Swe d i s h Gi a n t fr o m his bi rth

,

to the pr e s e n t tim e who is n ow a live , a n d to b e s e en

oppo s ite the Ma n s i on House , Lon don By the a u thor .

o f the Gig a n tick Hi s tor i e s Pr in te d for Thom a s

.

Bor e m a n , Bo oks elle r , in Gu ildha ll , Lon don , 850 .

The followi n g is a copy of on e of thi s gi a n t s

’

ha n dbill s This is to a cqu a in t gen tlem en a n d

l a die s , tha t tha t pr odigy of n a tu r e , the Livi n g C c
l os s u s , or W o n de r fu l Gi a n t fr o m Swe de n , is n ow to
b e s e e n , a t the Lo tte ry O fiice , n e xt door to the Gr een
Ma n , C ha r in g Cr o s s I t is hu m bly pr e s um e d tha t of
.
 1 44 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WAREI AN A .

a ll the na l cu r io s iti es which ha ve b e en e xhibite d

tu r a
to the pu bli ck , n othi n g ha s a pp e a r e d for m a n y a ges
s o e xtr a or di n a r y in its wa
y a s thi s s u r pr i s i n g ge n tle
m a n . He is n e a r a fo ot ta ller tha n the la te fa m ou s
Sa xon or a n y per s on e ver ye t s e en in E u r ope , la rge
,

in pr op orti on ; a n d a ll who ha ve hithe r to s e en him

de cla re n otwiths ta n din g the pr odigiou s a ccoun ts they
,

ha d he a r d , tha t he fa r e xcee ds a n y ide a they ha d

”
fr a m d of him
’
.

I t is s a id tha t the l a s t u p on which the s ho e s o f

C a j a n u s we re m a de wa s fou r te e n i n che s a n d a ha lf
lon g , a n d tha t his coffin wa s n i n e feet s even in che s
in l en gth D r Bry a n Robin s o n s a id , tha t C a j a n u s s
’
. .

pu ls e b e a t fifty two ti m e s in a m in u te He di e d a t
-
.

Ha a rle m , on Fe b r u a ry 2 8 th, 1 7 49 .

The A lg em een Ha n dels b la d of Ma y 9 th, 1 8 60, te ll s

u s , tha t a t a pu blic s a le whi ch wa s he ld a t Ha a r l em

on the 5 th of tha t m on th a s lipp e r o f thi s gi a n t a n d

,

a s ho e o f the dw a r f Si m on P a a p , w er e s o ld The
.

dwa r f wa s twen ty e ight i n che s high, tha t is a b ou t

-

twice the l e n gth o f the gi a n t s foo t Two s m a ll

’
.

m a r bl e s ton e s on a pill a r a t the por ch o f the Br ou w e r s

’

cha p e l in Ha a r lem C a the dra l i n dic a te the differe n t

s i z e s o f the s e two hu m a n c u r i o s i ti e s .

The followin g ha n dbill s ee m s to ha ve r e l a tion to

Ca j a n u s b u t we a r e u n a ble wi th ce rta in ty to con n e ct
“
him wi th it : Thi s is to give n otice , to a ll p er s on s
o f qu a li ty a n d o the r s tha t ther e is to b e s e en a t the
, ,

Golden B a ll in Gr e a t Su ffo lk s tre e t, n e a r C ha r i n g

,
-

Cr os s , a ge n tle m a n l a tely a rr ive d fr om Holla n d :

1 46 GIAN TO LO GY AND D WARF IANA .

tha t he co uld ta ke up a n d thr ow fr om him with m u ch

fa c ility a bl a cksm ith s ha m m er which we ighe d se ve n
’

teen poun ds .He ha d a ll the e viden ce s of pub erty in

a m a r ke d d e gr e e . His fa ther wa s a little m a n , a n da la
b ou r er a n dhis m o ther wa s a w om a n of m iddle s ta tu r e .

Sub s equen tly a n othe r com m un ica tion wa s m a de

to the Roya l Soci ety on the s u bj e ct of thi s boy , a n d
s u bjoin e d wer e the a ffi da vits a n d tes ti m on i a l s of the

m idwife m in i s te r chu r chwa r d e n s a n d oth ers s ta tin g

, , , ,

tha t thi s child , Thom a s Ha ll , wa s born on O ctob er

3 l s t, 1 7 4 1 . B etwe en Au gu s t 2 8 th a n d Novem b er
30th 1 744 , he gre w two in che s a n d a ha lf : tha t is ,
,

fr om thr ee feet e ight in che s a n d five ten ths to thr e e

-

fee t eleve n in che s A fe w ye a r s a fter the la tter ye a r

.

D a wkes publi she d s e p a r a te ly his P r odig iu m Willing

ha m en s e, givin g m e m oi rs of the b oy s life
-
’
.

The Gen tlem a n s M a g a z ine , un de r d a te Ja n u a r y

’

1 74 5 , a n d the he a di n g of C a m b r idge , s a ys : The re

is to b e s een her e , from Willin gha m , a n e ighbour i n g
vill a ge , a s on of Thom a s Ha ll , who, though but thr ee
ye a r s a n d two m on ths old, is four foot high : his
.

li m b s n e a r ly a s la r ge a n d s tron g a s a m a n s , a n d
’

his voice deep er tha n tha t of m o s t m e n ; in u nder

s ta n din g n ot b eyon d chil d o f tha t a
g e, tho a s
’
r en

to a ll outw a r d a ppe a r a n ces he is n e a r ly a rr ive d to

a s ta te of m a n hood
”
He di e d a s of e xtr em e old
.

a
g e on S epte m b e r 3r d, 1 7 4 7 . He wa s the n fou r
fe et s ix in ches in he ight, a n d u pwa r ds of s e ven s ton e
in we ight . He pr es en te d a m os t pite ou s s pe cta cle ,
ha vi n g se v era l ba ld pla ce s on his he a d , a n dhis vi s a ge
 THE YOUN G conos s u s . 1 47

an d whol e a ppea ra n ce b e in g tho s e of a de crepid old

m a n
, worn ou t with yea r s . He in fa ct pa s s e d
thr ough the s e ve ra l s ta g es o f childhood youth m a n
, ,

ho od, a n d olda g e in a s p a ce o f a bout s e ven ty m on ths .

O f thi s s tra n g e pre coci ty of n a tu re we ha ve give n

a n o the r e x a m ple a t p a g e 2 4 , which ha pp en e d in

the ti m e of V es p a s i a n a n o ther a t p a g e 1 41 : a n d

C r a ter u s , the b r othe r o f A n tigon us , te ll s u s tha t he

kn ew on e who in the s pa ce o f s e ven ye a r s wa s a n
i n fa n t, a youth, a m a tu r e per s on , a n old m a n , a
hus b a n d , a fa ther , a n d a cor ps e .

Ha l l wa s bur ie d in the chur chya r d a t Willin g

ha m , whe r e a s ton e b e a r s his e pi ta ph in L a ti n , which
in En glis h r un s thu s : Stop tra vell er , a n d won de r
,

in g kn ow he r e bur i e d lie the r em a in s of Thom a s , the

s on of Tho m a s a n d M a r g a re t H a l l : who n ot on e

y e a r old ha d the s ign s o f m a n hood ; n ot thr e e wa s

a l m o s t four feet high ; e n du e d with un com m on
s tren gth, a ju s t pr op or tion o f p a rts , a n d a s tu p en d

ou s voi ce b e for e s ix die d a s it were of a n a dva n ce d

a g e. He wa s born in thi s villa ge O ctob er 3 1 s t, 1 7 41
a n d in the s a m e d e p a r te d this life S e pte m b er 3 d,

I n the D a ily A dver tis er for F e bru a r y 2 3d, 1 7 4 5 ,

we fin d the followi n g a dv e r ti s em e n t :
“
Ther e is a
you n g Colo s s us to b e s een a t the s ign of the Fren ch
Horn a n d M a n s io n Hou se , oppos i te the M a n s ion
Hous e , b ein g a boy fifte e n ye a r s of a e , s e ven g

fe e t high, a n d e very wa y pr oportion e d ; born a t

Hu rtfie ld, in Sus s e x ; a n d a llowe d by s e vera l judges
1 48 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

to b e a gre a ter cur ios ity tha n the fa m ous Sweede

( D a n ie l Ca j a n u s ) tha t wa s she wn a t the a bove pla ce
s o m e ti m e a
go . He is to b e s e en a n y tim e , from
te n in the m or n i n g till n i n e a t n ight ; a n d n e ver
wa s e xhibite d to pu blick Vi e w b e for e .

I n the s a m e y ea r thi s you n g Colo s s us wa s e x

hib ite d a t the N e w We ll s , in Cle r ken well The fol .

lowin g a dve rti s em e n t in the D a ily A dver tis er for

Ju n e 3 d, 1 74 5 , i n tr odu ce d him to the fre qu en te rs
of tha t pla ce of a m u s e m en t “
Wha te ver is in i ts e lf
goo d will a lwa ys m a ke its wa y, a lthou gh n ot u s her e d
i n to the world with p om p ou s pa ra gr a phs or pa gea n t
like pu ffs A s a n e xa m ple of thi s tr u th the u n der
.

ta k e r s of the N e w Well s n e a r the L on d on Sp a w,

,

b eg le a ve to a ss u re the to wn s in ce thr on gin g a u di

,

e m e es ha ve b e e n ple a s e d to e n cou r a ge the i r e n de a

v ou r s , the y i n te n d to do u ble the i r p a i n s , a n d ho p e

for a con ti n u a n ce of fa vo u r . The g o d of wi n e a n d

de ity of wit ha ve lon g gon e ha n d in ha n d , a n d to
- -

k e e p the m b oth a live the be s t wa y is to blen d them

the r e for e for the r e ce pti on of the cu r iou s , the y ha ve
,

provide d the b es t of b oth the ir pr o du ction s ; a n d, a s

va rietie s in n a tu r e a r e a s ple a s in g a s tho s e of a r t,
the gr ea te s t tha t ca n n ow b e s hown is e very e v e n
in g to b e s ee n a t the We lls , viz a yo u n g Col os s u s ,
.

who , thou gh n ot 1 6 is s e ve n fe e t fou r i n che s high,

,

ha s dra wn m ore c om p a n y thi s s e a s on tha n wa s e ve r

kn own be for e , a n d m u s t con vin ce the wor ld tha t
the a n ci en t ra ce of Br iton s is n ot e xtin ct, b u t tha t we
”
m a
y yet hop e to ee a r a ce of gi a n t li ke her o e s
s -
.
1 50 GI AN TOL O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

s een a t the cha n dler s s hop n e xt door to the pa s try

’
,

co ok s , the corn er of Spr in g—

’
ga r de n s , Cha r in g cro s s ,
-

a s u r pr i s i n g ta ll you n g wom a n , fr o m the co u n ty of

She e xcee ds in s ta tu re (tho n ot twe n ty

’
Su rr ey .

ye a r s o f a g e ) a ll tha t e ve r yet a pp ea re d in publick ,

s he b e i n g p e r fe ctly s tr a it, w e ll m a d e , a n d ha s ha d

the hon our to b e s he wn b e for e s e ve r a l p e rs on s of

di s tin ction , with u n iver s a l s a ti s fa ction , a n d m a y

tru l y b e s a id to b e the wo n der a n d a dm i r a tion Of
the pr e s en t a g e , b e in g s ix foo t s e ve n i n che s a n d a
ha lf high The pr ice for gen tle m e n a n d l a di es m a y
.

b e l eft to the ir own s a ti s fa cti on , a fter the y ha ve s e e n

her . She is to b e s e e n fr om te n in the m or n in g till
”
e ight a t n ight .

The s a m e n e ws pa p er for S e ptem b e r 1 8 th, 1 7 5 4 ,

s a ys tha t the r e ha d Ju s t a r r ive d fr o m the m ou n ta in s
Of M or a n a you th, s e ven teen yea r s of a g e , of a s u r
,

pri s in g s ta tur e a n d b e a u ty , a n d e ver y wa y pr opor

tion e d; a n d wha t is ver y e xtra or din a r y , a l wa y s
live d u p on s im ple s ; n e ver ta s te d a m or s e l of m e a t
or che es e ; his li m b s a n d fe a tu r e s a r e e xtre m e ly n ea t

in pr op or tio n to his s i z e , which is fu l l s ix fe e t s ix

in che s a n d a ha lf ; a n d is to b e s e e n du r in g Sou th
wa r k fa ir , opp os ite Mr B en ce s b o oth N ote — He
.
’
.

will n e ver b e s hewn a fte r thi s fa ir , which b egin s

”
thi s da y b e in g a b s olu te ly oblige d to g o a br o a d
, .

I n 1 7 55 a ppe a r e d the foll owin g ha n dbill : “ An

Ita lia n gia n t is a rr ive d in thi s city ; he is e ight fe e t
high, a n d e ve r y wa y we ll m a de a n d pr op or tion a ble ,
-

a n d n i n e tee n yea r s of a g e his e qu a l ha s n e ver b e en

 GIGLI , THE I TALIAN GIAN T . 151

se e n
, y com e higher th a n his a r m pit
n or a n He -
.

ha s ha d the hon our to b e s e en a t s e ver a l fo re ign

c o u rts with gr e a t a ppla us e To b e s e e n a t the b ot
.

to m O f the Ha y m a rket n e xt to the Pr i n ce O ra n ge

,

coffe e hous e , fr om ten in the m orn in g till e ight a t

-

”
n igh t a nd on e s hilli n g e a ch p er s on
, .

I n 1 7 5 6 a ppe a r e d the followi n g a dver ti s em e n t

a b o u t the s a m e p er s o n : “ The Ita l i a n
g i a n t, a gi a n t
in de e d "who , tho b u t n in ete en ye a r s Of a g e , is eight
’

fe e t high, a n d o f a d m ir a bl e sym m etry , is to b e s e e n

fro m te n in the m orn in g till e ight a t n ight, a t a com
m o diou s a p a r tm e n t the b o tto m o f Pa ll m a ll , n ea r -

,
”
the Ha ym a r ke t Pr ice l s e a ch per s on
. . I n Sep .

te m b er Of the s a m e ye a r a n e ws p a p e r a n n o u n ce d
tha t The Ita lia n gi a n t, who ha s b e en b eheld with
“

a s ton i s hm e n t a s w e ll in E n gla n d a s in m o s t p a r ts of
,

E u r ope , will b e exhibite d dur i n g the tim e of South

w a r k fa ir , a t 6 d e a ch pe r s on ; a fter which he will
.

im m e di a te ly s e t out for Ire la n d T his i n dividu a l

.

w a s B ern a r do Gigli, who s e whole le n gth po r tr a it, -

whe n he wa s n in e te en ye a r s of a g e , a n d e ight fee t

high, wa s e n gra ve d by F o u g e r on , a fte r Mill in g ton .

An other p rin t, r a ther s m a ll er , a ls o r e pr ese n ts thi s

g ia n t .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for N o ve m b er , 1 7 5 7 ,

’

s a ys : D u r in g the cour s e o f this m on th, a s s om e

colli e rs w e re s i n ki n g a n e w pit on G a te s hea d M oo r ,

n e a r Ne wca s tl e , the y fou n d the e n ti re s k e l e to n of a

m a n of a g ig a a s i z e in a b e d of s tiff cla y , a b ou t
s e ve n fe e t fro m the s u rfa ce Ne a r the s k e leton wer e
.
 1 52 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

fou n d three s m a ll pi e ce s of ve ry a n cie n t coin The .

per s on , whe n livin g , m u s t ha ve b e en n e a r e ight fe et

high ; the bon e s l a id co m pa c t, m e a s u r in g s e ve n fe e t
e ight i n ches ,
a n d m u s t ha ve l a in the r e m a n y hu n
”
dr e d ye a r s.

The s a m e m a ga z in e , for Apr il, 1 7 5 8 , te ll s u s tha t

in the pr e c e di n g m on th, “ A t a qu a r ry n e a r Fu ll
w e ll hills , n e a r Su n de r la n d , the s ke le ton of a m a n
-

”
wa s foun d , m e a s u r e d n in e fe et a n d u pw a r ds . The
A n n u a l R eg is ter for the s a m e ye a r r e pea ts thi s s tor y
a n d in 1 7 63 it s a ys tha t o n F u l lwe ll hill s , n ea r
-

D u rha m , in 1 7 5 9 , u pon the r e m ova l of a r idge o f

li m e s ton e a n d r u bbi s h in the lim e qu a r r i e s , wa s
-

fou n d the s k ele ton O f a hu m a n b o dy , which m ea

s u r e d n i n e fe e t s ix i n ches in l en g th, the s hi n bo n e -

m e a su r i n g two fe e t thr e e i n che s fr om the kn e e to

the a n kl e. The he a d ha d te e th in it . Thi s m a y b e ,
a n d pr ob a bly is a m e r e re pe tition Of the firs t fa ct
,

with a m is ta ke in the yea r .

O n Ma y 20th, 1 7 60 di e d a t C o ll e ge Gr e e n ,
,

D u blin , Corn e li u s Ma cGra th, the gi a n t . He wa s

b orn of com m on cou n try pe ople , in the cou n ty o f
Tippe ra ry , within five m ile s Of the s ilver m in e s , in
the ye a r 1 7 3 6 . His p a r e n ts we re n ot r e m a rk a ble for
the ir s ta tu r e , b e i n g o f the m e diu m s i z e ; n or we r e.

the ir other childr e n ta ll e r tha n or di n a r y . I n Ju l y ,

1 72 2, C or n e liu s , then a b ou t s ixte e n y e a r s of a g e ,

vis i te d the city O f C or k , whe r e he wa s follo we d a bou t
the s treets by cro wd s of p e o pl e o n a ccou n t o f his

e xtra or din a r y s i z e ; for he then m ea s u r e d s ix fee t

1 54 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WAREI ANA .

While he wa s a t Cork , he wa s pers u a de d to exhibi t

hi m s elf in a s how , a n d for tha t pu r po se he wen t to
Bris tol, a n d the n ce to Lon don .

The D a ily A dver tis er for Ja n u a ry 3 l st, 1 7 5 3 ,

con ta i n s the foll owin g a dver ti s e m en t : Ju s t a rr ive d
in this city , fr om Ir e la n d , the you th, m en tion e d la tely
in the n e ws pa per s , a s the m os t e xtra or din a r y pr oduc
tion in n a ture . He is a llo we d by the n obility a n d
ge n try, who da ily res or t to s e e him , to ha ve the m os t
a ltho a boy , a n d is
s tu pen dou s a n d iga n tic form
)
’
g (
the on ly r ep re s en ta ti on in the wor ld o f the a n ti en t
a n d m a gn ific en t gi a n ts of tha t kin gdom . He is
s eve n fee t three i n ches in he ight, without sho es .

His wri st m e a s u re s a qu a r te r of a ya r d a n d a n
in ch . He gre a tly s u r pa s s e s Ca j a n u s the Swee d , in
the jus t pr opor ti on O f his lim b s ; a n d is the tr ue s t
a n d b es t pr opor tion e d figu r e e ver s e en . He wa s
s ixte en y ea r s of a g e the l 0th o f l a s t M a r ch ; a n d is

to b e s ee n a t the Pe a co ck , a t Cha r in g Cr o s s , fr om
”
e ight in the m orn in g , till te n a t n ight .

He a fte r wa r ds wen t to Pa ri s , a n d to m o st of the

grea t citie s in Eur ope John Bia n chi , a phys icia n
.

a n d n a tur a l i s t, a t Flore n ce , a bou t 1 7 5 7 wr ote a s m a ll

pa m phl e t con cern in g him , en ti tle d L etter e s opa u n a

Gia n te . I n Ma r ch, 1 7 60 Ma cGra th r e tire d to his
,

n a tive coun try in a very b a d s ta te Of he a lth, owi n g to

a n i n term itte n t fe ver wi th which he ha d b een fir s t

a tta cke d in Fla n de r s

. His com ple xion wa s then
m i s era bly p a l e a n d s a ll o w , his pul s e very quick ,
b ea tin g n ea rly s ixty tim e s a m in u te , a n d his le gs
 GI N
A T MAKIN G .

w ere s wollen Upon his de a th, his body , which then

.

m ea s ur e d s e ven fe et e ight i n che s wa s di s s e cte d a t

,

Tr in i ty Colle ge , in D u blin , wher e his s kele ton is s till

we ll pre s erve d .

I n J G St Hil a ir e s His toir es des Anom a lies ,

. . .
’

1 8 3 2 , it is s ta te d , on the a u thor ity of Wa tkin s on s ’

P hilos op hica l Su rvey of I r ela n d, 1 7 7 7 a n d of n e w s

,

p a pers O f the yea r 1 7 6 0 tha t Bi s hop B e rk e le y

,

b r ought u p M a cGr a th, a n orpha n child, on ce r ta in

pr in ciples , a n d un der a cour s e of e xper im en ta l fe e d
in g , with the vi e w of pr o du cin g a gia n t, a n d tha t he
s ucc e e de d . B u t the tru th a pp e a r s to b e , tha t the
’
pre la te s r e a l pr i n ciple s we r e cha r i ty a n d hum a n ity
to a poor p e a s a n t la d, who ha d the m i s for tu n e to lo s e
the u s e o f his li m b s thr ou gh his a b n orm a l gro wth .

The A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 60, in chr on i cli n g

Ma cGr a th s de a th, do e s n ot cir cu l a te the s tory o f
’

D r B e r ke le y s e xp e r im en t in a r tificia l g ia n tol og y
’
.

b u t s ta te s the in cid en t a s we ha ve given it a bo ve .

Wa tkin s on s a ys : “ The bi s hop ha d a s tra n ge fa n cyto

kn o w whe ther it wa s n ot in the power of a rt to
in cr e a s e the hum a n s ta tu r e A n un ha ppy or pha n .

a pp e a r e d to him a fit s u bj e ct fo r tri a l He m a de his

.

e s s a y a ccor di n g to his p re con c e ive d the o ry, wha te v er

it m ight b e ; a n d the con s e quen ce wa s , tha t he (the

orpha n M Gr a th) b e ca m e s e ve n fee t high in his
’

”
s ixte e n th yea r .

Ma cGra th s body wa s s to len by the s tude n ts of

’

Tr in ity Coll e g e on the da y on which he wa s to ha ve

b e e n w a ke d Thi s is s a id to ha ve b een the or igin of
.
1 56 GI ANTO LO GY AN D D WA RF IAN A.

the feud b etwe en the s tude n ts a n d the coa l por ter s -

of Du blin , which ha s con tin u e d to this da y He wa s .

a gr e a t fr i en d o f the s tu d e n ts , a n d he u se d to ra i s e
’
by the coll a r of his co a t a n d hold ou t a t a r m s
le n gth, for a lon g tim e , a s m a ll s iz e d s tuden t n a m e d
-

Ha re , who wa s fa ther of the l a te D r Ha r e ,.

Mr H a r e on e da y r a n b etwee n Ma cGra th s le gs ,
.
’

a n d he s tr a in e d hi m s e lf in r e co v e r i n g his b a l a n c e ,

fro m which a cciden t he fa ile d in he a l th, a n d ulti

m a te ly di e d.

Ma cGra th s s ke le ton di s pla ys gre a t s i z e a n d pro

’

m in en ce in the low er
j a w, s tr e n gth in the ce rvica l
ve r te b r a , a n d a s light la te r a l cur va tur e in the lu m b a r

r e gi on . I n othe r res p e cts it is in good pr opor tion .

The followi n g a r e its m e a s u r e m e n ts : Fr o m the top

o f the he a d to the fee t s e ve n fee t n i n e i n che s ; hu

m e ru s
,
on e foot s e v e n i n che s l on g ; fem u r , two fe e t

on e in ch lon g ; s te r u m , e l even i n ches lon g ; foot,

twe lve i n che s lon g , which is r a ther s hor t for his s i z e ,

a n d ha r dly con s i s te n t with the a l l e ge d l en gth o f the

la s t of his s hoes ; che s t, on e foot e ight in che s a cr os s ,

a nd on e foot four i n che s a n d a ha lf d e e p ; a cr o s s fr om

cre s t of illiu m to tha t o f the Oppos ite s ide , on e foot

thre e in ches ; cl a vicl e , e ight i n che s a n d thr ee qua r ter s
-

lo n g ; fro m the e n d O f fin ge rs to wr i st join t, ten-

i n ches ; u ln a , fou r te e n in che s a n d a ha lf lon g ; a n d leg ,

o n e foot e ight i n ches a n d a qu a r te r lon g . Ma cGra th s ’

por tr a it ha s b een en gr a ve d .

The A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 6 0 re co r ds the de a th,

in tha t ye a r , of Ja m e s Ma cD on a l d, n e a r Cork a t the ,
 1 58 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

he firs t ca m e to Lon don on the 1 1 th of tha t

m on th
“
Ir i s h Gia n t To b e s e en this , a n d e very da y
.

this w ee k , in his l a r ge e le g a n t r oo m , a t the ca n e

s ho p n e xt doo r to l a te Cox s Mu s eu m , Spr in g Ga r
’

d en s , Mr Byr n e , the s u rpr i s in g Ir i s h Gi a n t, who is

.

a llow e d to b e the ta ll es t m a n in the wor ld ; his he ight

is e ight fee t two i n che s , a n d in fu ll prop or tion a ccor d

b ‘

in e only 2 1 ye a r s of a g e His s ta y will n ot .

b e l on g iii Lon don , a s he pr opo s es s hor tly to vi s i t

‘

the C on tin e n t The n obility a n d ge n try a r e r e qu e s te d

.

to ta ke n otice , the re wa s a m a n s he we d hi m s e lf for

s o m e ti m e p a s t a t the to
p of the Ha ym a rke t, a n d
Picca dilly, who a dver tis e d, a n d e n de a vou r e d to im
pos e hi m s e lf ou the pu blic for the Ir i s h Gia n t ; Mr .

Byrn e b e gs lea ve to a s s u r e the m , it wa s a n i m pos i

ti on , a s he is the o n ly Ir i s h Gi a n t, a n d n e ve r wa s in
thi s m e tr opoli s b e for e Thu r s da y , the 1 1 th i n s t H o ur s .

o f a dm i tta n c e e ve r y da
y, S u n d a y s e xce pte d , fro m
1 1 till 3 a n d fr o m 5 till 8 , a t ha lf a —
, cr own e a ch -

pe r s on .

Tha t he a ttr a cte d con s id er a ble a tten tion is evi

de n ce d by the followi n g p a ra gr a ph in a n e ws p a per
o f Ma 6 h Howe ver s trikin g a cu r io s ity
“
y t ,
1 7 8 2
m a
y b e the r e is gen er a lly s om e difficu lty in e n ga gin g
,

the a tte n tion of the p u b li c ; b u t e ven thi s wa s n ot the

ca s e with the m ode r n livin g C olo s s u s , or w on der ful
Ir i s h Gi a n t for n o s oon er wa s he a rr ive d a t a n e le
ga n t a pa rtm en t a t the ca n e s hop , in Spr in g Ga rden
-

ga te , n ext do or to C ox s Mu s eum , tha n the cu rious of

’
 BY RN E , IR I SH GIAN T . 1 59

a llde gre e s res orte d to s e e him , b e in g s en s ibl e tha t a

pr o digy lik e thi s n e ver m a de its a ppe a r a n ce a m on g
u s b e for e : a n d the m o s t p e n e tra ti n g ha ve fra n kly

de cla re d , tha t n e ithe r the ton gu e of the m o s t flor id

or a tor , or pen o f the m os t in gen iou s wr ite r , ca n s u ffi
cie n tl
y de s cr ib e the e le ga n ce , s y m m e try a n d pr o
,

por tion o f thi s w on de r fu l phae n om e n on in n a tu r e , a n d

tha t a ll de s cr ip ti on m u s t fa ll i n fin ite ly s hor t of givin g
tha t s a ti s fa c ti on w hi ch m a b e ob ta i n e d on a j u diciou s
y
”
i n s pe ction . I n the s a m e ye a r the s u m m e r pa n to
m i m e a t the Ha y m a r ke t The a tr e wa s e n ti tle d in r e
,

fer e n c e to Byrn e , Ha r le quin Te a gu e , or the Gia n t s ’

Ca u s ewa y .

A n e ws p a p e r o f A u gus t 1 2 th, 1 7 8 2 , a dve rti s e d

Jus t a r r ive d in Lon don , a n d to b e s e en in a n
e l e g a n t a p a r tm e n t, a t the c a n e s ho p , in Spr i n g Ga r
-

de n g a te n ex t door to the ho u s e l a te C ox s M u s e u m
’
-

, ,

the Livi n g C o los s u s , or won de r fu l Ir i sh Gi a n t, o n ly

2 1 y e a r s of a g e , m e a s u r e s e ight fe e t two i n ches high .

Thi s e xtr a or di n a r y you n g m a n ha s b e en s e e n by

a b u n d a n c e of the n o bili ty a n d ge n try ,
like wis e of
the fa cu l ty , R oy a l Soci e ty , a n d o the r a dm i re rs o f

n a tu r a l c u r io s i ti e s , who a llow him to s u r p a s s a n y

thin g o f the s a m e kin d e ve r offe re d to the pu blic .

His a ddr es s is s i n gu l a r a n d ple a s in g his p e rs on tru ly

,

s ha p e d a n d p r o po r ti on e d to his he ight, a n d a ffor d s a n

a g re e a bl e s u r p r i z e he e xce l s the fa m ou s M a xi m ili a n

Mill e r , * born in 1 6 7 4 , s he wn in Lon don in 1 7 3 3 , a n d
the l a te Swe dis h gi a n t will s c a r ce a dm it of com
Vi de p 1 1 4
. .
1 60 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

p a ri s on To e n u m er a te e ve ry pa r ticula r would b e
.

too te dious , le t it s u ffice to s a y, tha t he is b eyon d

wha t is s e t forth in a n ci en t or m o dern hi s tory The .

i n gen ious a n d j u diciou s , who ha ve ho n oure d him

with the ir com pa n y , ha ve b es towe d the gr ea tes t en
com iu m s on him , a n d on the i r de pa rture ha ve e x

press e d their a pprqb a tion a n d s a tis fa ction I n s hort,

.

the s ight of him is m ore tha n the m in d ca n con ce ive ,

‘

the ton gue e xpres s , or pen cil de li n e a te, a n d s ta n ds

Wi thout a pa r a lle l in this or a n y other coun try Ta ke
.

him for a ll in a ll , we s ha ll s ca r ce look on his lik e

.
~
a ga i n —S ka l esp ea r . La die s a n d gen tl em en a re r e
s e ctfu ll
p y i n for m e d tha t the hou r s of a dm itta n ce a re
from ele ven in the m orn in g till fou r in the a fter
n oon , a n d fr om s ix to s e ve n in the e ven i n g e very
”
da y, Sun da ys e xce p d te . A dm i tta n c e 2s 6 d
. .

I n the s a m e ye a r , Byr n e r em ove d fr om Spr i n g

ga r den s , a s a ppea r s by the followin g a dve rti s em en t
Ir ish Gia n t . The Ir i s h Gi a n t e m bra ce s , in the
m o s t re s e ctfii l m a n n e r , the e a r li es t opportun ity of
p
a cqu a i n ti n g the n obili ty , g e n tr y &c tha t he is r e
, ,
.

m ove d fr om the corn e r s hop , Spr in g ga r d e n s to a n

-

e l ega n t a pa r tm en t a t Mr Mitte n iu s s , con fe ction er,

’
.

Cha rin g cros s This a s ton is hin g hu m a n pr oduction

-
.

is b u t 2 2 ye a r s of a g e , a n d m e a s ur e s upw a r ds o f
e ight fe et two i n che s high . N or do es tha t he ight

(however e xtra or din a ry) a fford les s s a tis fa ction to

the virtuo s i in gen er a l , tha n his a m a z in g pr opor tion
to tha t stupen dou s s i z e ; a cir cu m s ta n ce s o s e ldom to
b e foun d in a n y e xtr a or di n a r y n a tur a l production ,
1 62 GIAN TO L OGY AND D WAR F I AN A .

No 1 2
. Cocks pur s tree t, Where he is s een fr om 1 1 to 4 ,
-

a n d 6 to 7 , ea ch da
y ,
Su n d a y e xce pte d . T his truly
a m a z i n g phe n om e n on is in di s pu ta bly the m o s t e x
tra or din a ry pr o du ction o f the hu m a n s pe cies e ve r
b ehe ld s in ce the da ys of Golia h, a s ha s b e e n s u ffi
cie n tly d e m on s tr a te d fr om the r ep e a te d a ppr ob a tion
o f n u m b e r s o f the fi r s t cha r a cte rs in Grea t Br i ta in

a n d Ir e l a n d , a s we ll a s fo re ign e r s o f the fir s t d is
tin ction , fi om s e ver a l o f whom he ha s ha d the m o s t
*

pre s s in g in vita tion s to vi s it the con tin en t Thi s

.

a s ton i s hin g Colo s s u s is b u t 2 2 ye a rs o f a g e , a n d

m e a s u r e s u pw a r d s o f e ight fee t two i n ches in he ight ;

n or d o e s tha t s i z e howe ver a m a z i n g , a ffor d le s s

,

s a ti s fa ction to the s pe cta tor , tha n his e xa ct pr oportion

”
in e very res pe ct . A dm itta n ce l s
.

Byrn e di e d in Ju n e , 1 7 8 3, in Cocks pur str ee t, a t

-

the a g e o f tw en ty two ye a r s
-
a n d his de a th wa s s a id

to ha ve b e e n ha s ten e d by e xce s s ive dr i n kin g , to which

he wa s a lwa ys a ddicte d , b u t m or e p a r ticu la r ly a fter
the lo s s of a lm o s t a ll his pr op er ty , which he ha d
i n ves te d in two b a n k n ote s , on e b e in g for 7 00l a n d .

the othe r for 7 OZ .A n e ws pa p er o f Apr il 2 3d, 1 7 8 3 ,

s a ys :
“
The Ir is h Gi a n t a fe w e ven in gs s in ce , ta kin g
a lu n a r r a m bl e wa s te m pte d to vi s i t the Bl a ck Ho r s e
, ,

a little pu blic hou s e fa cin g the Kin g s m e ws ; a n d

-
’
-

b e fore he r eturn e d to his own a pa r tm e n ts , foun d

him s e lf a l es s m a n tha n he ha d b e en the b e gin n in g
o f the e ve n i n g by the lo s s of u pw a r d s of 7 00l in
, .

”
a n n t s hi
b k o e , w ch ha d b een ta ken ou t of his pocke t .

I n his l a s t m o m en ts he re ques te d , tha t a fter his

 ’
STRUGGLE FOR A GIAN T S con r s s . 1 63

d e a th his r em a in s m ight b e thr own i n to the s e a , in

o r de r tha t his bon e s m ight n ot b e obta in e d by the
s u r ge on s
. The jou rn a li s ts of the ti m e we ll s a tir i s e d
the m e m b er s of the m e dica l pr ofe s s i on for the ir gr e a t
a n xie ty to ob ta in Byr n e s body Thu s , a n e ws
’
.

pa per of Ju n e 5 th, 1 7 8 3 , s a ys The whole tribe of

s ur ge on s
pu t in a cla im for the po or depa r te d Ir is h
Gi a n t, a n d s u rr o u n de d his hous e j u s t a s Gree n l a n d
ha r poon ers wou l d a n e n or m ou s wha l e .O n e of them
ha s gon e s o fa r a s to ha ve a n i che m a de for hi m s e lf
in the gi a n t s coffin , in or d er to his b e in g re a dy a t
’

ha n d on the Wi tchin g tim e of n ight, whe n chur ch

,

y a r d s y a wn An othe r n e ws p a pe r , of Ju n e 1 3th,
’
.

s a ys Sin ce the dea th of the Ir i s h Gi a n t, there

ha ve b e en m or e phy s ica l c on s u lta tion s he ld , tha n
e ve r w e r e con ve n e d to k ee p H a rr y the E ighth in

e xi s te n ce
. The obj e ct o f thes e E s cu l a pi a n de lib er a
tion s is to g e t the poor de pa r te d gi a n t in to their
pos s e s s ion for whi ch pur po s e they wa n der a fte r his
r e m a in s fr om pla ce to pla ce , a n d m utter m ore fe e ,
fa w, fum s tha n e ve r we r e brea the d by the whol e
ig a n tic r a ce , when the y a tte m pte d to s c a le he a ven
g
”
a n d d e thr on e Jupi te r "

An other jo u r n a li s t on Ju n e l 6th wr ote So

a n xiou s a re the s u r ge on s to ha ve po s s e s s i on of the

Ir is h g i a n t, tha t they ha ve offe re d a r a n s om of 8 00

gu i n ea s to the u n derta ker s Thi s s u m b e in g r ej e cte d
.

they a r e de te r m i n e d to a ppr o a ch the chur chya r d by

”
r e gul a r wor k s , a n d te rr i e r lik e , un ea r th him "
- A

n e ws p a p e r of Jun e 1 8 th sa y s Byr n e s
“
body wa s
’
1 64 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

sh ippe d on b oa r d a ve s s e l in the r iver la s t n ight in

or der to b e con ve ye d to the D o wn s , Whe r e it is to b e
s u n k in twe n ty fa thom w a te r : the b o dy hu n ters , -

howe ver , a re d e ter m in e d to pu rs ue the i r va l u a bl e

prey e ven in the pr ofou n des t depth of the a qu a tic
r e gion s a n d ha ve the r e for e pr ovide d a p a i r of divin g .

b ells , with which they fla tter them s elves they s ha ll b e

”
a bl e to we igh hu lk giga n tic fr o m its w a ter y gr a ve "
The A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 8 3 , r e fe r r i n g to the s ta te
m en t tha t the body ha d b een con ve ye d to the D own s ,

s a ys tha t it ha s r e a s on
“
to b e li e ve tha t thi s re port is
”
m er e ly a tu b thr o wn ou t to the wha le .

Byrn e s coffin wa s e ight fe e t thr e e i n che s lon g ,

’

two fe e t e ight in che s over the s houlde r s , a n d twe n ty

on e i n ches d e e p i n s ide .

I t ha s b e e n s ta te d tha t Byrn e wa s bu r i e d in St .

M a r tin s chu rchya r d ; b u t his s ke leton is n ow in the

’

Hun te ri a n Mu s eu m of the R oya l Co lle ge of Su rge on s ,

in Lon don ; the tr a di tion b e i n g tha t the cel e b r a te d
a n a tom i s t Willi a m
,
Hu n ter , ga ve 5 00l or 8 001 for . .

his body The s k el eton is n ot s o ta ll a s Byrn e is

.

a lle ge d to ha ve b ee n , it b e in g n i n e ty two i n che s a n d

-

thr e e qu a r ter s high ; a n d it s how s tha t the own er

-

wa s kn o ck kn e e d -
The cra n iu m pr e s en ts the lon g
.

a n d n a rrow form ; it is pr opo r ti on a te ly m u ch de

pre s s e d, a n d ha s a n a rr ow low, a n d retrea tin g for e
,

hea d . The b on e s gen er a lly a r e we ll pr opor tion e d to

the e xtr a or di n a ry he ight of the i n dividu a l , with the
e xc e pti on o f the bon es of the u pp er
p a rts , which a re
r e la tively s hor ter tha n tho s e of the low e r .
 CHAPTE R V I II .

Pa triok Cotter
O B rien A ct to a
or
’
Showm a n —
-
d scr i b e d b y his e

a dvertise d—Co tte

.
,

B a rber—Irish Gia n t a n d Dwa rf descri bed

D esce d a t of Kin g Brie Borea u —1nf t Gi ts
r

a s a n a n

Gig a tic Twin Brothers—Cotte a t Sa d ler s Wells Thea tre

u n n n

his Adve tisem en ts—

’
n r

r his M i g —his E ffect o H ckn ey a rr a e n a a

coa chm a —The Ma n M ou n t in —Cotter wi th a D w

n f in his
a a r

Pocket—co p a re d with a S ot h a n —L etter w itte by Cotter

—F t of Ga lla n try—
m c c m r n

w ritic ll y d sc ib ed b y a S u rg —N oc
tu n a l W lks—
ea a e r e on

r frig hten s a Hig h wa ym a n —C tte s Wa tch

a o r
’

D ea th d Bu ria l—his Portra its —Ir i sh Gia n ts—A u fa c m a n

tu red I i sh Gia n t— Con t a cts with Gia ts —L g Skeleto s

a n

fou n d i Corn wa ll—a t E w I —a t Cha rte hou se—T ll Chil dren

r r n a r e

s—
n e m r a

a t Yo k—E d wa d B a m fo d—H g e Thig h b o

r r r T a ll Ma n in u ne

Clerken well—Fem a le Gi a t f om An spock S w di h Gi a n ts

-

—H f dshire Colos u —Gig a tic B oys—Lovela ce Love

n r e s

Swiss Gi t—
ere or s s n

Gia n t a d F iry—J hn Ashley—L g Skeleton

in Ire la n d —E liz a beth F irm —Peru vi a n Gia n t —The Gen tle
a n n a o a r e

Gia n tess of Oxf ord—

a a n

Ja es T ll er—Willi a m B a dl y
m e r e .

ABOUT 1 7 60 wa s born a t Kin s a l e , in Ir ela n d, of

poor pa ren ts , who se s ta ture wa s n ot a bove the com

m on , P a tr ick Co tter , a lia s O B r ien , a n oth e r c e le br a te d
’

gia n t He wa s or igin a l ly a brickl a yer ; b u t when

. .

onl y a you th he wa s , for his u n com m on s i z e , hir e d

fr om his fa ther by a s p e cu l a tive showm a n for thr ee

yea rs a t 5 0l per a n n um . O n his a rriva l a t Br i stol
.

With his pr opr ie tor Cotter wa s u nder l et to a n other

showm a n ; but he refu s e d to b e exhibite d without
r e ce ivin g s om e rem un e r a ti o n for hi m s e lf b e s ide s his

m ere foo d, clothin g , a n d lodgin g , stipul a te d for in the

con tr a ct m a de with his fa ther The show m a n ther e .

 COTTE R, I RI SH GIANT . 1 67

upo in ca r cer a te d the youn g gia n t in a debtor s pr i s o n

n
’

for a fictitious d e b t b u t the circum s ta n ces b e co m in g

kn own to s om e b e n e volen t per s on , he pr ove d the con
tra ct m a de to b e ill e g a l , a n d ca us e d C otte r to b e
lib era te d . F or thi s a ct of cha r ity C otte r m a n ife s te d
a ll his li fe a m o s t live ly s en s e of r a ti tude d e ven
g , a n

m en tion e d his b e n e fa ctor in his will .

At the ti m e of his l iber a tio n he wa s a bo u t e ight

e e n y ea r s o f a
g e , a n d his fr ee dom occur r i n g in
S e pte m b er, he e xhibite d hi m s e lf for his own pr ofit
fa ir the n he ld a t St Ja m e s s , a n d with s u ch
’
a t a .

good s ucce s s tha t he e a rn e d thi r ty pou n ds in thre e

da ys Byrn e , the gia n t, u n der the n a m e of O B r ie n ,
.
’

ha d a cquir e d so m uch fa m e , tha t Co tte r , his s u cces

s or , who co m m en ce d to exhibi t hi m s e lf s hor tly b e for e

Byr n e s dea th, cha n ge d his n a m e to tha t of O B r ien ,

’ ’

the cogn o m en a l s o of a n Ir i s h kin g, whos e de s cen d

a n t he wa s a ll e ge d to b e , a s a pp ea rs by a m e n da

cion s ha n dbill, which a n n ou n ce d his a pp ea ra n ce in

pu b lic .

B e fore he ca m e to Lon don he s e em s to ha ve

vi s i te d Nor tha m pton , a s we ga th e r fr o m a n a r ticle

in the M rr or for 1 8 26 , wr i tte n by a Nor tha m pton

te n s or — the gi a n t s ha ir dr es s er , in fa ct He s a ys :
’
.

“
I t is n ow n e a r ly forty ye a r s sin ce thi s pr odigy of
n a tur e fir s t m a de his a pp e a ra n ce in the town of

Nor tha m pton Like other gre a t m en , he occupie d

.

his tr a v e llin g c a rr i a g e ,
wi th thi s e xc e p tio n — tha t Mr.

O B rie n s vehicle wa s ce r ta in ly of a m ore lofty

’ ’

de s cr iption He then a ppea re d to b e in his s e ve n

.
1 68 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIAN A .

teen th yea r , his fe a tu r es wer e reg ula rly form e d, his

cou n te n a n ce r em a r ka bly he a l thful, a n d his s ta n din g
pos ition er e ct a n d com m a n din g The m ildn es s of
.

his te m pe r wa s con s picu ou s , a n d he po s s e s s e d in te l

lig e n ce of a s upe r ior or d er to tha t us ua lly dis cover e d
by the in dividu a ls of the tr a de to which he wa s
a pp r e n tic e d — a b r ickl a yer His s ta tur e , e ight fee t
.

s e v e n i n che s a n d tln e e fou r ths

'
-

,
did n ot m a k e him
a pp ea r di s p ropo r tion a te ; in e v er y r e s p e ct he wa s a

At tha t p e r iod Mr O B rien he

’
w e ll m a de m a n
-
. .

ca m e the gues t of Mr Pa ge , the res pe cte d la n dlor d

.

of the Ge or ge I n n n e a r to the p a r i s h chur ch o f All

,

S a in ts D urin g his res ide nce a t thi s hos pita ble in n ,

.

the hon our de volve d u pon m e to a tten d him in m y

officia l ca pa city of te n s or After the e xhibition of
.

the da y, a n d when the dw a r fs of N or tha m pto n ha d

re tir e d to the ir cr ib s , thi s pr ou d gi a n t of the e a r th

would ta ke his m orn in g wa l k, m ea s urin g with

in g s tr ide s the di s ta n ce be twe en the Ge or ge I nn
’
a n d Qu e en s cr os s-
. Althou gh I con s idere d m yse lf
a cl e v er p e de s tr i a n a t tha t p er iod of m
y life , I fo un d
m y s e lf u n d er the n e c es s i ty o f cha n gin g m
y w a lk
i n to a ru n , in or der to b ea r him com p a ny Mr . .

O B r ie n e xpr e s s e d hi m s e lf a s b ein g grea tly re

’

fre s he d by thes e shor t e xcu r s ion s ; they e n a ble d

him to enjoy r e freshin g s le e p when he re tir e d to
his b e ds — for the com m on b e d o f hum a n ity wou l d
ha ve b een u s el es s , a n d ther e for e he ha d two j o i n e d
togethe r . E qua l cou r a ge wa s com bi n e d wi th his
s tr en g th, a n d he po s s e s s e d , in the full e st d egre e
,
1 70 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

ha s be en s us pe n de d in m y s hop dur in g a ge n era tion ,

whils t the gia n t fr a m e a n d the m ighty foot tha t
wa s on ce its ten a n t ha vin g lon g s i n ce m ou l de re d in to
”
com m on du s t .

We a re u n a ble to fix the e xa ct tim e when Cotter

fi rs t vi s ite d Lon don for e xhibition ; b u t he ce rta in ly
wa s there in 1 7 8 5 , p e r ha ps ea r li er ; for a n e ws p a p er
of Ju n e 20th, 1 7 8 2 , a dve r ti s e d a n I r i s h gi a n t, who

p er ha p s wa s C otter , a lthou gh we in clin e to thi n k

tha t he wa s a n other p e r s on . The a dve rti s e m e n t r u n s
“
Ju s t a rr ive d fr om Ir e la n d , a n d to b e s ee n a t the
la te bir d shop , the corn er of the Ha ym a r k et a n d
-

Picca dilly, the a s ton i s hin g Ir is h gi a n t, who s e height

s u r p a s s e s the P a ta gon i a n ; with a d m ir a ble s ym m e try

of b o dy , a n d es te e m e d to b e the m o s t pro p or tion e d

”
e ve r s e e n . The a dve rtis em en t go e s on to des cr ib e a
fe m a le dwa r f, twe n ty two y ea r s old , a n d thirty two
- -

in ches high, who wa s e xhibite d a t the s a m e pla ce ;

a n d it c on cl u de s a s foll o w s The n obility a n d
“

ge n try a r e hereby a cqu a in te d tha t their s ta y will b e

s hor t, a s the y ha ve the m o s t p r e s s i n g i n vi ta tion s to go

to Pa r i s.

A ha n dbill of the s a m e p e r i o d in vite d the pu blic

to s ee “
The gr ea t con tr a s t
. Ju s t a rr ive d fr om
Ir e la n d, a n d to b e s e en a t the la te bir d s hop , the
-

corn er of the Ha ym a r ke t Picca dill y, the a s ton is h

in g gi a n t, or ta ll m a n , who ha s ha d the hon o u r of
b e in g s hewn to the ir m a j e s ti e s a t Kew Thi s a m a z in g
.

pha en om en on in n a ture ha s ha d the hon our to b e s een

by a g rea t n um b er of n obil ity a n d gen try , m a n y of
 m B RI EN BO REAU . 1 71

the Roya l Soci ety , a n d s e ver a l la die s a n d gen tlem en

who a r e lover s of n a tu r a l cu r ios iti es , who a llow him
to b e of a s tu pe n du ou s he ight, a n d e s te e m e d to b e
the b e s t pr opor ti on e d of his s i z e they e ver s a w He.

ha s b e e n s ee n wi th a gr e e a ble s u r pr i s e by m a n y per
s on s of d is tin ctio n fr om a br o a d , s o m e for e ign m in i s
ter s , a n d by ge n tl em en fr om m o s t cou n tr i e s in E ur op e ,
who ha ve give n him the m os t pr e s s in g i n vita ti on s to
”
e xhibit in the ir r e s p e ctive cou r ts . The bill the n
go e s on to de s cr ib e the fe m a le dwa r f whom we ha ve
m e n ti o n e d a b ove .

I n 1 7 8 5 C o tte r e xhibi te d hi m s elf in St Ja m e s s

’
.

s tr e e t, when ce he i s s ue d the followin g a dver ti s e

N O 30, St Ja m e s s — s tr ee t Mr O B r ien ha s
“ ’ ’
m en t : . . . .

the hon our to pr e s e n t his re s p e cts to the n obility,

gen tr y , a n d pu blick , who s e p a tron a ge a n d pr ote ction
he s ha l l b e pr ou d to m er it, tha t n otwi ths ta n din g the
in n u e n do which ha s b ee n give n ou t by the in fa n t
gi a n ts Mr O B r ie n ha s n o a r t to a dd to his s tu
. .
’

p en dion s he ight ; he is bold to a s s u r e the m , tha t he

s ta n ds o n his own fe e t wi thou t d e c e pti on , a n d we a rs

his own ha ir . He a ckn owle dge s he is on ly e ight

fe et thr e e in che s a n d a ha lf high ; thou gh Br ie n
Borea u , the p u i s s a n t a n cien t ki n g of Ir e l a n d , his
a n c e s tor , wa s n in e fee t high, which he ho p es to a t
'

ta in b e for e he is o f a g e , b e i n g n ow b e tw e e n e ighte e n
a n d n i n e te en ye a r s ol d To pr e ven t a n i m pr op er
.

m ixtur e o f co m p a n y the p r ic e of a dm i s s ion fr om

e le ve n in the for e n o o n till four is 2 a , fr o m fou r till
”
s e ve n on ly l s . Apa rt fr om the fic tion o f his re la tion
 1 72 GI ANTOLO GY AN D D WARFIA NA .

s hi p to Kin g Bore a u this a dverti s em en t con ta in s a

,

m is s ta te m en t a bout hi s a
g e ; for he wa s certa in ly
olde r tha n n in ete en ye a r s when it a ppea r e d .

I t is cl ea r tha t Cotter m a d e a s en s a tion a t the

ti m e ; for in a n e ws p a per o f Ma y l 0th, 1 7 8 5 , a p
e a r e d the
“
p followi ng p a ra g r a ph : I t s e em s a s
thou gh we should ha ve a wa r of the gia n ts — the
St Ja m e s s gi a n t ha s c a ll e d the o ther gi a n ts which
’
.

a r e in town
, the
i n fa n t gi a n ts , a s com pa re d to him
s e lf a n d pos itively a s s e r ts the y ca n w a lk un der his
,

a r m ; if s o the y wil l ha ve b u t a n un e qu a l con flic t ;

,

ye t r e port s a ys tha t a pu blic cha lle n ge is e xp e cte d

”
to b e e xhibite d for the a m us e m en t of the town .

The gi a n ts her e in a l lude d to we thi n k we r e

two br o thers n a m e d Kn ip e , e a ch b e i n g s e ve n fee t
two in ches high . They i s s u e d in Apr il, 1 7 8 5 , the
fo llowin g ha n dbill : “ Iri s h Gia n ts The m o s t s u r
.

pr is in g g iga n tic twin brothers a r e jus t a rr ive d in this

m e tr opoli s a n d to b e s e e n a t the Silk dye r s No 2
’
-
, , .

Sprin g ga r den s , Cha r in g cr os s . Thes e wo n der ful

Ir is h g i a n ts a re b u t twen ty fou r y ea rs of a g e , a n d
-

m e a s u r e v ery n ea r e ight fe e t high . Thes e e xtr a

or din a ry youn g m en ha ve ha d the ho n our to b e s e e n
by the ge n tlem en of the fa cu lty , Roya l Society , a n d
othe r a dm ir er s of n a tur a l cu r io s ity, who a llowe d t hem
to s u r p a s s a n y thi n g of the s a m e kin d e ve r offere d to
the pu b lic . The ir a ddr es s is s in g ul a r a n d ple a s in g,
the ir pe rs on s tr uly s ha pe d a n d pr oportion a te to the ir
he ight, a n d a ffor ds a n a gr e e a bl e s urpr i s e : they e xce ll
the fa m ous Ma xim ili a n Mil ler , born i n 1 6 74 , s hewn in
 1 74 GIANTOL O GY AN D D WARF I ANA .

ha n ds with the s pe cta tor s in the

pper boxe s ; there
u

is a l s o in the s a m e e n ter ta i n m e n t, a n e w s pe ci e s of
fu n a n d l a u ghter , which is a s i n gin g duck , tha t join s
”
the choru s of a s on g p er fe ctly in tim e a n d tun e .

La ter i n the yea r , a bou t Se pte m b er or O c tob er , he

a ga i n vi s i te d the We ll s , whe r e he wa s a nn ou n ce d

a m on g d a n c e rs , tu m ble rs , a n d p er form in g dog s a s

At S a dl er s We lls , thi s e ve n in g, the

’
fo llows
won der ful Ir i sh Gi a n t, Mr Pa trick O B rie n , fr om
.
’

the Str a n d , oppo s i te Som ers et Hous e , the ta ll es t m a n

e ver s e e n in thi s ki n gdo m , who m ea s u r e s e ight fe e t

fou r i n che s high, will m a ke his fi rs t a ppea ra n ce .

I n the s u m m e r o f 1 7 8 5 Cotte r r em ove d from St .

Ja m e s s s tree t to the Str a n d An a dverti s e m en t in

’
-
.

tha t y e a r s a y s “
The Ir i s h gi a n t r em ove d fr om
,

N o 3 0 St Ja m e s s str e et, to N o 3 3 3 , fa ci n g So
’
-
. . .

m ers e t Hou s e , S tra n d To b e s e en from e le ven in

.

the m or nin g till s e ven in the e ven in g Mr O B rie n ,

. .
’

o f the ki n gdom of Ire l a n d , in d i s pu ta bly the ta l le s t

m a n in thi s ki n gdom , a li n ea l d es ce n d a n t o f the old

puis s a n t Kin g Brie n B or e a u , a n d who ha s in his

per s on a n d a ppe a ra n ce a ll the s im ili tu de o f tha t gr e a t
a n d gr a n d po ten ta te I t is r e m a rk a ble o f thi s fa m ily ,
.

tha t howe ver va r iou s the re volu tion s in poin t of for

tun e or a lli a n ce , the li n e a l des cen d a n ts the r e of ha ve
b een fa vou re d by pr oviden ce with tha t or igin a l s iz e
a n d s ta tur e , which ha s b een s o p e cu lia r to their

fa m ily The gen tlem a n a llu de d to is b e twe en e ighte e n

.

a n d n i n ete e n y ea r s of a
g e , a n d m e a s ur e s e ight fee t
thr ee i n che s a n d a ha lf high His fa m ily he ight is
.
 T S MARRIAGE 1 75
’
GI AN .

i
n ne fee t , which he hop es to a tta in by the tim e he is
of a
ge . He is of a n a thle tic m a k e, a gre a t e xa ctn es s
of p r opor tion
, high b e yon d a ll con ception , a n d is
jus tly a l lowe d to b e the g r e a te s t won der of the a g e .

Adm itta n ce on l y on e s hilli n g e a ch .The n obil ity a n d

gen try will ple a s e to obs er ve , tha t a n u m ber of pe ople
g o a bout to she w them s e lve s a s ta l l m en , by va r ious
a r ts a n d de ce ption s ; b u t Mr O B rien a s s ur es the
’
.

publick the ta lle s t m a n n ow e xhibitin g in this kin g

”
dom is n ot higher tha n his s hou lder .

A n e ws p a p e r of O ctob er 1 9th, 1 7 8 6 , in form s u s of

Cotter s m a rr i a ge : “ O B rien , who l a s t win ter exhi
’ ’

bite d his pers on in St Ja m e s s s tr e et, wa s la te ly

.
’
-

m a r r i e d a t P a n c r a s C hur ch, to a yo u n g wo m a n , of

the n a m e of C a ve , who live d in Bolton row, Picca -

dilly ; s he m a y n ow, for m or e r e a s on s tha n on e , with

”’
out i m pr opr i ety , b e te rm e d the Gia n t s Ca ve .

An other n e wsp a p er of Ju n e 1 3th, 1 7 8 9, a dve rti se d

a s f ollow s :
“
Lyceum , S tr a n d The celeb ra te d Irish
.

gia n t inform s the n obil ity, g en try , a n d publick , tha t

he is to b e s ee n in com m odi ous a p a r tm e n ts , a t the
Lyceum , in the Str a n d, e ver y da y ( Sun da ys e x
cepte d) , fr om e le v e n in the m orn in g , till n in e in the

e v en in g . Mr O B rien , of the kin gdom of Ire la n d,

.
’

in dis puta bly the ta l le s t m a n e ver s hewn , is a lin e a l

de s cen da n t of the old a n dpuis s a n t Kin g Bri en Bore a u,
d ha s , in pers on a n d a ppe a r a n ce , a ll the s im ilitude
of tha t gr e a t a n d gra n d pote n ta te I t is rem a r ka ble
.

of thi s fa m ily , tha t howe ver v a r iou s the re volution s

in poi n t of fo r tu n e or a l li a n c e ,
the li n e a l d e sc e n d a n ts
 176 GIANTOL O GY AN D D WAB FI AN A .

there of ha ve b een fa vour e d by pr oviden ce with tha t

origin a l s iz e a n d sta ture , which ha ve b een so pe cu lia r
to their fa m ily The ge n tle m a n a lluded to m ea s ure s
.

e ight fe e t fou r i n ch e s high His fa m ily he ight is

.

n in e fe et, which he ho p e s to a tta i n by the ti m e he is

of a
g e He is of a n a thle tic m a ke a g rea t e x a ctn es s
.

of pr oportion ; high, b eyon d a ll con ception a n d

jus tly a llowe d to b e the gr e a te s t won der of the a g e .

A dm itta n ce on e s hillin g N B La dies a n d gen tlem en

. . .

will ple a se to ob s erve tha t a n u m b er of pe ople go

a bout to s he w th em s e lve s a s ta l l m en , by v a r iou s a rts

a n d d ece ption s ; b u t Mr O Br ie n a s s ur e s the m tha t

’
.

the ta lle s t m a n in thi s kin gdo m is n ot higher tha n his

shoulde r .

A jour n a l of Jun e 1 7 th, 1 7 8 9 , r e la te s the follow

in g a n e cdote of Cotter “
O B r ien the Ir i s h gi a n t,
’

ha vin g occa s ion to vis i t a fr ien d the o ther n ight ,

e n te r e d a ha ckn ey co a ch : the co a chm a n did n ot s e e

-

him go in , b u t o n s ee in g him go ou t s to od a m a z e d ;
ha vin g m e t a br other of the whip a fe w m in ute s a fte r ,
he excl a im e d , m e b u t I ha ve don e m ore th a n
,
”
you a ll , for I h a ve jus t ca rr i e d the Mon um en t .

O n the 1 7 th of the follo wi n g m on th Cotte r a dver

tis e d: “ The Iri s h g i a n t or m a n m oun ta i n
,
. Mr.

O B rien , the Ir i s h gi a n t, fin d s hi m s elf s o highly

’

hon oure d in the con cou r s e o f di s ti n gui she d p e rs o n

a ges who ha ve l a tely vi s ite d him a t his a p a r tm en ts a t

the Lyceum , in the Stra n d , tha t he ca n n ot in gra ti

tude for s o gen erou s a cou n te n a n ce a n d pr ote ction ,
om it in form in g h em , tha t he s ha ll con ti n ue to e xhibi t
t
1 78 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF IAN A .

Cotter wa s in Liverpool , when ce he wr ote

I n 1 7 99
to a fr i e n d a t B r i s tol a b ou t the le a s e of s o m e pr e
m i s es ther e The o r igin a l l etter is n ow in the pos
.

s es s io n o f Mr John B u llock , of S e v e n o a k s , thr ough

.

whos e kin dn e s s the a uthor is a ble to give a copy of

it I t is wr itte n on a whol e s he et o f fo ol s ca p p a p er ,
.

ha vin g the w a te r m a r k of 1 7 98 I t b e a r s the Live r

-
.

po o l pos ta l m a r k , a n d is pla in ly wr itte n in a l a rge

ha n d ; b u t the co m p os iti on a n d the s tr a n ge u s e of
ca pita l le tter s clea rly s how tha t Cotter wa s a n il lite
ra te m a n The e pi s tl e is dir e cte d outs ide to
.
“
Mr .

Wm Wa tts , High Str eet, Br i s tol a n d the in s ide

.

r un s a s follow s

cc
D r
S Liverpool Ju n e 1 8
, , 99 .

T is a y I Re ce you r s If you thin k you

h D “ d

C a n g e t 2 8 or £ 30 a ye a r for the m 11 Give you wha t

you A s k for the m An d a s you s a y there s o ple a s en t
I ll Adva n ce £ 20 m or e whi ch will B e £ 3 30 B u t n o
’
.

L ea s e withou g ht A little A dva n ce th m on ey I ll .

’

pa y a s s o on a s the wr ig htin g s is dr a wn or b e for e if

you lik e I m As hd of Tr ob lin g you s o o ften a bou ght
’

I ll Wr ight n o m ore I tha n k you for A fe w

’
the m . .

lin e s by Return pos t D ire ct a s b e fore M Wilk r n

s a y s H s en d the s tocki n g in thr ee w ee k s

l e
B u t they .

ha ve b ee n Thr e e y ea rs com in g s o i D o n ot kn ow
wha t to thin k of him , from you rs s in s erley
P O BR IEN .

A n e wspa per of
ys : O Br ie n , the Ir ish“
1 8 00
’
sa

gi a n t, yes terda y return e d to town , per form e d s om e

 ’
Gi ANT s GAL LAN TRY . 1 79

da ys a g o a n u n com m on fea t of ga lla n try F or a .

w a ger of 1 0l he kiss e d, en p a ssa n t, a y oun g la dy a t

.

a g a rr e t wi n d o w .

His a r r iva l in Lon don , in 1 804 , wa s a n n oun ce d

a s follows : Jus t a r rive d in town , a n d to b e s e en
in a com m odi ous r oo m a t N o 1 1 Ha ym a r ke t n e a r ly
, .
,

o ppos ite the O pe r a Hous e , the celebr a te d Ir i s h gi a n t,

Mr O B rie n , of the kin gdom of I re la n d, in dis
.
’

pu ta bly the ta lle s t m a n e ver she wn He is a lin e a l .

de s cen da n t of the old pu is s a n t Kin g B r i en Bor ea u ,

a n d ha s in p e r s on a n d a pp e a r a n ce a ll the s i m ili tud e

o f tha t gre a t a n d gr a n d pote n ta te I t is r em a r ka ble

.

o f this fa m ily tha t how e ver v a rious the r e volution s in

,

poin t of for tun e a n d a ll ia n ce , the lin e a l des cen da n ts

there of ha ve b e e n fa vou r e d by Pr ovide n ce wi th the

orig ina l s i z e a n d s ta tur e which ha ve be en s o pe cu l i a r

to the i r fa m ily The ge n tlem a n a llude d to m ea s ur es
.

”
n e a r n in e fe e t high A dm itta n ce , on e shillin g
. .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 8 04 con ta in s a n

’

a c cou n t by W Bl a ir , a s u r ge on of the Lock Hos pita l ,

.

of a . visit pa id by him to Cotte r He s a ys . I

v i s ite d this Ir i shm a n on the 5 th of Ma
y, 1 804 , a t
N o 1 1 H a ym a r k et
. He wa s of ver y e xtra ordin a ry
.

s ta tu r e , b u t n o t w e ll form e d -
As he would n ot
.

s uffer a m in ute e xa m in a tion to b e m a de of his per

s on , it is i m po s s ibl e to give a n y other th a n a ve ry

fl
s light d es crip tion of him He de cli n e d the pr opo s a l
.

of w a lkin g a cr o s s the r oom , a n d I b e li e ve wa s a fra id

o f dis cover in g his e xtr e m e im b e cility He ha d the .

gen era l a spe ct of a we a k a n d u n re e ctin g person ,

1 80 GI AN TO L O GY A D D WA RF IA N A
N
.

wi th a n un com m on ly low for ehe a d ; for , a s n ea r a s

I cou l d a s cer ta in , the s p a ce a bove his eye br ows in
a p e r p e n dicu l a r li n e to the top o f his hea d did n ot

e xce e d two i n ches . He told m e his a g e wa s thi r ty

e ight y ea r s , a n d tha t m o s t of his a n c es tors by his

m othe r s
’
s id e w e re v er y l a r g e p ers on s The dis
.

pr oportion a te s iz e of his ha n ds s truck m e wi th s u r

pr is e ; a n d in this he s e e m e d to m a ke his pr in cipa l
boa s t He r e fu s e d to a llow a ca s t to b e m a de of
.

his ha n d, a n d s a id ‘ it ha dbe e n don e m a n y ye a r s a g o

b u t a s I ha ve s een tha t ca s t a t Mr B a co n s , I a m
’
.

con vin ce d the s i z e is m u ch too s m a ll to r epr e s en t his

pr e s e n t s ta te of gr owth All his j o in ts w er e l a rge ,
.

a n d p e r ha p s r ick e ty . His le gs a ppea r e d s wollen ,

m i s s ha p en a n d I thou ght dr op s ic a l
:
howe ve r he
, ,

did n ot like m y tou chi n g the m The fee t w er e

.

clu m s y , a n d con ce a le d a s m u ch a s pos s ible by high

s ho es. His li m b s were n ot ve r y s tou t, es p e ci a lly his
a r m s , a n d I j u dge tha t he ha d s c a r c e ly
g ot the u s e
o f them ; for , in o r der to lift u p his ha n d , he
s e em e d oblig e d to s wi n g the Whole a r m , a s if he

ha d n o p ower of r a i s i n g it by the a c ti on of the

de ltoid m us cle He cer ta in ly ha d a gr ea te r r e du n
.

d a n ce of bon e tha n of m us cle , a n d ga ve m e the

i m pres s ion of a hu ge overgr own , s ickl y b oy, his
,

voice b e in g r a ther fe eble a s well a s his bodily

e n e r gie s , a n d his a g e a pp e a r in g u n der tha t which he

a ffi rm e d . In dee d, I fin d he ga ve a differe n t a ccou n t

o f hi m s e lf to dif fer en t vi s itor s The s ta te o f his pu ls e
.

a gree d wi th the gen e ra l a pp ea r a n ce of his p ers on ,

1 82 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

a ccoun t of his e xtr a or din a ry m a gn itude , is n ot en

titl e d to the den om in a ti on of a we ll m a de m a n
-
His .

lim b s , it is tr u e , a r e n ot s tr ikin gly di s pr opor tion e d ;

b u t his figu r e w a n ts tha t gen er a l s ym m e try which
m ore c om m o n ly di s ti n gui s he s a m a n o f or din a r y di

m e n s ion s Am on g tho s e wi th who m Mr .

O B r ie n is m os t fa m ili a r , he s om e ti m e s r e la te s the
’

followin g a n e cdote : Tr a ve llin g in a ca rri a ge pe cu

li a r ly a da pte d to his u s e , by s in kin g the foun da tion
s o m e fe e t, s o a s to hold his le g s con ve n i en tly , he

wa s s to pp e d b ya highwa ym a n ; pu ttin g his hea d

forwa r d to ob s erve the ca u s e tha t i m pe de d his pro
g re s s , the highwa ym a n wa s s tr u ck with s u ch a pa n ic ,
tha t he cla ppe d s purs to his hors e a n d m a de a pre ci
pita te r etre a t Mr O B r ien is p a s s ion a te ly
.
’

fon d of ca r ds . When n ot in Lon don , he r e s ide s

a t a hou s e in E s s e x , for m er ly the m a n s ion of a n obl e

fa m ily b u t n ow con ve r te d in to a n in n Thi s pla ce

,
.

he ha s ver y pr operly pitche d upon for his re s ide n ce

b e in g bu ilt in the a n ci e n t s tyle , with ve ry lofty
'

door wa ys a n d a pa rtm en ts , it is pa r ticu la r ly ca lcu

la te d for his re ce ption . The hou s e is a t pre s e n t,
,

kept by a widow , for whom Mr O B r ie n is s a id to

.
’

perfor m a ll tra n s a ction s r e la tive to the pur cha s e or

”
di s pos a l of her hors es .

F C H , a corr e s pon den t of N otes a n d Qu er ies

. . .

for Ma y 1 8 th, 1 8 6 1 , wr itin g o f C otte r , s a ys : “ I

pos se s s his gold w a tch, which is of un us ua l s i z e ,
we ighin g a poun d , with the cha in a n d s ea ls I t is a .

chr on om eter a n d re pea ter , a n d wa s m a de la rge a n d

 ’
GiANT s WATCH . 1 83

s ui ta ble for him by Ja m i s on I t ha s his n a m e e n

.

gra ve d on the ca p, thu s : P a trick C otter , Kin s a le,

I r ela n d” The wor ks a re of e xtr a or di n a ry s tr en th
g .

I ke e p it goin g , a n d it ke ep s tim e a s w e ll a s e ve r I .

kn e w him a little in B r is tol , a n d r e m em b er his e x

hib itin g hi m s e lf the r e , b e for e he r e ti re d to the Hot
we ll s , where he di e d My fa ther wa s very i n tim a te
.

with him , a n d often in his com pa n y a n d pu r cha s e d

,

the w a tch a t the s a le a fter his dea th, which, s om e

y e a rs b e fo r e his o wn dea th, he pr e s e n te d to m e I .

kn e w other fr i e n d s in Br i s tol who pres er ve d thin gs

tha t ha d b e lo n ge d to the gi a n t a s cu r i os itie s , s u ch a s
o n e of his s ho es a n d a p a i r o f his s to cki n g s He wa s
.

of a m ild di s po s i tion ; his voic e wa s we a k a n d hi s

,

la r ge fr a m e by n o m ea n s s tr on g He u s u a lly s a t
.

u pon a ta bl e a n d o fte n r e s te d his a r m u po n the to

, p
of a door He cou ld r a r e ly ve n ture to w a lk in
.

public, a n d on ly ven tu r e d ou t in the s tr e e ts on foot

a t n ight . O n ce in B a th, on a cold n ight, he terrifi e d
a w a tchm a n by quie tly r e a chi n g up to a s tr e e t l a m p

a n d t a kin g o ff the cove r to light his pip e He re tir e d

.

with a con s ider a ble for tun e , a n d k e pt a ha n ds om e

ca rr i a ge m a d e pur po s e ly for him He ha d a gr e a t
.

dr e a d o f his b o dy b e in g ta ken u p a fter his de a th, a n d

ga ve p a r ticu l a r dir e ction s for s e cu r in g it in the
gr a ve I t wa s pr ote cte d by ir on b a r s , a n d a r che d
.

ove r ca r e fu ll y with br ickwor k .A re por t ha vi n g

b ee n s pr e a d s om e y ea r s a fte r tha t the body ha d b e e n
s n a tche d a wa y , the gra ve wa s e xa m i n e d a n d foun d

perfe ctly sa fe a n d un viola te d He lies in the e n tr a n ce

.
l
1 84 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IA NA .

of the C a tholic cha p e l a s de s cr ib e d by Mr Pryce , .

a n d wa s de p o s ite d u n dern e a th a flight of s tep s , which

”
were r e m o ve d a fter wa r ds to the oppo s ite s ide It .

s ee m s tha t the w a tch a bove m e n tion e d wa s pu r

-

cha s e d a fte r Co tte r s de a th for s e v en ty guin e a s

’
.

By e con om y a n d pr u den ce he re a li s e d ou t of the

pr ofits of his e xhibition s of him s e lf a com peten ce, on
which, a bou t two yea r s b e fore his dea th, he r eti re d to
the Hotwe ll s , Clifto n , where he die d on S e pte m b er 8 th,
1 806 , a t a n a dva n ce d a g e for a gi a n t—a bout forty s ix -

ye a rs He s e e m s to ha ve ha d les s i m b e cility of m i n d
.

tha n the ge n era li ty of ove r gr own pe rs o n s ; b u t l a te

in life he ha d a ll the we a kn es s o f b ody by which
the y a re cha r a cter i s e d .He wa lke d with diffi cul ty ,
a n d fe lt c on s id era bl e p a i n whe n r i s in g u p o r s itti n g

down The s ke le ton in the Hu n te ri a n Mu s eu m is

.

s o m e ti m e s i n c or r e ctly a lle g e d to b e tha t o f Cotter ,

the con fu s i on a r i s in g from the fa c t tha t bo th he a n d

B y rn e , whos e s k e l e ton is r e a lly the re , too k the n a m e

o f O B r ie n A c a s t of Co tter s ha n d is in tha t
’ ’
.

m u s eu m . I n the Br i s tol Philos ophi ca l In s titu tion

a re his s ho e , s tocki n g
. glove , w a lkin g s tick , look
,
-

o f ha ir , a n d a ca s t of his ha n d ; which we re pr e
s en te d by Mr Ar thu r We ll s
. .

Cotter s he ight ha s b een va r iou s ly s ta te d a s s e ven

’

fe et ten i n ches ; eight fee t thr e e in ches , fo u r in ches ,

s e v e n i n che s ; a n d n e a r ly n i n e fe e t The e xtrem e
.

m ea s ur e m en ts give n o f him were , n o dou b t, m e r e

s howm e n s e xa gge r a tion s ; a n d if the m e m o r i a l ta ble t
’

in the ve s tibu l e of the Rom a n C a tholic cha pe l in

 186 GI AN TO L OGY AND D WAR F I AN A .

highl y c y a n d pr oper to kee p the door , a n d

n e es s a r

r e s i s t the i m por tun i ty of the public to b ehold the

in term en t I t is s u ppo s e d 2 000 pers on s a t le a s t were
.

pr es en t The cere m on y of high m a s s wa s per form e d

.

a t te n o clock The coffin , of le a d , m ea s u r e d n i n e fe et

’
.

two i n ches in the clea r , a n dthe wood en ca s e four in ches

m or e. I t wa s thr e e feet a cr o s s the s hou lders . No
hea r s e could b e pr ocur e d s u fficie n tly lon g, on which
a cco u n t tha t e n d of the coffin which coul d n o t b e s hut

in wa s covere d wi th bl a ck cloth . Fou r te e n m e n bor e

him fr o m the hea rs e to the gra ve , in to which he wa s
le t down with pulle ys . To pr e ven t a n y a ttem pt to
dis tu r b his r e m a i n s , o f which he ha d the gre a te s t
hor r or , the gr a ve wa s m a de twe lve fee t in the s olid
r ock , a n d e ve ry pre c a ution wa s ta ke n to r e n d er a bor

tive e ither for ce or s tra ta gem : he n ce the a n a tom i s ts

”
a r e d e pr ive d of his body .

The s a m e m a ga z in e a l s o s a ys “
He wa s n u
offen din g a n d a m ia ble in his m a n n er s to his fr ien d s
a n d a cqu a i n ta n ces of whom he ha d la tter ly r a ther
,

a l a r ge cir cle a n d he wa s n e ither a vers e to a che er

,

fu l gla s s n or plea s a n t com pa n y . He ha d n a tu ra lly

go od s en s e , a n d his m in d n ot u n cu ltiva te d Mr . .

Cotter ha d a t on e tim e in his pos s e s s ion a r e gul a r

journ a l of his life , writte n fr om da y to da y, for a m us e
m en t, b u t which a whi m o f the m o m en t i n duce d him

to com m it to the fla m e s , thou gh he a fter wa r ds m uch

”
r e gr ette d the ci r cum s ta n c e .

I n 1 7 8 5 wa s pu bli s he d a n e n gr a vin g , by T S m ith,

.

of Cotte r , un der his a ss u m e d n a m e . In 1 7 91 a p

 GIAN T MAKIN G
-
. 187

pe a r e d a n gra vin g by Bur t, re pres en tin g him with

en

Pe te r D a vie s , a dwa r f I n 1 8 03 Ka y pu bli she d

.

his full le n gth por tr a i t, i n s cr ib e d : “ Mr O B rien ,

-
.
’

the Ir i s h Gi a n t, the ta lle s t m a n in the kn own world ,

b i g n e a r n in e fe e t high
e n
”
He is r e pre s e n te d r es t
.

in g his r ight e lb o w on the top of a r oo m door , while -

a co m ic a l lookin g ta ilor is s ta n din g tip to e on a cha ir

-

m e a s ur i n g his l e ft a r m with a ta pe The gia n t is .

ver y s im ple lookin g in the fa ce He is a l so de picte d

-
.

in Kir by s Won derfu l M u s eu m , the en gr a vin g

’

'

b e i n g b y A Va n A s s en , a n d d a te d 1 8 04 C otte r
. .

is in thi s pr i n t a ls o r e s tin g his r ight a rm on a r o om

door .

A n e w s p a p er of D e c em b e r , 1 8 2 3 , a n n oun ce d in
its o bitu a r y a s follows : La te ly , a t Kin s a le , Ire la n d ,
a ge d 1 00 ye a rs , Mrs M Cotte r , m other of the on ce
. .

’
ce le br a te d Ir i s h gia n t, P Cotter O B r ie n
. .

The s u cce s s o f Byr n e a n d C o tter u n der the n a m e

o f O B r ie n s e e m s to ha ve ra i s e d u p o the r Ir i s h gi a n ts
’

wi th the s a m e a ppe ll a tion A corres pon de n t of N otes

.

a n d Qu er ies for J u u e 1 5 th, 1 8 6 1 , s a y s , in re fe r en ce

to the s o — ca lle d I r is h gia n ts who followe d a fter the

r e a l o n e s , tha t he on ce s a w a t S te p n e y fa i r a bla ck

O B rien , who wa s exhibite d a s a n Ir i s hm a n , a n d who

’

wa s n o o the r tha n the n e gr o who is d a r kly a llu de d

to in the O ld C u r ios ity Shop , a nd who , a fte r he
c ea s e d to a w e ll kn own s tr e e t
a ttr a c t in s how s , wa s -

cha r a cter a bou t the E a s t e n d of Lon don The wr iter

-
.

a dd s :
“
I on ce s a w a ta ll , la thy , ove r gr own , b ea r d
les s la d ca l le d in to a booth on Ha m com m on , a n d in -
1 88 GIA N TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

te n m in u te s a fte r con s e n tin g lf to the

to hi r e hi m se

s howm a n for the da y he wa s tr a n s for m e d i n to a whis

k er e d gi a n t, in a ppe a ra n ce a t le a s t a foot ta ller , a n d

twe n ty s ton e he a vi er tha n b e for e So tha t a ctu a lly
.

his ve ry m other a n d s i s te rs who p a id to s e e the I r is h

gi a n t did n ot kn ow him O n e r e a s on pr ob a bly why
.

s howm e n do n ot r e ta i n re gu l a r gi a n ts n ow is , tha t

the y do n o t s e ll for s o m u ch when d e a d a s the y u s e d

to do , the s how m a n a lw a y s s tipu l a tin g whe n he hir e d
’
a gia n t tha t he ha d the dis pos a l of the la tter s body
in c a s e of de a th I ha ve s ee n , a n d in de e d ca n la y
.

m
y ha n ds on , a n a gre em en t b e twe e n a s howm a n
a nd a gi a n t, in which this s tip u l a tion is e xpre s s ly
r e c or d e d ; a n d the d o cu m en t, which is a cur io s ity
in its wa y, is wr itten on the fly l e a f of a Bibl e , for
-

the p u rp os e o f m a ki n g it of a m or e s a cr e d a n d bin d
”
in g cha r a cter .

The A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 6 1 te lls u s tha t in

Ma r ch of tha t yea r , a s a m in er wa s w orki n g a t Tr e
gon ey , in Corn wa ll , in a n e w m i n e , he a ccide n ta lly
di s cover e d a s ton e coffin , on which we re s om e in
s cr ib e d cha r a cte r s Within it w a s the s k e le to n o f
.

a m a n of giga n tic s i z e , which, on the a d m i s s i on of

the a ir , m ou lde r e d i n to du s t O n e tooth, tw

. o i n che s

a nd a ha lf l on g , a n d thick in pr opo r tion , r e m a in e d

whole The len gth of the coffi n wa s e le ven fee t thr e e
.

i n ches , a n d its de pth wa s thre e fe e t n in e i n ches .

The s a m e wo rk for 1 7 63 te lls u s , u n der the da te

o f Ja n u a ry , tha t s e ver a l hu m a n bo n e s of a v e ry g i

a n tic s i z e ha d then l a te ly b e en du g u p in the cha n c e l

g
1 90 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IA N A .

Noble s a ys tha t D u ke B irthn oth s thigh bon e m e a ’

-

s ur e d twen ty i n che s a n d a ha lf in le n gth .

I n 1 7 69 die d the D u ke o f Ha m ilto n , n ot fourte en

ye a r s a n d a ha lf old, a n d five fee t e ight in ches high .

His fa s t gr owth wa s s a id to ha ve ca u s e d his de a th .

I n the P u b lic Adver tis er for July 27 th, 1 77 0, it

is r e co r d e d tha t “ on e of the m o s t a ctive , a n d per
ha p s the v er y la r ge s t, m a n in E n gla n d is n o w livin g
in Wood s clos e , Cler ken well ; he is n e a r twice a s
’
-

”
big a s the la te D u ke of C u m b er la n d .

I n 1 7 7 0 a ppe a re d the follo win g a dver ti s e m en t

“
The fe m a l e gi a n t, fr o m An s pock in Germ a n y

(who ha s ha d the hon our to b e s hewn with a m os t

ple a s in g a s ton i s hm en t a n d a ppr ob a tion b e for e a ll the
r oya l fa m ily o f Fr a n ce ; s he is b u t s ixte en y ea r s of

a g e , is e xtre m e ly w e ll pr o portion e d , a n d s u pp o s e d to
-

b e the ta lle s t p er s on of her a g e in E u r op e , b e in g n ea r

s e ven fee t high) is to b e s een fr om ten in the m or n
,

in g till e ight in the e ve n i n g , a t the a p a rtm en ts in

Ar ts Mu s e u m , in Cocks pur — s tr ee t whe r e the fa m ou s
(
Cors ica n Fa iry wa s s he wn l a s t ye a r ) , a t on e s hill in g
e a ch . N B She will w a it on a n y n oble fa m ily a t
. .

’
ha vin g two hou r s n o tice , on the ir own te rm s , a s s he
will a gr eea bly e xcee d the ir e xpe cta tion s .

Schr e b er in his His tory of Qu a dr u p eds , 1 775 ,

f
r e ers Sw e di sh pe a s a n t who wa s e ight Swe dish
to a

fe et in height E ls e wher e is de s cr ibe d Gilly , a Swe de ,

.

who wa s e ight feet high, a n d wa s e xhibite d in a

show .

O n Febr ua ry 4th, 1 77 7 , wa s bur i e d a t Hen don

 GIGAN TIC B OY . 1 91

E dwa r d Lon gm ore , who wa s e xhibite d for s e vera l

ye a r s a s the Her e for ds hire C o los s u s , he m e a s u r in g
s e ve n fe e t s ix in ches in his coffin The Mor n ing P os t
.

for Ma r ch 3 0th, 1 7 7 7 , s a ys tha t his co rp s e wa s s tole n

a bout s ix w e e k s a fter its in ter m e n t n otwiths ta n din g
,

tha t it wa s in a gra ve fifte e n fe e t de e p , which ha d

b e en wa tche d un til n e a r ly the tim e of the r obb ery .

O n F e br ua r y 7 th, 1 7 7 9 , wa s b orn a giga n tic b oy,

n a m e d E ve r i tt whos e fa ther wa s a m ou l d pa pe r -

m a r k m a k e r e m ploye d a t the p a p e r m ill s a t E n fie ld

-

, ,

wher e his hug e s on wa s born At the ti m e of thi s

.

child s bir th he wa s n ot r e m a r ka bly la r ge b u t a t the

’

a g e o f e le ven m on ths he wa s thr ee fe e t thr ee i n che s

in he ight, two fee t s ix i n che s r oun d the b rea s t, thr e e

fee t o n e in ch r oun d the loin s , on e foot n in e i n ches
r ou n d the thigh, e le ve n i n che s r ou n d the a r m , a n d

n i n e i n che s r o u n d the wr i s t
. He wa s a ls o of a pr o
dig iou s we ight, hea lthy , a n d goo d te m p e re d, a n d-

live d en tir e ly on his m other s m ilk Whe n e le ven

’
.

m o n ths old his m othe r b r ou ght him to Lon don ,

a n d e xhibi te d him a s a s how , m a ki n g a con s ide r a ble

su m of m on e y by a dm i ttin g the p u blic a t on e s hil li n g

e a ch p ers on . She con tin u e d to e xhibit him a t va r i ou s

hou s es in differe n t pa rts o f the m e tr opoli s for a b ou t
"

s ix m on ths , whe n , fin d in g tha t he a lon e wa s n ot s u ffi

cie n tly a ttr a ctiv e , s he joi n e d wi th a dw a r f ; a n d both

w er e for a bou t s ix w e eks to b e s een a t the N ew I nn ,

o ppo s ite St . Ma ry s chur ch, in B erm on ds ey s tre et,
’
-

Southw a rk When the s e pa r tn er n o ve ltie s ha d ce a s e d

.

to dra w, Mrs E ve r itt return e d with her s on to

.
1 92 GI AN TO L OGY A N D D WARF IAN A .

her hus b a d a t En field, from which pla ce he w en t to

n

wor k a t a n other pa r t of the cou n try ; a n d n othin g

fu r ther is kn own of the child or of his pa re n ts I n .

Ja n u a ry , 1 7 8 0, wa s pu bli s he d a n e tche d en gr a vin g of

Mr s E ve r itt a n d her s on , by M A Rigg Thi s pr i n t
. . . .

wa s r e pr odu c e d in Sm ee ton s B iog ra p/zia C u r ios a

’
.

”
I n 1 780 a n Ir i s h youth, s eve n fe e t ten i n ches
in he ight, wa s e xhibite d a t C ha r i n g cr o s s -
.

The A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 8 4 s a y s tha t in Jul y

o f tha t ye a r di e d a t Br o okhill , in Ir e l a n d , a g e n tl e m a n

n a m e d Love l a c e L o v e , who wa s n o te d for his e xtr a

o r di n a ry b u lk ; he w e ig he d u pwa r d s of for ty s to n e ;

his co ffin m e a s u re d s e ve n fe e t in le n gth, fou r fee t in

width, a n d thr ee fee t a n d a ha lf in de pth His de a th.

wa s o cca s i on e d by his i m m e n s e cor pu l e n ce .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 7 8 4 s a y s tha t a

’

Swis s , n in e fe et high, ha d the n la te ly b een s hown a t

Vi e n n a .He live d u pon ve ge ta bles a n d m ilk .

The E u r op ea n Ma g a z in e for N ove m b e r , 1 7 8 5 ,

m en ti on s a you n g Glou ce s ters hir e gi a n t, who wa s
the s on o f a Mr Coll ett, of Upp e r Sl a u ghter , n ea r
.

S tow ou the Wold , a n d wa s twe lve ye a rs o f a g e in

- - -

Apr il then l a s t He wa s five fe e t n i n e i n ches high,

.

m e a s u r e d fou r fe et on e i n ch a n d a ha lf r o un d the
w a i s t two fe et n i n e i n ches r ou n d e a ch thigh, a n d
,

two fe e t fou r i n che s r o u n d the c a lf of his le

g He .

wa s very he a lthy , b u t s o b u r den s om e to hi m s e lf tha t

he wa s u n a bl e to ra i s e hi m s e lf from the gr o u n d .

A n e ws p a pe r of Ju n e 1 1 th 1 7 8 8 , con ta i n s the
,

followi g dve ti e en t
n a r s m
“
The won der fu l gi a n t
1 94 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI ANA.

fil le d with her body tha t it wa s oblige d to b e presse d

when s crewe d down .

The Pe ruvi a n Gi a n t, B a s ilio Hua yla s , who c a m e

in Ma y, 1 7 92 , fr om the town of J oa to L im a , in
South Am er ica , a n d publicly e xhibite d hi m self, wa s
by bir th a n In di a n , fr om the pr ovin ce of Ca s tr o Vir
re yn a , a n d wa s the n twen ty fou r yea r s old
-
. He
m ea s ur e d upwa r ds of s e ve n C a s tili a n fee t two in che s

in he ight . The differ en t pa r ts of his body were n ot

duly pr oportion e d ; fr om the wa ist upwa r ds they
were of pr odigious dim e n s ion s ; his hea d form e d
n ea r ly on e thir d of his s ta tur e
-
his s hou l der s wer e
five sixths o f a n e ll in br ea dth ; a n dhis a rm s w ere so
-

lon g tha t when he s tood upright the en ds of his

fin ger s re a che d to his kn e es Fr om the w a is t down
.

wa rds his lim b s w er e of m u ch sm a ller dim en s ion s .

His r ight leg wa s a n in ch s hor te r tha n his left, owin g,

it wa s s a id , to a blow whi ch he r e ce ive d in his youth .

His portra it, da te d 1 8 1 5 , is en gr a ve d in Kir by s ’

Wonderfu l Mu s eu m , 1 8 20 I t wa s copie d fr om a n
.

orig in a l pa in tin g, in which wa s a m us icia n with a

ha rp, pla ce d b es ide the gi a n t a s a s ta n da r d by which
to j u dg e of his e xtr a or din a r y s ta tur e .

Cha rles L a m b , who wa s bor n in 1 7 7 5 a n d died

in 1 834 , w rote a ple a s a n t p a p er u pon “ the Gen tle
He s a ys The Widow B la cke t, of
”
Gi a n te s s
.

O xfor d , is the la rges t fem a le I e ve r ha d the plea s u re

of b eholdin g There m a y b e he r pa r a lle l upon the
.

e a rth ; b u t sur e ly I n e v er s a w it I ta ke her to b e

.

lin e a lly de scen de d from the m a id s a un t of Bra in

’
 1 95
’
'
sr . m or s GIAN T .

for d , who ca us e d M a s ter For d such un e a s in e s s

I ha ve p a s s e d m a n y a n a gre e a bl e holida y with her
in her fa vo ur ite p a rk a t W oods tock She per form s
.

her p a r t in thes e delightful a m b u l a tory e xcu rs ion s

by the a id of a port a ble g a r de n cha ir -

de light a t O xfor d is in the pu blic w a lks a n d ga r den s ,

wher e , when the w ea ther is n ot too oppre s s ive , s he
p a s s e th m u ch of her va l ua ble ti m e W ith
m ore tha n m a n s bul k , he r hum ours a n d occup a tion s
’

a re e m in e n tly fem i n i n e She s ighs , —b e i n g s ix foot

.

high . She l a n gui sheth, — b e in g two feet wide She .

wo rke th s len de r spr igs u pon the delica te m us lin ,

he r fin ge r s b e in g ca p a ble of m oul din g a Colo s s us
She s ippe th her win e ou t of her gl a s s d a in tily, —
.

her
ca pa city b e in g tha t of a tu n of He ide lb erg She .

go eth m in cin gly with tho s e feet of hers , whos e soli

”
dity n ee d n ot fe a r the bla ck ox s pr es s ur e
’
.

Ja m e s Te ll er , who wa s ca ll e d the Youn g E n gli s h

’
Gi a n t, wa s born on Augus t 2 8 th, 1 7 95 , a t St Ne ot s , .

in Hu n tin gdon shir e . At the a g e of ten ye a rs he wa s

upw a r ds o f five fee t in he ight ; a t s e ve n teen e ight
fe e t ; a n d a t e ighteen he wa s over e ight fee t on e
in ch a n d a ha lf high , a n d m ea s ur e d fr om his foot
to his kn e e tw e n ty s ix i n ches ; e a ch on e of his
-

fe e t wa s fifte en in che s lon g , a n d his ha n ds we re

in pr opor tion . At the tim e of his dea th, which
ha ppen e d in Fe bru a ry , 1 8 1 9 he ha d ga in e d the
he ight of e ight fe e t s ix in ches His two si s ters
.

wer e bo th of giga n tic gr owth ; on e a t the a g e of

thir te en y e a rs wa s five feet e ight in che s a n d a ha l f
1 96 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

high, a n d the o ther a t the g a e of s e ve n ye a rs wa s

n ea r ly five fe e t in he ight pa r en ts of thi s huge . The
fa m ily wer e of the or din a r y s ta tu re , a s wa s a l s o on e
o f the i r s on s Toller s a pp etite wa s m odera te , a n d
.
’

on ly a littl e m or e tha n tha t of the gen e ra lity of per

s on s His fi rs t pu blic e xhibi ti on wa s in Lon don in
.

the a u tu m n o f 1 8 1 5 , when he wa s pre s en te d to the

E m per or of Ru s s i a a n d the Ki n g of Pr us s i a In .

1 8 1 6 he wa s s hown a t N o 34 Picca dilly . .

To see him hu n dred s da y b

y d y di d th o g a r n ,

A h fro
s e pl e to pl a ce did p a ss l o g
m a c a n

His b ode ’
c t i f un to thi k tis va in
er a n, or n
’
,

O e pl a ce s o t ll a wo der to co ta i
n a n n n.

Hi whol p op o tion w s p i g ht
s e r d s t i g ht
r a u r a n ra ,

Twa s eig ht fo t fu lly d a ha lf i heig ht

’
o a n n ,

N ot h i debt to g e his b o dy cl a
m uc n a ,
e n,

U p to his s t t e a d n ot f t o le a n
”
a ur ,
n a ,
n r .

Tolle r s fu ll len gth portra it, da te d 1 8 1 7 is e n gr a ve d

’

in Kir by s An other por tr a it o f

’

him , ta ken by R C r u icks ha n k , a ppea r s in the B io

.

g r a p hia C u rios a , a n d is a fa i thfu l like n e s s He wa s .

a ple a s in g good n a tu r e d, coun try lookin g l a d I n

,
- -
.

Mr F illin ha m s colle cti on wa s a n origin a l dr a win g

.
’

o f T oll e r , by Co op e r .

I n 1 7 98 wa s bor n a t Ma r k et W e ighto n , in the

E a s t Ridi n g of Yorks hir e , Willi a m Br a dle y , who a t
the a g e of n i n e teen ye a r s m e a s u r e d s e ve n fee t e ight
i n che s in height, a n d w eighe d twen ty s e ven s ton e -

( of fou rtee n pou n d s to the s ton e) A n e n gr a vi n g .

o f him wa s publi s he d in Lo n don on Ma

y 8 th, 1 8 1 1 ,
 CHAPTE R IX .

Jen kin s l B a k Cle k—La rg e b on es a t Vien n a —L ou shkin

the ta l
th R s s i a Gi a t—Sp n i s h Gi a t—
, n r ,

Sh w the Life g u d a n a a r sm

—E pi t ph o Ta ll Soldi —Rog e Byrn e I i h Gi t—B ig

e u n n a n ,
-

a n a er r r s a n

Prin ce of Wa les s Porte —Ten y son —Pheli O Tool

,
’
Sam
’
r n m

Sk l to t Ol d Fo d—Tho a s B ell the C bri dg e Gi a t

,

e e n a r m a m n

Joseph Scoles —Wil d Gi a n tess —Lin coln sh i e Gi a tes s—A lb e t

,

r n r ,

the Gi a t— Mrs C ooke —Devo shi e Gi a t

n G i l di d n r n r m a a n

Gi a ts —R b ert H a les th N folk Gia t H g e C ofii

.

n o e or n u n
,

L o is the F ch Gi t— Swis s Gia tess P te Tu ch

u ,
ren a n n e r a n

Gi ts a t B a tholo ew F i M ches te Gig ti B oy

a n r m a r a n r a n c

So s t hi Gi tes s—A e ic Gi t ss —C o a ch— L g

m er e s re a n m r a n a n e r m on

L a wye H g Skel to Gi a tes s] a t St B ees Gi t t

r u e e n n . a n a

Pet s b g —S s a n a h Boyd—Gi ts t B rth lo e w Fa ir

er u r u n a n a a o m

Gi t t Pa —Gi t a t A delphi Thea t e—L pl d Gia te s s

—F ee a the A eric Gi t—Gi t d D wa f a t Olym pic
a n a rm a a n r a a n n

Th ea tre—M phy the I i h Gi a t—Si W H D o —F

r m n, m a n a n a n a n r

h n

Gia t—P t ick Glyn —Gi t s Sk l to —J s ph B ice the

ur ,
r s r . . n ren c
’

Fr ch Gi t—Gig tic
n a r n a n e e n o e r

by hi —Poli sh Gi t s s
,

en e
a n a n m en s e n m a n e

Co p o l M fi tt —B
r ra s Gi ts
o Gi t City Chi s e
a a rn u m
’
a n a n ne

Gi ts Ch g B itis h Gi t —T ll Ita l i — Gi t Poli e

a n a n r a n a a n a n c

m a n—T ll P i fig ht —Sto y of Gi t d D w f—P ove b

a r ze er r a n a n a r r r

—S dry Gia ts
un n .

I N Apr il , 1 7 98 , di e d de clin e , a t the a g e of of a

thirty on e, Mr Jen ki n s , a cle r k in the B a n k of

-
.

E n gla n d , who wa s r em a rka ble for his he ight He .

wa s bu r i e d very e a r ly in the m orn i n g , by pe r m i s

sion of the go ver n ors of the B a n k , in the gr ou n d
within tha t buildin g , which wa s form e r ly the bu r ia l
ya r d of St Chr i s topher s chu r ch The ou ter coffin
.
’
.

m ea s ur e d m o r e tha n e ight fe e t in len gth The .

A n n u a l Reg is ter s a ys , tha t upwa r d s of two hun dre d

 L O U SHKI N , RUS SIAN GIAN T . 1 99

gu in ea s wa s offere d for the cor p s e by s om e s urge on s .

He s e em s to ha ve ha d a horr or of b e i n g di s s e cte d ,
a n d there for e he wa s i n terr e d in a s a fe pla c e .

I n the la tter ha lf of the e ightee n th cen tu r y a

bu r yin g pla ce s u rr ou n din g St Ste phen s C a the dr a l a t
-
.
’

V i e n n a wa s cl e a re d ou t, a n d a m on g the bon es were

fou n d a la r ge 08 i n n om in a tu m , fe m u r , a n d tibia ,
whi ch, u pon b e in g com pa r e d with s im ila r b on e s of
a n or di n a r y s i z e , i n dica te d tha t they ha db e lon ge d to a

you n g m a n a bove e ig ht fe e t s ix i n che s in height They .

a r e pr e s e r ve d in the An a to m ic a l M u s e u m a t V i e n n a .

’
At M a da m e Tu s s a u d s e xhibi ti on is a figu r e o f
L ou s hkin , the Ru s s i a n gi a n t, dr es s e d in his m ilita r y
co s tu m e a s dru m m a jor of the i m per i a l r e gim e n t of
-

gu a r ds , Pr éob r a j en s kéy He m e a s u r e d e ight fee t

.

five i n che s high . At the s a m e pla ce a r e ca s ts of his

thigh bon e a n d tibi a , the for m e r b e i n g twe n ty s ix
- -

in che s , a n d the la tte r tw e n ty two in che s lon g ; a n d

-

a l s o a m o de l of his ha n d .

I n the firs t ha l f o f the pre s e n t c en tu r y a Sp a n i s h

g i a n t n a m e d Jo a chi m Ele iz e g u e , fr o m the Ba s qu e

Pr ovin ce s , who wa s s e ven fe et s ix or ten in ches high,
wa s e xhibi te d a t the Co s m or a m a Ro om s in Re ge n t ,

s tr e e t
. Po s s ibly he is ide n tica l with Jo qu in Ele iceg n i,
a Sp a n i a r d , o f whom P u tticks s o ld by a u cti on in Apr il ,

1 8 5 6 , a Ms a ccou n t, wr itte n by hi m s e lf, da te d Ma y8 th,

.

1 8 5 0, a n d s ta ti n g he wa s b or n in 1 8 2 6 , wa s s e ve n fee t
two in ches high, we ighe d fo ur hun dre d a n d tw en ty
fi ve poun ds , a n d, n otwiths ta n din g his s e clude d life ,
a l w a ys ha d a goo d a pp e ti te .
 2 00 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

John Sha w, the hu ge Life gu a r ds m a n , wa s born -

a t Wolla s ton , in N otti n gha m s hi r e He wa s e du ca te d .

a t Tr o we ll Mo or s chool , a n d wa s a fte r wa r d s a ppren

tice d to Will i a m Wild , of O ld Ra dfor d , a joi n er a n d

ca bin et m a ke r
-
. Hen ce he e n lis te d in to the Life
gu a r ds His fa the r Willi a m Sha w , a n d fa m ily ,
.
,

r e m ov e d fro m Wo ll a s ton to a fa rm a t Co s s a ll , whe r e

John when on le a ve o f a b s en ce fr om his r e gi m e n t

, ,

u s e d to giv e le s s on s in pu gili s m to s e ve ra l you n g

ge n tle m e n a n d othe r s in the n e ighb ou r hoo d He .

ha d a br othe r n a m e d Willi a m , who live d a t S ta ple

for d , a n d thr e e or fou r s is ter s , ou r he r o b e in g the
youn ges t of the fa m ily I n the S ecu r ing of the
.

White Hor s e, u n de r the da te of 1 8 08 , it is r e la te d

tha t Two m e n , with ver y s hi n y top boo ts , qu ite -

ge n tle m en , from L on don , won the pr iz e for b a ck .

s wor d pl a y ; on e of whi ch g e n tl e m e n wa s S ha w ,

the Life gu a r ds m a n
-
He di e d a t Wa te r loo , a fter
.

kill in g m a n y cu ira s s iers He ha d a r iva l on the

.

b a ttle fie ld, a s we ga ther fro m the followin g e pita ph

-

a t E di n bu rgh

John McPhers on
Wa s a wo de f l p e s o
n r u r n

He wa s s ix f t two ee

Witho u t his s h oe
An d he wa s s e lw
At Wa te loo r .
”

A bout 1 8 04 the in s of the la rge st p ers on e ver

rem a

kn ow n in Ire la n d s in ce the da ys o f Phil Ma cou l , the

fa m ou s Iri s h gi a n t, we r e buri e d in the chur chya r d of
Ros e n n a llis , in the Queen s Coun ty ’
The coffin with .
2 02 GI AN TOL O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

quitte d hi m s e lf in his duti es s o we ll a s to obta in

gen era l e s teem .

I n con s e qu e n ce of his gre a t he ight he a l wa ys

m a r che d a t the he a d of his r e gim e n t whe n in col u m n ,

a n d o n the s e o cc a s i on s he wa s a ccom p a n i e d by a huge

m ou n ta i n de er . Whil e in the s ervice of the Pr in ce

o f Wa l e s , he , in or d e r to oblige his m a s ter a pp e a r e d
,

on ce a s He r cu le s , in the pla y of C g m on a n d Ip lzig en ia ,

a t the O p er a Hous e , in the Ha ym a r k et, while the
D ru ry L a n e Co m pa n y ha d the u s e o f tha t the a tre
un til the ir own wa s r e built in 1 8 09 He wa s s om e
.

ti m es ca lle d the Sco tti s h Her cu le s . Ka y, in his

E din b u rg h P or tr a its , s a ys , tha t when Sa m wa s in
L on don he wa s a dvi s e d to s how hi m s e lf for m on e y ;
b u t he de clin e d to do s o in his own n a m e . He , how
e ver , dr es s e d in fe m a le a tti re , a n d a dver ti s e d him s e lf
”
for e xhibi ti on a s the r e m a r ka bly ta ll w o m a n . By
this e xpe di e n t he b e ca m e s o we ll fur n i she d wi th ca s h,
tha t his e xp e n ditur e a ttra cte d the n otice o f his colon e l ,
who in terr oga te d him on the s u bj e ct , a n d a s cer ta in e d
the hitherto s e cr e t fa ct .

As a pr oof of his gr ea t s tr e n g th it is r e la te d tha t

he wa s on e da y cha lle n ge d by two s oldi e r s , on the
u n ders ta n din g tha t he wa s to fight both a t on ce .

Sa m r e lu c ta n tly a gr e e d ; b u t he s a id tha t a s he ha d
ha d n o qua rre l , he s hould like to s ha ke ha n ds with
them b e fore he b e ga n the c om b a t . O n e of them
ther e upon he ld ou t his ha n d , whi ch Sa m s e iz e d ;
b u t in s te a d of givin g it the e xp e cte d fr i en dl y s ha ke ,
he us e d it a s a m ea n s to r a i s e its own e r fr om the
 PHE LIM ’
o TOO L . 2 03

g o
r un d , a n d then s wun g him r oun d a n d thr ew him
to a gr ea t di s ta n ce The o ther co m b a ta n t i m m e
.

di a te ly took to his he e l s O n a n other occa s ion , in

.

the b a r r a ck— r oom

,
o n e of the m e n r e qu e s te d him to
ha n d down a lo a f fr om a s he lf whi ch wa s b ey on d his
o wn re a ch Sa m i m m e di a te ly c a u ght the m a n by the
.

n e ck a n d holdin g him a t a rm s l en gth to ld him

’
, , ,
to
ta ke the a r ticle down him s elf The Cou n te s s of
.

Su ther la n d a llo w e d Sa m ha lf a cr own a da y, a s s he- -

did n ot con s id er hi s pa y s u ffici en t for his bodily

w a n ts . He di e d while with his r e gi m e n t in
Guer n s e y
Cha r le s Kn ight, in his E ng lis h Cg elop cedia , s a ys ,
tha t the Re v D r Ge or g e Cla y ton Ten n ys on , the
. .

r e c tor o f Som e r s by in Li n coln s hire , a n d the fa ther

,

o f the p r e s e n t L a ur e a te , who wa s bo rn in 1 8 1 0, wa s

r em a rk a bl e for his gre a t s tre n gth a n d s ta tu r e .

M r J B An qu etil , a fr i e n d of the a u thor , te lls

. . .

him tha t a bout 1 8 1 1 he s a w e xhibite d , in a r oom a t

Bren tfor d , a gia n t n a m e d Richa r ds on , who wa s b e
tw e en s e ve n a n d e ight feet high He s tood u p on .

tha t occa s i o n in a lon g blu e cl o a k , a n d he ld his a r m

ou t s tr a ight to e n a bl e Mr An qu e til s fa ther to p a s s

’
.

un de r it .

I n Ju l y , 1 8 1 7 , s om e l a bour er s fo u n d in L e ixl ip
chur chya r d a n e xtr a or din a r ily giga n tic hu m a n s kele
ton . I t a pp e a r e d to ha ve b e lon ge d to a m a n n ot le s s
tha n te n fe e t high, a n d wa s b e li e ve d to b e the s a m e
a s th a t m e n tio n e d by K e a ti n g ,
n a m e ly ,
tha t of Phe

lim O To ol , who wa s bur i e d in the s a m e chur chya r d,

’
2 04 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF IAN A .

n ea r the sa lm on —
le a p , a bou t on e tho u sa n d thr ee hu n
dre d ye a r s a g o I n the s a m e pla ce wa s
. fou n d a la r ge
fin g e r r in g o f pur e gold
-
O n e of the te e th wa s a s
.

la r ge a s a n or din a r y fore fin ge r .

’
I n Ma r ch, 1 8 1 3 , wa s fou n d a t Ki n g Jo hn s
Pa l a ce , Old For d , a s ton e coffin con ta in in g the
r e m a i n s of a s k e l eton , w hich, fr om the l en gth of the
thigh bo n e m u s t ha ve b e l on ge d to a pers on n e a rly
-

s e ven fee t lon g A s ton e co ffi n in D e vo n s hi r e con

.

ta in e d a thigh b on e b e lon gin g to a m a n e ight fe e t

-

n i n e i n che s high .

I n: Ma y, 1 8 1 3 , wa s to b e s een a t the Hog in the

Pou n d , in O xfor d s tr ee t, Thom a s Be ll , the C a m
-

b ridge gia n t, who wa s then thirty— s ix y e a r s of a

g e,
a n d s e v e n fe e t two i n che s high His p a r en ts w e r e of
.

the com m o n s i z e , a n d he hi m s elf whe n you n g e x

hib ite d n o i n di ca tion s of a tta in in g his a fte r dim e n
s i on s . His fa ther , like his pr e de ce s s ors for s e ve ra l
gen era tion s , follo we d the tra de of a bla cks m ith ; a n d
his s on b e i n g de s tin e d for the s a m e o ccu p a tion wa s
a ppr e n tice d to him B u t his u n e xpe cte d gr owth
.

a ttra cte d s u ch n u m b e r s o f cu r i ou s a n d i n qu i s i tive

per s on s , a s to ca us e a n i n te rr u ption in his bu s in es s ,

which he there for e r e lin qui s he d, a n d a fte r wa r ds
tr a ve lle d a bou t the cou n tr y , e xhibi ti n g him s e lf a t the
prin cipa l town s a n d fa i rs in E n gla n d His ha n ds .

w ere e le ve n in che s in le n gth, his m iddle fin ger s were

s ix i n che s lon g, a n d his fe e t a n d a ll the o ther m em

b ers of his body we r e of the like proportion s He .

con s ider e d hi m s e lf to b e double join te d a n d in his

-

,
206 GIANTO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

I n 1 8 1 8 wa xhibite d a t the Gothic Ha ll , Pa ll

s e

Ma ll , the a rm our of Albert, the gia n t, who wa s

n e a r ly s e ven fee t high .

I n the s a m e y e a r wa s e xhibite d in Lon don a

gia n tes s n a m e d Mrs Cooke , who Wa s born a t Me r
.

r iott, in Som ers ets hir e , a n d co m pl ete d her s e ve n te e n th

ye a r on O ctob er l s t, 1 8 1 7 She wa s n e a r ly s even

.

fee t high , wa s r em a r ka bly s tout, a n d we ll pr opor -

tio n e d, ha d a ple a s in g a n d in te r es tin g coun ten a n ce ,

“
a n d, a s her e xhibi tion bill s ta te d , wa s a llowe d by

a ll visitor s to b e the ta lle s t la r ges t a n d s tr on ge s t

, ,

wom a n in the wor ld On April 1 5 th , 1 8 1 8 , s he

.

wa s e xhibite d a t the E a r l o f Ya r m outh s , in S eym ou r

’

pla ce, Ma y fa ir , when the Pr in ce Regen t , the D u k e

-

a n d D uches s of York , the Du ke a n d Duche s s of

Cu m b e rla n d, a n d other m em b er s of the r oya l fa m ily,
a n d a bout on e hun dre d of the n obility tte n de d to
, a

see her .

The Morn ing P os t of Fe br ua ry 8 th, 1 8 1 9, con ta in s

the followin g a dver tis em en t : Tha t Phen om en on ,
the u n e qua ll e d D e von s hir e Gia n t, or Briti s h Colo s s us ,
who ha s ha d the ple a s ur e of b ein g vi s ite d by so
n u m er ous a n d ge n e r ou s a public, to whom he ha s
given per fe ct sa tis fa ction They a ll a ll ow him to b e
.

the fin e s t m a n e ve r e xhibite d in Lon don , for which he

r e tu r n s his s in cer e tha n ks a n d i n form s them tha t
,

he ha s l e ft Pa l l Ma ll , a n d is n ow e xhibitin g in
e le ga n t r oom , a t No 1 94 , Stra n d , oppos ite St
. .

’
Clem en t s Chur ch, e ver y da y fr om te n o clock in the ’

m or n in g un til e ight in the e ven in g A dm iss ion to

.
 TH EATR ICA L GI AN TS . 2 07

l a die s a n d gen tle m en ls . S erva n ts a nd chil dren ha lf

”
pr i c e
.

B oz , in his Mem oir s f Grim a ldi, tells u s , tha t

o

in 1 8 2 0 tha t m er ry clown vi s ite d D ubli n wher e he

,

p er for m e d in the Pa vilion The a tre Thi s bu ildin g .

wa s ill a da pte d for dr a m a tic r epre s e n t a tion s , a n d ve ry

s m a ll a n d the co m pa n y “ we r e s o p r e s s e d for wa n t o f
,

s p a c e tha t w hen
‘
, Ha r le quin Gu l liver wa s in pr e pa’

ra tion the y w ere a t a lo s s wher e to

pu t the B rob dig
na
g ia n s. The s e figur es wer e s o very cum b e r s om e
a n d s o m u ch in the wa
y, tha t the m en who s u s ta in e d
the p a rts w e r e a t la s t oblige d to b e dr es s e d a n d put
a wa y in a n ob s cu r e co rn er b e fore the cur ta in wa s

r a is e d , whe n c e the y w ere b r ought for w a r d whe n

wa n te d u pon the s ta ge , a n d in to which the y w ere

oblig e d to r etr e a t when the y ha d n o m or e to do , a n d
to r e m a in there a s quie tly a s the y could , un til the
pa n to m im e wa s ove r , there b e in g a ctua lly n o r oom to
g e t them ou t of the ir ca s e s The dr es s e s a n dm a kin g s
.

u
p w e r e ve ry cum br ous a n d in co n ven i en t ; b u t a s n o
other m ode of pr ocee din g pr es en te d its e lf, the u n for
tu n a te gi a n ts w ere oblige d to m a ke the b e s t o f a b a d
b a r g a in , a n d to r em a in in a gr e a t s ta te of pers pir a tio n
a n d fa tigue u n til the y co u l d b e r e du ce d to the l e v e l of

o r di n a ry m e n . Gr im a ldi piti e d the poor fe llows s o

m uch tha t, a fte r the fir s t n ight s p e r form a n c e wa s
’

ove r , he tho ught it r ight to re pres e n t to them tha t n o

r e li e f cou l db e a ffor d e d , a n d to a s k whe the r the y cou ld

m a k e up the ir m in ds to en dur e s o m u ch l a b o ur for

the fu ture . W ell then , s a id the s pok es m a n of the

’
2 08 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

pa rty , we ha ve ta lke d it over together a n d we ha ve

,

a gr ee d to do it e v e r y n ig ht, if you r hon o u r — lon g life

to yo u l— will o n ly pr om i s e to do on e thi n g for u s ;
a n d tha t is , j u s t to le t u s ha v e a leetle n oggin of
whi s ky a fte r the green r a g com e s down .
’
Thi s
m o de r a te re qu es t wa s r ea dily co m pli e d wi th, a n d

the gi a n ts b e ha ve d them s elves e xcee din gly w e ll , a n d

”
n e ver
g ot dr u n k .

Rob er t Ha les , the N or folk gi a n t, wa s bo rn o n

Ma y 2 d, 1 8 2 0, a t S om e r ton , n e a r Grea t Ya rm ou th .

His fa ther , a re s pe cta ble fa rm er , wa s s ix fe e t s ix

'

in che s in he ight, a n d m a rr i e d E liz a b eth D im on d, of

the s a m e n e ighbourho o d who wa s s ix fee t in he ight
, ,

a n d w e ighe d fou r tee n s ton e Her fa m ily con s i s te d of

.

fi ve d a u ghter s a n d fou r s on s , a ll of who m a tta i n e d a n

e xtra or di n a ry s ta tu r e , the m a le s a vera gi n g s ix fee t

five i n ches in he ight, a n d the fe m a le s s ix fe e t thr ee

i n ches a n d a ha lf The height a n d we ight of Rob ert
.

Ha le s wer e a s foll ow : he ight, s e ven fee t s ix i n che s ;

we ight, thirty thr e e s ton e of fou r te en p ou n ds to the
- '

s ton e m e a s u r em e n t r ou n d the ches t, s ixty two -

i n che s ; rou n d the a bdom e n , s ixty fou r in che s ; a cro s s

-

the s ho u ld e r s , thirty s ix in che s ; r o u n d the thigh,

-

thir ty s ix i n ches ; r oun d the c a lf o f the l eg , twe n ty

-

on e i n che s .

I n 1 8 48 , Ha les s a ile d on bo a r d the r oya l m a il

“ ”
s te a m er C a n a da a cros s the Atla n tic ; a n d a fte r on e
o f the m o s t b o i s te rou s a n d d a n g e r ou s p a s s a ge s e v er

m a de , he a r r ive d in N e w Yo r k on D e cem b e r 1 4th in

tha t yea r . He rem a in e d in Am er ica two ye a rs ,

21 0 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

re cor ds tha t in the va u l ts of St Ja m e s s chu r ch, in .

’

tha t p a r i s h , on the s ou th s ide , n e a r the e n tra nce , wa s

a coffin of e n orm ou s bu lk , which con ta in e d the r e
m a i n s of on e Sin n ot a du s t con tra cto r , who di e d in
,
-

1 8 22 The ou te r co ffin wa s a bo u t e ight fe e t in l en g th,

.

thr e e in width, a n d two in de pth .

I n 1 8 2 2 a ppea re d the followi n g a dver ti s em en t

Fr e n ch Gi a n t, N o 2 2 , N e w B on d s tre et Thos e
.
-
.

l a die s a n d gen tle m e n who ha ve n ot ye t hon our e d thi s

e xtr a o r din a r y y ou n g m a n wi th a vi s i t, a r e m o s t r e

s pe ctq
y in for m e d tha t he c on ti n u e s to a ttr a ct the
a tte n ti on of the n obili ty a n d ge n tr y , who e xp r e s s the

highe s t gr a tifica ti on The fla tte r i n g m a r k s o f a p

.

pr ob a ti on con tin u a lly la vi s he d ou him ca ll forth his

wa rm e s t tha n ks He m e a s u re s s e ven fe e t fou r in che s ,
.

is p er fe ctly s tra ight a n d we ll pr opor tion e d , a n d -

twen ty two y ea r s o f a g e
-
A dm itta n ce ,.

We b eli e ve this per s on wa s Loui s , or Lou i s Fr en z ,

a Fr en chm a n , who we a re told wa s in Lon don in
1 8 29 . He s ta te d tha t his re a s on for e xhibi ti n g him
s e lf p a r ticu l a r ly in E n gl a n d wa s tha t he m ight m a ke

a for tu n e ther e , a n d r e tu r n to Fr a n ce to e nj oy it .

Lou i s wa s s eve n fe e t fou r or s ix in che s high A ca s t .

o f his ha n d is in the Mu s e u m of the Roy a l C o ll e ge

of S u r g e on s , L on d on His por tr a it ha s b e e n e u
.

gr a ve d He wa s s a id to ha ve ha d two Si s te r s n e a r ly
.

a s ta ll a s , a n d a b r othe r ta ll e r tha n hi m s e lf .

E ch a A k p t of st e g th t t s
m a n
a n s a a r ,
r n o os

F o qu oits b oth Te ple b a

r d Ch a in g c os s
m -
r a n r -
r .

I n 1 8 24 a pp e a r e d the followi n g a nn oun cem en t

 SWI SS GIAN TE SS . 21 1

“
Fa ir Cir ca ss i a n When the Fa ir Cir ca s s i a n wa s in
.

Lon don a fe w y e a r s a g o, he r hou s e wa s b es i e ge d

d a ily , a n d va s t s u m s wou l d ha ve b een given for a
pee p a t her ; b u t s in ce the a r r iva l of the Swiss
Gi a n tes s , a t No 63 , Picca dilly , oppo s ite St Ja m es s
’
. .

s tr ee t, who is un iver s a lly a l lo we d to b e on e o f the

fin e s t a n d m o s t b e a utifull y pr oportion e d wo m en in
-

E ur op e , a l l the wor ld a r e cr owdin g to s ee her , a n d it

is com pute d tha t u pwa r ds of thr e e hu n dr e d p ers on s
vis it h er da ily , a m on g who m a re the m o s t di s tin

g u is he dfa m ili es n ow in town ( in clu din g e ve n r oya l ty

its e lf) .

The s a m e gi a n te s s a dve r ti s e d in the Mor n ing

Hera ld of Apr il l 6th, 1 8 24 , a s follow s “
A fin e
wom a n The pu blic a r e m os t r e s pe ctfu lly c a ution e d
.

a g a in s t the im po s i ti on of a pers on n ow tr a vell in g

a bout Lon don in a c a r a va n , ca llin g him or her s e lf
the Swi s s Gi a n te s s , a s the r e a l Swi s s Gia n te s s is
’
e xhibi tin g a t N o 6 3 , Picca dilly , oppo s i te St Ja m e s s
. .

s tree t, a n d con ti n u e s to b e the l e a din g obj e ct of a t

tra ction a m on g the fa s hion a bl e a m us e m e n ts of the

da y, a s she is un ivers a lly a llo we d to b e on e of the
fi n e s t a n d m os t b e a u tifu l ly— pr oportion e d wom en in
E ur ope Open fr om 1 1 till
.

The An n u a l Reg is ter re cor ds the de a th , on Jun e

1 8 th, 1 8 2 5 , of a m a n n a m e d Pe te r Tucha n , a t Po s en ,
in the twen ty n in th ye a r of his a g e , of dr ops y in the
-

chest He wa s a n a tive of Tu la , a n d r e m a rka ble for

.

his g iga n tic s ta tu re He m e a s ur e d eight feet s e ven

.

i n che s in height ; he ha d n o b e a r d ; his voice wa s

212 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

s oft ; fe et w e r e w ea k ; a n d he wa s a very m ode

his
r a te e a te r I t wa s s a id tha t he wa s s eve n yea r s old
.

b e for e he b e ga n to g r ow in s u ch a n e xtr a ordin a ry

m a n n er a n d he con ti n u e d gr owin g u n til his de a th
,
.

O n Se pte m b e r 5 th, 1 8 2 5 , Hon e vi s i te d Ba r tb o

lom e w Fa i r ; a n d in his E very D a g B oole he ha s a m u s
-

in g ly re cor de d the re su l ts , fr om which we ga ther

tha t he s a w there m a n y gi a n ts a n d dwa r fs I n S ho w .

N o 1 , he i n s p e cte d a Per s i a n gi a n t, who wa s a good

.

n a tu r e d ta ll , a n d s ta te ly n e gro
,
On e o f the attra e
.

tion s o f thi s e xhibition wa s a l s o a fe m a l e gi a n t ;

“
bu t
s he co u l d n ot b e s hown for illn e s s : Mi s s Hip s on de
”
s cr ib e d he r to b e a v er y good y ou n g wo m a n In .

Show N o 1 3 wa s a gr e a t gia n tes s I n Show N o 1 7

. . .

wa s a gi a n t b oy, n a m e d Willi a m Wilki n s o n Whi te

hea d , who wa s fou rte e n ye a r s of a g e on M a r ch 2 6 th
1 8 25 .He s to od fiv e fe e t two i n che s high, m ea s u re d
five fe e t r ou n d the body , twen ty s e ven in che s a cr o s s -

the s hou lde r s , twen ty i n che s r o u n d the a r m , twen ty

fou r in ches r ou n d the ca lf thirty on e in che s r ou n d
,
-

the thigh, a n d w e ighe d twen ty two s ton e -

His fa the r .

a n d m othe r w ere
“
tra vellin g m e r cha n ts ,
”
of Ma n
ches ter ; he wa s born in Gla s gow du rin g on e of the ir
jou r n eys a n d wa s a fin e , ha n ds om e ly form e d you th
,
-

o f fa i r com pl e xi on i n te lligen t cou n te n a n ce , a ctive in

,

m o ti on , a n d o f s e n s ibl e s p e e ch He wa s lightly
.

dr e s s e d in pla id , to Show his lim b s , with a bon n et of

the s a m e Hon e give s a n e n gr a vi n g of him
. .

Hon e ha s m is ta ken thi s b oy s n a m e , which wa s ’

Westhea d I n De cem b er , 1 8 23 , tha t is , a bout two

.
21 4 GIANTO L O GY AN D D WABFIANA .

a n d the la tte r a l a r ge m a n , with a pigta il a n d his ha ir

fr iz z e d a n d powdere d Aide d by a s ort of un i form
.

coa t a n d a pla id r ocqu e la ir e , he m a de a Pen in s u l a

here . I n Sho w No 2 0 wa s a gi a n te s s , ca ll e d by the
.

Show pla ca r d The Som er se t Gir l , ta ller tha n a n y

”
m a n in E n gl a n d She a r os e from a cha ir , where in
.

s he wa s s e a te d , to the he ight of six fe e t n i ne i n ches

a n dthree qua r ter s , wi th La dies a n d gen tle m en , your

She wa s good lookin g a n d a ffa ble ,
’
m o s t ob e di en t .
-

a n d oblige d the
‘
l a dies a n d gen tl em en by ta kin g off
’

he r tight fittin g s lipp e r a n d ha n di n g it r oun d

-
. It
wa s of s uch di m e n s ion , tha t the la r ge s t m a n pre s en t
cou ld ha ve pu t his boote d fo ot in to it She sa id tha t
.

her n a m e wa s E liz a b eth Stock, a n d tha t s he wa s on ly

”
s ixteen ye a rs old .

Som e tim e in or a fter the yea r 1 8 2 6 , a s howm a n

n a m e d H L ee ca r ri e d a bout E n gl a n d for e xhibition ,
.
,

s e ver a l livi n g won ders , a m o n g which wa s The

B r itish Phen om en on , Mis s Hold, the Som er s e tshir e
Gia n te s s , of C r e wkhern e , on ly 1 6 ye a r s of a g e , who s e
i m m en se s ta tu re m ea s ur es n e a r ly s even fee t, com
m a n din g a pr e pos sess i n g figur e b eyon d des cr iption ,
.

a n d m u s t b e s e en to b e b e li e ve d .

~
She is a s tr ikin g
in s ta n ce of n a tur e un a s s is te d by a r t, a n d ha s pr ove d
a m a gn et of i rr es i s tible a ttr a ction to the wo n de ri n g

wor ld This is the first tim e s he wa s e ver e xhibite d

.

in this town , a n d it is gre a t to s a y, tha t s he is the

on ly gia n tes s n ow tra vellin g the Un ite d Kin gdom .

She is r em a r ka bly s tout a n d well pr opor tion e d , pos

-

s es sin g a pl ea s in g a n d in tere s ti n g coun ten a n ce a n d is

,
 SOMERS E TSHI RE GIAN TE SS . 21 5

a llow e d by e ve ry vis itor to b e the Ta lle s t Wom a n in

the W or ld " a n d is p a r ticul a rly wor thy the a tte n tion
o f a ll who d e light in vi e wi n g s u ch p a r ts of the

cr e a tion a s di s pla y the m a r ve llou s works of n a tur e .

She ha s b e en s e e n with a dm ir a tion , a n d p a r ticu la r ly

by the fa cu lty , who ha ve pr on ou n ce d he r to b e the
m o s t a s ton i s hi n g wo m a n e ver e xhibi te d to a Br i ti s h

p u blic ”
.We qu ote fr om a ha n dbill , which doe s n ot
na m e the pla c e o f exhibition , b u t s a y s tha t the
“ ”
wo n de rs wer e to b e s e e n du r in g the fa ir , tha t is ,
a t a n y fa ir to w hi ch the tr a ve llin g s howm a n m ight

ta k e his pr o digie s The bill tell s u s tha t they w ere

.

“
pa tr on iz e d by the ir Roya l Highn e s s e s the D u ke of
Yor k , the D u ke of Cla re n ce , Pr in ce L e opold of S a xe
C ob ou r g h, a n d Pr in c es s A u gu s ta Sophi a a l s o the

M a r qu i s o f An gles ea , Lor d D a rby , Lor d Pa ge t, &c .

850 & c on the 1 0th Ju n e , 1 8 1 9 , a t Ha s cot, n e a r

. .

Win ds or Ca s tle .

The P u b lic L edg er of S e pte m b e r 5 th, 1 8 2 6 , s a y s

We y es ter da y vi s ite d the ta ll you n g la dy , who is
’
n ow e xhibitin g a s a gia n te s s , a t B ou r ke s da n cin g
r o om s , C ha n g e a ll e y , Cor n hill
-
. She s ta n ds a b ou t
s e ve n fe e t hi gh wi thou t her s ho es ; b u t wi th the a id

o f them , a n d a m o s t lofty pl u m e o f fea the r s , he r

vi s itors w ou ld im a gin e her to b e a t le a s t e ight fe et

hi gh . She is n ot on ly ple a s in g in he r cou n te n a n ce ,
b u t e xtr em e ly w e ll m a de a n d pr opor tion e d . She is
on ly 1 8 ye a rs of a g e ; a n d, ha vi n g a ll the a dva n ta ge s
o f a fin e p e rs on , wou l d b e n o b a d m a tch for the ce le

b r ate d Mon s i e ur L ouis , the Fr en ch gia n t . The

 21 6 GI AN TOL O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

youn g la dy r e ce ivin g the ca ll s of her fr ien d s with the

grea te s t politen e s s . Her m a n n er s a r e e xtr em e ly
ple a s in g , a n d in de e d her whole dem e a n ou r , in s te a d of
e m b a rr a s s i n g , com m a n ds r e s p e ct in the s pe cta tor .

She is a n a tive o f Sou th C a r olin a , a n d ha s b e en for

the l a s t fou r y e a r s a t a bo a r di n g s chool in E n gl a n d
-
.

Fr om the n u m b e r of bla ck s erva n ts tha t a re con

tin u a lly r u nn i n g a b out her , p e rs o n s p a s s in g thr ough
Kin g s Ar m s pa s s a ge im a gi n e he r to b e a n a tive of
’
-

”
In dia . She is , i n dee d , we ll worthy b e i n g s e e n .

A tom b s to n e in C a l ver le y chu r chy a r d , in Yo r k

“
s hi re , is i n s cr ib e d to the m em o ry o f B e nj a m in , s on
of John C r om a ch, who di e d 2 5 th S e p te m b er , 1 8 2 6 ,
”
a ge d twe n ty five yea r s ,
-
a n d who s e body took a
coffin s e ve n fe et e le ven in che s lon g .

Ab ou t thi s ti m e live d the Lon g L a wye r , a Lon don

s olici tor , who wa s a bo u t s e v e n fe et high, a n d of
who m Corn eliu s Webb , in his Gla n ces a t L ife in
C ity a n d S u b u r b s , jokin gly s a ys : “
He on ce a ffe cte d
to r ide a cob ; b u t it w a s s oon p er c e iv e d tha t he wa s

w a lkin g , a n d tha t the little fe llow wa s on ly tr ottin g

a l on g b e twe e n his l e g s a s it w e r e , u n d e r his a u s pic e s
.

Sittin g s om e tim e a fter din n er , on e da y, he r e m a r ke d ,

o n a s u dd e n tha t he wo u ld
, g e t u p a n d s tr e tch him
s e lf ;
’
if you ha d s een the con s te rn a tion , or if I cou l d
de s cr ib e it " He wou l d pe rtin a cio u s ly p e r s i s t in
tr a ve lli n g by on e co a ch, when he ou ght to ha ve g on e
in thr ee ; a n d a s he wa s r es olu tely b en t o n r i di n g
i n s ide , they m a de a hole thr ough the r oof for his
he a d a n d s ho u lder s , a n d g ot i n form e d a ga i n st for
21 8 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

fo llowin g s tory of the loves of a gia n t a n d gi a n te s s

’
O n S u n d a y m or n i n g , a bout five o clock , he a vy
gr oa n s we r e he a r d to pr ocee d fr om the tr a ve llin g
r e s id en c e (a l a r ge c a rr i a ge ) of the ce le bra te d Scotch

Gi a n te s s ( Mi s s Fr ee m a n ) , n ea r the n ew B e thl ehe m .

O n a polic e m a n a n d others e n ter in g , the y foun d a

fe m a le of giga n tic form , a n d a m a n , lyin g on the
floor in a s ta te of in s en s ibili ty a n d it b e in g a s cer
ta in e d the y ha d ta k e n poi s on , they w e r e con ve y e d to
Gu y s Hos pita l The p a te n t pum p wa s a ppli e d ,
’
.

by which a qu a n tity o f a rs e n ic wa s ta ken from the

s tom a chs o f both, a n d the y we r e pl a ce d in b e d in

a v ery fee bl e s ta te , b u t the i r u l ti m a te r e c over y wa s

e xp e cte d . I t a pp ea rs tha t the fem a le , who s ta n ds

s ix fe e t s ix i n ches wa s s hown m o r e a tten tion to by
,

a m a n a b ou t her own s ta tur e , ca lle d the Sp a n i s h

Gi a n t, tha n her hu s b a n d, who is n ot m or e tha n ha lf
the s i z e o f his wife , de e m e d p ro p er , a n d he whe e le d
her off in his fou r whee le d r es iden ce fr o m St Ja m es
-
.

s tre e t, whe re s he wa s the n e xhibi te d to the op en

,

s p a ce o f gr o u n d n e a r B e thl e he m . A fe w e ven in g s
a fte r , a s the Sco tch Gi a n tes s a n d he r s po u s e w e r e

com forta bly s ea te d in the ca r a va n , the la tte r, to his

a s ton i s hm e n t, p e r ce ive d his r iv a l the Sp a n i s h Gi a n t
, ,

lookin g thr ough the ca rr ia ge win do w, which, fr om

his s ur pr i s in g he ight, he could do without m u ch
tr ou ble . The hus b a n d ra n ou t, in ten di n g to ta ke
ven gea n ce on the di s tu rb er of his dom e s tic pe a ce ;
b u t the in tru der ha d di s a ppea re d .Fr om tha t m o
m en t the y live d u nha ppily a n d s he would fr e qu en tly
,
 AFR ICAN GIAN TE SS . 21 9

i
se z e her husb a n d by the b a ck of the n eck, a n d hold
him a t a rm s len gth , till he wa s n e a r ly choke d
’
On
.

Sun da y the hus b a n d re tu rn e d , a fte r b ein g ou t a ll

n ight when he foun d his wife ha d t a k e n poi s on a nd
, ,

p, he s wa llowe d it off
a por tion b e i n g l e ft in the cu .

The con s e que n ce wa s a s a b o ve s ta te d ” .

A bout Ma y, 1 8 3 1 di e d , in the twen ty thir d ye a r

,
-

o f he r a
g e , Sus a n n a h B oyd , the da ughter of Rob e rt
B oyd, of Scr ib e, n e a r S e a for d Al though s he wa s
.

born of pa r e n ts r a ther b e lo w the m iddle s iz e , this

e xtra or din a ry gir l when n in e teen ye a rs old we ighe d

e ighte en s ton e a n d a ha lf a n d m ea s ur e d s even fe e t

,

on e in ch in he ight a n d tw e n ty thr ee i n che s a cr o s s

-

the ch es t . Her whole figur e wa s r em a rka bly w ell

pr oportion e d .

D r A da m Cla r ke , who di e d in 1 8 3 2 , m ea su r e d
.

a m a n in I r e la n d who wa s e ight fee t s ix in che s high .

At B a rtholo m e w Fa ir in 1 832 wa s e xhibite d in

a s how a n Afr ica n la dy, who wa s se ven fee t in
he ight . An d in a n o ther s how a pp ea r e d Mr Cl a n cy, .

a n Ir i s h gi a n t a n a tive o f Ar klo w coun ty o f Wick

, ,

l ow, who wa s twe n ty y e a r s o f a g e , a n d a l s o s e ve n

fe e t high I n the followin g ye a r he exhibite d a t the
.

’
s a m e fa ir ,
in Br oom s g r ov e s
’ “
Coll e ction of Na tur e s
”
W d f l W ork s , when he wa s des cr ib e d a s the
o n e r u

r en own e d Ir i s h
g i a n t, s e ve n fe e t two i n che s high .

I n 1 8 33 wa s e xhibite d a t Ba r tholom e w Fa ir , in
”
B ro om s g rove s Colle ction , the giga n tic Shr op s hir e
’

you th, M a s te r Thom a s Pi e rce , a ged s e ven te en ye a r s ,

we ighin g thirty five s ton e , a n d m ea su r in g five fee t
-
2 20 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF IAN A .

ten in ches in height I n Sim m ett s s how a t the

.
’

s a m e fa i r w ere the C a n a di a n gi a n tes s e s , Pr i s cill a a n d

Am e li a We s ton , who w er e born on Se pt 3 d, 1 8 1 3 . .

I n 1 8 33 Cr o cke tt s s how a t the s a m e fa ir dis

’

pla ye d Mi s s We s t, a gia n tes s , u p wa rds of s e ven fe e t

high fr om N or th Am e r i ca
,
An other s how e xhibite d
.

n a m e ly , Mr
”
a gi a n t,
“
the o n ly on e in the fa i r , .

S a m u e l Ta ylor , the Ta ll Ma n , who wa s ver y ha n ds om e ,

w e ll form e d , a ffa ble , a n d ple a s a n t in his m a n n e r s
-
.

Soon a fter this ti m e the p opu l a r ity of B a r tholo

m e w Fa ir b e ga n to w a n e a n d by 1 8 4 0 m a n y o f the
,

or din a r y e xhibi tion s ha d c e a s e d to b e s ho wn ther e .

The cha i rm a n s n ote s of the s p e ci a l c om m i ttee for

’

lettin g the city grou n d in Sm ithfie ld pr eviou s to the

fa ir da te d Au gu s t 29th, 1 8 40, tell u s tha t ou t of
,

the s hort li s t of a pplica n ts for s p a ce the gia n ts a n d

dw a r fs we re e xclu de d Thu s : Mr La s k ey Livin g
. .
,

Gia t a n d Gia n te s s , exclu de d

n
“
Mr Cr o ckett,
. .

Livin g Cu r ios ities , Gi a n te s s , D wa r f s er pe n ts cro , ,

The Morn ing Her a ld for

”
codile &c , e xclu de d
,
. .

1 8 2 8 te ll s u s wha t w er e the ta ki n g s of the chi e f

s how s in the fa i r tha t y e a r At the he a d of the li s t
.

wa s Wom bwe ll , l , 7 00l ; a n d a t the b ottom wa s the

.

Scotch Gia n t, 201 Wild b e a s ts w er e m or e a ttr a e

.

tive tha n p o or S a wn e y .

I n 1 8 33 wa s bor n , a t W oolwich, in Ke n t Ed ,

wa r d Cr a n s on , who in 1 8 5 1 , when his fu ll len gth -

por tra it wa s e n gr a ve d, wa s s o ta ll tha t a per s on over

s ix fe e t high cou ld s ta n d u n der his a rm a n d he could
,

r ea ch te n fee t .
222 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

b etwee n the a g es of s ix a n d e le ven , for the whole

”
C hr i s tm a s or Mids um m e r va ca tion .

I n 1 8 5 1 a ppe a re d the followin g a dvertis em en t

La r ges t Gia n te ss in the wor ld a n d her c om pa n ion s ,
n a tives ofL a pla n d Now e xhibitin g da il y, a t Sa vill e
.

Hous e , Le ice s ter s qua re , fr om ten in the m orn in g

-

un til ten P M Thi s gi a n te s s (the la r ges t fem a l e

. .

e ver kn o wn ) is the m ore e xtr a or di n a ry fr o m the fa ct

tha t the n a tive s of her co u n try a r e a l m o s t a ra ce of

dwa r fs , s e ldom excee din g fo ur feet in he ight Ad .

m i ss ion
,

I n 1 8 5 3 , a m a n n a m e d Fr eem a n , a n Am er i ca n
g ia n t, ser ve d a t the b a r of the Lion a n d Ba ll public
hous e , N o 6 3 , Re dLion s tree t, Holbor n His he ight
.
-
.

wa s a ll e ge d to b e se ven fe et s ix in che s , a n d his jweig ht

twen ty on e s ton e
-
. On e of his ha n dbills poetic a lly
in vite d the pu blic to vi s it him :
Y ou n ee d n ot to Hyde Pa rk g o
un ,

F o with o t im p o ition
r u s ,

Sm ith s B a r M is n d n o i s ta ke
’
a n ,
a m ,

The tru e G e t E xhi b ition

r a .

The p rou des t n obl in the l a n d

e
,

D es pite o p ice d whim

a r a n
,

Thou g h looki g dow on a ll the wo ld

n n r
,

Mu s t fa in look p to him u .

His v
rest ca n n e er be distu rbed
By cha n ti l e
c e r in s on g ,
F or thou g h h e ly g oes to b ed
ea r ,

He sl eep s o v y long
s er .

Thou g h you m a y bo a s t a m a n y frien ds .

,

Loo k in a n d s ta n d a pot ; .

You ll m a ke a n ew a cqu a inta n ceship

’
.
,

The long es t you h a ve g ot .

 FREEMAN , AMERI CAN GIAN T . 22 3

Then com e a n d s ee the Gi a nt You th ,

Give E d w d S ith a ca ll
a r m ,

Re e b i R d Li s t et
m m er n e on -
re ,

The L i on
a d the B ll
n a .

W L i q s of a Gi a t s S t g th
u or n
’
ren .

O n M a r ch 1 7 th, 1 8 43 , Fre em a n a ppe a r e d on the

s ta ge o f the O lym pic The a tr e in c onj u n ction wi th a
,

dwa r f, n a m e d Sign or He r vio N a n o , in a pi e ce wr itte n

e xpres s ly for them i l d The S on of the D es er t
, a n d en t t e

a n d the D em on C ha ng elin g Thi s Br obdign a gia n

.

Ro s ciu s wa s a ctive in his m ove m e n ts , di s pla ye d m u ch

dra m a ti c a b ility , a n d wa s we ll r e ce ive d At the con .

e lus ion of the p e rform a n c e he wa s l e d b e for e the

curta i n by the dwa r f to r e ce ive the pl a u dits of the

a ud i en ce
. His s k e le ton , m e a s u r in g s ix feet n in e
i n che s in height, is n ow in the Mus eu m of the R oya l
C oll e ge of S u r ge on s , Lon don , s ta n din g by the s ide
o f Byrn e s s ke l e to n , to the s hou ld e r of which the top
’

o f the he a d o f the form e r j u s t r e a che s .

The Tim es for S e pt 2 d, 1 8 5 4 , s a y s :

. O n Su n
da y, the r e m a i n s o f the We s t Ha m Gi a n t, Willi a m
Sha rp , we r e con s ign e d to the ir la s t r e s tin g pla ce -
.

Sha r p di e d la s t w ee k o f con s u m p ti on , in the We s t

Ha m Un ion hou s e
-
. The gi a n t, when livi n g , s tood
s e ve n fe e t s ix i n che s high a n d wa s o n ly in his twe n ty
,

fo u rth ye a r a t the tim e of his de m is e He wa s a .

n a tive of S tr a tfor d ; his m o the r , who is s till livi n g ,

is a We ls h wom a n , a n d b e low the m iddle s ta tur e

”
.

The Ma yo C on s titu tion for D e ce m b e r 6 th, 1 8 5 6 ,

s a ys : O n e of the la s t of the m ythi ca l li n e o f Ir i s h
gia n ts , in the p ers on of Sha wn N a b on tree , die d a t
 224 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

Con n em a ra on Frida y l a s t He owe d his s ob riquet

.

to his un us ua l s ta tu r e , b e i n g a m a n of e xtr a or di n a ry
a thl e tic s ym m e try—n a m e ly, s e ve n fee t in he ight, a n d

we ighin g over tw en ty s ton e His fa m ily , the Joyces ,

.

ha s b een for m a n y yea r s on e of the won ders of C on

n em a r a
. He die d a t the a g e of s e ven ty, a n d ha s le ft
four s ta lwa r t s on s .

We re a d in a chron icl e of n e ws fr o m Vi e n n a ,
un der d a te Ma y 9th, 1 8 5 7 , tha t Mr Murphy , the
.

Ir is h gia n t, who wa s born in Coun ty D own , a n d s to od

s ev en fe et ten i n ches a n d a ha lf in his s tockin gs , ha d
the hon our of b e in g a dm i tte d to the prese n ce o f the
”
E m per or a n d E m pres s of Aus tr i a , a n d tha t the
la tte r con vers e d in E n glis h with Mur phy , a n d a cte d
a s i n ter p r e te r for the E m p er or . Fr a n k Buckla n d , in
the thi r d s er i e s of his C u riosities of N a tu r a l I fis tory,
s a ys , tha t Mu rp hy wa s a n a tive of Kil lowe n , n e a r

R o s tr e vor. He b e ga n life a s a l a bou r e r a t Liv e r pool

D ocks ; but s oon obta in e d a s i tua tio n a s a w a ite r a t
a n hote l , whe r e his pr e s en ce br ought cus to m . He
a fter wa r ds e xhibite d hi m s e lf, a n d m a de a li ttl e for
tun e there by He di e d of s m a ll pox a t Ma r s e illes , a t
.
-

the a g e of twe n ty s ix ye a r s , he then w e ighin g twen ty

-

four s ton e , a n d b ein g on ly a few in che s s hort of n in e

feet in he ight .

Sir W illi a m H en ry D on , B a r on et, who l ive d

a bou t this ti m e , a n d a cte d on the s ta ge , wa s upwa r ds

o f s e ve n fe e t high . I t wa s a m u s in g to s e e him li ft his

le g ove r the b a ck of a cha ir or a fen ce in s om e of the
pla ys in which he per form ed His wife a ctedwi th him
. .
226 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

tion e d, po s s es s e d of en or m ous s tren gth He wa s

a nd .

hum a n e a n d gen tle in di s po s i tion .

I n 1 8 6 1 , a s s om e wor km e n we r e s in ki n g a fou n
d a tion for the en l a rge m e n t of the pa r i s h chur ch o f
Mu lli n g a r , a t the e a s t e n d of the b u ildin g they dis
cove r e d , a m on g other hu m a n re m a in s , the per fe ct
s ke l e ton o f a m a n m e a s ur i n g m or e tha n s e v e n fe e t in

len gth a n d which a ppea r e d , fr om the i m m en s e s iz e

,

o f the s kul l a n d the bon es of the ha n ds a n d a w, to

j
ha ve e qu a lle d in its o the r di m e n s io n s its e xtr a or
din a ry he ight I ts po s iti on wa s con s idera bly d eep er
.

in the e a r th tha n tha t a t which s ke le ton s a r e ge n era lly

foun d There wa s s u ffi cie n t a ppe a r a n ce o f a coffin
.

to p r ove tha t it ha d r ece ive d p r ope r i n ter m e n t ; b u t

e verythi n g con n e cte d with it i n dic a te d tha t it ha d

b een b u ri e d for s evera l ce n turi e s .

I n 1 8 6 2 , j u s t a s the Grea t E xhibi tion wa s a bout

to b e o p e n e d , a ppe a r e d in the Tun es a n a dver ti s e
m e n t offe r i n g to the n oti ce o f the Com m i s s ion e r s a

Fre n ch gi a n t, n a m e d Jos e ph Br ice , who de s i re d to

a ppe a r a t the o pen i n g c er em on y in co s tu m e , b u t wa s

n ot a ll owe d to do s o The a dve r ti s e m e n t com m e n c e d

.

I a m the a gen t a n d in ter pr ete r of a Fr en ch s u bj e ct ;

he is a gi a n t ; his he ight is e ight fe e t ; his w e ight
thirty s to n e ; his a g e twen ty two ; of a pl e a s in g e x
-

te rior . I ta k e the lib e rty to offer him to yo u r lor d

”
s hip s n o tic e
’
Fr a n k B u ckla n d, in the thir d s er i e s
.

of his C u r ios ities o N a tu r a l His tor

y, s a y s tha t Br ice s
’

f
height wa s n ot e ight fe et, b u t a bou t s e ve n feet s ix a n d
a ha lf or s e v en i n ches He wa s born a t Ra m on cha m p ,
.
 MO UN TAIN GIAN T . 2 27

in the Vo s ge s , on the Rhi n e ; a n d tha t b e in g a hilly

di s tr ict, he ca lle d him s e lf The Gia n t o f the Mou n
ta i n s
”
. His p a r e n ts were r e s pe cta b le fa r m p e ople ,
a n d o f the or di n a ry s i z e of Fre n ch p e a s a n ts At his .

birth he did n ot e xce e d the us u a l dim en s i on s of in

fa u ts ; b u t a fte r a s hor t ill n e s s in his childhood he
b e ga n to a s s u m e giga n tic pr oportion s , a n d con tin u e d
to g r o w a n d e nj oy go o d hea l th, u n til , a t the a e o f
g
thir te e n , he wa s e qu a l in height to his fa ther A t the .

a
g e of s ixte e n he com m e n ce d to e xhibi t hi m s e lf pu b
licly a n d for thi s purp os e he vi s i te d the p r in cip a l
town s of Fr a n ce ; a n d a t Pa r i s he wa s i n tro d u ce d to
the E m pe r or . He the n tr a vell e d a n d e xhibi te d him
s e lf in E n gl a n d a n d Ir e la n d a you n g w om a n of which
,

la tte r cou n try he m a r r ie d She did n ot, u n like B y

.

r on s m u s e wi ths ta n d
’
,

The g i a nt thou g ht o f b ein g a. Ti ta n s b ride

’
.

B r ice com in g u n d er the n otice of B u ckl a n d in

con s e qu e n ce o f the a dverti s e m en t a b ove m e n tion e d ,
tha t ge n tle m a n c a r e fu l ly m e a s u r e d him , a n d ha d a
c a s t of his ha n d ta ke n His a ctu a l he ight wa s n in e ty
.

i n ches , the cir cu m fe r e n ce of his he a d twe n ty five -

in che s , r ou n d his ches t fifty four i n che s , a cr os s the

-

s hou ld e r s tw e n ty five i n che s , l e n gth of a rm (hu m e r u s )

-

r a di u s
n i n e te e n i n ches , l e n g th of for e a r m ( ) tw e n ty

five i n che s a n d a ha lf, ci r cu m fe r e n ce of for e a r m four

te e n i n che s , len gth of m iddl e fin ger five in che s a n d
a ha lf, di a m eter of ha n d s ix in ches , len g th of thigh
bon e ( fem u r ) twen ty se ven in che s a n d a ha lf, len gth
-
228 GI AN TO L OGY AN D D WARF LAN A .

bo n e tibi a ) twe n ty two i n ches a n d a ha lf, l e n g th

of le
g
-

( -

of fo ot fiftee n i n che s a n d a ha lf, di a m e ter of foo t e ight

in che s a n d the s tr e tch of his a r m s n in ety five in che s

,
-

a n d a ha l f His s hoe s were on e foot four i n che s lon g ,

.

a n d five i n che s a n d a ha l f a cr o s s .

’
B u ckla n d s a y s tha t he i n vite d Br ice to Re gen t s
Pa rk B a rr a cks , a n d when he w e n t in to the s ta bles
there to s e e the tr oop hor s e s , they s hi e d a n d s n or te d
-

a t him b e ca u s e he wa s s o ta ll I n O ctob er , 1 8 65 ,
.

Brice a n d his wife ca m e to Lon don , a n d he wa s

e n ga g e d by An d e r s o n the Wi z a r d , to e xhibi t a t
,

St Ja m e s s Ha ll , Picca dilly , where he a pp ea r e d a s

’

An a k , Kin g of the An a ki m s , or the Gi a n t of

”
Gia n ts .

I n his tra ve l s he m e t wi th o n ly thre e p ers on s who

in s ta tu r e a ppr o a che d his own he ight O n e wa s a
.

g en tle m a n in the le ga l pr o fe s s i on , who ca m e to s ee

him a t Ha ve r for d We s t, a n d who m ea s u r e d s ix fe e t
e ight i n che s a n d a ha lf a n o the r wa s a m a n in the

police for ce a t N e wca s tle , who wa s s ix fe e t n in e

i n ches a n d a ha l f high ; a n d a n other wa s John
Gr ee ve , of Pon te fr a ct, Yor k shire , who m ea s u r e d s ix
fe e t ten i n ches a n d a ha lf in he ight .

I n 1 8 63 , a Poli s h gi a n te s s ca llin g her s e lf the

,

Cou n te s s L odois ka , wa s e xhibite d a t Sa vill e Hous e ,

Le ice s ter s qu a r e She wa s a n a tive of Wa r s a w , a n d
-
.

her p a r en ts a n d fa m ily we r e n ot a b ov e the or din a ry

s ta tur e She wa s s eve n fe et in he ight, w eighe d two
.

hu n dre d a n d s even ty poun d s , a n d c ou l d wi thou t dith

cu lty lift on e hu n dre d a n d s ixty or s even ty pou n ds
230 GI AN TOLO GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

the he a d of the s ta irs in a s wo on in g con dition from

the s m ok e , a n dwa s wi th d ifficu l ty g ot ou t of the b u ild
in g . She los t e ver y thin g tha t s he po s s e s s e d e xce pt
the clo the s s he wo r e ; a n d in he r tru n k w e r e twe lve
hu n dr e d dol la r s in gold , b e s ide s m ore in gre en
"

”
b a cks , a n d a ll her clothin g .

I n 1 8 6 5 Ge n er a l Lyo n di s covere d a n a n ci e n t a n d
,

los t city in M e xico , s itu a te d a bou t on e hu n dr e d m iles

w es t of Tu xpa n , in the s ta te of Vera Cru z The .

In di a n s m a de violen t e fforts to dis s u a de the e xplor in g

p a r ty fr om pr oce e din g in this dir e ction , de cla r in g
tha t it wa s i n ha bi te d by gi a n ts a n d hid e ou s m o n s te r s ,
a n d tha t n on e who ha d go n e tha t wa
y ha d e ver r e
turn e d a l ive ; b u t the p a r ty did n ot pa y s o m u ch
a tte n ti on to the s e s tor i e s a s D e So to did to p r e ci s e ly

s i m il a r on e s , wi th which he wa s m e t m o r e tha n thr ee

cen tu r ie s a g o The r u in s s howe d tha t the city ha d

.

for m er ly b een a la r ge a n d im porta n t on e , b u t n o

“

e vide n ce s of gi a n t in ha bi ta n ts a pp e a r e d
.

Re ce n t n e ws fro m Ma r ion , in O hio , s a y s tha t

thi r ty s ke le ton s o f a ta ll e xtin ct hu m a n r a ce we r e
la te ly fou n d in a n exca va tion for a ce lla r u pon a hill
in tha t pl a ce . Two of the s ke leton s w e re o f fe m a l e s ,
a n d the r e s t w e r e of m a le s ; The own ers o f the for
m e r , whe n livi n g , m u s t ha v e b e e n ta ll er tha n the

a v era ge m e n of the p r es e n t da
y, a n d the m a le s m us t
ha ve b een s e v e n or e ight fe et high .

The C hin e s e pre te n d to ha ve ha d m en a m on g

the m s o pr odigiou s a s fifte en fe e t high . M e lchior
N u n n ez , in his le tte rs fr om In dia , s p e a ks o f por te r s
 CHIN E S E GIAN TS . 2 31

who gua r de d the g a te s of Pekin who w ere of tha t

im m e n s e height ; a n d in a le tter da te d in 1 5 5 5 , he
a ve r s tha t the em p er or of tha t co u n try e n te r ta i n e d

a n d fe d fiv e hu n dre d o f s u ch m e n for a r che r s o f hi s

gua r d Ha kewill , in his Ap olog ie 1 627 , r epe a ts thi s

.
,

s tor y. Pur cha s , in his P ilg rim es , 1 6 2 5, re fers to a

m an in C hi n a who wa s cl oa the d with a tyg er s
’

s kin , the ha yr e ou tw a r d his a r m e s he a d a n d l e gge s

, , ,

b a r e , with a r u de p ole in his ha n d ; we ll s ha p e d, -

s e e m i n g te n p a l m e s or s p a n s l on g his ha yr e ha n gi n g
,
”
o n his s hou l d e r s E a r ly in 1 8 6 6 the C hin e s e s en t
.

C ha n g W o o Gow on e of the ir pe ople , with Kin g

,

F o o , his wife a n d C hu n g Mow, a Ta r ta r r e b e l dwa rf

,
.

The gi a n t wa s the n s e ve n fe e t n i n e in ches in he ight,

a n d n in e te e n ye a r s o f a g e He wa s m os t ge n tle m a n ly
.

a n d i n te r e s ti n g in his m a n n e r s , a n d a n i n te llig e n t

a n d a bl e s cho l a r
‘

He vi s ite d the Pr in ce a n dPr i n ce s s

.

o f Wa l e s , a n d a t the i r r e qu e s t wr o te hi s n a m e on the

w a ll of the r oo m in which he wa s r e ce ive d a t the

he ight of n ea r ly te n fe e t fr o m the grou n d . O n e of
his s i s te rs is s a id to ha ve a tta in e d the s ta tu re of e ight
fe e t fo ur in ches .

The s u cc e s s of his e xhibition of hi m s e lf in En g

l a n d br ou ght in to pu blic n o tice a r iva l gia n t, n a m e ly,
Br ice , a li a s An a k the An a kim , whom we ha ve b e fore
m e n tion e d . B u t both he a n d Cha n g w ere s ou ght to
b e s ur p a s s e d by a Br iti s h gi a n t, who des crib e d him
s e lf a s the gr e a te s t wo n de r of the w or ld, o n ly
”
s e v e n te e n ye a r s o f a g e , a n d who he ld his l e vee s

in Lon don in the s u m m er of 1 8 6 6 .

2 32 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

The Pa ri s cor re s pon den t of the D a ily Teleg ra p h

o f Apr il 6 th, 1 8 6 7 , s a y s :
“
A fe w da y s a g o I m e t
a t di n n e r the ta l l e s t m a n I e ve r s a w in m y life .

Whe n in tr odu ce d to h i I s a id, Ca r o s ign ore —he

‘ ’ '

is a n Ita l i a n you a re the ta lle s t m a n b u t on e in

E u r ope ; tha t on e is Pe ter N ihil , a well kn own En g -

lis h writer , a n d on e of the cl e ve re s t m en we ha ve .

’

Y ou a r e wr on g , s a id m y n e w a cqu a i n ta n ce , tha t
’ ‘

gen tlem a n is a n e a r r ela tion of m in e , a n d I a m four

i n ches ta ll er .
’
Fa n cy a n ybody e xce pt a dr u m m a j or -

da rin g to b e s e ven fee t hig h I ha ve ho we ver , r a r e ly

.
,
Q
m et s e ven fee t of plea s a n te r s tu f f We fra tern i s e d ,
.

a n d s hou ld ha ve gon e hom e in the s a m e b r o u gha m

,

on ly we cou l d n ot g e t i n to it L a s t n ight I wa s s a y
.

in g wha t a pl e a s a n t fe llo w Sign or P wa s , a n d

a s ke d a ve r y s m a ll a cqu a i n ta n c e if he ha pp e n e d to

kn ow him .
‘
N o , s a id m y little fi ien d, ‘ I don t
’ ' ’

kn ow him ; I a m on ly a cqu a in te d with him Y ou .

s ee I a m de lica te a n d ve ry s m a ll , a n d I ha ve n e ither
s ta m i n a n or life e n ou gh to k n ow s u ch a m on s ter
’
.

He e vide n tly con s idere d tha t a n a cqu a in ta n ce wa s

”
to b e m a d e by a con tr a ct or ti m e b a r ga i n
-
.

O n Ma y 3 l s t, 1 8 6 7 , die d a t Ye thol m , n ea r K e l s o ,
Richa r d Meek , who ha d form er ly b e en a m em b er of
the D u rha m cou n ty con s ta b u l a r y . He wa s the ta lles t
p olicem a n in the kin gdom , his he ight b e in g s ix fe et
ten in ches in his s tocki n gs . w
About t o ye a rs b e fore
his d e a th he wa s in c a p a cita te d for duty in c ou s e
qu en co of con s u m ption , a n d with the vi ew o f im
pr ovin g his he a lth he re tire d to Yetholm At the .
2 34 GI A N TO L O GY AN D D WA RFI AN A .

with a com pa n y O f r obb er s The gi a n t, for the first

.

ti m e, wa s for e m o s t n ow ; b u t the dw a r f wa s n ot fa r
b ehin d The b a ttle wa s s tou t a n d lon g Whereve r
. .

the gi a n t c a m e a ll fe ll b e fore him ; b u t the dwa r f

,

ha d like to ha ve b ee n kille d m or e tha n o n ce At .

l a s t the victory de cla r e d for the two a dve n tu r er s ;

b u t the dw a r f l os t his leg . The dwa r f wa s n ow with
o u t a n a r m , a l e , a n d a n e e ; while the gi a n t who
g y ,

wa s wi thou t a s in gle wbu nd, cr i e d ou t to him , Com e

on , m
y li ttle her o ; thi s is glor iou s s por t : le t u s g e t
on e victory m or e a n d the n we s ha ll ha ve ho n our for
,

e ver N o , cr i e s the dwa r f, who wa s by thi s ti m e

’ ’
.

gr own wi s er , ‘ n o ; I de cla r e off I ll fight n o m or e ,

.
’

for I fin d tha t in e ve r y b a ttl e you g e t a ll the hon our

a n d re wa r d s , b u t a ll the blow s fa ll u po n m e
’
.

An o the r s tor y re l a te s tha t a dwa r f wa s choke d in

the fra te rn a l e m b r a ce of a gi a n t, wi th the p o or con
s ol a ti on tha t it wa s the gi a n t s n a tur e to s qu e e z e
’

ha r d .

A very ta ll m a n wa s in the s tre ets of B o s ton ,

when a n old la dy , who a dm ire d his giga n tic s ta tur e ,
thu s a ddr e s s e d him : Mis ter , wer e you la rge when
”
you we r e s m a ll ? “
Y e s , m a rm , s a id the m a n ;
’

I wa s con s ide ra ble big when I wa s little .

An O l d “
pr overb s a ys , A gi a n t will s ta rve on
wha t will s u r fe it a dwa r f ; a n d E ra s m u s r e fe r s to
“
the a da ge of D r a win g a pigm y s frock over the
’

”
s houlders of a gi a n t .

Am on g the gi a n ts a bout whom we ha ve b ee n

un a ble to ob ta in in form a tion a re Re icha r dt, of Fr i e l
 SUN DRY GIAN TS . 2 35

b er g , n e a r Fr a n kfor t, who wa s e ight fe et thr e e in ches

high ; Ma r tin S a l m e r on , a Me xica n , who wa s s e ve n
fe e t thr ee i n che s a n d a ha lf high ; a D a n i s h fem a l e
n a m e d L a Pi err e who wa s s e ve n fe e t high ; An ton io
,

C a u z z i, a n Ita li a n gi a n t, whos e whol e le n g th p or tr a it,

-

in a ha t with a high cr own , ha s b een pu blis he d ; the

gre a t Ton a s , whos e s ke leton is in a m u s e u m a t B er lin ;
a s i m il a r s ke l e ton in a m u s e u m a t M a rb u r g ; Ki n g

Te n dr a du s , who , a ccor din g to s o m e le ge n ds , wa s

twe n ty fi ve fe e t high ; a m a n c a ll e d S te e ple Lon g
-

m a n , who s e who l e le n gth po r tr a i t ha s b een e n gra ve d ;

-

Mrs Ar m ita ge , a gi a n tes s , who we ighe d thi r ty on e

.
-

s ton e a nd a C a n a dia n gia n t, whos e por tra it ha s

b ee n publis he d .
 CH APTE R X .

Bib le Dwa fs—The Pig m i s—thei b a ttles with the C es—F a iry
r e r ra n

D w fs L eg da y Dwa fs Vi h
a r en Dw f F ig u es
r nu a r r

Dw f s Ch b e s—Tom Th m b —Dw fs of T to ni c Ro
r s
’
a r a m r eu

D wa f i P a g ts—S i J M d vil le s A cou n ts

u a r
’
m a n ce r s n ea n r a n e c

fs —N tio s of Pig m i s—P h w ites of Dw fs i

.

o f Dw a r a n e u rc a s r a r n

Icel d J p a
a n , d B il —I s le of Pig ie s—B yi g pla ces
a n, a n ra z m ur n -

of D w fs S ll Sk leto —Lillip ti C offi —Sh t N a

o

a r m a e ns u a n ns or

tio s —B hm
n —M d g ca Dw a fs —The R im os —B o d e
u s en a a a s r r r u

a n d L a Ch pp e s ee Dwa fs a r .

I T is a ote worthy fa ct tha t the Bible , which m a kes

n

su c h fr e qu e n t m en tio n of gi a n ts , n a m e s a dwa r f onl y

on ce , a n d tha t is in Le vi ticus xxi 2 0, wher e it is .

com m a n de d tha t n o m a n who wa s a dw a rf s hou ld

m a k e the o ffe r i n g s a t the a lta r Thi s r e ticen ce lea ds .

us to the con clu s ion tha t dwa r fs w er e e xce ption a l

' "

hu m a n b ei n gs a t lea s t with the Je ws B u t Jer icho .

”
pr odu ce d a m a n who wa s littl e of s ta tur e , n a m e ly
Z a cche u s , who clim b e d u p i n to a s yca m or e tre e in -

or de r to s e e Je s u s ( Lu ke xix .

Am on g the m a n y vulga r e rr ors which ha ve or i

g in a te d in a l ove of the m a rve llous , a n d ci r cu la te d
a bo u t the wor ld , is the b e li e f in the e xi s te n ce of a

n a tion o f pigm i es I n a n ci e n t m y thology the Pyg

.

m a a i w e r e a fa bu l ou s body of dw a r fs who de s c e n d e d
,

from Pygm ae u s , a s on of D or u s , a n d gr a n ds on of
E pa phus The y live d in the e xtre m e s t pa rts of In di a ,
.

or , a ccor d in g to s o m e wr iters , in E thi opi a Ho m e r .

2 38 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF I ANA .

to ha ve b een of very s m a ll s ta tu r e , a nd to ha ve b een

a ce ti s tom e d e ve ry y ea r to dr ive a w a y the cr a n e s who

flocke d to the ir coun try in the win ter , a r e portra ye d

u pon a n ci en t gem s m oun te d on co ck s a n d p a rtr idges

pr e pa r e d to fight their fe a ther e d en em ies , or ca rryin g

r a s s hopp e r s , a n d l ea n in g on s ta ves in or de r to s u p
g
port the bu r den , or in a s hell pla yi n g with two flute s ,
or fi shi n g with a lin e .

I n the tim e of The odo s iu s wa s s een in E gypt a

pigm y s o s m a ll in body tha t he r e s em ble d a pa r tr idge ;
e t he e xer ci se d a ll the fu n ction s of a m a n , cou ld
y
a n d l ive d to the a
s in g a dm i r a bly
, g e of twen ty
ye a r s .

In la ter tim e s we re a d of n orthern pigm i e s who

live d in the n e ighbourhoo d of Thul e , were very s hort
live d , a n d s m a ll in s ta tu re , a nd w en t a rm e d wi th
s p e a r s lik e n ee dl es
. In di a n pigm ie s a re s a id to ha ve
live d u n der the e a rth on the e a s t of the river Ga n ges .

Stra bo thou ght tha t the s tory of the pigm ie s a n d

the cr a n es wa s a ficti on ; a n d n o doub t it wa s o n e .

A ddi s on r e l a te d the ta l e in La tin , a n d Ja m es Be a tti e

in 1 7 6 2 tra n s l a te d it in to E n gli s h ve rs e , e n ti tle d P yg
m a eo Ger a n o Ma chia
-
. We a re told tha t the e m pir e
o f the pigm y b ree d fl ou r i s he d in In di a wher e the y
,

s la u ghtere d the cr a n e s a n d s e i z e d the i r e gg s a n d

,

ca ll ow youn g The bir ds thu s wr on ge d dete rm in e d

.

to b e r everg e d upon the e ighteen in ch m iliti a ;

-

a n d a ccor di n gly they col le cte d fr om a ll p a rts of the

wor ld, a n d m a de a dea dl y a tta ck upon the m a n ikin s .

The dwa rfs prep a r e d to de fen d the m se lves , a n d

 THE PIGMI E S . 239

“
Hig h in ids t the chi f t i dw f wa s seen
the m e a n -
a r ,
O f g i a n t s ta t a di p i l mi
u re n m er a en

F u l l twe ty in ch es ta ll h e s t o d a lo g
n
,
r e n .

A fea r ful b a ttl e e n s ue d , a n d a fter m uch bloodshe d

on both side s the cr a n e s c on qu ere d the pig m i e s a n d
,

en tir e ly e xte rm i n a te d the m .

An d n ow, with lofty chiefs of ie t ti e a nc n m ,

Th e pyg m y he th E lys i h e
’
r oes roa m a n c

O r if b li f to
, e e tr ta l s b e d
m a on -
e u e,

Fu l l oft i th b l ted h ph d vi w
, n e e a s e er
’
s e ,

Thei f i kin g fo
r r s in g tl g re
rm s , a a yd en e en rr
’

G a m bol s ecu e m i d the m oonl ig ht g l de

r a a .

fl
Such , in pa rt , is the hi s tor y of thos e tin y fa ir y
p eople who figur e a b ou t the wor ld u n der va riou s
n a m e s a n d in v a r i o u s form s ; s o m e ti m e s b en e volen t
,

a t other ti m e s vici o u s n o w d a n ci n g in the m ea dow s

,

n ow ittin g a b ou t the ho m e s of m a n ki n d , a n d n ow
in fes tin g m in e s a n d m oun ta in s The s e little s pirits .

a re we ll k n o wn in a ll p a r ts o f E u r op e a n d m a n y a re

the pl a ces wher e the y ha v e l e ft the i r m a r k s a n d e vi

den ce s . Atha n a s iu s Kir cher s a y s , tha t the vir ul i or
viru n cu li m on ta n i , the pigm i e s who fre que n t the

m i n es of He lve tia a n d Hu n ga r y , s o m e ti m e s le a ve the

prin ts of their fe e t in the m ois t s a n d a n d s oft e a rth of

the m in e s , a n d tha t the s e pr i n ts a r e a bout the s i z e of
the fee t of childr en thr ee ye a r s old Si m ila r sm a ll .

b ein gs res ort to the m in e s of Wa l e s a n d Corn wa ll .

Plot, in his S ta f or ds fiir e, 1 68 6 , s a ys : N ot tha t

there a r e a n y crea tur es of a thir d kin d dis tin ct fr om
m en a nd s pi r i ts o f s o s m a ll a s ta tur e a s P a r a c el s us

fa n ci e d, which he wa s plea s e d to s tyl e n on Ada m ica l -

240 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

m en ; but tha t the de vils , a s they a re b e st plea s ed

with the sa cr ifice s of youn g childr en , s o it

s ee m s the y de light the m s e lve s chi e fly in the a ssu m p

tion of the s ha p e s of childre n of both s e xes , a s we a re

credibly in form e d by s ob er a uthor s s uch a s Ge or giu s
Ag r icola , Wie ru s , a n d others , who a ffirm them so
fr e quen t , e s pe cia l ly in the Germ a n , Hun ga r i a n , a n d
He lve ti a n (Mr Bu s he ll s eem s a l s o to hin t the sa m e
.

in ou r We ls h s ilver ) m in e s , tha t they ha ve give n

”
them divers n a m e s in the ir res pe ctive pla ce s .

Ke ightley in his F a iry Mytholog y gives u s very

full a ccoun ts of the m a n y n orthern m ythica l dwa rfs .

Sca n din a via ha s its dwa r fs or tr olls , who a re b elieve d

to dwell i n s ide m ou n ds a n d hillocks , when ce the y
a re a l s o c a lle d hill p e ople
-
.Som e tim es they live in
s i n gle fa m ili e s , a n d s om e ti m e s in s oci e ti es ; they
a r e r ich a n d i n du s tr iou s . Ice la n d a ls o ha s its hill
m en a n d hill wom e n
-
. Riig en a n i s l a n d in the
,

B a l tic, produces bla ck , white , a n d b r own u n der

gr oun d little pe ople Switz er la n d ha s its e a rth m en ,
.
-

a n d Germ a n y is we ll s tocke d with s uch r om a n tic

dwa rfs .

D wa rfs a s well a s g i a n ts figur e in the m ytholog r

a n d le ge n da ry lor e of m a n y coun tr i e s , a l though th ey

do n ot a ppe a r to ha ve com m a n de d s o m uch of the

s ym pa thi es a n d i m a gi n a tion s o f m a n kin d a s the

gia n ts The ea r ly S a xon s fa ble d tha t four dwa r fs

.

s uppor te d the c e l e s ti a l do m e which wa s cr ea te d by

the god O din . The Hin dus s a ytha t Kin g M a ha b a li,

by for ce of s a cr ifices a n d a us ter itie s , a cquir e d s u ch a
242 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

the na tive s , who co n s idere d the m pr oduc to b e the

tion of s u pe rhu m The s a m e a u thor

a n i n te llige n c e s .

s a w a t the D e s ol a te Mom i ta in , in Ice l a n d , a n u m b e r

of s m a ll c o l u m n s for m e d by the cooli n g of volc a n ic

la va , a n d which wer e ca ll e d Tr olla b orn , or the -

Gia n t s Childr e n Helge la n d is con s ide re d to b e the

’
.

a n ci e n t a bode of tho s e J otu n s , or gi a n ts , who a re

n a m e d by Ic e l a n d i c po e ts , a n d whom it wa s m er i
tor iou s in a N or we gi a n to kill .

Kin g Alb er ich wa s on e of the m a n y dw a r fs of

Teu ton ic origin , who , cl a d in the N eb el k a ppe , or -

cloud cl o a k, b e ca m e in vi s ible O u r En gli s h dwa rf,

-
.

To m Thu m b wa s a dwa r f or d
,
we rg a r of Sca n di
—

n a vi a n de s ce n t, clo s e ly re l a te d to the m y s ti c Littl e

”

Thu m b , or Tom a lyn , Tha u m l in , Ta m la n e , a n d

- -

Tom m e l— fin g er , who figu r e s in m a n y differ e n t cha

r a cte r s in the l e ge n d s of the N orth The Ge r m a n .

D a u m e rlin g , or Littl e Thu m b , is s a id to ha ve b e en

the s on of a ta ilo r , a n d ha s n ot m u ch in com m o n
with ou r Tom Thu m b , except tha t he wa s s w a llowe d
by a du n cow in Ge rm a n y , j u s t a s ou r s m a ll her o
wa s s o co n s u m e d in E n gl a n d A b ook in the D a n i s h
.

la n gu a ge trea ts of Swa in Tom lin g , a m a n n o bigger

tha n a thu m b , who wou ld b e m a r r i e d to a w om a n
thr e e e lls a n d thr e e qu a rte r s l on g Tom He a rn e , in
.

his a ppen dix to B en edictu s A b b a s , s ta tes tha t the fic

tio n o f Tom Thu m b wa s fou n de d u po n a n a u the n tic

a c cou n t of Ki n g E dg a r s dwa r f
’
Som e lin e s wr itten
.

in 1 630 a n d en title d Tom Thu m b e, his L i

, fe a n d
D ea th, sa
y
 TO M THUMB . 24 3

In A rthu r s cou rt
’
Tom Thu m b s did live ,

A m a n of m i kl
c e m ig ht,
Th e b e st of a l l the ta ble rou n d ,
An d e ke a dou g h ty k n i g h t
His s ta tu re b u t a n in ch i
in he g ht,
Or qu a r te r of a s pa n
T h en thin ke you n ot thi s little k ig ht n

Wa s prov’d a v li a a nt m a n

An a lm a n a
ck for 1 6 97 te ll s u s tha t, on e hu n dr e d
a n d fou r y e a r s b e for e tha t d a te Tom Thum b a n d
,

fl
Ga r a g a n tu a fou ght a du e l on S a li s bu r y Pl a in Ao .

cor din g to a pop u la r tr a dition , Tom die d a t Lin coln ,

which wa s on e of the five D a ni s h town s of E n gla n d ;
a n d in the m i n s te r the r e wa s a li ttl e blu e a
g s to n e
-

in the p a ve m en t tha t wa s poi n te d ou t to cr e du lou s

vis ito r s a s his m on u m en t B u t du r in g com p a ra tively
.

m od e r n r e pa ir s do n e to the b u il din g thi s s ton e w a s

,

dis pla ce d a n d lo s t I n 1 7 30 Hen r y Fi e ldin g wr o te a

.

tra ge dy e n ti tle d Tom T hu m b , whi ch wa s s u b s e qu en tly

e n l a r ge d a n d c a lle d The Tr a ed
g y of Tr a g edies , or
the L ife a nd D ea th f
o Tom Thu m b the Gr ea t .

We ha ve b e for e m e n tion e d tha t the gi a n ts of

a n ci e n t l e g e n d a r y s to r y figu r e d in civic p a gea n ts .

Str utt s a y s tha t dwa r fs a l s o a pp ea r e d in thes e m un i

ci a l p r o ce s s ion s
p .

Ap a rt fr o m the s tor i es o f Spir itua l dwa r fs , we

ha ve va r io u s a ccoun ts of n a tion s of hu m a n pigm i es .

Plin y s a ys tha t s uch a p e ople e xis te d, a n d tha t they

w e re on ly thr e e s pa n s or twe n ty s e ven in ches in -

he ight . Sir John Ma n de vil le , who tra ve lle d in A s i a

a n dAfr ic a b e tw e e n 1 3 22 a n d 1 3 5 6 , te ll s u s o f a l a n d

of pigm i e s , where the r e w er e m e n o n ly thr e e Sp a n s

244 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WAB FI AN A .

lon g Both the m en a n d the wom en w ere fa ir

.

a n d g en tle , a n d w e r e m a r r i e d whe n they w ere h a lf a

yea r old They gen er a lly live d on ly s ix or s even

.

yea rs ; a n d if they r e a che d e ight yea rs , they w ere

con s ider e d to b e old The s e s m a ll m en w er e the b es t
.

workm en of s ilk a n d cotton , a n d of a ll m a n n er of

other thin g s tha t wer e in the world They s corn e d
.

g r e a t m e n a s we do gi a n ts , a n d ha d the m to tra ve l
for the m , a n d to till the la n d . He a l so s a ys tha t
the re wa s a n othe r i s la n d , ca lle d Pita n , whe re the m e n
did n ot till the gro un d, for they a te n othin g ; a n d
the y we re s m a ll , b u t n ot s o s m a l l a s the pigm i e s .

These m en live d by the s m ell of wild a pples , a n d

when they we n t fa r ou t of the coun try , they took
a pple s with them for a s s oo n a s th ey los t the s a vour
of tha t frui t, they die d The y were n ot re a s on a ble ,
.

b u t a s wild a s be a sts I n othe r pla ce s , s a y s Sir John ,

.

were m en a s little a s dwa r fs , who ha d n o m ouths ,

b u t in s tea d a little r oun d ho le , thr ough which the y
a te the i r m ea t wi th a pipe ; a n d the y ha d n o to n gues ;

n e ither d id they Spe a k , b u t ble w a n d whi s tle d, a n d

m a de s i n s to ea ch othe r
g .

I n a r a r e book by La ur en s An dre we s , e n ti tl e d
N ob le I yfe a n d N a tu r e of Ma n , is the follo win g
cu r ious des cription o f pigm ie s : Pig m e is b e m en
wom en , but on e cu bite l on ge , dw e llin gs in the
m ou n ta yn e s of Yn d e ; the y b e full
g rowen a t their
thir d ye re , a t the i r s e u en yere the y b e olde ;

they ga der the m in Ma y a g rete co m pa n y tog e de r ,

a rm e the m in the r b es t m a n er ; a n d tha n go they
y
246 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RFI AN A .

coun tri e of Tocom die, a n d in it in ha b ite

a n is a ll s a n

the pig m eys ; I ha ve s e e n e m a n y o f the m a m on gs t

the Sp a n i a r d s a t the River o f Pla te They a re n ot .

a lto ge ther s o li ttle a s we e s p ea k e o f the m her e in

E n gla n d : the ir in ha bita tion in Tocom a n is in ca ve s
”
of the gr ou n d .

O n e of the H e bride s is c a lle d the Is le of Pigm i es ,

wher e it is re porte d tha t s e ve r a l m in ia tu r e bon es of
the hu m a n s pe ci es ha ve b ee n du g u p in the r u in s o f
a cha pe l ther e W illia m Collin s , in his Ode on the
.

P opu la r S u p er s tition s o
f the H ig hla n ds of S cotla n d,
f
r e er s

pile which still its in s hows

To tha t hoa r ru s

Inw hos e l l v u lts

sm a pig y f lk i fou n d
a a m o s ,

Wh se b s the delve with his sp de pth ows

o on e r a u r ,

A d cu lls the
n wo d in g fr th e h llow d g rou n d
m , n er ,
om a
’
.

I t is llege d by con tem p or a ry n e w s p a p er s tha t in

a

1 8 28 s e ver a l bu ryin g gr ou n ds , fro m ha lf a n a cr e to

-

fl
a n a cre a n d a ha lf in e xten t, w e r e di s covere d in the
cou n ty of White , s ta te of Ten n e s s ee , n e a r the town of
Spa r ta , where in ver y s m a ll p e ople ha d b e en de pos ite d
in to m b s or co in s of s ton e The gre a te s t le n gt h of
.

the s k e l e ton s Wa s n in e teen in che s The b on e s were .

s tr o n g a n d w e ll s e t, a n d the w hol e fr a m e s w e r e w e ll
-

form e d . Som e o f the pe ople a ppea r e d to ha ve live d

fl
to a gre a t a g e , the ir te e th b e i n g w orn s m ooth a n d
s ho r t, whil e others we r e fu l l a n d l on g The gr a ve s .

w er e a bou t two fe et de ep ; the coffin s w e r e of s ton e ,

a n d m a d e by l a yi n g a a t s to n e a t the bottom
,
on e a t

e a ch s ide or e a ch e n d, a n d on e over the co r p s e The .

 PIGMY GRAVE S .

dea d w er e a ll bur ied with the ir he a ds towa r ds the

e a s t a n d in r e gu la r or der la id on the ir b a cks a n d
,

wi th the ir ha n ds on the ir b rea s ts I n the b en d of

.

the le ft a rm wa s foun d a cr us e or ves s e l tha t would

hold n e a r ly a pin t, m a de o f g r oun d s ton e or she ll , of
a gra y colour , in which were foun d two or thr e e
s he ll s . O n e o f the se s ke le ton s ha d a bou t its n e ck
n in e ty four p e a r l b e a ds
-
. Ne a r on e of the s e b u r yin g
pl a ce s wa s the a ppe a ra n ce o f the s ite of a n a n cien t
town .

We bber , in his Rom a n ce of N a tu ra l His tory, 1 8 53 ,

fl
re fe r s to the di m i n u tive s a r copha gi fo u n d in K en tucky

a n d Te n n e s s ee ; a n d he de s cr ib es thes e r e c e pta cl e s to

b e a b ou t thr ee fe e t in len gth by e ighte en in che s de e p ,

a n d co n s tr ucte d , botto m , s ide s , a n d top, of a t u n

he wn s to n es . Thes e he conj e ctur e s to b e the pla ces

of s e pul tur e of a pigm y ra ce , tha t b e c a m e e xti n ct a t

a p e r i o d b eyo n d r ea ch e v en of the tra di ti on of the

s o ca l l e d In d
-
i a n a bor igin e s.

Ne ws pa pers for 1 8 6 6 te ll u s tha t Gen era l Mil roy ,

who ha d bee n s pe n din g m u ch tim e in S m ith Coun ty ,
Te nn e s s e e , a tte n din g to s o m e m in in g bus in e s s , dis
co ver e d n e a r Wa te rtown in tha t coun ty s om e rem a rk
a ble g r a ve s , whi ch w er e di s clo se d by the w a s hin g o f

a s m a ll cr e e k in its p a s s a ge thr ough a low bottom .

The gr a ve s w e re fr om e ighte en i n che s to two fe et in

l en gth, m o s t o f the m b e in g of the s m a ller s i z e , a n d
w ere form e d by a n exca va tion of a b ou t fiftee n i n ches
b e low the s urfa c e , in which were pla ce d fou r u n
dres s e d sla b s of r ock—on e in the bottom of the pit,
24 8 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

on e on e a ch s ide , a n d on e on the top Hu m a n s kele

.

ton s , s om e wi th n ea r ly a n en tir e s ku ll , a n d m a n y with

w ell defin e d bon e s , were fou n d in them
- . The te e th
wer e ve ry dim in u tive , b u t e vide n tly tho s e of a du l ts .

E a rt he n cr ocks we r e a l s o fo un d wi th the s k el eton s .

Gen e r a l Milr oy c ou ld n ot ga in a n y s a ti s fa ctor y in for

m a ti on r e s p e cti n g the s e pigm y gr a ves . The olde s t
in ha bita n ts of the vicin ity k n e w n othin g of their ori
g in or hi s tory , e xce pt tha t there wa s a la r ge n um b er
of s i m il a r gr a ve s n e a r S ta te s vill e in the s a m e co u n ty ,

a n d a ls o a li ttle b u r i a l —
gr o u n d a t the m ou th of Ston e
Rive r , n e a r the ci ty of N a s hvill e . Ge n er a l Milr oy
de pos i te d the bon e s foun d by him in the Sta te Libra ry
a t N a s hvill e.

Wha te ver tr u th there m a y b e in the s e cu r ious

s tor i e s it s ee m s tha t in the i n ter io r of the E u r op ea n
,

a n d A s i a tic c on ti n e n ts a n d o f the l a r g er i s l a n d s , a n d

in In di a , B orn e o , a n d othe r cou n tr i e s , the r e a r e e xis

te n t re liqu ia e of a n on h i s tor ic di m i n u tive pe ople ,
-

who m a y ha ve b e en the des ce n da n t s of pr i m itive r a ce s

who we r e dr iven i n la n d by the i n va s ion of a m or e
p ower fu l pe o ple , a n d in the la p s e of gen era ti on s m a y
ha ve lo s t, by the ir i s ola ti on , the s m a ll m e a s u r e o f
civilis a tion tha t they ha d form er ly a tta in e d B u t .

philos o phe rs who ha ve fu l ly dis cu s s e d the qu e s tion

whe the r the r e a r e a n y ca u s e s in oper a tion like ly to
pr o du ce a r a ce of ver y s m a ll dw a r fs , ha ve a rr ive d a t
the con clu s io n tha t ther e n e ver ha s b e e n a n y r a ce
m a r ve ll ou s ly s ho r t in s ta tu r e , n o twi ths ta n di n g the

tes ti m on i es of a n ci en t po ets a n d hi s tor i a n s . All the

2 50 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

fr om the v ery li e s t tim es up to the e ra of the Re

ea r

form a tion ; a n othe r id ea b e in g tha t the y w e r e s ym

b olica lly i n te rr e d in m e m or y of fri en ds who di e d a t

a lon g di s ta n c e , in who s e a ctu a l fun e r e a l r i te s the

depos itor s were con s e que n tly pr e clu de d fr om ta kin g

pa rt Mr Fr a z er thou ght tha t the de po s itors pr ob a
. .

bly we r e s om e of the Fren ch e m igr a n ts who a ccom pa

n i e d a n d for m e d p a r t of the hou s e hold of C ha r le s X , .

when , a s C om te d Ar tois , he res ide d in Holyr ood

’

Pa l a ce , a b ou t 1 7 95 or 1 7 96“

I t wa s a n a n ci e n t
.

cus tom in S a xon y to b u ry the m in i a tu re e ffi gy of

depa r te d frien ds who ha d die d in a dis ta n t la n d ; a n d
it wa s a l s o a s u per s titi on a m on g s a ilors to e njoin on
the ir wive s on pa r tin g to give them Chr i s tia n bu r ia l
in e ffig y if the y s hou ld ha ppen to b e dr own e d .

A l thou gh we a rr ive a t the con clu s io n tha t ther e

n e ver ha s b e en a n a ti on of pig m i e s it s e e m s cer ta i n
,

tha t the r e a r e s e vera l dwa r fis h r a ce s o f p e ople . Ou r

re a ders will r e m e m b er tha t we ha ve r e cor d e d tha t

the L a pp s , Sa m oie des , O s tia cks , Kor ia cks , K a m t

cha da l e s E s qu i m a u x , a n d Bu s hm e n , a r e a ll dim in u
,

The two l a tte r a re p er ha p s the s m a ll e s t p e ople

a s a ra ce tha t we a r e a cqu a i n te d wi th the i r a ve r a ge
,

he ight s e ldo m e xcee din g four fe et or four fe e t five

in che s .

B e twe e n ten a n d twe n ty ye a rs a g o two B u shm en

or B o s hie m en childr e n w e r e e xhibi te d a t the E g pti a n
y
Ha ll in Lon don They w ere of the Hotten tot trib e,
.

a n d ha d b een br ought fr o m the i n ter ior o f Afr ica .

Vi de p . 69 .
 D WARF BUSHME N . 25 1

They w ere a boy a n d a gir l , n ot r ela te d to ea ch other .

The boy wa s s ixte en ye a r s of a g e , a n d, a lthough

n ea r ly fu ll
g r own , wa s on ly for ty four i n ches in
-

he ight The g ir l wa s e ight ye a r s old, a n d thirty two

.
-

in ches high I n the ir e xhibi tion the y wore the dr ess

.

of their tr ib e da n ce d thr e w a s p ea r a n d p er form e d

, , ,

va rious other fe a ts The b oy, in the cha ra cte r of a

.

cor pora l of the a rm y, we n t thr ou gh the m a n u a l a n d

’
pla toon e xer ci s e s ; a n d the gir l a ppe a r e d a s a s oldier s
wife T he i r pa r en ts were s a id to ha ve b e en m u r
.

dere d by Ka ffi rs , who pu r s ue d a n d e xter m in a te d the

B u s hm en trib e wi th u n re l e n tin g fe r o city They were
'

r e s cue d by a D utch tr a der a n d ta ken to C a p e Town

, ,

when ce the y were br ought to E n gla n d Du C ha illu .

ha s a n n oun ce d his di s covery of a whole n a tion of

Afric a n n e gr o dwa r fs , a n d he ha s give n u s the m ea
su r em en ts of th e ir s ta tu r e , m a le a n d fem a l e .

Rochon s a y s , in hi s a ccou n t of his voya ge to

Ma da ga s ca r , a bou t 1 7 7 0, tha t he wa s a r e s iden t
a m on g the lilliputi a n r a ce o f p e ople in tha t i s l a n d

s om e tim e He a s s e rts tha t the y en ti re ly con fin e d

.

the m s e lve s to the m iddl e re gion of the pla ce The .

com m on s iz e of the m en , he s a ys , wa s thr ee fe et five

in ches by exa ct m e a s ur em en t, a n d tha t the wom en
were s om e in ches s hor te r . The y were pos s e s s e d of
m uch wit a n d i n te ll e ct, a n d we r e the bolde s t a n d

m o s t a ctiv e wa rr iors on the i s la n d . To a ccom m oda te

the se fa iry p e ople , the pla n ts a n d ve geta bles gr owin g
on the m oun ta i n s i n ha bite d by them we re n a tur a lly

dwa r fe d He a ls o s a w there a dwa r fish ra ce ca lle d

.
2 52 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

the Kim os , who w ere whi te r or pa l er in colou r tha n

a ll the other n e gr o es .Their a rm s we r e s o lon g tha t
the y could s tretch the ir ha n ds b e low the ir k n ee s
wi thou t s to opin g They wer e in te llige n t, live ly , a n d
.

in gen iou s The w om en ha d s ca r ce ly a n y bre a sts ,

.

e xce p t whe n the y s u ckl e d . The a utho r p a r ticul a r ly

de s cr ib e s a Kim os wom a n , a s la ve b e lon gin g to the
gover n or of Fo r t D a u phin She wa s a bo u t thir ty
.

ye a r s of a g e , a n d thr e e fe et s e ven in che s high Her .

com ple xi on wa s ve ry fa ir , her lim b s wer e we ll form e d,

her a r m s we r e e xce e di n gly lon g , her ha ir wa s s hor t
a n d w oolly , a n d her fe a tu res we r e a g re e a bl e . She
ha d n o a pp e a r a n ce o f bre a s ts e xce p t the n ippl e s She.

wa s good hu m o u re d, s e n s ible , a n d obligin g

-
.

A s a ilor n a m e d Je a n B or de n , who a rrive d a t

Ma r s e illes ea r ly in 1 7 7 6 , a cr o s s the Afr ica n con ti
n e n t fr om M a d a g a s ca r , on which i s l a n d he ha d b e e n

s hipwr e ck e d in 1 7 6 7 , re l a te d tha t he ha d m e t wi th

a n a ti on o f dw a r fs , i n ha biti n g the high m oun ta i n s in

the i n te r i or of tha t co u n try . They we r e n ot a bove

thre e fe e t high, b u t pos s e s s e d un com m o n s tr e n gth of
b ody , a n d gr e a t qu ickn e s s of m in d .

The Abbé L a C ha ppe vi s ite d a villa ge in Sib er ia

i n ha bi te d by p e ople ca ll e d Wotia cks , who were n ot
a bove fo u r fee t high .

Pa ge , a t the e n d of the la s t cen tu r y , s a y s tha t in

Ma n ill a wa s a r a ce of m en , very dim in u tive in s ta
tu r e , a n d o f m ild a n d g en tl e di s po s i ti on s , who s e fea
tur es a n d co m ple xion s s tr iki n gly r es em ble d the n e
gr oes.
2 54 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

phis ; wha te ver m a y ha ve give n ri s e to the

b u t,
cu s tom it is a s i n gul a r f a ct tha t, a lr e a dy a s e a r ly a s
,

the a g e of O s irta s e n , m ore tha n ye a rs a g o, the

s a m e fa n cy o f a tta chin g the s e p er s on s to the ir s ui te
”
e xi s te d a m on g the E gyp ti a n s .

Aga in , the s a m e a u tho r s a ys (An cien t E g yp tia n s )

Ptha h Sok a r i O s ir i s wa s tha t fo r m of Ptha h, or
-

Vu lca n , pa r ticu l a rly wor s hippe d a t Me m phi s Her o .

dotu s de s cr ib e s him a s a pigm y figu re , r es e m bli n g

the Pa ta ikos pla c e d by the Phoen ici a n s a t the pr ows
o f the i r v es s e ls a n d s a y s tha t C a m by s e s , on en te r in g

the te m ple o f Me m phis , r idicu l e d the c on te m ptibl e

a pp e a r a n c e of the E gyp ti a n He pha e s tu s . Re pres e n
ta tion s o f this dw a r f de i ty a r e fr e qu e n tly m e t with
a t M e m phi s a n d the vici n ity ; a n d it a pp e a r s tha t

dwa r fs a n d de for m e d pers on s were he ld in cou s i

der a tion in this p a rt of E gypt, ou t of r e s p e ct to the
”
deity o f the pla ce .

The E gypti a n s ha d in u s e a s m a ll te rr a cotta -

figu r e of a dwa r f god, with a r ude b e a r d , s om e thi n g

like He r cu l e s ; a n d a l s o on e of the de for m e d Ptha h
Soka r i Os ir i s of M em phis The s e figu r e s pr ob a bly
-
.

we r e u s e d by thi s p e ople a s a m ul ets a ga in s t a dver

s it
y Fa ther Kir che r pu bli s he d in his (E dip i E g g p
.

tia ci, in 1 6 5 4 , a n e n gr a vi n g of a n a n ci e n t b r on z e

re pr e s e n tin g on e of thes e dw a r f cha r m s fu ll l e n gth, -

with his ha n ds r e stin g upon his hips . Wilkin s on

g ive s a n e x a ctly s im ila r ill u s tra ti on ; a n d Coun t
Ca ylu s ha s give n u s a pr in t of a br on z e of the s a m e
kin d I t is s a id tha t Abb a s Pa s ha wa s the la st
.

r a n d ee who k ep t dw a rfs in E g
g ypt .
 R OMAN DWARF S . 255

D wa r fs w er e in troduce d a t a la ter per io d of his

tor y in to di ffe r en t p a r ts of E u rope in i m i ta tion of
,

the cu s to m in the E a s t ; a n d the y we r e em ploy e d

in Ro m e e ven b e for e the ti m e o f the e m pir e . The
R om a n s w ere v ery gre a t a dm i rer s of the m , a n d
ke pt the m , a s we do m on keys , for diver s ion Som e .

p e r s on s e ve n e xer ci s e d the cr u e l a r t of s toppin g the

gr owth of childr en by con finin g the m in ches ts , or
bin din g the m wi th b a n da ge s , in or de r to pr e p a r e
the m for s a l e to the w ea lthy p a tr on s o f s u ch s tu n te d

cu r i os itie s Mos t of them ca m e from E gypt a n d

.

Syr i a a n d the y we r e ca lle d n a n i or n a m e

_
.

M a r c An ton y ha d dwa r fs in his cou r t ; a n d the

E m per or A u gu s tu s p a r ticula r ly a dm i r e d com e ly
youn g o n e s , whom he ca u s e d to b e s e n t to him
fr om a ll pa r ts of the w or ld , a n d e s pe ci a lly fr om
M a ur ita n i a a n d Syr ia . An d n ot o n ly w ou ld he
ha ve the m li ttle , b u t the y a l s o m u s t b e per fe ctly
form e d , ha n ds om e , a n d lively Su e ton iu s s a ys tha t
.

Aug u s tus a m u s e d hi m s e lf wi th the i r p r a ttl e , a n d

pla ye d with the m for n u ts , a n d thu s forgot his con
s titu tion a l m e l a n cho ly a n d the c a r e s of the wor ld .

The s a m e his tor i a n m e n tion s a dwa r f, n a m e d

Lu ciu s , a Rom a n kn ight who wa s exhibite d in the
,

the a tr e to the p e ople a s a n o bj e ct o f cu r i o s i ty by

A ug us tu s. S u eton ius s a ys : Then ce for th the on ly
e xhibition he m a d e of tha t kin d wa s tha t of a youn g

m a n n a m e d Lu cius , of a good f a m ily , who wa s n ot

qu ite two feet in he ight, a n d we ighe d on ly s e ve n tee n

”
poun ds , b u t ha d a s ten tori a n voice .
25 6 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARFI AN A .

Ju li a , the da u ghte r of Augu s tu s , wa s very fon d

o f a m a l e dw a r f n a m e d C on opa s , who wa s two fe e t

a n d a ba n d s — br e a th high, s ym m e tr ica l ly for m e d, a n d

’

’
of fu ll a g e An dr om e da , a fre e d m a id of Ju li a s ,
.

wa s of the s a m e he ight .

M An ton iu s is s a id to ha ve k ept a dwa r f n a m e d

.

Si syphu s , who wa s n ot two fe et in height, a n d yet

ha d a live ly wit .

Wh a t va st p e fection r ca n n ot N a tu r e cro wd
I to a pu y p oi t I
n n n
”

Tib er iu s a n d D om itia n ha d dwa r fs in the ir s ui te s ,

a n d the l a tte r ke pt a b a n d of dwa r f gl a di a tor s Wh en .

the y w er e u s e d in gla dia tor i a l e xhibiti on s they pr e

s e n te d a r idicu l ou s con tra s t to the i r o pp on e n ts , m e n

o f or di n a ry s i z e Al e x a n d er S eve rus pu t down the

.

cu s tom of ke epin g toy pigm ies ; b u t it wa s r e vive d in

the m iddle a ge s .

The Rom a n dw a r fs com m on ly wen t n a k e d , a n d

wer e de cke d with j ew els Fr om D io C a s s i u s we
.

le a r n tha t it wa s the fa s hion for the Rom a n l a die s o f

q u a li ty to ha ve b e a u tifu l li ttl e boys r u n n i n g n a k e d

a bou t the i r a p a rtm e n ts , in or der to gr a tify the ir

i n de lica te ta s te s.

A n ove l e n title d The E m p r es s by G B en n e tt, , .

publi s he d a b ou t 1 8 35 , de s crib e s a dwa r f p a ge of the

r e n own e d Agr ippi n a the youn g e r , a fter s he ha d
m a rr i e d he r u n cl e Cl a u di u s , a n d a cco r di n gly b e com e

E m pr e s s of Rom e O f cou r s e , thi s is on ly a fa n cy

.

s k e tch, b u t a s it is a ta s te ful on e , it m a
y b e wo rth
258 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

I n the Lou vr e a t Pa r i s is a p a in tin g by Fra n

ces co Torbido of a fa vou r ite dw a r f of Cha r le s V of .

Spa in , n a m e d Corn e ille He is r epre s en te d on foot,

.

dr es s e d a s a kn ight, his l e ft ha n d r e stin g on the b a ck

o f a l a r ge dog , which s e r ve s to i n dica te the s ta tur e of

the dw a r f.

C oxe , in his Tr a vels in D en m a rk, te lls u s tha t

in 1 5 42 Ki n g C hr i s ti a n fell in to the ha n ds of his
e n e m y , Fr e der ic I . a n d wa s m a d e a pr i s on e r in the

C a s tle o f Son deb or g , wher e his pla ce of con fin em en t

wa s a du n g e on , with a s m a ll gr a te d win dow Ha vin g
.

e n te r e d thi s gloom y ce ll with a fa vour ite dwa r f,

the s ol e com p a n io n o f his m i s er y , the door wa s a t
on c e w a l l e d u After a tim e , the ki n g pr e va ile d on
.
p
the dwa r f to cou n te r fe it s ickn es s , a n d to s olicit his
r e m ova l fr om pr i s on for the re covery of his hea lth .

If he s hou l d b e s u cce s s fu l , he wa s to en de a vou r to

e s c a p e fr om the D a n i s h dom i n i o n s to the court of the

E le ctre s s The dwa r f, ob eyin g the s e i n s tr u ction s

.

fe ign e d illn es s , a n d wa s con s e qu e n tly lib e r a te d ;

wher eu pon he le ft the D a n i s h terr itor i e s on his
m i s s ion ; b u t he wa s ove rta k e n a n d re c a pture d ve r y

s oon a fte r wa r d s . His m a s ter re m a in e d in ca ptivity

m a n y ye a rs.

I n a n a r ticle en titl e d R eg lem en s de la Ma is on da

’

R oi, 1 5 8 5 , m en ti on e d in the te n th v olu m e of L es

A r chives C u r ieu s es de l His toir e de F r a n ce, we r ea d
’

tha t bo th Cha r le s IX a n d his m other ha d a s in gul a r

.

pa rti a lity for dwa rfs I n 1 5 7 2 , thr e e of them w ere

.

s en t to him a s a pr es en t fr om the E m pe ror of

 DWARF S IN R OYAL SU ITE S . 25 9

Germ a n y I n the s a m e yea r , s ix s core a n d five

.

livr es tou r n ois were pa i d for the e xpen s es of br i n g

in g s o m e dwa r fs fr o m P o l a n d to the ki n g O n e of
.

thes e , Ma j os ki, wa s given to the qu e en m other ; a n d in

the e xtr a cts fr o m her a ccoun ts we fin d thir ty livr e s
e xp e n de d for little dis bu r s em en ts for the s a id Ma
jo s ki , a s we ll in clothes , books , p en s , pa p er , a n d in k,
a s to the r e ge n t of the co ll e ge he ther e for e m us t
ha ve r e ce ive d a un ivers i ty e du ca ti on . Me n tion is
a ls o m a d e of fift
y thr e e livr e s tourn oi s b e in g p a id to
-

N o e l Cochon , govern or o f the dw a r fs ; to Ron d ea u ,

ta ilor to the dw a r fs , s ixty s ix livr es to u rn oi s ; a n d to
-

Yoe s Bour din , va l e t to the dwa rfs , fifty five livre s -

to ur n oi s
. Hen ce we i n fer tha t thes e dwa rfs w ere
r e gul a r ly m a i n ta in e d a s i m po rta n t a dju ncts to the

r oya l e qu ip a ge.

E ve lyn , in his N u m ism a ta , 1 6 9 7 , r e fers to a

dwa r f n a m e d Mr Ra m us (Pu m ilo to Thom a s E a r l
.

M a r s ha l of E n gla n d) , who b e in g le a r n e d, a n d in the

m a gn ifice n t tra in Of tha t n oble lor d whe n he we n t

a m b a s s a dor to Vi en n a (a bou t the r es titution of the

Pa la tin a te to the va n qu ish d Kin g O f Bohe m ia ) , m a de
’

a s pe e ch in L a ti n b e for e his i m p er i a l m a j e s ty , wi th

s u ch a gra ce , a n d s o m u ch e loquen ce , a s m er ite d a

”
gol den cha in a n d m e d a l of the em per or .

The v e ry e a r ly fa shion of h a vi n g dwa r fs a s r e

ta in er s to or na m e n t the hom e s of pr in ce s , ha s s ur vive d
un til com p a r a tive ly r e ce n t tim es . John Wier ix s ’

Bible , publis he d in 1 5 94, con ta in s a n en gra vin g by

tha t a rtist r epr e s en tin g the fea s t of D ives , with L a
2 60 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

’
z a ru s a t his door I n the r ich m a n s b a n quetin g
.

r oo m is a dwa r f, pla yin g with a m on ke y , a n d con

tribu tin g to the a m u s e m e n t of the com pa n y . In
the s a m e book is a n other pla te , by C D e Ma l e ry, .

il lu s tr a ti n g the pa r a ble o f the pr odig a l s on , who is

d epicte d a s r un n in g a wa y fr om a wom a n , who is
b e a tin g him down the s tep s of a ta vern with her
s ho es
,
a n d is a s s i s te d in the a s s a ult by two m e n A .

dog upon the s tep s is b a r kin g a t the flyin g s p en dthr i ft,

a nd a d wa rfish fe e l ha s dr oppe d his b a uble to m ock
him , which he do e s by pla cin g the thum b of his le ft
ha n d a t the en d of his n ose , the tip of the little fin ger
°

of the s a m e ha n d on the to
p o f his right thu m b , a n d
s pr ea din g ou t the fi n gers to the utm o s t e xte n t, or , in
”
othe r wor ds , by ta kin g a s ight
“
. Thes e dwa r fs a re ,
of cou rs e , in terpola tion s in the Bible s tor ies ; b u t
the y wer e n ot, perha p s , wholly a n a chr o n i s m s In .

the s ixteen th ce n tury , whe n they w er e portra ye d ,

they were com m on a djun cts to the ta ble s o f the
we a l thy Hon e in his Yea r B ook for 1 8 32 , ha s re pr o
.
-

du ce d the dwa r fs from Wie r ix s Bibl e The S a tu r da y

’
.

M a g a z in e for 1 836 con ta i n s a n en gr a vin g of a do

m e s tic dw a rf a n d a gi a n t fool wi th his bl a dder a n d
,

b a u ble .

I n the duca l p a l a ce a t Ma n tua a re a bout s ix very

sm a ll a p a r tm en ts
, le
a din g on e in to the other , which
a r e s a i d to ha ve b e e n buil t by a du k e of tha t city for

his dwa r fs . They a re le s s tha n s ix fe e t high, a n d

a bout e ight fe e t s qu a r e . The y a re n ow m er e b a r e ,
whiten e d r oom s , Without door s or fu rn itu r e ; b u t in
2 62 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

the dwa r f ga ve him a blo w on the fa ce , to the g re a t

*
diver s ion of a ll the co m pa n y .

A wr i ter in 1 7 4 5 , r e ferr i n g to the Lo a n go kin g

dom , in We s t A fr ica , s a y s
’
“
Be for e the kin g s cloth
s it s o m e dwa r fs , wi th the i r b a ck s to w a r d s him their
hea ds a r e of a pr odigious bign es s ; b u t, for s o m e
de form ity , they w ea r the s ki n of s om e b ea s t ti e d
a b ou t the m . The bl a cks s a y ther e is a wildern e s s
wher e r e s id e n o n e b u t m en of s u ch a s ta tu r e , who
s hoo t the e l e pha n ts
. The co m m on n a m e of the s e
pigm i e s is B a k ke B a kke b u t the y a re a ls o ca lle d
”
Mim os .

Por ter , in his Tr a vels in R u s s ia a n d Sweden , in

1 8 05 1 8 08 , tell s u s , tha t the pra ctice o f ke e pi n g fool s
-

a n d dw a r fs in the hou s e s of the n oble s m u ch pr e

va il e d in the for m e r cou n try ; a n d, a fter pr a i s in g

n a tu r e for ha vin g m a de s o fe w fe m a l e dwa rfs , he
s a y s tha t dwa r fs a re here the p a ge s a n d the pl a y
“

thin gs of the gr e a t ; a n d a t a lm o s t a l l e n terta in m en ts

s ta n d for hou r s by the i r lor d s cha i r , holdin g his
’

s n u ff b o x, or a wa i ti n g
-
hi s c om m a n ds . The r e is
s c a r c e ly a n obl e m a n in thi s c ou n try who is n ot
pos s e s s e d of on e or m ore of the s e fr is k s of n a tu r e ;
b u t in the ir s e l e cti on I c a n n ot s a y tha t the n obles s e
“

dis pla y the ir ga lla n try , a s they choos e n on e b u t m a le s .

The s e little b e in gs a re ge n e r a lly the ga yes t dr e s t per

s on s in the s e r vice of the ir lor d , a n d a r e a tti r e d in

a un ifor m or live r y of v e r y co s tly m a te r i a l s I n the

.

pr e s en ce of the ir own er , the ir u s u a l s ta tion is a t his

Vi de p a g e 8 8 .
 DWARF S IN RU SSIA . 26 3

e lbow , in the cha r a cter of a pa ge ; a n d dur in g his

a b s en c e the y a r e then res p ons ibl e for the cl ea n lin es s
,

a n d co m b e d lock s of the i r co m p a n ion s o f the c a n i n e

s p e ci e s
. The r a ce of the s e un for tun a tes is very
dim in utive in Russ i a , a n d very n um er ous They a re .

ge n era l ly we ll s ha pe d ; a n d the ir ha n d s a n d feet

-

p a r ticul a r ly gra ce ful In de e d , in the pr opor tion of

.

the ir figur e s , we should n owher e dis cover them to b e

fla ws in the e con om y o f n a tur e , were it n ot for a
p e cu l ia rity of fe a tu re a n d the s iz e of the hea d, which
is com m on ly e xce e din gly e n la rge d Ta ke them on
.

the whole , the y a r e s u ch com p a ct a nd e ven pr e tty

little b e in gs , tha t n o ide a ca n b e for m ed of the m
fro m the clum s y d e for m e d d wa r fs which a r e e x
hib ite d a t o u r fa i r s in E n gla n d I ca n n ot s a y tha t
.

we n ee d e n vy Ru s s i a thi s p a r t of he r o ffs prin g . It

is ve ry cur iou s to ob se r ve how n e a r ly the y r e s em bl e
e a ch o the r ; the ir fe a tur es a re a ll s o a like th a t yo u

m ight e a s ily i m a gi n e tha t on e p a ir ha d s pr e a d the ir

”
pr ogen y ove r the whole cou n try .

The a u thor the n g ives s om e a n e cdote s of dwa rfs

whom he s a w, p a rticu l a r ly of the Govern or of
Mo s cow s dwa
’ “
who s e fe a tures a n d e xpres s ion
ha ve a n a ppe a r a n c e to the eye a s if he wa s he d his
”
fa ce with a lu m wa ter
-
. Po rte r ca n didly a dm its tha t
it m a y b e diffi cu lt to i m a g in e thi s s ort of e xpres s ion ;
b u t he a dd s tha t it is a s or t of wiz e n e d , s ha r p look ,
”
in con ce iva bl e u n le s s you s a w it .

Ca pta i n Colvill e Fra n kla n d, in his N a rr a tive of a

Vis it to the C ou r ts of Ru s s ia a n d S weden , in 1 8 3 0
 2 64 n
GI AN TO L OGY A n D WAB F IA N A .

'

a nd ys : Ma da m e Divofi, like m a n y other

1 83 1 , sa

Ru s s i a n la di e s , ha s a dwa r f in he r hou s e , who

r e m a in s c o n s ta n tly wi th the com p a n y . He is le ss
u gly a n d di s a gr ee a bl e tha n o ther s o f his Sp e ci e s La .

Pr in ce s s e Se r ge Ga llitz in ha s a little fellow of this

s o rt ; the LiSia n Skis ha ve a l s o on e in con s ta n t a tte n d

a n ce . The pre tty Ma de m ois e lle Ro s e tti, two e ve n in gs

o , k e pt c a r es s i n g the dw a r
’
a f a t M a d a m e D ivoif s
g
b a ll ( ‘ Bea u ty a n d the B ea s t , s a id I to her ;
.
’

Ze m ir et At a very a gr e ea ble fa m il y
pa r ty a t the Pr in ce Pa u l Ga l litz in s were m a s ks , a n d
’

a p a r ty of m a l e a n d fem a l e dwa r fs ; the s e dr oll littl e

ur chin s we r e a ll very we ll m a de a n d good lookin g ; -

the y fr is ke d a n d fr olicke d a bo u t with the chil dr e n of

the hou s e a s if they them s e lve s w ere n ot (a s in r e a l ity
they w ere ) m e n a n d wo m e n , b u t children lik e wi s e .

O n e of the se p oor littl e m orta ls , e quippe d a s a n office r

o f hu s s a r s da n ce d a m a z ur ka with gr e a t gr a ce a n d
,

a c tivi ty , a n d s e l e cte d for his p a r tn e r the gouve r n a n te ,

a fin e , fa t, bo u n ci n g wom a n of twen ty five -

He .

like wis e , a t m y r e que s t, s a n g a Rus s ia n r om a n ce ,

which he a cco m pa n ie d on the pia n o for te ; his voice
wa s a v ery pl a in tive b u t we a k b a ryton e The .

ki n dn e s s of the Ru s s i a n n obles to the s e un for tun a te

b e in gs does infi n ite hon ou r to the n a tion a l cha
”
r e e te r .

Fr a n kla n d wr itin g of Ha m bur g, in the s a m e

w or k , s a ys Hide ous ly de form e d dwa r fs ha un t
the s tre ets a n d pr om en a de s of the go od town ; a n d
the eye of the ob s e rver , a fter h a vi n g reste d with
2 66 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

G z lles a n d ca ts a e ,

An d d w fs d b l k s a d s chl ike thin g tha t g a in

a r a n a c ,
n u s,

Thei b d s in iste rs a d f vo ites —(tha t s

r re a a m n a u r
’

To y by
sad g d ti,
o ) — in g led th e e ra a n m er

A pl tif l s i s co rt o f ien u a n a u r a r.

a a as as a

An d n o w the yw ere d iverte d by their su ite ,

D w a fs d r ,
a nc ng i -
i ls bl ck e n u ch s a d p oet
g r ,
a u ,
n a ,

Wh i ch m a de the ir n e w e ta bli sh e t com plet

s m n e.
”

C ha n gin g the s cen e to the Sulta n s p a la ce in Tur key , ’

he s a y s ,

Thi s s s y p orta l s tood t th e wid e cl os e

“
m a a

O f h g h ll d o its ith
a Sid u e a ,
a n n e er e

Tw li ttl e d w f th e l
o t yo co l d s ppos e a r s, ea s u u u ,

W s a t lik g ly im p s if llie d
e re e, e u ,
a s a

I k y t th
n m oc g te which o e
er o e en or m ou s a r s

O the i l os t py a idi p i d
’
er m n a m r m c r e

The g te s o Spl d i d w s i
a ll its fe t en a n a a u re s ,

Yo v thou g ht a b ou t those little c ea t es

u ne er r ur ,

Unt il yoly t od o them a n d the

u n ea r r n ,
n

Y u t t d b k in ho
o to s v y
s a r e a c rror ur e

Th e w d s hid o s of those s ll n
’
on rou e u sn e s m a m e ,

Whos lo w s ot b l ck wh ite o g a y
e co ur a n a ,
n or ,
n r r ,

B t
u xta n e ixtu e wh i h p r a n e ou s m r ,
c no en

C t ce a ltho g h p h a p s th p e
a n ra il y ,
u er e nc m a

Th y w e is sh p e pig ies d f d d b
ere m a n m ,
ea a n um

M on s te s who cost a o l ss m o s t o s su
r , n e n r u m .

Th ir du ty w s—f they w s t g d tho g h

e a or ere ro n ,
a n u

They l ook d so little did st o g thi g t tim s ’

,
r n n s a e

To op th i d e wh ich th y o l d e lly d
s oor , e c u r a o,

Th e hi g es b i g a s s m ooth R g s hym es
n e n a s o er
’
r

A d
n w d th
no with t g h s t i g s of th b ow
a n en ou r n e ,
’

As is the c s tom of thos s te clim s u e ea rn e ,

To g iv b l P ha c a va t ;
e s om e re e a s a. r

Fo te a e g
r m u lly d fo tha ts r en era u se r .

Th y p ke b y s ig n s —
e s th t is
o ot Sp oke a t a ll ; a ,
n

A d looki g like two in u bi th y g l

n d n c ,
e a re

As B b with hi fi g s m d e th m fa ll
a a s n er a e

To hea vin g b a ck th e p orta l fol ds it s c e d a r

 DWARF PO E T . 267

Ju a n a is p a i s o sm a ll
m om e n t, a s th r

Wi th h in ki g e p t opti o him s t ed
s r n s r en cs n a r

I t wa s s if th e i littl l ok s c l d p i o
a r e o ou o s n

O f a scin a te who e e th y fi x d the ir e yes o

r m
’
r e
’
n.

Byr on s eem s to ha ve ha d no dim in u tive

ta s te for
la di es , for he , wi th m or e for ce tha n politen e s s , s a ys :
Her s ta tu r e ta ll—I h tea d py wo
a um m a n.

D iodoru ys tha t B occhor , a n e a r ly kin g of

s sa

E gypt, wa s o f very low s ta tu r e b u t he fa r e xcee de d '

a ll his pr e de ce s s or s in policy a n d di s cr e ti on .

Phile ta s a gr a m m a r i a n a n d p oe t of C os , in the
,

r e ig n s o f Philip a n d hi s s on Al e x a n de r the Gre a t

(who , by the wa y, wa s a Shor t m a n ) , wa s s o s m a l l

a n d s le n de r , a cc or din g to the i m pr o b a bl e a ccou n ts of

E li a n , tha t he a lwa y s ca rr i e d pi e ces of le a d in his

pocke ts to pre ve n t him s el f fr om b e in g blown a wa y
by the win d He wa s m a de pre cepto r to Ptolem y
.

Phila de lphu s ; a n d the e legi e s a n d e pi gra m s which ‘

he wr o te ha v e b ee n gr ea tly co m m e n de d .

V a r r o s a ys , tha t M a r i u s Ma xim u s a n d Ma r cu s
Tulliu s , two ge n tle m e n , a n d m e m b e rs of the e qu e s
tr i a n or der of Rom e , were e a ch o n ly two cu bits , or
a b ou t two f l
ee t e e v en i n ch e s high Pli n y s a y s ;
“
I .

'

ha ve m ys e lf s e e n the m pre s e r ve d in the ir cofiin s

He a dds : “ I t is fa r fr om a n u n kn own
fa ct tha t childr en a r e occa s ion a l ly born a foot a n d a
ha lf in he ight, a n d s om e tim e s a little m or e ; s uch
chil dr e n , howe ver , ha ve fin i s he d the ir s pa n of ex
”
is te n ce by the ti m e they a re thr e e ye a rs old .

Al ypiu s of Ale xa n dr i a , a logici a n a n d philos o

2 68 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RFIAN A .

pher , wa s , it is s a id by the a n ci en t hi s toria n s , o n ly

on e foo t five i n ches a n d a ha lf high .He flou r i s he d
in the four th c en tu r y , a n d wa s con te m por a ry with
J a m b licu s. He wa s on e of the m o s t s u btle di el e c
ti ti a n s o f his ti m e , wa s m uch follow e d , a n d dr e w
a w a y the he a re r s o f Ja m b licu s . Thi s occa s i on e d
s om e con fe r e n ce s b e tw e e n the m b u t n o a n i m o s i ty ,
,

a s the l a tter wr ote his life , in which he pr a i s e d his

vir tu e a n d s tea din e s s o f m in d Al ypiu s di e d very

.

old, a t Al e xa n d r i a . If the a bove give n he ight b e

-

corr e ct, which we m u ch dou bt, he wa s on e o f the

s m a l le s t a du l t dwa r fs of whom we ha ve a n y in for
m a tio n .

Whe n Croes u s , the wi s e kin g of Lydi a , in vi te d

An a cha r s is , the phil os opher , to his cou r t he is s a id ,

to h a ve wr i tte n h
t u s of hi m s e lf : “
Tha t a lthou gh
n a tu r e ha d m a de him de for m e d , cr o ok ba cke d , on e
-

eye d , l a m e o f a le g , a dw a r f, a n d a s it w e r e a m o n

s te r a m on g m e n , ye t he thou ght him s e lf s o m on s tr ou s

in n othin g a s in tha t he ha dn o philo s opher in his

”
cou r t a n d o f his cou n cil .

.C Li cin iu s C a lvu s , a ce leb ra te d or a tor a n d p oe t

in the ti m e o f Cice r o , with whom he con ten de d for
s u pe r i or i ty in e l o qu e n ce , wa s o f a very Shor t s ta tur e .

He is s a id to ha ve s too d u pon a pile of tu r fs in the

m a rk e t pla ce , for the pu r p o s e of a ddr e s s i n g a cr o wd
-

in re fere n ce to C a to , a ga in s t who m thi s dw a r f pl ea de d

in a n a ctio n .

C ha ra cu s , on e of the wi s e s t co u n s e ll ors o f
S a l a din , the grea t con qu er or of the E a s t in the
270 GI AN TOL O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

wa s sh own in ca ge for m on e y At the e n d of the

a .

ca ge wa s a little ha tch, in to which he retire d ; a n d

when the a s s em bly wa s full he ca m e forth, a n d pla ye d
on a n i n s tr u m e n t .

Abou t 1 5 5 5 wa s bo rn John D e cker , or D u cker ,

E n glis h dwa r f, who wa s exhibite d a b r o a d in 1 6 1 0,
a n d o f who m Pla te r u s s a y s , un der the da te of the
la tte r ye a r : I s a w John D u cker , a n E n gli s hm a n ,
“

whom s om e of his cou n trym e n ca rr ie d u p a n d do

to g e t m on e y by the s ight o f him I ha ve his pictu r e
.

by m e , dr a wn a t fu ll len gth : he wa s a b ou t forty five -

ye a r s of a g e , a s fa r a s m ight b e di s cer n e d by his fa ce ,

which n ow b e ga n to b e wrin kle d ; he ha d a lon g
b e a r d , a n d wa s on ly two fe et a n d a ha lf high, other
wi s e o f s tra ight a n d thick li m b s , a n d w e ll pr opor
tion e d : le s s tha n he I ha ve n e ve r s e en .

Gra n ge r , in his B iog r a p hica l D iction a ry, 1 8 24 ,

sa y s o f J ohn J e r vi s
,
the dw a r f “
The re s em bla n ce
o f this di m i n u tive p e r s o n is pres er ve d by his s ta tue ,

m o s t i n i m ita bly ca r ve d in oa k, a n d colou r e d to r e

s e m ble life . All tha t is kn own of his hi s to ry is , tha t

he wa s in he ight b u t thre e feet e ight i n che s , a n d wa s
re ta i n e d by Qu e e n M a r y a s he r p a ge o f hon ou r He
die d in the y ea r 1 55 8 , a ge d fifty s e ve n ye a r s , a s a p
-

p e a r s by the da te s pa in te d on the gir dl e a t the b a ck of

the s ta tu e in the po s s e s s ion of Ge o r g e Wa l ker , E s q , .

Win che ste r r ow, Lis s e n gr een , Pa ddin g ton

- -
”
An .

e n g r a vi n g o f Jer vi s , by Wa lk e r a n d Cla m p , is given

in C a u lfie ld s R em
’
a r ka b le P er s o ns .

The odor e Z u in g er, in his Thea tr u m Vita e Hu m a n a e,

 DWARF D UTCHMAN . 27 1

1 571 , sa ys tha t two of the Mole n e s w ere rem a rka ble

for the s ho r tn e s s of the i r s ta tur e O n e of them wa s
.

a n a ctor in pl a y s a n d i n ter lu d e s
; a n d the o ther wa s
a fa m ou s highwa y r obb er They we re s o little tha t
.

the ir n a m e s pa s s e d i n to a pr o ve r b , a pplica ble to a

s hor t m a n
, of Who m m en s a id
,
He wa s a s very a
”
d w a r f s M olon e
a .

I n 1 5 7 5 di e d , a t the a g e of n in e ty two ye a rs , -

Wi lli a m E m er s on , Who wa s , it is s a id, o n ly on e foot

thr ee i n che s high

U d
n er a te a-
p he
cu ig ht lie
m ,

O c ea s d like d og s e s in folio
’
r r e -
a r a .

S a r rett, in his P ictu r e of L on don 1 8 03 , s a ys tha t ,

a g a in s t the w a ll o f the cli n k or m a n or o f S ou thwa r k

wa s a n e xtr e m e ly dim in u tive fig u r e , r e p r e s en tin g thi s

dw a r f, ha lf n a ke d a n d qui te e m a ci a te d , lyin g in his
-

s hr oud on a m a t whi ch wa s u n c om m on lyw e ll e xe cu te d .

,

Sto w , in his C hr on icle, s a y s : I n the ye a r e 1 5 8 1

wer e to b e s cen e in Lon don two D u tchm en of s tr a n ge
s ta tu t e s , the on e in he ight s e ve n foote a n d s e ve n

in che s . The other wa s in he ight b u t thre e foote ,

ha d n ever a goo de foote , n or a n y kn e e a t a ll , a n d
ye t c ould he e da u n ce a ga llia r d hee ha d n o a rm e ,
b u t a s tu m p e to the e lbow , a little m ore on the r ight

fl
S id e , on the which, s i n gi n g , he e w ou ld de nu ce a cu p,

a n d a fter to s s e it a b ove three or fo ur e ti m e s , a n d e ve r y

tim e r e ce ive the s a m e on the s a id s tu m pe : he woul d

s hoote a n a rr ow n ee r e to the m a rke , u r is h wi th a
”

ra pir e , thr ow a bowl e , b e a t with a ha m m e r , he w wi th

a n a xe, s o u n d a tr um p e t, a n d dr in k e ve ry da y ten
2 72 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

qua r ts o f theb e s t b eere if he cou ld g et it I m yselfs .

on the 1 7 of Ju ly , s a w the ta l l e r m a n s i ttin g on a

b en ch b a re hea de d, a n d the le s s e r s ta n din g on the

-

s a m e b e n ch, a n d ha vin g on his he a d a ha t with a

fea ther , wa s ye t the lower Al s o the ta ller m a n .

s ta n di n g on his fee t, the l e s s er

(with his ha t a n d
fe a ther on his hea d) we n t vprig ht b etw een his leg s
a n d touche d him

Stow te ll s u s tha t in his da y, a m on g the us ua l

exhibition s a t B a rtholo m e w F a i r were wo n de r ful a n d

m on s tr o u s cr e a tu re s s uch a s gi a n ts a n d dw a r fs .
,

Sha ks pea r e m a k es s e ve r a l r e fe re n ces to dwa r fs .

I n the Mer ry Wives of Win ds or , a ct iii s e 2 , Robin , . .

F a l s ta fi s p a ge , s a y s to Mi s tres s Pa ge : l ha d r a ther ,
’

for s ooth, g o b e fore you like a m a n tha n follow him

(his b u r ly m a s ter ) like a dwa I n A Mids u m
m er N i ht s D r ea m a ct iii s e 2 , H e r m i a , Sp e a kin g
’

g
-
.
,
.

o f He len a a n d Lys a n de r s a y s
,

N ow Ip erce ve i th a t s he ha th m a de com p a re
B twe t t sh e h th
ee n ou r s a
s g dh h eig ht ;
u re a u r
’
er

A d with h
n p s o a g e he ta ll p so g e
er er n ,
r er na ,

H h eig ht fo so th she h a th p v il d wi th him

er r o ,
re a
’
.

An d yo g ro w
a re o hig h i
u hi e s te e n s n s m ,

Be a s I
c u dw fi sh
e d s o l ow ?
a m so a r a n

H w low
o I the p a in te d yp ole ? s pea k ;
a m , n m a

How 1O W a I? m

Lys a n der , a ddre s s in g Herm ia in the sa m e s en e ,c

s a ys
Ge t you g on e , you d a r ; w f
Y ou m in im u s , of hin d r in g kn ot
’
g ra s s m
-
a de
Y ou b ea d , you a corn l ”

Vi de p a g e 96 .
274 GIAN TO LO GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

of the sa m e n a m e, per form e d b e fore the Court in

1 61 2 , in which he in tr oduce d the Pr i n ce s s Hida s pe s ,
who , by the ve n om of a n “
in w a r d pe s tilen ce , ca m e
on a s u dden to c a s t e ye s of a ffe ction u pon a m e a n

a n d d e for m e d cr e a tu r e , Zoilu s by n a m e , who wa s a

dwa r f, a n d live d a bou t the p a la ce , the com m on j e st

of the cour ti ers . I n her b e s otte d e yes he wa s gr own
a go o d l y ge n tle m a n She m a rr i e d him ;
.
“
b u t the
cerem on y wa s n o s oon e r—to the der i s ion of a ll pr e
s en t—p e rfor m e d tha n with the j u s t fe e lin gs of a n
,

o tra ge d pa ren t, her fa ther com m a n de d the hea d

u
“

of the pres u m ptu ou s b r ide gr oo m to b e s tr icke n o ff,

a n d com m i tte d the dis tra cte d pr i n ce s s clo s e pr i s o n er

to her cha m b er ; where , a fte r m a n y de a dly s wo o n

in gs , with in te r m in gle d ou tcr ie s u pon the cruelty of
”
her fa the r , s he in n o l on g ti m e a fter di e d .

A bout 1 6 1 5 wa s born Rig ha rdGib s on , c om m on ly

ca ll e d the D wa r f, to di s tin gu is h him fr om his n e phe w
Willia m Gibs on He wa s a pu pil o f D e C leyn , m a s ter
.

o f the ta p es tr y w or k s to Cha r les I . He im pr ove d

him s e lf in his a rt u n der Sir Pe ter Le ly , who s e m a n n e r
he s u cce s s fu lly i m ita te d, a n d he wa s l a te in li fe a p
poin te d dr a win g m a s ter to the Pr in ces s e s M a ry a n d
-

An n e , a fter wa r d s qu ee n s of E n gla n d He wen t over

.

to Holla n d on pu r p o s e to i n s tr u ct the fo rm er . He
s om etim e s p a i n te d hi s to r ic a l pi e c e s b u t a fte r w a r d s
,

a ppli e d hi m s e lf chi e fly to m i n i a tu r e portr a i ts . He

dr e w tha t of Cr om we ll s e ve r a l tim e s . His works
wer e m uch va lue d a n d on e of them wa s the ca u s e
,
 CHAR LE S I . AND COU RT DWARF . 27 5

of a tr a gica l e ven t Thi s p a in tin g , r e pr e s en tin g the

.

p a r a ble Of the Lo s t She ep , wa s highly pr iz ed by

Cha r le s I , who g a ve it in to the cha rge of Va ndervort,
.

the k e e per Of the r oy a l picture s , wi th s trict or de r s to

ta ke the gre a te s t c a re of it In Ob e di en ce to the s e .

inj u n ction s the cu s todi a n pu t the pictu re a wa y s o

,

ca re fu lly tha t he cou ld n ot fin d it him s e lf when the

kin g a s k e d for it s hortly a fter wa rd s Afra id to s a y .

tha t he ha d m i s la id it, V a n de r vort com m itte d s u icide

by ha n gin g A few da ys a fter his dea th the pictu r e
.

wa s fou n d in the s pot whe r e he ha d pl a ce d it .

I n Gib s on s ca p a ci ty of cou r t dwa r f to C ha r l e s I ,

’
.

tha t kin g a ppoi n te d him pa ge of the b a ck s ta ir s He -

.

m a rr i e d An n e She pher d , who wa s c ou r t dw a r f to

Qu een Hen r i e tta Ma r i a He r m a j e s ty , it is s a id,

.

en cour a ge d a u n ion b e tw e en the m , a n d wa s p r e s e n t

a t the i r n u p ti a l s , C ha r l es I givi n g a w a y the br id e , .

a n d the qu e e n pr e s en ti n g her wi th a di a m on d r in g a s
a b r ida l gi ft E dm un d Wa ller , the cour t p oet, ce le
.

b ra te d the w e ddin g in s o m e v ery n ea t ve r s e s , e n title d

fl
Of the M a r r ia
g e o
f the D wa r s.
f
D e ig s n ,
or ch a n ce m a k e o thers wive
B u t N a tu r e d i d this tch co m a t ive
n r

E ve m g ht a s i w ll h v A d e a e a m ed,

A s sh e de n ydh
’
littl b eder e

To him , f or whom Hea v

’
n s e em d to
’
f ra m e

An d m e a s u re ou t this on ly d a m e.

i ce ha ppy is th t h bl p i
Thr a um e a r,

Ben e th th l v l O f a ll ca
a e e e re ,

Ove wh h ds tho e ows fly

r os e ea s a rr

O f a d di t s t a d j l
s y
s ru n ea ou s

Secu ed in s hig h ext e e

r a r m

As if the w o l d hel d n on e b t them

r u .
276 GI AN TO L OGY AND D WA RF I AN A .

To him the fi a y phs do sho w

re s t n m

Lik vi
e m o ng m ou n t i t pp d wi th s o w
a ns o
’
n

An d e ve y r m a n a Polyph e em

D oes to hi G l t a ss a a e eem

No e
n ma yp e h e f ith to p ove ;
r e su m r a r

He p ff s dea th th a t p off s love

ro er r er .

Ah C hl o i s I th t ki d N t e th s
,
r a n a u r u

From a l l th wo ld h d eve d u s
e r a s r
’

C e ti g f o s lves s tw
r a n or ur e u o,

AS love ha s e fo onl y yo
”
m I r u

The m a rr ai ge wa s a very ha ppy on e , a n d the i s s ue Of

it wer e n i n e childre n , five Of who m live d to y e a rs of
m a tu r i ty a n d we r e o f the fu l l or di n a r y s i z e
,
The .

he ight of the p a r e n t dwa r fs wa s e x a ctly e qu a l , e a ch

b e in g three fe et ten in che s high Richa r d Gib s on .

di e d on Ju ly 2 3 d, 1 690, a t the a g e O f s e ve n ty five -

ye a rs He wa s born du r in g the re ign of Ja m e s I

. .

s a w the glor i e s a n d the trou bl e s Of Cha r le s I Cr o m .

we ll , Cha rles II a n d Ja m es H , a n d die d e a r ly in

. .

the r e ign of Willi a m a n d Ma r y His widow di e d in .

1 7 09 , a t the a g e o f e ighty n in e : N a ture thu s , by

‘

le n gth o f y e a r s , c om p en s a ti n g thi s com pe n diou s

cou ple , a s E velyn ca lls the m , for s hortn e s s of s ta tur e .

The y b oth a ppe a r in on e pla te in W a lpo le s An ecdotes

’

o P a in ting , the e n gra ver b e i n g A

f Wa lker Mrs . . .

Gib s on s por tra it, by Va n dyk e , is in a pictur e with

’

the D u che s s of Richm on d , a t Wilton .

I n a n e ws p a p er of 1 8 03 a pp e a r e d the followin g
a dver ti s em e n t r e l a tin g to the de s cen da n ts of Mr .

Gib s on I t is in corre ct in s om e of its de ta ils

. Mr . .

Richa r d Gib s on , the dwa r f, a n em in en t p a i n te r in

 fl
2 78 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF IANA .

of Cheshun t, a cr e dible pe r s on , a n d a livin g a n d eye

witn es s In s ta n tly Je r ey wa s he ighten e d , n ot in
'

.
,

s ta tur e but in co n di ti on , fi om on e de gree a bove ra gs

i n to Silk a n d s a tin ; a n d he ha d two ta ll m en to a tten d

upon him .

A s tory is told , tha t “

a n old go ss ip ha vin g in

vite d s om e ta ttle b a s ke ts to a jun k e tin g bout

-
som e
,
’
a r ch w a g s s tole he r ca t Ru tte r kin , fla y e d him , dres s d

Je ffr ey in his skin , a n d con ve y d him in to the r oom

’
.

When the fea s t wa s n e a r ove r , a n d cheese s et upon

the ta ble , on e of the fem a l e s offer d Ru tte rkin a b it
’

Ru tterkin ca n he lp hi m s e lf whe n he is hun gr y , s a id

’

Jeffr ey , a nd s o n im bly m a de do wn s ta irs The wom en

.

a ll s ta r te d up in the gr ea te s t co n fu s ion a n d cl a m our

i m a gin a ble , cryi n g ou t, A witch, a witch "with her

‘

ta lkin g ca t I
’
But the joke wa s s oon a fter foun d ou t
other wis e the poor w om a n m ight ha ve s u ffei’ d for it .

Soon a fter the m a rr i a ge of C ha rle s I tha t kin g .

a n d his qu een we re en ter ta i n e d a t Bu r l e igh dur i n g

,

a pr ogress thr ough Rutla n ds hi r e , on which occa s ion

Jeffr ey wa s s erve d up to ta b le in a cold pie , a rm e d

a n d a ccoutr e d, a n d pre s e n te d by the D uch es s to

Hen r ie tta Ma r i a , who ke pt him a s her dwa rf for

m a n y ye a r s a fte r wa r ds . The l a dies of the co urt
“

wer e ver y fon d of him . He is s a id to ha ve s cr a pe d

a cqu a i n ta n ce wi th the qu e e n s m on k ey , with
’
a n

whom , a s a s our ce of a m u s e m e n t, he wa s a n equa l .

He wa s m uch te a s e d by the cour ti e rs a n d do m es tics

O f the r oy a l pa l a ce , a n d ha d m a n y s qu a bbl e s with the

g ia n t por ter there of .

 GI AN T AN D DWARF OF CHARLE S I .

I t wa s a ge con tr a s t to s e e him a n d the

t
s ra n

kin g s giga n tic por te r , Wil li a m E va n s , toge ther ;

’
pa rticu la r ly in tha t a n ti m a s que a t cou r t where the
-

porter lugge d ou t of on e pocke t a lon g lo a f, a n d little

Je ffr e y in s tea d Of a s liver of che es e ou t of the other .

On ce a s he wa s w a s hin g his fa ce a n d ha n ds he ha d
lik e to ha ve b e e n dr o wn e d in his b a s in An other .

da y he ha d b e e n blown in to the Tha m e s b u t for a

”
S pre a din g s hr u b tha t s a ve d him O ve r the e n tra n ce
.

to a cour t in N e wg a te s tre e t, fixe d in the fr on t Of a

-

hous e , pr ob a bly a s a Sign , is a s ton e b a s r e li e f r epr e

-

s e n tin g E va n s a n d H u d s o n , a n d i n s c r ib e d , MPA . . .

(pr ob a bly the in itia ls O f the buil de r ) The Kin g s Por

’

”
ter a n d D wa r f . Thi s s ton e ha s b ee n fixe d there
a b o ve tw o hu n dr e d ye a r s , a n d is the r e for e con tem

p ora r
y wi th the i n divid u a l s which it c e l e bra te s I t .

is e n gr a ve d in Pen n a n t s L on don , a n d in the His tory

’

o S i nb oa r ds by L a r wood a n d Hotte n fi
“
f g
The ki n g b e s to w e d kn ighthood on Je ffr e y in a
fr olic B e in g s o m uch fa vou r e d by r oya lty he s ee m s
.

to ha ve for go tten the hu m ili ty Of h s bi i r t h “

He e .

wa s high in m in d , n ot kn owi n g hi m s e lf, a n d he e

w ou l d n o t kn owe his fa ther , for which by the kin g s ’

”
com m a n d he wa s s oun dly corr e cte d .

Je ffr ey , a ccor din g to his own s ta tem en t, rem a in e d

a t the he ight of e ighte en i n che s fro m the a g e o f e ight

u n til the a g e of thir ty y e a r s , a fte r which p e r iod he

i n cr e a s e d to thr e e feet n in e in che s in s ta tu re , a n d

the re r em a in e d .Sir W a l ter Scott, in his P everil of
Vide p a g e 1 08 .
2 80 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI ANA .

the P ea k, m a ke s him im por ta n t pa r t in brin g

pla y a n

in g a b o u t the den ou em en t O f tha t ta le , a n d thu s

de s cr ibes him “
He , a ltho u gh a dw a r f of the l ea s t
p os s ible s iz e , ha d n othi n g po s itively u gly in his
cou n ten a n ce , or a ctu a lly dis tor te d in his lim b s His .

hea d , ha n ds , a n d fee t we r e in de e d l a r ge , a n d dis

pr opor tion e d to the he ight O f his body , a n d his b o dy
i ts e lf m u ch thicker tha n wa s con s is ten t with s ym
m e tr y b u t in a
,
degr e e which wa s r a the r r idicu l ou s
tha n di s a gre e a ble to l o ok up o n His cou n te n a n ce
.

in p a rticu l a r , ha d he b e en a little ta ll er , wou l d ha ve

b e en a ccou n te d , in youth, ha n ds om e , a n d n ow in
a
g e , s tr iki n g a n d e xpr e s s ive it wa s b u t the u n com
m o n di s p r op or ti on b e twix t the he a d a n d the tr u n k

which m a de the fe a tu r e s s e e m whi m s ica l a n d biz a rr e

—a h effe ct which wa s con s ide ra bly in cre a s e d by the
dwa r f s m ou s ta che s , which it wa s his ple a s u r e to
wea r s o la r ge tha t they a lm o s t twi s te d b a ck a m on gs t
”
a n d m in gl e d wi th his gr i z z l e d ha ir .

“
Dg
e en era te you th d ot of Tydeu s ki d
,
a n n
’
n ,

Wh os e littl body lodg d

e ig hty m i d
e a m n
"
.

Je ffr ey wa s e m ploye d in s om e diplom a tic m i s s ion s

of gre a t im porta n ce I n 1 6 30 he wa s s en t to Fr a n ce
.

to fe tch a m idwife for Q u e e n He n r i etta M a ri a ; a n d

on his r e tu rn with thi s la dy a n dhe r m a j e s ty s d a n ci n g
’

m a s te r , a n d with m a n y r ich pr e s e n ts to the qu e e n

from her m othe r Ma r y de Me dicis , he wa s ta k en pr i

s on e r a t s ea by s om e D u n kir k p r iva te ers N ot on ly .

did he lo s e the prop erty of his m i s tres s which he ha d

28 2 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARFIANA .

ha n d, where in is pr ove d tha t l ittl e thin gs a re b e tte r

”
tha n grea t Wr itte n by Microphil u s
. Pre fixed is .

a s m a ll whole len gth por tr a it Of Je ffr ey , e n gr a ve d

-

by Ma rtin Dr o es hou t A corr e s pon den t to Hon e s

.
’

Y ea r B ook for 1 8 3 4 , s a y s , tha t a m on g the books

-

o f Mr N a s sa u
. br othe r to Lor d Rochfor d , s old by
,

E va n s O f Pa ll M a ll , in Fe br u a ry , 1 8 24, wa s a copy
o f thi s book ; a n d un de r a s ca r c e portra it of the

dwa r f in serte d there in wer e the se lin es :

Ga z e on with wo de
“
d discern s in m en r, a n

The a bs tra ct of th e wo l d s epi tom e r

’
.
"

He a th in his C la r a s tella , 1 65 8 , thus a ddre s s e d

“
S m a ll sir i m thi kes in you les ser selfe I s ee
e n r

E xpres t the l s wo ld s epito e

e s er r
’
m .

Yo a y wri te i th b tra ct s o you a re ’

u m m a n, n a s ,

Thou g h pri n te d i a s ll ch a cte

n m a er a r r.

The p ocket volu e h a th a s m u h within t

m c
’

As the b oa d foli in a l g
r o p in t a r er r ,

An d is ore u se fu l to o
m Th ou g h l ow you seem
.
,

Y e t you re b oth g rea t

’
d hig h in m en s es teem
a n
’

Yo sou l s a s la g e a othe s so s you r m in d

ur
’
r s r ,
’

To g rea tn e ss virtu e s n ot l ike s tren g th confi n d

’ ’
.
”

Je ffrey wa s ta ken pr i s on er by a Tur kis h pira te ,

a n d ha vi n g b een co n v eye d in to B a r b a ry wa s there
,

s old a s a s l a ve in which c on di tion he wa s expo s e d to

,

m a n y h a r d s hip s a n d m uch l a bou r He wa s , how .

e ve r , r e d e e m e d ; a n d he then r e tur n e d to E n gl a n d .

He a s cr ib e d his in cre a s e in s ta tu re to the severity

tha t he e xp erien ce d while in ca ptivity .

Afte r the com m e n ce m en t o f the civil w a rs he

b e ca m e a ca pta in of hor s e in the r oya l a rm y, a n d in
1 644 he a ccom pa n ie d the qu een to Fr a n ce Here .
 DWARF F I GHTS A D UE L . 283

he en ga ge d in a dis pute with Mr Crofts , b r other to

.

Lor d Cr o fts , a n d b e in g offe n de d he cha llen ge d him

to fight a du e l Jcfir ey wa s a pers on who wa s re a dy
‘

to foll o w the a dvice of the citi z e n a n d his wife in

Fle tcher s Kn ig ht of the B u rn ing P es tle, who, when

’

the y we r e a s k e d wha t the pr in cipa l pe r s on o f the

dr a m a s houl d do , s a id : Ma rr y , le t him com e for th
”
a n d kill a gi a n t .

Mr Cr ofts a cce pte d the cha ll e n ge , b u t de em in g

.

the littl e m a n b e n e a th his a n g er , he c a m e to the r e n

de z vou s a r m e d on ly wi th a s qu ir t This s o en r a ge d
.

Jeffr e y tha t a r e a l du e l e n s ue d , a n d the a pp oin tm en t

b e in g on hor s e b a ck , to pu t them m ore on a l e ve l ,
Jeffr e y with the fir s t fire s hot his a nta gon i s t de a d .

This ha pp e n e d a b ou t 1 65 3 , a n d for the offe n ce Jef

fre y wa s fir s t i m pr i s on e d , a n d a fte rw a r ds he wa s
e xp e ll e d the cour t He u lti m a te ly r e tu rn e d to E n g
.

l a n d , a n d live d for s om e tim e in his n a tive coun try

on s e ve r a l s m a ll p e n s io n s a llow e d him by the Duke
o f B u cki n gha m a n d othe r p er s on s of r a n k He a fter .

w a r ds r e m ove d to Lon don , wher e he wa s a rr e s te d a s

a p a pi s t on s u s pici o n s r e s p e ctin g the P opi s h pl ot, a n d

he wa s c on fin e d in the Ga te hou s e, We s tm i n s te r , fo r
-

s om e tim e .He di e d in 1 68 2 , s hor tly a fter his r elea s e

fr om pr i s on , in the s ixty thir d y e a r of his a g e
-
.

Wa lpole , in his An ecdotes of P a in ting , u n der the

'

life of D a n i e l M y t en s
,
s a ys A t St Ja m e s s is
.
’

Je ffr ey Hu dson: the dwa r f, holdin g a dog by a

s tr i n g , in a la n ds ca p e , colou re d w a r m ly a n d fre e ly ,
like Sn yder or Ru b en s Myton s dr e w the s a m e
.
 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI ANA .

figure in a very la r ge pictu re of Cha r le s I a n d his .

qu e e n , which wa s in the pos s e s s ion of the la te E a r l

o f D u n m or e ; b u t the s in gl e figur e is m u ch b etter

p a i n ted A fu l l le n gth portr a it of J e ffrey, in a r e d

”
-
.

dr e s s , with a la n ds ca p e b a ckgr oun d , b y D Myten s , .

is n ow a t Ha m p ton C ou r t Pa la ce Thi s pictu re is .

da te d 1 6 50, a n d is on ca n va s , the s iz e b e in g e ighty

fou r in che s b y fifty s eve n i n ches At Pe twor th wa s
-
.

Je firey s who le len g th por tr a i t wi th He n r ie tta M a r i a

’ ’
-

by Va n dyk e An other por tra it wa s in the po s s e s

.

s io n of Lor d Milton .

In Ca l field s R em a ka b le P er s on s is
’
u r a n en
g ra v
in g of Je ffr ey I n 1 8 00 he wa s de picte d by S
. .

Spa rr ow in a Vie w of The ob a l ds I n 1 8 1 0 Ja m e s .

Stow en gr a ve d Myte n s s Whole len gth por tr a it of’

-

Je ffr ey with a dog B Re a di n g e n gr a ve d in fa c

. .

s i m il e the o r igi n a l pr i n t by Ma r ti n D r oe s hou t, to

which we ha ve b e for e r e fer re d Gr P Ha r din g , in . . .

his B iog r a p hica l Mir r or , ha s copie d a fu ll len gth -

portra it of Je ffre y fr om a pa in tin g by Myten s , in

the coll e cti on of Sir Ra lph Woo dfor d
’ ’
J e fi rey s .

wa is tcoa t of blu e s a tin , s la s he d a n d or n a m en te d

with pin ke d white s ilk, a n d his b re e ches a n d s tock
i n gs in on e pie ce of bl u e s a tin , a re pr e s erve d in the
As hm olea n Mu s e u m a t O xfor d .

Sir Chr i s tophe r Wr en , who wa s b orn in 1 632,

“

a n d di e d in 1 7 2 3 , wa s pr ob a bly b e low the com m on

s i z e ; a s when C ha r le s II told him tha t he thou ght

.

the a p a rtm e n ts in his hu n tin g p a la ce a t N e wm a r ke t

-

we re too low, the a r chite ct, lookin g up, r e pli e d, “ Sir ,

 GI AN TO LOGY AN D D WARF IANA.

ha s a la r ge d, which is b a ld , a wide open fore

he a
he a d, a s m a ll m ou s ta che , a n d a lon g b e a r d . He
we a r s a s hort br a ide d tu n ic, b a ggy br e e ches , s tock
in gs , a n d b u ckle d s hoe s His ha n ds a re cl a s pe d in
.

fr o n t of him , a n d he ha s the a pp e a ra n c e o f a m a n in
tho u ght . A s uper s cr iption in Fren ch tell s u s tha t
his n a m e wa s Gom m e L a pon , a n d tha t he es t

ha bi ta n t de s fron tier es des S a u va ge s ; his a g e wa s

a bout on e hu n dr e d a n d te n yea r s , a n d his he ight two

fee t four i n che s ; he wa s very we ll s ha pe d a n d pro

portione d, “ joli de figur e a n d his white b e a r d wa s
m ore tha n a fo ot lon g This en gra vin g is un da te d ,
.

b u t we conj e ctur e tha t it wa s i s s u e d a bou t the m i ddle

of the s e ven teen th cen tu r y .

Re gin a ld Scot, in his D is covery of Witchcr a ft,

1 665 , com pla in s tha t dom es tic s er va n ts s o fr ighten e d
childr en with s tor i es of dwa r fe s, g ya n ts , a n d other
im a gin a ry cha r a cters , tha t they were a fr a id of their
own s ha dows .

A wor k e n titl e d Mi s cella n ea C u rios a , Medica , P hy

s ica , publi s he d a t L e ipz ig in 1 6 70 tells u s tha t a
,

wa y of dwa r fin g m en wa s by a n oi n tin g the ir b a ck

bon es in the ir very in fa n cy with the gr ea s e of m ole s,
b a ts , a n d dorm ice .

Bur to n , in his An a tom y of Mela n choly, pu bli s he d

in the s e ven teen th cen tur y , s a y s tha t gi a n ts a n d
dwa r fs , m e a n in g pr ob a bly a r tificia l o n e s , we r e a m on g
the or din a ry dom estic re cr ea tio n s of the p e opl e
durin g the win te r .
 CHA PTE R XII .

M a tthe w B u chi g e —his W itin g s—wo d f l F e ts—his Wive s

—his E l g y d E pit ph — Oxf d hi e D wa f —W d f
n r r n er u a

N a tti —
a n a or s r r on er o

Short J ettie d T ll Ja c b —H
re h W to n
a nn a n a o a nn a a r

J hn W b g h —M d l f D w fs Cha g li g Child
.

o orm er e a s or a r n e n

D w f t B thol o
a r w F a i —An e Ro s —Sc tch D wa f
a a r m e r n u e o r

G D w f—H a n h W od—F a i y Wo —Dwa f who

erm a n a r n a o r m en r

nev ch wed B d—S lis b y D w f—P s i Dwa f—his

er e re a a u r a r er a n r

tro g F e ts —Dw f M
s n W a d Ho s —L tt to th e
a r r e e er

d D w fs—
a n, om a n a n

Sp e t t —Bl ck P i ce—Pete th G
,

c a or t
a The
r n r e re a a n a r

Sh rt Cl b d th T ll Cl b—Ow F l T J h Co
o u a n e a u en a rr e o n a n

V es p a t d by him to R y l F m ily —D i h D wa rf
ers re e e o a a a n s

Ply o th D w f—E pig ra o a D w f—D w f G e l de r

Dw f F ily a t N u re b e g —D w rf f o F a ce—hi s
m u a r m n a r a r re n a n

F a ts—
a r a m m r a r m r n

e D tch D w f—J h G im es —Co t D w rf—Willi m

u a r o n r ur a a

B u tl e —D wa rf s post e whil e s l epi g

r ur e n .

I N 1 6 74 wa bor n , a t An s pa ck, M a tthe w B u chin

s

e r , a dwa r f, wi thout ha n d s , fe e t, l e g s , or thighs ; in

g
s hort he wa s littl e m or e tha n the tr u nk o f a m a n ,
,

e xc e p t tha t he ha d wha t C a u l fi e ld d e s c ib e
r s a s
“
two

e xcr e s c e n ce s gr o wi n g fr om the s ho u l d e r bla de s , m ore

-

r e s e m blin g fin s of a fi s h tha n a rm s of a m a n bu t
who n e ver the l es s wa s a ble to wr ite we ll , a n d to
p e r form m a n y cu r ious a n d a ctive tr ick s He wa s .

twe n ty — n i n e in ches in he ight E a rly in the e ight .

e e n th c e n tu ry he ca m e to E n gla n d , whe r e he e xhi

bite d him s e lf pu blicly , a n d wa s pa tr on i s e d by Ge orge

I , a n d p a rticu l a r ly by Robert Ha rl e y E a r l o f C x
.

for d I t s e e m s tha t he a ppe a re d in pu b lic a t N u rem

.

bur g b e for e he ca m e to thi s coun try .

28 8 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

Mr J J F illin ha m
. . .
,
in 1 8 62 , ha d in his col
le ction a co a r s e ha lf s he e t of fore ign e tchin g, r e
-

pr es en tin g B u chin g er whole len gth, s ta n din g on a -

cushion in a la ce d m i lita r y dr e s s a n d ha t, in a la r ge
a pa r tm e n t, by a ta ble , W i th a m u s ke t a n d wr iti n g

m a teri a l s Be n e a th, in his own wr itin g, wa s the

.

followin g in s cription : “ AB C Ich M a tthi a s C B A . . . . .

B u chin g er , ha b e Die s s ers ohn e ha n de u n d fus s g e

”
dru ct : An n o 1 7 09 , N ie rb erg .

I n S m ith s His tor ica l

’
a nd L iter a ry C u rios ities is
a fa c sim ile of the ca lig r a phic e xhibition bill o f
B u chin g er , s en t by him to the E a rl of
O xfor d in
1 71 7, a n d n ow pr e s er ve d a m on g the Ha r l e i a n Ms s .

'

in the Br itis h Mu s eu m At the top is a co a t of a r m s

. .

The bill r u n s a s follows : “ By a uthor i ty L a te ly .

a r r iv d, a n d to b e s e en a t the Glob e , a n d D uke of

’

M a rlbor ough s H (s ic) , in Fleet s tre e t, a Germ a n ,

’
-

born withoht (s ic) ha n ds , feet, or thighs (tha t n ever

wa s in thi s ki n gdom b e for e ) who doe s s uch m ira
cu l ou s a ction s a s n o n e e ls e ca n do wi th ha n ds a n d

feet He ha s ha d the hon our to pe rform b e fore m o st

.

kin gs a n d prin ces , pa rticula r ly se ver a l ti m es b e fore

Kin g Ge orge He m a kes a pen , a n d write s s e ver a l
.

ha n ds a s quick a n d a s we ll a s a n y wr itin g m a s ter , -

a n d will wri te wi th a n y for a wa ge r ; he dra ws fa ce s

to the life , a n d co a ts o f a rm es , pictu r e s , flowe rs , &c , .

with a pen , very cm iou s ly He thr e a ds a fin e n eedle

'
.

very qu ick ; shuffle s a p a ck of ca r ds , a n d dea l s the m

very s wift He pl a ys u pon the du lcim er a s we ll a s
.

a n y m us ici a n ; he do e s m a n y s u rpr i z i n g thi n gs with

290 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

b eholders Su ch won der ful p er for m a n ce s ha ve ga i n e d

.

him the ho n our o f p e r form in g b e for e thr e e e m p er or s ,

a n d m o s t of the kin gs a n d pr i n ces in E u r op e , a n d in

pa r ticu l a r s ever a l tim e s b efore his M a j e s ty Kin g

Ge or ge N B He is da ily a t w or k in his r oom ,
. . .

Whe r e thos e tha t com e to s e e his pe r form a n ce s m a y

s e e him m a ki n g a c u r iou s pi e c e o f m a chi n e r y to pl a y

u p on the vi olin a n d ge r m a n fl u te He p er for m s e ve ry

.

da y, n e xt door to the Two Bl a ck a m oor s H e a ds in

’

Holb ou r n , n e a r So u tha m pton s treet, e xa ctly a t the

-

hour s of 1 0, 1 2 , 2 , 4 , a n d 8 , which will b e pu n c

”
tu a lly ob s er ve d , tha t n o p er s o n m a y lo s e a n y ti m e .

A s ca r ce pr in t give s a p or tr a it of B u chin g e r on
a ha lf s he e t in a r ichl y or n a m e n te d o v a l fr a m e
- -
In .
,

the cu r ls of his wig a r e wr i tte n , in v er y m in u te l e t

ter s , the Ps a lm s cxxi , cxxvii , . . cxlvi , .

cxlix , a n d cl a n d the L or d s Pr a y e r B e l ow the

’
. . .

portra it a r e the followin g lin e s Lon don , Apr il the

2 9th, 1 7 24 Thi s is the effig ie s o f Mr M a tthe w
. .

B u chin g er , b e in g dr a wn a n d wr itte n by hi m s e lf He .

is the won de r fu l little m a n of b u t tw en ty n in e i n che s -

high, bo rn withou t ha n ds fee t, or thighs , J u n e the

,

2 n d, 1 6 7 4 , in Ger m a n y in the M a r qu i s a te of B r a n
,

de n b u rg h, n e a r to N u r e m b u rg h He b e i n g the la s t
.

of n i n e childr e n by on e fa the r a n d m othe r , viz eight

, .

s o n s a n d on e d a u ghte r The s a m e little m a n ha s

.

b e e n m a rr ie d four tim e s , a n d ha s ha d i s s u e e le ven

children , viz on e by his fir s t wife , thr e e by his
.

s e con d s ix by his thir d a n d on e by his pre s en t wife

, , .

This little m a n p er form s s uch won der s a s ha ve n ever

 MATTH EW B U C HIN GE R. 2 91

b een don e by a n y b u t him s e lf He pl a ys on va rious

’

s orts of m u s ic to a dm i r a ti on a s the ha utboy s tra n g e

, ,

flute in con s or t wi th the b a gpip e , dulci m e r, a n d

trum pe t ; a n d de s ign s to m a ke m a chi n e s to pl a y on
a lm o st a ll s orts o f m u s ic He is n o le s s e m in e n t for
.

wr itin g , dra win g of co a ts of a r m s , a n d pictur es to

the life , with a pen He a l s o pla ys a t ca r ds a n d dice ,
.

pe r form s tr icks with cups a n d b a lls , corn a n d live

bir ds , a n d pla ys a t s kittles or n in e pi n s to a gre a t
n icety , with s e ve r a l o ther p e r form a n ce s to the ge n e
,
”
r a l sa ti s fa ctio n of a ll s p e cta to r s .

A very fin e i m pr e s s i on o f thi s pl a te b e fore the

in s cr iption wa s in s er te d, or the m itiii g in the wig '

fi n i s he d , the la tter con clu din g with the thir d vers e

of Ps a lm cxlvi , wa s in the colle cti on of Mr Fillin
. .

ha m , a n dwa s pr ob a bly u n iqu e A s m a ll co a r se e tch

.

in g o f the figur e o n ly c opi e d fr o m thi s e n gra vin g a n d

,

w a she d with r e d, wa s e xe cu te d by J Glea da h A . .

s tipple d copy in a s qu a r e , a n d a s m a ll er on e by G .

Scot, ha ve b ee n pu bli s he d ; the la tter a ppe a r in g in

1 804, in Kir by s Won derfu l M u s eu m Mr Fill in
’
. .

ha m a l s o ha d B u chin g er s portra it in re d cha lk a n d

’

pen cil , which wa s a s cr ib e d to the dwa r f him s el f .

C a u l fie ld, w r iti n g in 1 8 1 9 , s a ys : “
The la te Mr .

Her b ert, of C he s hun t, in Her tfor ds hire , e ditor of

Am e s s I lis tory of P r in tin
’
ha d m a n y cur iou s s p e ci
g ,

m e n s of B u chin g er s w ri ti n g a n d dra win g, the m o s t

’

e xtra or di n a ry of which wa s his own po r tra i t e xqu i

s itely do n e on v e ll u m , in which he m o s t i n g e n iou s ly

con trive d to in s er t in the flowin g cu rls of the Wig the

2 92 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

2 7th, 1 2 1 s t, 1 2 8 th, 1 40th, 1 4 9th, a ndl 5 oth Ps a l m s ,

together with the Lor d s Pra yer , m o s t ’
b e a u tifu ll y
a n d fa ir ly wr itte n Mr Is a a c He rb e r t, s on o f the for
. .

m e r , whil e c a rryi n g on the bu s i n e s s o f a book s eller

in Pa ll Ma ll ca u s e d this por tr a it to b e e n gra ve d ,
,

for which he p a id Mr H a r di n g fifty gui n ea s

”
. In .

Mr Fillin ha m s coll e c tion wa s a b e a utifu l s p e ci m en

.
’

’
o f B u chin er s c a ligr a phy on ve llum , b e in g the Lor d s
’
g
Pr a ye r , the Ten Com m a n dm en ts , C ree d , a n d othe r
thin gs , in ver y m in u te wr iti n g , W ithi n a n a r chite c
tu r a l d es ign .

A ra re ha lf s he e t o f for e ign e n g r a vi n g , by Lor en z

-

B e ger , re pr e s e n ts B u chin g e r whole le n gth, in a r ich -

la ce d dr es s a n d ha t, s ur r ou n de d by thir te e n com pa rt
m e n ts , in which a r e r e pr e s e n te d his va r io u s p e r fo r m

a n ce s , wi th i n s crip ti on s in Ger m a n b en e a th the m .

An other cu t r e pr e s e n ts him whole le n gth, s e t on a -

p e de s ta l wi th a cu s hion or ha t, a n d a dr u m a n d in k
s ta n d in the b a ckgr oun d , in a n o r n a m en ta l ova l ca r

tou che Thi s is a copy by R Gr a ve , a n d it a pp ea r s

. .

ka b le P er s on s , 1 8 1 9
’
in C a u lfie ld s R em a r .

In w e ll e xe cu te d br o a ds ide by E li a s B e ck , thi s
a -

dwa r f a ppe a r s in the cen tre , in a r ichly la ce d co a t -

a n d co oke d ha t, s u r r ou n de d by r e p re s e n ta tion s of his

fe a ts , a s follows D r a w s pictur es wth a pe n —Pla y

in g a t D y ce — A wr itein g — M a ke s a Pen — Pla y s on
H a u tboy— Thre ds a N e dl e — Pl a y s a t C a r ds — Cu p s
9
y
a n d B a l l s — Pl a ys on y D u lci m ore — Cha r g e s a Gu n
6

—Blows y lhu m pe t —Live Bir ds fr om un der y Cu ps

e ' e

— Pla ys a t Skittles ” At the bottom is given a s p e ci

,
.
294 GIAN TO L OGY AN D D WARF IAN A .

m a j e s ty Kin g Ge or ge He likewi s e da n ce s a horn

.

pipe in a highla n d dre s s , a s w ell a s a n y m a n , withou t

le gs Wi th a da n ce per for m e d by a highla n d m a n
.
.

The fore s ea t on e s hillin g, the b a ck s e a t Sixp en ce Is .

to b e s een e xa ctly a t five o clo ck the fi rs t s he w , a n d

’

the s e con d a t s e ven . N B Gen tle m e n a n d l a di e s

. .

a ve a p r iva te s how a n h o u r o f the da

m a
y h y y, if
The l a te kin g he re i n re fe rr e d to wa s
”
re qu i r e d .

Ge or g e I who di e d in 1 7 27
. .

Ja m es Pa r is , in his D r a wing s of Hu m a n P r odi

g ies , 1 7 3 3 , n ow pre s er ve d a m o n g the Sloa n e m a n u
s cr ip ts in the Br i ti s h Mu s e u m , giv es a s m a ll wa te r

colou r on e of B u chin g e r , whole len g th, in a cooke d -

ha t, s qu a tte d on a cu s hion Pa ri s ha s wr itte n

. ,

u n d e rn e a th tha t he s a w thi s dwa r f on M a r ch 1 0th,

1 7 3 1 , in Lon don , whe r e a ls o he wa s a t the b e gi n n in g

of Ju n e in the s a m e yea r .

Am on g the Ha r le i a n Ms s a r e the foll owin g s pe

.

cim e n s o f Bu chin g e r s ha n dwr i ti n g , b e s id e s the e x

’

hib itiOn bill n a m e d a bove : A p a per da te d Fe b ru a r y

-

2d, 1 7 3 2 This wa s w r itte n by Ma tthe w Bu chin

”
er , b or n wi tho u t ha n d s or fe e t, 1 6 74 , in G e r m a n y
g .

’
An other : Pu bliu s Len tul u s L etter to the S e n a te
”
of Rom e con c ern i n g ou r Bl e s s e d L or d a n d S a viour ,

with a n orn a m en ta l b or der s u rm ou n te d by a portra it

of Chr i s t dr a wn wi th a pe n a n d in k in li n e s a n d dots
, .

Un der n e a th, in de cor a te d old E n glish, is in s crib e d

Thi s wa s dra wn a n dwr i tten by Ma tthe w B u chin g er ,
born withou t ha n ds or feet in Germ a n y , Ju n e 3r d,
An other , b e in g a very b e a u tifu l orn a m en ta l
 MA TTH E W B U C HI N GE R . 2 95

le tter , a ddr es s e d to the E a r l of O xfor d , con ce r n in g a

fa n m o u n t e xe cu te d by B u chin g e r , which ha d o ccu
-

pie d him fi fte en m on ths in dr a win g The lette r, da te d .

C he lm s for d , Apr il 1 4th 1 7 33 , r u n s a s follows

,

My Lor d , — I hope you r goodn e s s will excu s

m
y n ot wr itin g s o on e r to y ou r Lor d s hip I wa s pr e
ven te d by a n a gu e a n d fe a vou r , which ha ve hin de r d
m e fr om doin g a n y thin g e for a lon g tim e I ha ve .

fin is h d a cu r io u s fa n , of m y ow n d r a win g , which I
’

ha d n ot a n o pp ortu n ity till l a te ly , I ha ve s en d it to

your L or dP with m y wife , a n d ther e n o t b e in g s u ch
a n o the r pi e c e o f m
y wor k a n d I di s p a ir o f e ve r per
for m i n g the like a ga in , I wa s fe iffte e n m on ths a d ra w
in g of it, a n d if you r L or dP ha ve a fa n ce for it, a s for
the pr ice I l e a ve it to y ou r L o r dP, if yo u r Lo r dp s ha ll
ple a s e to fa vo u r m e with a lin e , I s ha l ta ke it a s the
gre a te s t hon our , tha t ca n b e con fe r d on , m y Lor d , ’

you r Lor ds hip s ob e di e n t m os t hu m bl e s e r va n t

re n ih cu B we hta M [w r i tten b a ckw a r d s ] Ohe lm s

g .

for d , Apr il the 1 4 , 1 7 33 R S My Lor d , I m a k e

. .

bold to le t your Lor dp kn ow , tha t we s ha l l go fr om

he n ce to Colche s te r To the Right Hon o u r a ble The
.

E a erl of O xfor d , L on do n .

I n the Gen tlem

’
a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 7 91 is a cop

per
pla te fa
—i il
c s m gra vin g o f B u chin er s ha n d
e en g
’

wr i tin g , a s follow s the wor ds we ha ve ita lici s e d ha v

in g b e en wr itte n b a ckwa r ds , r a the r a fa vo ur i te pecu
lia rity in his ca ligr a phy : Lu dlow A B C Octob . . .

the 2 0 C B A 1 7 3 4
. . . This wa s wr itte n by Ma tthew
.

”
B u ching er born W i thout Ha n ds or feet 1 6 74 Ger m a ny .
2 96 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

Thi s s pe cim e n of B u chin g er s ha n dwr itin g ha s b een

’

a l s o copi e d o n wo od.

I t will b e ob s er ve d tha t in s o m e o f the a bove

give n copie s of this dwa r f s wr itin g s he m a k es s e ver a l
’

differ e n t s ta tem e n ts a s to the m on th, a n d the da y of

O n e o f B u chin g e r s four
’
the m o n th, of his birth .

Wive s wa s in the ha bit o f tre a tin g him very b a dly , fre

qu en tly b e a tin g a n d otherwi s e ill— u s in g him , which

con du ct he b or e ve ry pa tie n tly for a lon g tim e ; b u t

a t le n gth his a n ge r wa s s o m u ch kin dle d tha t he

tu r n e d u p on her , kn ock e d her down , a n d s e ver e ly

b u ffette d her wi th his s tu m ps ; n or would he a llow
her to r i s e un til s he ha d pr om i s e d him a m e n dm en t in
the fu tu r e.

The followin g p etition , pr es e n te d to the Pa l a tin e

Com m is s i on er s by B u chin g e r a n d on e of his wive s ,
give s u s s om e deta ils o f his m a r r ie d life To the
r ight hon ou r a bl e a n d hon our a bl e the C om m i s s ion e r s

for the poor Pa l a tin e s . The hu m ble p e titio n of

M a the w B u chin g e r , a Ger m a n , a n d An n a E li z a be th
Tys e, his wife , a Pa l a tin e , hu m bly s he weth, tha t your
petition er , Ma the w B u chin g er , wa s b or n in Ge r m a n y ,
W ithou t ha n ds , le gs , or thighs ; tha t he is m a rr i e d to
An n a E li z a b e th Tys e , da u ghter of M a thi a s Tys e , a
Pa l a tin e , d e ce a s e d, who s e widow , Ma r ga ret Tys e ,
a n d s om e o f her childr e n , a r e n ow s e ttl e d u n d er

Able Ra m , E s q , a t Cor y , a n d a l low e d a s a fa m ily

.
.

Tha t you r petition er ha th ta ke n two of the childr e n ,

viz. John Jos t Tys e a n d M a r y Tys e , to m a in ta in
the m . Tha t your petition er ha th ta k en two of the
2 98 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

TRUN K di d I s a y whe ei ll Vi t e et ?
, ,
r n a r u s m

I sh d h c l l d him
ou
’
i h CA B I N E T a
’
a
’
a r c .

N O w d i Life s W f h e b o d die ’ ’
on er n a r a re a u ,

Wh o w t d H ds to fig ht or F t t fly
a n e a n ,
ee o .

N t e to f
a o g ea t
u r Life to orm s r a co m e ,

Wi ly took c e to im hi in th Wo b
se a r m a m e m .

So wh w t k y o g E g les ti th g h t b es t
en e a e un a
’
s ou

fl
,

To lip th i Wi n g a d T l on s i th i N s t
c e r s n a n e r e .

F o 10p thei L i b s d the th So l c fi d

’
r r m , a n n e u on n ,

C ll t it lf d d b l m a n th Mi d
o ec s se a n ou e -
s e n .
’

So S u e d f b es f o th Roo t
’

p cc r s ru n ,
or i r r m e ,

M ke T e s ot die b t
a is h in th ei F u i t
r e n , u our r r .

H w a ltho he h d ot
e a s, Li b ’
a n
’
e er a m ,

A MAN I ll p ve it e r g I h f hi m
’ ’
, ro ,
u nc o .

NOh g t ha n ded Ma b t whe h dy d

’
u e r e
e -
n, u n e ,

Tw s GOOD B O D Y ev y M t l c y d
’
a a ,
’
r or a r
’
.

Pi s h w
ou s h li t D vot e s
e a s, a o es e e ,

Fo s h
r lw ys w s p his K ees
u re e a a a u on n .

An d th t h s dt p y hi s Wid ow kn ows
a e u
’
o ra ,

As o f ten a s he F in g er ha d a nd Toes .

So bla m el es s ,
h e d e fy d th e
’
Wo l d t r o ra il ,

Or a ny Ma n to s a y, B l a ck wa s his N a i l .

He v ne er m a de on e f a ls e Step a l l h is Life ,

E xc pt i e n m a rr y in g his s e con e d Wif

An d tho th e
’
yw e n t tog eth er in u re p Love ,

They d id n ot hit it, n or w e re Ha /n d a /n d Glove -

.

Altho h ’
e su ff e r ’d f rom he r m a n y Il ls ,

A C log h e cou
’
d n ot ca ll her a t his Heels ;
But s u re he m i g ht h a ve qu itte d he r in h a s te ,

If Sp ittin g in his H a n d wa s holdin g fa st .

S om e s a id he w a s a R k a e, a n d s tro
’
a ou t ld b
How cou d he s tro l e, wh o n ever s tir r d a F oot
’ ’

He , of h is Pen , ha d ve ry g re a t Com m a n d ,

If he wrote a n y, twa s n o R u n nin g Ha n d ’

-
.

He pl a y d a l l G a m es with Skill b u t wa s m os t n ice ,

’
,

Tho , wi thou t Slig ht of Ha n d a t C a rds a n d D i ce

’
,

An d tho h e won
’
a t Pl y a , ye t n o on e ca n

Sa y, tha t he m a de a Ha n d o a n y Ma nf .

He pra ctis d '

M i kt us c o o, a n d d i d a pp ea r ,

Tho he
’
ve a E a no Fi n g er ha d, to ha n r.

H vi ite d o t Pl c s in th L d
e s m s a e e a n

An d od b t ev k pt B r idl H d
r e, u n er e a e -
a n

A d wh e he od h is H
n o G ll d i d fee l
n r e, ors e n a s ,
His Sp u r wa s i n his . Hea d, not in his Hee l .
 E LE GY ON A DWARF . 29 9

He wa s a M a n a g er we m a y b elieve ,

F o r he thr u s t his A r m b eyond his Sle e ve

‘
n e er .

A n d th o ’ his re a B
wa s b u t o f a ro d
th, d ily G w
N o Ma n cou
’
d s a y he l iv d from ’
Ha nd to Mou th .

N o t s pig htf u l for lth o p v k d a de l

a
’
ro o
’
a ,

He da M n wi th T th d N a i l
'
’
n e er o p os
p a oo a n .

He w ou
’
db e re con cil d wi th s
’
ll a e ds m a m n

An d tho ’ he s hook n o t H n d h wo d b F i en d s
a s, e u
’
e r .

So m e en vi ou s Men th o g h t h i di ho est b u t
u m s n ,

He wa s n ot lig ht of F in g e r or of F oot .

He n e ver p ich d Men s P ockets , or the i r L ocks ’ ’

Or if h h d h i g ht defy th St ks
e a , e m e oc .

Th P pi ts w o t b li v hi P d
e a s ld
’
n e e e s a r on sea
’

B ec u se he l iv d d dy d t U
a ld
’
a n
‘
oo n a n ea
‘
.

H we F l tte y t pt t ppl d
a s no a r er , e a
’
a a u

Sp oke i villy t ll M c v la m d o a en , n e er c /
‘
.

N o r to his Wif e ,
o r othe r Ser va n ts , rou g h ,
He of th em a Kick or Gufi
'
’
n e er g a ve o n e .

C t s to ll p to the hig h
o u r e ou a ,
u es t Pe g
If yo wo d hi hi H d h
u u
’
ss s a n s, e
’
dm a he y’ a L eg .

In i it bl b o th a liv d d d
m a e e a n ea ,

N 0 Ma n cou
‘
d ever in h is F ootstep s tr ea d .

Co pl im a n ce wi th a ll H u m o u rs he h a s s he wn ,
A n y Ma Shoe wou ldfi t hi m his wn
’
n s a s o .

A n d ye t, n ot to re flect p o u n his D u s t,

He kn e w not wher e his own Shoe p in ch d him

’
, m os t .

No Co fid n en ce in cu n n n g i M en h e pu t
Ma d g et the M ea s wr e f his F oot
’
No n con o .

An d ye t s om e M en d i d wi th him g ro so o , w b ld
He co u ld n ot keep t hem a t Arm
’
s len g th, I m to
’
ld .

S t di o
u I p k it t o his P a is e
u s h e wa s, s ea r ,

th b d B ok in ll h i D y
’
Y et v ne er u m a o a s a s

A d th t wh i h ve y m ch h is S
n a e ds c r u e n s e com m n ,

Hi L s i g w s t t his F ing en ds
ea rn n a no a er s .

H o d
e c u t do H d s Twr with his E se
’
no a a n
’
n a ,

B t w h t h e d i d wa s ll wi th E l b w Gr s e
u a a o ea .

A s my old G b i d e do h e d cry ra n n a m m ,
’
,

I lw a ys wi th y E l b w sc tch y Eye
a m o ra m .

He w s o R a ble h b t k pt the H o se
n a m r e, u e u ,

A d w l thy g r w b t
n ea ve s o a p d a Sou e ,
u ne r r
’
s.

N or wa s cl os e fis ted m o re th a n you or I, -

hi
N or h a d s H a /n d up on his H a
’
p en n y;
An d yet, for F f D b t o b i g d ipt ea r o e ,
r e n ,

His Mon ey n ever thr o his F ing ers s lip t ’

.
300 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I ANA .

T wa s s a fe to tru st him
”
v d ,
for h e ne er s hen
’

A p a i r f H l for wh a t h e j s tly w d ;
’
o ee s u o

No c r d it well b e a i d wi th y F a c
ou
’
s a n e,

Th t b i g
a e nhi s l s t L g w s his C a s e
on a e s a .

Si ce he w a d void of C a ft n d Art
n re a s, n r a ,

B u t eve la i d his Ha n d p n his H

n r t u o ea r

An d w o li ttl ov d with Li e o T a l es
’
a s s e m s r ,

He n e ver , f or Va c a tion , b it his N a i l s .

So m e Men who d i d n ot l ove him u s d to thin k

’
, , ,

Th a t till h e cou d n ot s ta n d on s L eg s h e d d rin k

’ ’ ’

, ,

B u t tho ’ he ne ver p a lm d his Gl a

’
ss , ye t som e

Ca n p ove he
r d /r a n k S up er n a
n e er
’
cu lu m

An d tho ’ in L qu or b e s om e ion e s e n t, M y p
His L eg s n e ’er cu t I n den tu/res a s h e en t w .

S om e , tha t h e l o v d his Gu t, for r e a s on g a ve ,

’

He on wi t lyh h i s T e et h oou
’
d dig his Gr a p e .

li l F l
I n shor t, s om e tt e a i i n g s e m g ht a s s , w ll i p
Sin ce he ,
a d un g u em fa otu s hom o wa s.

The EPITAPH .

H E R E s l ee p s a m on g s t g oo d C hri sti a n s d ea d ,

O n e wh o oi l en t Ha n ds n e er l a id
’ ’

Up on him s e lf , n or a n y o ther
B u t wa s a p e a ce u f l ,
ha rm l e ss B r other

He ne ith er in j u r ’d L if e n or I /i/n b ,
Why then sh o u
’
d D ea th My Ha n ds on him ?
Bu t I m is ta k D e, th took n o Gr ip
ea

O f him ,
n or u p hi s Hee ls did tr ip ;

Bu t a t a D is ta n ce s h ot a R a cer ,
An d tipp d h im (
’
e h is N in e p in ) lik -
v
o er .

p
O n e oor E s cu tcheon is his D u e ,
Who live s o
,
whe yd w n a ,
m a n re .

Giv him b t thi s a n d the he ll ha ve

e u ,
n
’

A m s a d Supp te to h is G a v
r n or rs r e.
”

Plot in his Oxfor ds hir e, 1 6 7 6 , r e er s f to “

on e

Philipp a Fren ch, born a t Milcom b in thi s cou n ty ,

who a t s ix or s e ve n a n d thi r ty ye a rs of a g e , a n d a
m a rr i e d wo m a n ha vin g a ll he r p a r ts p r oportion a ble
, ,
3 02 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARFI AN A .

wea rs a plu m e d tu r b a n , a figur e d dr e s s in g gown -

tra ilin g on the fl o or , a ve s t of the s a m e p a tte r n ,

b a g g y br ee che s , g a r ter e d s tockin gs , a n d high s ho e s
with b u ckl e s Un dern e a th a re D u tch vers e s in two
.

com pa r tm e n ts , which we fr eely tr a n s la te , a n d which

te ll u s tha t the l a dy is Sho r t J a n n e tie of Wa d
dig sve e n , n ea r Te rg ou She wa s for ty s ix y e a rs of
.
-

e a n d r a ther m or e tha n thre e fe e t in he ight

a
g , .

Thi s is sho t J tj n r i d to t ll fello w

a nne e ,
m a rr e a a ,

A wi s f ll w wh
e e o b e th i s g old p ove b
,
o r em e m rs en r r

A w is a
om a n evil p st in th ho ;
n ,
a e e u se

A d if y
n w t to pl y th f ol
ou a n a e o

( O a th if y
r r er t) cho o e the s
ou m u s ll st of l l vils
,
s m a e a e .

The gia n t is Ta ll Ja cob o f Sn eek , in Fr ie s la n d, who

wa s forty yea r s of a g e , a n d eight fee t in height .

I a m Ja cobdi ily l g a d st o g f li b
, e x tr a or na r a r e n r n o m ,

Y e t i id e yb w l
ns d st
,
m ch b th l g e d wide ;
o e s a n om a a re o a r a n

Thu s if y vi ct ls d wi ( t g the ) dis g e

m u a a n ne o e r a re ,

I e a in th
r m q o a d th y
e co n kill d i th t if
u er r , n e a re e n e s r e.

I n 1 68 5 wa Lee ds , in Yor k s hire , Ha n

s bor n a t
n a h Wa r ton , who a t tw e n ty ye a r s of a
g e wa s o n ly
two fee t five in che s high, a n d ve r y s tra ight a n d w e ll
s ha p e d She cou ld s i n g , d a n ce , a n d pla y with the
.

ca s ta n e ts e xce ll e n tly w e ll There is a dr a win g of .

he r by Ja m e s Pa r i s a m on g the Slo a n e m a n u s cr ipts .

I n the r e ign of Ja m e s II , 1 68 5 1 6 8 9 , a ppe a re d .

-

a ha n dbill a s foll o ws : “ J 2 [r oya l a r m s ] B The s e °

.

a r e to giv e n otic e to a ll p e r s ons of qu a lity a nd

,

others , tha t there is l a te ly com e to thi s fa m ou s city

o f Lon don , the r a r i ty o f the wor ld v iz a m a n o f the .
,

le a s t s ta tu r e tha t ha s b e e n s een in the m em ory of

 JOHN WO RMB ERGH . 3 03

a n
y, be in g b u t two foot a n d s e ven i n che s in he ight,
o f s e ve n a n d—
-
thi rty y ea r s of a g e he ha s a very lon g
b e a r d ; he s in gs w ell He ha s b e en s een by the
.

Ki n g a n d n o bility a t Whiteha ll He wa s born in

.

Switz erla n d He s pe a ks good high D utch He is

. .

s o very w e ll pr oportio n
( sic) to his bign es s , tha t a ll
tha t s ees him a d m ir e s him . Thi s per s on is to b e
s een a t the Plum e of Fea th ers , over a g a i n s t the

‘
Ki n g on H or s e b a ck , in Sto ck M a r ke t, e very ho u r of

the da y If a n y pe rs on or p ers on s o f qu a lity ha ve

.

a des ir e to s e e him a t the ir hous e s or lodgin gs , he

is wi llin g to w a i t upon the m , ha vin g s om e ti m e ly n o
”
ti ce given to him Thi s la s t p a ra gr a ph di s pla ys a
.

n ote wor thy pha s e o f the his to r y of s how s n ot in fr e

,

quen t a t thi s p er iod, whe n e xhibite d m a r vels wer e

ta ke n for in s pe ctio n to the pr iva te r e s ide n c e s o f the
we a l thy, who s e ge n er o s ity a l on e wa s r e lie d upon for
the hon o r a r iu m .

The in dividu a l l a s t m e n tion e d wa s Joh n Wor m

b e r gh, who wa s bor n a t Ha rls hou s e n , in Switz e r la n d .

I n 1 68 8 wa s e n gra ve d a n d publi s he d by Is a a c O live r ,

on Ludga te hill , The portra itur e of Jo hn W orm
-

b e rgh, by bir th a Switz e r , by r e ligion a Pr otes ta n t

his he ight n ot e xc ee din g two fe e t s e ven i n ches , a ge d
thir ty e ight ye a r s ; who ha d the ho n our to b e e xpo s e d
-

to vi e w of m o s t pr in ces in E ur op e , a n d s in ce to the
Ki n g of Gr e a t Br ita in , a n d chi efes t of the n obili ty
the like n o t hithe r to s e en , b ei n g the s tr a n ge s t pro
dig y in n a tu re , a n d gr e a t a s ton i s hm e n t of a ll b e
holder s .He is a t presen t to b e s een in Fle e t stre e t
-
.
”
304 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

I n the ye a r a ppe a re d a n othe r e n gr a vin g of

sa m e

the s a m e p er s on , by J D ra pen tier , with e ight D u tch

.

a n d fou r E n gli s h v e rs e s . I n 1 6 8 9 a m e z z otin to

e n gr a vin g o f Worm b er g h wa s e xe cu te d by J Gol e ; .

a n d in the s a m e yea r he wa s r e pre s e n te d in a pla te

with Ja m e s Ha n s on , who wa s e ight fe et high About .

the s a m e p er iod a whol e le n g th m e z z oti n to portra i t

-

of Ha n s Wo rm b e r h wa s d on e by P Sche n k Ja m es
g . .

Pa r i s , in his D r a wing s of Hu m a n P r odig ies , n ow

a m on g the Slo a n e m a n u s cr ipts , give s a colour e d
s k etch of thi s dwa r f whom he s a w in Lo n don in
,

1 68 9 .

At the tim e of Worm b erg h s ’

e xhibition in tha t
city he , a lthou gh s o dwa rfis h in s ta tu r e , wa s a s big
a n d a s s tr on g in his le g s a n d a r m s a s a n
y fu ll gr own
-

m a n . He wa s dr own e d in 1 695 , a t R otte r da m , by

fl
a ccide n t . While b e in g ca r r i e d in his b ox o ver a
pla n k from a qu a y to a s hip , the pla n k br oke , a n d
he a n d the porter fe ll in to the r ive r Worm b erg h
.

b e in g en clos e d a s in a co in wa s dr o wn e d ther e in .

His n a m e is s om eti m e s give n a s Wor e m b e rg , Wor

r e n b u r g , a n dWorr e n b er g. He pr ob a bly wa s the s a m e
pe r s on a s the on e r e ferre d to by E ve lyn in his N u m is
m a ta , pu bli s he d in 1 6 9 7 , wher e he wr i te s of “ the
”
little m iki la ly ca r r i e d a bou t in a box
a n n te I n thi s
.

dis cou r s e u pon coin s E ve lyn gra ve ly a r gu e s tha t s uch

cur io s itie s a s rem a r ka ble g i a n ts a n d dwa r fs ought to
b e ce le b ra te d by ha vi n g m e da l s s tr uck in the ir hon our ,
a n d to p e r p e tu a te the i r m e m or i e s
.

I n the re ign of M a r y II a n d Willia m III (1 68 9

. .
3 06 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WA RF I AN A .

the fa ce no big g er tha n pa lm of on e s ha n d ; a n d

the
’

s eem s so gra ve a n d s olid , a s if it w e r e thr ee s cor e

ye a rs o ld . She is like wi s e a m ere a n a tom y V iv a n t .

”
Re x Regi n a .

I n theign of Willia m I I I ( 1 6 8 9 1 7 02) a p

re .
-

p e a r e d the followi ng ha n dbill : W R By h is . .

’
m a j e s ty s p e r m i s s ion Ne xt door to the Kin g s
'

’
.

He a d , in Sm ithfield, dur i n g the ti m e of B a rtho lom e w

Fa ir F or the s a ti s fa ction of a ll cur i ou s i n qu i rer s
.

in to the s e cr e ts of n a tu re , i s to b e s ee n a wom a n
dwa r f, b u t thr ee foot a n d on e i n ch high, born in
S om e r s e ts hir e , a n d in the for tie th ye a r of her a g e ,
who di s cou rs e s e xcell en tly w e ll , a n d give s gr ea t s a ti s
fa cti on to a ll tha t e ve r s a w he r N o te , ther e is.

n e i ther lo s s of ti m e
,
or a n
y othe r i n con ve n i e n cy in
”
vi ewin g thi s m is tery of n a tu r e Viva t Re x . .

O n Ju n e 24th 1 690, wa s born n ea r N or wich

,

A n n e Rou s e , a dwa r f, who a t the a g e of tw e n ty

s e ven yea r s wa s b u t two fe e t two i n che s high ; ve r y

we ll s ha pe d a n d pr oportion e d , a n d ve ry s tra ight .

Ja m e s Pa r i s drew he r whole le n g th p or tr a it, which -

is n ow a m on g the Slo a n e m a n u s cr ip ts in the Br iti s h

Mus e u m .

Ab ou t 1 698 , ther e wa s n e wly co m e to the lower

'

e n d o f B r o okfi e ld M a r k e t, n e a r the M a r k e t H ou s e
“

a Li ttl e Sco tchm a n , which ha s b ee n a d m i r e d by a ll

tha t ha ve ye t s een him , he b e i n g b u t two foot a n d

s ix in che s hig h ; a n d is n e a r u po n 6 0 ye a r s o f a
ge .

He wa s m a rry d s e ver a l yea r s , a n d ha d i s s u e by his

’

wife , two s on s (on e of which is with him n ow) He .

 D WARF or THE WO R LD . 307

i gs a n d d a n ce s with his s on ; a n d ha s ha d the

s n

hon ou r to b e s he wn b e for e s e ver a l p ers on s of n ote

yet tr a ve ll e d He
a t th e ir hous es a s fa r a s the y ha v e
“

, .

for m er ly k e pt a wr iti n g s chool ; a n d di s cou r s es of

.

the s cr iptur e s , a n d of m a n y e m i n en t hi s to ri e s very

,

wi s ely ; a n d gives gr e a t s a tis fa ction to a ll s pe cta tors ;

a n d if n ee d re qu ir e s the r e a r e s e ver a l p e r s o n s in this
,

town tha t will j u s tifie , tha t the y w ere his s cholla r s ,

”
a n d s ee him m a rr This m icr os copic pe da gog u e
’

yd .

a l so e xh ibited a t the Kin g s He a d in Sm ithfiel d

’

, .

Fa br iciu s , in the s e ven te en th cen tury, s p e a ks of

a dw a r f who wa s on ly for ty in ches high .

A littl e Germ a n w om a n , the “ D wa r f of the

Wo ld ,
r in l
Ju y, 1 7 00 , wa s
“
a t the bra n dy s hop ,
”
over a ga in s t the E a gle a n d Child , in Sto cks M a rke t, ’

where the M a n s ion Hou s e n o w s ta n ds She wa s .

on ly two fe e t e ight in ches in he ight, the m othe r of

two childr en , a n d wa s ca rr ie d in a li ttle box to a n y
gen tlem a n s hous e , if de s ir d
’ ” ’
Her ha n dbill run s
.

a s foll ow s : At the Bra n dy Shop , over a ga in s t the

E a gle a n d Chil d in Stocks Ma r ket, is to b e Seen a n y
’

hour of the da y, fr o m e ight in the m orn in g till n in e

a t n ight, a Littl e Ge rm a n Wom a n , the D w a r f of the

W orld, b e in g but 2 foot 8 i n che s in he ight, a n d the

m othe r of 2 childr e n , a s s tra i g ht a s a n y wo m a n in

E n gla n d, s he s in g s a n d da n ces i n com p a ra b le we ll,

s he ha s ha d the hon our to b e s hown b e fore ki n g s

a n d p r i n c e s , a n d m o s t of the n ob ility o f the l a n d ,

’
s he is c a rri e d in a little box to a n y gen tle m a n s
”
hous e, if de s ir d An other ha n dbil l of the s a m e
’
.
3 08 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIANA
.

pers on a n d period , s ta te s tha t she wa s for ty n in e -

yea rs o f a g e .

Ra lph Thor e s by , in his D u ca tu s L eodien s is , 1 7 1 4 ,

m e n ti on s a dw a r f n a m e d Ha n n a h W ood, of the
Vica r la n e, in Lee ds , who die d in 1 7 00, a t the a g e
-

of fifty five yea rs , a n d the he ight of on e y a r d le s s a n

-

i n ch He a dds : “ There is on e
. Boothm a n n ow
livin g in the s a m e s treet, of like s ta ture ; b u t n ot s o
r e m a r ka bl e , b e c a u s e s o m e wha t cr ook e d whe r e a s the
other wa s proportion a ble in a ll p a rts , s a ve tha t her
he a d wa s ra the r too gr e a t, a s is u s u a l in like cir cu m
s ta n c e s I n Se p te m be r , the s a m e yea r , Mr s Ma r y
. .

An n A da m s wa s publickly s he w d in thi s town ; s he

’

wa s n ot fu l l three foo t high, though fo rty five y e a rs -

of a g e ; wa s s a id to ha ve ha d a child , b e i n g m a r
”
r ie d .

The s a m e a g e a l s o ha d the opportun i ty o f s ee i n g

in Br idge s s tree t, Cove n t—
-
ga r den , over a ga in s t the
Ro s e ta vern , “ A Livi n g Fa iry , s u ppos d to b e a
’

hu n dre d a n d fifty ye a rs old, his fa ce b ein g n o bigge r

tha n a child s of a m on th ; wa s foun d s ix ty y e a r s
’

a
g o ; l ook d a s old then a s he do e s n ow
’
. His he a d
b e in g a grea t pie ce of cur io s ity, ha vin g n o s ku ll ,
”
with s e ver a l im per fe ction s worthy your ob s e r va ti on .

I n Qu ee n An n e s tim e ( 1 7 02 1 7 1 4) a n othe r fa ir y ,
’
-

b u t of the other s ex, wa s a n n oun ce d in the fo llow

in g ha n dbill : By her Ma j e s ty s a uthor ity A t the
’
.

’
Ha r t s Hor n s I n n , in Pye corn er , duri n g the tim e
’
-

of B a r tholom ew Fa i r , will b e s een the s e s tr a n ge

ra r i ti e s followin g , viz : A Littl e Fa r e y Wom a n ,
.
310 GI AN TOL O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

s e en , a White Hor s e I n n , in Fleet s tr e e t, t he

t the -

Won der ful Short W om a n , born a t Sa lis bury, n o

m o re tha n two fe e t n in e i n che s high , s tra ight gr own ,

thi rty on e yea rs of a g e , a n d give s s a tis fa ction to a l l

-

tha t s e e her To b e s ee n a n y hour of the da y, with

.

ou t lo s s of ti m e .Note — Ge n tle m en a n d la di es m a y
s ee he r a t the i r own hou s e s a t a n y ti m e of the da y,
”
a n d the p r ic e l e ft to th ei r o wn g e n e r o s ity
.

An o the r en gr a vi n g, co n te m pora ry wi th the l a s t

m e n ti o n e d on e , a n d a pp a r e n tl y by the s a m e a r ti s t,

p
re re s en ts
“
The Won de r fu l Str o n g a n d S u r pr i z in g
Per s ia n D wa r f, thre e fo ot s ix in che s high, born in
Pe r s ia , is fifty s ix ye a rs old, s p e a ks eighte en la n
-

gu a ge s , s i n gs Ita l ia n , da n ce s to a dm ira ti on , a n d with

the r o p es ty d to his ha i r whe n pu t ove r his s hou l de r s
’

”
l ifts the gre a t s ton e A . The i n dividu a l is r e pr e
s e n te d s ta n din g outs ide a s how , a n d by his s id e is a
la r ge oblon g s ton e with r op e s r oun d it ; othe r r ope s
a r e a tta che d to his ha i r , a n d he ld by him in his le ft

ha n d . He wea r s a s lou che d ca p, with a cor d a n d '

b u tto n , kn e e bre e che s , a n d a la r ge m ous ta che ; a n d

-

he is ra ther b a n dy .

He wa s e xhibite d in 1 740, when he i s s u e d the

foll o w in g n otice in the D a ily A dver tis er , for Augus t
1 8 th, in tha t y e a r To b e s e en , a t the B u m m er
Ta ve r n , C ha r in g cr o s s , a Pe r s ia n D wa rf, jus t a rr ive d,
-

thr e e fe e t e ight in ches high, a ge d 4 5 ye a rs , who

ha s ha d the hon our to dive r t the gr ea te s t pa rt of
the n obility , gen tr y , a n d other s , in m o s t p a r ts of
E ur ope, with his won der ful per form a n ces , to the
 PERS IAN DWARF . 31 1

sa ti s fa
ction of a ll I st He ca rries upon ea ch ha n d
. .

the l a r ge s t m en da n cin g a bout the r oom 2 dly

, . .

He holds a cha i r on his ha n ds with his whi s kers or

,

m ou s ta che s
, which a r e s ix i n che s lon g , a n d ta k e s u p

fro m the flo or a pi e ce of m on e y .3dly He ta ke s up

.

fr om the flo or wi th his whi s ker s the s a id pi e ce thr ee

,

o f his fi n g er s b e i n g on the floor lifti n

, g a t the s a m e
tim e o n e o f his l e gs u
p in the a ir , a n d wi th his a rm
thr o a cha ir r e pr es en ts a Sca r a m ou ch 4thl y He
’
. .

ta k e s u p the s a i d pie ce of m on ey wi th his whi s ker s ,

a n d hold s u
p two cha i rs in his a r m s , in the for m of
Sca r a m ou ch s wi n gs 5 thly He b e a rs a s ton e of
’
. .

four hu n dr e d w e ight ha n gin g on his ha ir , a bove s ix

i n che s fr o m the fl oor d a n cin g a bou t the r oom 6 thly
,
. .

He la ys his he a d u pon a cha ir , a n d his fee t on

a n o the r , wi th his body e xte n de d a n d b ea r s the s a id
,

s to n e a n d two m en on the to
p o f his s tom a ch, wi th
ea se . W i th m a n y m or e w on der fu l per for m a n ces ,
by s tren gth a n d d e xter ity , too te diou s to m e n tion ,
tha t s u r p a s s i m a gin a ti on ; a n d he is j u s tly c a ll e d the
S e con d Sa m ps on He a l s o s p e a k s e ighte e n diffe re n t
.

la n gu a ge s He ha s ha d the hon our to b e s ee n by

.

the Pr i n ce a n d Pr i n ce s s o f Wa les , a t C lie fden

” ’
Hous e , a n d by the Pr in ce s s e s a t St Ja m e s s . .

I n Qu e e n Ann e s r e ign wa s e xhibi te d a t Ma y

’

Fa ir (which wa s pu t down in in the fir s t b ooth

o n the l e ft ha n d , ove r a ga i n s t Mr
’
Pin cke thm a n s
.

booth, du r in g the us ua l tim e of the fa ir , A Li ttle “

Bla ck Ma n , la tely br ought fr om the We s t In die s ,

b ei n g the won de r of thi s a g e , he b ein g b u t 3 foot
31 2 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

high , a n d 2 5 ye a rs old . The s a m e i n dividua l wa s

a dverti s e d to a pp e a r a l s o in a boo th in Lin coln s I n n
’

Fi elds , his ha n dbill ha vi n g the i n iti a l s A R a t the

. .

top, a n d “ ”
Viva t Re gin a a t the bottom He n o
.

doubt is the s a m e pe rs on a s the on e m e n tion e d by

Thor e s by, who s a ys : I n O ctob er , 1 7 06 , a n e gr o
twen ty s ix yea r s old , a n d b u t thr e e foot high, wa s
-

in thi s town ( Le e d s ) with his Tu r kis h hors e n ot so

b ig The sa m e in dividu a l wa s a fter wa r ds n a m e d
in the Sp ecta tor for Ja n u a r y 1 0th, 1 7 1 1 1 7 1 2 , which
-

gives a n a m us in g le tter a bout thr e e dwa rfs who wer e

then b e in g e xhibi te d in L on don . They w e re a very
little m a n , a wo m a n e qu a lly dim in utive , a n d a hors e
pr oportion a ble in s iz e The le tter , wr itten by the
.

s howm a n to the e di to r , r u n s a s follow s

Sir, kn owin g tha t you a re ve r y in qui s itive a fte r

e verythi n g tha t is cu r i ou s in n a ture , I will wa i t on
~
you if you plea s e , in the du s k o f the e ve n in g , with
m y s how upon m y b a ck , which I ca rr y a bout wi th

m e in a box , a s o n ly co n s i s tin g of a m a n , a wom a n

,

a n d a hors e . The two fir s t a r e m a rr i e d, in which

s ta te the little ca va li er ha s s o w e ll a c u i tte d him s e lf
q ,

tha t his la dy is with child The big b e llie d wom a n

.
-

a n d her hus b a n d , wi th the ir little whim s ica l p a lfr e y

,

a re s o ve ry light, tha t whe n the y a r e put toge ther

in to a s ca l e , a n or din a r y m a n m a y we igh down the

whole fa m ily . The littl e m a n is a bul ly in his
n a tur e , a n d whe n he gr ow s chol er ic I con fi n e him to

his box un til his wr a th is over , by which m ea n s I

ha ve hitherto preven te d him fr om doin g m i s chief .
314 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

Wom a n , n ot 3 foot high, a n d 30 yea r s of a g e ,

s tra ight a n d pr opor tio n a ble a s a n y wom a n in the

la n d, which is com m on ly ca lle d the Fa iry Qu e en ,

s he give s a ge n e r a l s a tis fa ction to a ll tha t s e e s her ,
by dive rtin g them with da n cin g , b e in g big wi th
child . Like wis e the ir little Tu r k ey hor s e , b e in g
b u t 2 foot o dd in ches high, a n d a bove 1 2 y ea r s of
a
g e , tha t s he ws s e v era l diver tin g a n d s ur pr i s in g
a ction s
,
a t the wor d of co m m a n d . The l ea s t m a n ,
wom a n , a n d hors e , tha t e ver wa s s ee n in the wor ld
”
a l ive the ho r s e b e in g ke pt in a b ox .

Ja m e s Pa r is , in his D r a wing s of Hu m a n P r odig ies ,

n ow pre s er ve d a m on g the Slo a n e m a n u s c r ip ts give s
,

u s a s k e tch o f thi s m a n a n d his hors e . They were

s e en by him in L on d on , in 1 7 1 2 . The s a m e wr iter ,
a fte r m e n tion i n g thes e won d e r s , s a ys : I ha ve s e en
a ls o in 1 7 1 5 , a little bl a ck m a n , br ought fr om the
‘

We s t In di e s , who wa s b u t 3 foot high, a n d b u t 2 5

”
ye a r s old.

I n 1 7 1 0 Pe te r the Gre a t, the E m p er o r of Ru s s i a ,

ce leb r a te d a m a rr i a ge of two dwa r fs a t Pe ter s bur g
with gr e a t pa r a de F or a ce r ta in da y, which ha d
.

b ee n pr ocla i m e d s e ver a l m on ths b e fore , he i n vite d

a ll his cou r ti e r s a n d the for e ign a m b a s s a d o rs t o b e

pre s en t a t the gra n d m a r r ia ge of thi s pigm y m a n

a n d wo m a n ; a n d he or de r e d tha t a ll the dw a r fs
,

both m a le a n d fem a le r e s idin g within two hun dr e d

,

m il e s of his ca pi ta l s hou ld r e p a ir the r e to a n d b e

, pr e
s e n t a t the cer em on y F or the ir con ve n ie n ce he
.

supplie d vehicle s which wou l d con ta in a doz en dwa rfs

 P E TER THE GREA T AN D D WARF S . 31 5

a t o n ce The s e ca rria ges , with the ir odd occup a n ts

.

were follo we d in to the city by a s houtin g a n d la u gh

in g m ob . S om e of the s m a ll pe opl e we re a t fi r s t u n
will in g to ob ey the or der , which they kn e w wa s ca l
cu la te d to b r i n g them in to r idicu le , a n d wou l d n ot
com e B u t Pe te r com pell e d the m to ob e y, a n d a s a
.

pun i shm e n t for the ir dis ob e die n ce he o blige d them

to wa i t on the r e s t a t di n n er . The whole com pa n y
o f dw a r fs n u m b e r e d a b ou t s e ven ty b e s id e s the br ide
,

a n d b r id e gr o om who w e r e r ichly a dorn e d in the

,

he ight o f the fa s hi on . F or thi s m in i a tu r e co m p a n y

e ver ythin g pr ovid e d wa s s u ita bl e in s iz e. A low
ta ble he ld s m a ll pla tes , di s he s , gl a s s es , a n d o ther
n e c e s s a r y a r ticl e s d
,
i m i n i s he d to the s ta n da r d of the
gue s ts T he dwa r fs with m u ch pr ide a n d gra vity
.

con ten de d for pla ce a n d s u per iori ty , which difficu lty

the E m p e r o r e n d e a vo ur e d to s u rm o u n t by or de r in g
tha t the m o s t dim i n u tive s hou l d ta ke the l e a d Bu t
.

thi s e nd e a v our b r e d dis pute s , a s n on e o f them w ou l d

con s en t to b e pla ce d for e m o s t Ho we ver , a ll thi s
.

b e in g a t le n gth a dj u s te d , the b a n qu e t wa s con s u m e d ,

a n d da n ci n g foll o we d it ; the b a ll b e i n g o p en e d wi th

a m i n u e t by the br id e gr oo m , who w a s thr e e fe e t two

in che s high I n the en d the u n willin g com pa n y

.

e n te r e d i n to the s pi r it of the dive r s i on , a n d the m

s e lve s b e c a m e m u ch a m u s e d a n d e n ter ta in e d .

The Gu a r dia n for Ju n e 2 5 th, 1 7 1 3 , con ta in s a

hu m or ou s n o tic e of a fa n cy cl u b o f li ttle m e n The
.

da y of its in s titu tio n wa s the l oth D e cem b e r ,

b e i n g the s horte s t da y in the ye a r , on which the
31 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

b e r s he ld the ir a n n ua l fe a s t over a dis h of

‘

m em

s hr i m p s ; the ir pl a ce of m eetin g wa s the Littl e

Pia z z a ; a n d n o m a n a bove five fee t in he ight wa s
a llow e d to b e co m e a m em b e r The fu n da m e n ta l
.

r u l e o f the clu b wa s this :

“
I t is the u n a n im ou s
opin ion of ou r s ociety tha t s in ce the r a ce of m a n
kin d is gra n te d to ha ve de cr e a s e d in s ta ture from
the b e gi n n i n g to thi s pres en t, it is the in te n t of
n a tu re i ts e lf tha t m e n s hou l d b e li ttl e ; a n d we b e
,

lie ve tha t a ll hu m a n kin d s ha ll a t l a s t gr ow do wn to

er fe ction —tha t is to s a
p y, b e re d u c e d to o u r own
a

I n the n e xt n um b er of the Gu a r dia n

’
m ea su r e.

s o m e o f the s m a ll m e m b e r s of this s oci e ty a r e de

s cr ib e d, on e b e i n g Tom Tipto e , a d a pp e r bl a ck fe llow ,

the m os t g a lla n t lover of the a g e , who wa s p a r ti e n

l a rly n ice in his ha bi li m en ts . An othe r wa s Tim
Tu ck , who wa s fu ll a s la r ge when he wa s fourteen
y ea r s old a s he wa s the n .

The s a m e m a ga z in e for Ju l y 1 5 th r e la te s the in

s titu tion o f the Ta ll Clu b , a ll the m e m b e r s of which

w er e oblige d to b e a bove s ix fee t high ; thirty ha d

a lr ea dy b een chos e n ; the pre s ide n t wa s a High
la n der within a n in ch of a s how
“
a n d the s e cre

ta ry wa s s ix feet a n d a ha lf in he ight . The d e vice

on the pu blic s e a l of thi s in s titu tion wa s a cr a n e
gra s pin g a pigm y in his r ight foot The Ta l l Clu b
.

wa s s o m u ch irr ita te d by the Sho rt Clu b s a ir s tha t

’

’
it thr e a ten e d to br in g the l a tte r s s e lf im porta n t -

m e m b ers a wa y in a pa ir of pa n n iers , a n d im pri s on

31 8 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

No 3 .
O ld B a iley, i s s u e d a n other portra it of this
dwa r f, the a r tis t b e in g J Gle a da h . .

Som e tim e b e fore his de a th he s old his body, for

a w e e kly a llow a n ce , to a Mr O m rod, a s u r g e on , who ,
.

a fter the dwa r f s d e c ea s e , a b ou t 1 7 4 2 , m a d e a s kele

’

ton of his bon e s w hich wa s fir s t pla ce d in the m u s e um

,

of the D u k e of Richm on d, ~ a nd w he n C a u l field wr ote

wa s pr e s e r ve d in the coll e ction o f Willi a m Hun te r ,
’

a t the Un ive rs i ty of Gl a s gow I n the s a m e m u s e u m

.

wa s a fin e pa i n ti n g of Fa r r e l , in a lea the r j erkin , fr om

which he g ot his com m on n a m e of Le a ther co a t -

Ja c I n 1 7 4 2 his whole l en gth por tr a i t, in a -

lea ther coa t a n d ha t, wi th a s tick , a n d a s ke tch of

St P a u l s , Cove n t Ga r den , in the ba ck gr ou n d , wa s
’
-
.

pu bli s he d ; the a r tis t b e in g H Gra ve lot, a n d the en .

gra ve r Hu lett .

Gra n ge r s a ys of thi s s m a ll Ir i s hm a n N a tu r e °

devia te d wide ly fr om its u s u a l w a lk in givin g this

dwa r f little m ore tha n ha lf the s ta ture of a m a n , wi th
”
the s tr en gth of two An other wr iter te lls u s tha t
.

Fa rr e l “ wa s s o gr os s a n dm a s s ive in pr o portion to his

he ight, tha t he pr e s en te d u s wi th a very di s a gre e a ble
”
im a ge .The Rev M a r k N obl e s a ys :
. I ha ve b e en
in com p a n y wi th a fri en d s da ughte r , a dwa r f, pro
’

dig iou s ly l a r ge in bu l k a n d won der fu lly s tr o n g I do .

n ot kn ow the ti m e o f Fa rr e l s de a th, b u t Dr Hun ter

’
.

ha d on e of his thigh bo n e s , which m e a s ur e d ni n e

-

in che s a n d a ha lf .

The D a ily P os t for S e pte m b er 1 3th, 1 72 6 , un der

the he a din g o f n ew s fr om Ashby de Ia Z ouch, L e ices - - -
 JOHN com . 31 9

te r s hire , da te of Septe m b er 5 th, s a ys : “ We

a n d the

ha d a we ddi n g la s t we ek a t ou r chu r ch which occa ,

s ion e d n o s m a ll d ivers i on in thes e p a r ts , viz Little .

John , a pen s i on er of Bla s s a r dy pa r is h, wa s m a rrie d to

Little N a n , a pen s ion er of As hby pa ri s h the form er
wa s a b o ve 90 y ea r s of a g e , the la tter n e a r a s old, b u t
in s ta tu r e bo th toge the r c ou l d m e a s u r e b u t two y a r ds ,
i e thr e e fo o t a pi e ce
. . The Ea rl o f Hu n ti n gdon a n d
.

s e ve r a l p e rs on s o f di s ti n ctio n in co m p a n y with his

lor ds hi p ha dthe cu r io s ity to vi e w the b r idegr oom a n d

br ide a fe w da ys a fter the n uptia ls , a n d we r e plea s e d
to give the m m o n e y Tis r e cko n e d a co n tr iva n c e of
’
.

s o m e w a ggi s h o ffic er s of A s hby p a r i s h to

g e t r id of
the i r fem a l e p e n s ion er ; for Li ttle John wa s or der e d
to ca rry hom e his wife to his own pa r is h s oon a fte r .

I n 1 7 2 8 wa s bor n , a t Twits ha ll in N o r fo lk , John

Co a n , a dw a rf Whe n a bou t a yea r old he wa s a s
.

la r ge a s childr en of tha t a g e u s u a ll y a re ; b u t he g re w
ve ry li ttl e a n d s lowly a fte r wa rds I n 1 7 44 he wa s .

thir ty s ix i n ches high, a n d w e ighe d twe n ty s e ven

- -

p oun ds a n d a ha lf I n the P hilo s op hica l Tr a n s a ction s

.

for 1 7 5 0 is a l e tt er fr om Willia m Ar de ron ,

da te d N or wich, Ma y 1 2 th, in tha t yea r , which s ta tes
tha t Co a n ha d b e e n s hown in tha t city fo r s om e w ee k s
p a s t Ar der on we ighe d him on Apr il 3d, 1 7 5 0, he
.

the n b e in g twe n ty two yea r s o f a g e , a n d his we ight,

-

with a ll his clothes on , wa s n o m or e tha n thir ty fou r -

pou n ds He lik e wi s e ca re fu lly m e a s u r e d this dwa rf,

.

a n d foun d his he ight, wi th his ha t, wig , a n d s ho es on ,

to b e thir ty e ight in ches

-
His li m b s were n o la rge r
.
3 20 GI AN TO LO GY AN D D WARFI ANA.

tha n tho s e child of three or four y ea rs old ; his

of a

body wa s p erfe ctly s tra ight ; the li n e a m en ts of his

fa ce a ccor de d with his a g e , a n d his br ow ha d s om e
wr in kle s in it when he looke d a tte n tively a t a n ythin g .

He ha d a good com plexion ; wa s of a s pr ightly te m

pe r ; di s cour s e d r e a dily a n d p ertin en tly , con s ide r in g
his e du ca ti on ; a ndre a d a n d wr o te E n glis h we ll His .

voice wa s a little hollo w, b u t n ot disa gre ea ble ; he

cou ld s in g with tol era ble pr oficie n cy a n d he a m u s e d
the com p a n y who we n t to s e e him by m im ickin g very
e xa ctly the cr owin g of a cock .

A fte r Arderon s exa m in a tion of thi s little m a n ,

’

a child (a fter wa r ds Sir Wil lia m Jon e s ) wa s w e ighe d

a n d m e a s ur e d a ga in s t him The chi ld wa s thr e e

.

yea rs a n d n ot qu ite n in e m on ths old Althou gh ve r y

.

live ly a n d ha n ds om e , he wa s in n o wa y r e m a r ka ble
for his s i z e ; a n d the re for e his di m e n s io n s a n dw e ight,
’
com pa r e d w ith the dwa r f 3 , ga ve a to l era ble ide a of
the r e a l s m a l ln es s of the la tter The we ight o f the
.

dwa rf, wi th a ll his clo thes on , wa s thir ty four po un ds-

.

’
The child s we ight, like wi s e with his clothe s on , wa s
thi rty s ix poun ds
-
The he ight of the dwa r f with his
.

ha t, wig , a n d s ho e s on , wa s thi rty e ight i n che s a n d

-

five ten ths

-
The he ight of the child , wi thou t a n y
.

thin g o n his hea d , wa s thir ty — s e ven in ches a n d s e ve n

ten ths ; a n d s o pr opor tion a te ly in a ll the other dim e n

s io n s of the two .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for D e c em b er , 1 7 5 1 ,

’

m e n ti on s Co a n a s on e of s e ver a l un com m on n a tu r a l

cur io s itie s then b ein g e xhibite d in the m etr opolis .

3 22 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

the n obility in Lon don The D a ily A dver tis er of the

.

s a m e ye a r te l ls u s , tha t he ha d the fa vou r of b e in g

’
s en t for to the Gu ild ha ll , B r i s tol whe n a t St Ja m e s s
,
.

Fa i r , wi th the dog tha t re a d s wr i te s , a n d ca s ts a o

,

cou n ts , a n d the Afr ica n Pr in ce The m a yor a n d .

a lde rm e n i n ge n iou s ly d e cl a re d the r e wa s n ot a s u b

e ct b es ide s him , publicly e xhibi te d a t the fa i r , wor th

j
s e e i n g , a n d, p e culi a r ly to e xp r e s s the i r s a ti s fa ction ,

m a de Mr Co a n a very ha n d s o m e p r e s en t, a n d ga ve
.

perem ptory or de rs tha t n on e b u t the s e s ho u ld ha ve

lib er ty of e xhibi tion a fter the fa ir Coa n e xhibite d
.

a t B a r tho lo m e w Fa i r a n d m a n y o the r pl a ce s with

*
E dwa r d B a m for d, the gia n t of Shi r e la n e , wi th -

whom he is r epr es en te d in a n e n gr a vin g by Robe r ts ,

in 1 7 7 1 . Thi s dwa r f a l s o pla ye d to the com p a n y a t
Tun bridge We lls the F in e Gen tlem a n in L ethe ; a n d,
ha vin g thea tr ica l ta s te s , he fr e qu e n tly u s e d to r e
hea r s e pr ol ogu e s a n d s p e e ches fr o m pla y s , for the
a m u s e m e n t of his n u m e r ou s vi s itor s Abo u t 1 7 6 2,
.

a l thou gh he wa s the n u n d e r thi r ty fi ve ye a r s o f a

g e,
-

he dis pla ye d m a n y of the in firm itie s of a m u ch m o r e

a dva n c e d p e r i o d of life . His he a lth wa s fa ili n g , his
com plexion s a llow , a n d his s kin wr in kle d Upon .

b e in g a s k e d by a la dy r e s p e ctin g his he a l th, he r e

plie d, Ah, m a da m , I ha ve a lr e a dy fa llen i n to the
“

s e a r a n d y e l low l e a f
,
which wa s liter a lly tru e I n .

1 7 6 2 he wa s e n ga ge d by Pi n chb e ck a t the D w a r f
Ta vern , in the Five Fie lds , Chel s e a , to which wer e
a tta che d tea ga r de n s , a n d which s eem s to ha ve b een
-

Vide p g e 1 89
a .
 D wARr ’
s CO RPS E E XHIB ITED . 32 3

a pl a ce of s om e a ttra ction , in a s m u ch a s it wa s repea t

ed l y vi s ite d by a n In di a n kin g in tha t ye a r He re .

Co a n , b e in g the pr in cipa l obj e ct of public n otice , wa s

worke d very ha r d Num er ous com pa n i es of vi s itors
.

k e pt him con tin u a lly e m ployed in a n en de a vour to

k e e p them a m us e d He wa s in gen er a l a n a g reea ble
.

com p a nio n , ha vin g a n in te lligen t m in d, a n d b ei n g

w e ll r ea d, pa rticu l a rly in dra m a tic liter a ture He
-
.

ha d a go od voice , a n d when he wa s in s pir its he

would ke ep a n a u dien ce in a r oa r of l a u ghter by
ge ttin g on a ta ble a n d s in gin g the s on g of The C ook,
which he did wi th m uch hu m our a n d qu a i n t a ction .

He wa s very fon d of g a y dr e s s , like the s m a ll

la dy who wa s ca r r ie d a bout in a b ox b u t then this
wa s a we a kn e s s which he cou ld r e a dily i n dulge ,
be ca us e s o s m a ll a qua n tity of s tu fi m a de him a s uit
’

He s om e tim es wor e blue a n d gold a t other s purple ,

a n d s ilv e r , a n d a t o the r s light bl u e a n d s ilv er , wi th a

b a g wig
-
.

The D a ily A dver tis er for Ma r ch, 1 7 6 4 r e cor ds ,

his d e a th a s follo ws : Ye s te rda y ( 2 8 th) di e d a t t he

D wa rf Ta ve r n , in C he ls ea Fi e lds , Mr John Co a n , .

th e un p a r a ll el e d N o rfolk D wa rf
”
His own er , d e ter
.

m i n e d to m a k e a s m u ch ou t of him a s po s s ibl e ,

e xhibi te d his corp s e to the public a s lon g a s he

c ould ; a n d when tha t w a s buri e d , he en de a vou re d
to a ttr a ct vi s i to r s by s howi n g the dw a r f s e ffigy for a
’

con s ide r a ble tim e a fter wa r ds G P Ha r di n g drew

. . .

C o a n s p ortr a i t
‘ ’
.

Vide pa g e
3 24 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

The chr on icle o f the Gen tlem a n s

’
Ma g a z in e, un der
da te Ma y 2 d, 1 7 3 2 , s a ys , tha t “
a m a n dwa r f,
br ou ght fr om D en m a rk , n o t quite thr e e fe et high,
wa s pr e s en te d to the i r m a j e s ti e s He s tood un der .

the D C u m b er la n d s a rm , which m ightily ple a s e d

’
.

”
his highn es s I n Ju ly he wa s ta ken i n to the s er vice
.

o f the Pr in c e of Wa l es who
pu t him in to the dres s
(

of a Pola n der Ga s pa r d Bou tin s p ea k s of a dwa r f

.

who wa s of the s a m e he ight a s thi s D a n e , n a m e ly ,

thir ty s ix i n ches
-
.

Ja m e s Pa r i s , in his m a n us cr ipt book , da te d 1 7 33 ,

wr i tes of John Skin er , who wa s born in Plym ou th,
a n d a t thir ty five ye a r s o f a
g e wa s o n ly two fe e t s ix
-

in ches high .

The followi n g pr iz e e pigr a m on a dwa r f is give n

in the Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for Fe b r u a r y , 1 7 3 5
’

Sa u n t rin g
’
y J ck of l te with m err a a ,

We py d odd t iu m vi te ;
s
’
a n r ra

Two l os t s the S x
,
a t ll
m a a on a ,
*

Th thi d lik ZESO p c ook d n d s a ll ;

e r ,
e , r
’
a m

The ta ll the i p a rti g g es a de r n con e m ,

The Pig m y d cli d h i he d

’
n e er e n
’
s a .

S a ys I th t d wa f n o , e s s ho ws ;
a r m a nn r

Y o err c y s J ck he a lw y s b ws
u , r a , a o .
”

A ws p a per of D e ce m b er l 6 th, 1 7 3 5 , a n n oun ce d

ne

a s fo ll ows Thi s is to give n otice , to a ll gen tlem en ,

la di es , a n d others Tha t ther e is a r r ive d a t thi s
.

pla ce , a little wild m a n , born in St Da vid s Streight s , .

’ ’

a g e d 2 7 yea r s ; he is 3 4 i n che s high s tr a i t ve ry

, ,

we ll propor tion e d, a n d cloa the d in the pr ope r dres s

l
’‘
Vide pa g e 1 1 4 .
 32 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

a rr ive d in Nure m b er g , a n d a re dr a wn from n a ture

in thi s picture , from D a vi s s S tra i ts , in Gre e n la n d , a
’

fa m ily which ha s b een a ccu s tom e d to live in the .

la rge ca vern s of r ocks ; of whom the m a n is twe n ty

in che s high, a n d a hun dr e d a n d forty ye a rs old, a n d
'

the wom a n s e ve n ty ye a r s old, a n d e ighte en in ches

high ; with a m a le child, the ir offs pr in g , who live d
to s e ve n te en y ea r s , a n d wa s n ot m or e tha n s ix i n ches
high, who di e d la te ly a t Ra s ta dt a n d is em b a l m e din ,

the Chem i ca l L a b or a to ry there , whe r e he is yet to b e

”
s e en .

The Gen tlem a n s

’
Ma g a z in e for 1 7 35 , un der d a te
D e c em b er 2 oth, re a l te s in rh m e ,y tha t

“
A dw
a r f from F ra n ce a rriv d in Town
’
,

M ea s u rin g but In che s twe ty o n - n e,

At C ou rt a wo d
n er , g re a t wa s sh o wn ,

Whe re He , th o ’
d 46
a g e ,

P e fo
r rm e d 2 0 chil d ish t icks r .

This dwa r f i s s u e d the foll owin g ha n dbill : Thi s

is to give n o tice , to a ll ge n tl em e n , l a di e s , a nd o thers ,
a dm irers o f cur i os i tie s tha t ther e is la te ly a rr ive d
, .

fr om Fra n ce , a m a n , s ix a n d forty ye a rs old, on e foot

n in e in ches high e t fa thom s s ix fo ot five i n ches with
, y

his a rm s He wa lk s n a tu r a lly upon his ha n d s , r a i s in g

.

his body on e foot four i n ches off the gr ou n d : jum ps

upon a ta ble n e a r thr ee foot high with on e ha n d, a n d
lea ps off wi thou t m a kin g u s e of a n ythin g b u t his
ha n ds , or le tti n g his body to u ch the groun d He .

s he w s s o m e pa r t of m ilita ry e xer ci s e on his h a n ds

,
a s w ell a s if he s tood u pon his l e g s .

He will g o to .
 JOHN GRIME S . 327

y gen tle m a n s hous e if r e qu ir d He ha s ha d the

’ ’
a n .

hon ou r to b e s he wn b e fore the cour t of Fra n ce ; his

ro y a l highn es s the Pr in ce of Wa l e s , the Pr in ce s s es ,
a n d m o s t o f the n obility a n d ge n try a n d is n ow to
,

b e s e e n a t the C ha r in g cr o s s Co ffee hou s e , the corn e r

- - A

o f Sp r i n g g a r d en s
-
. V iva n t Re x Re gi n a .

Twen ty on e in che s is a s u s piciou s ly l ow s ta tur e ;

-

b u t e ve n tha t he ight e xce e d s the pr oportion s of s om e

dwa r fs , of who m we ha ve r e li a ble in for m a ti on De .

m a ill e t, a Fre n ch con s u l a t C a i r o s a y s he s a w a dw a r f

,

on l y e ighte e n i n che s high Bir ch, in his colle ction s ,

.

s p ea ks o f on e o n ly s ixtee n i n che s high a n d thi rt

y
s e v e n ye a r s o ld . Virey , in the D iction n a ir e des S ci
en ces , n otice s a Ge r m a n dwa r f gir l e ighte en in che s
high b u t s he wa s on ly n in e ye a r s old
,
.

Som e wher e a b ou t thi s tim e wa s publis he d the

qu a r to portra it of a fe m a le D u tch dwa r f, who wa s
thr ee fe e t two i n che s high This a l s o wa s the height
.

o f E dw a r d Scofie ld, the d e pu ty cl e r k of St Cha d s ,

’
.

Shr e w s b u ry , whos e po rtr a it when he wa s s e ven ty

o n e ye a r s old wa s dr a wn by J Wr ight, a n d en gra ve d
.

by R Ha n co ck
. .

I n 1 7 3 6 di e d, a t the a g e of fifty s e ven yea rs , John -

Gri m e s , a d wa r f, o n ly thr e e fe e t e ight in ches high .

He wa s b or n a t N e wca s tle u pon Tyn e He m a rr i e d,

- -
.

a n d ha d four child r e n . Whe n he wa s be twe en thir ty

a n d for ty y e a r s old , he cou ld lift u p fr om the gr oun d

u pon his ha n d s two fu ll gr o w n m e n a t o n c e ; b u t his

-

dr un ken n e s s di s a ble d him a n d we a k en e d him a t or

a bou t the a g e of fo r ty ye a r s He wa s a s b ro a d a s
.
 3 28 GIAN TOL O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

he wa s from ha n d to ha n d s tre tche d He s old

l on g , .

hi m s e lf for di s s e cti on a fte r de a th to a s u r ge on s eve ra l

yea rs b e for e tha t e ve n t ha ppen e d for Sixpen ce per
we ek Pu r s u a n t to thi s con tra ct he wa s di s s e cte d,
.

a n d his s k e l e ton wa s m a d e by a s u r ge o n ov er a ga in s t :

the Fou n ta i n Ta ver n , in the S tra n d .

The l a s t cour t dw a r f in E n g l a n d wa s a Germ a in

n a m ed C o
pper n in , who wa s r eta in e d a s a n a dj u nct to
"

im p er i a l s ta te by Wilhe lm in a C a r olin a of B r a n den

bu rgh, the wife of Ge or ge II , who m a r r ie d tha t
.

s ove r e ign in 1 7 05 when he wa s Pr in ce of W a les ,

,

a n d di e d in 1 7 3 7 .

Willia m Butler , a n En gli s h dwa r f, two feet a n d

a ha lf in he ight, di e d a t the a
g e of forty ye a r s , a n d
wa s b u r i e d on July 2 5 th, 1 7 3 7 , in Plu m s tea d chu r ch
ya r d .

The D a ily Adver tis er for M a r ch, 1 7 38 , con ta i n s

the fo llowi n g a dver ti s e m en t of a dw a r f who s e pos
tu r e whe n a s lee p wa s ce r ta in ly n ove l Ar r ive d on
Mon da y the 1 8 th in s t , An d to b e s e en a t the Youn g
Ma n s Coffe e hou s e , C ha r in g cr os s , ha vin g n e ver
’
- -

b een s e e n in Lon don b e fore , a Little Ma n , fifty y e a rs

of a
g e two fee t n in e i n ches high, a n d the fa ther of
,

e ight childr e n bor n withou t a n y join ts in his wr i s ts ,

a n d n o twi ths ta n din g ha s the u s e o f both ha n d s to

gr e a t per fe cti on his feet a re dou ble join te d , a n d -

he ha s two pa n bon e s to e a ch kn e e He p er form s

.

the b ea t of a dru m to a very su r pr i s i n g de gr e e , a n d

s in gs with a lou d voic e a t the s a m e ti m e When he
.

s lee p s he put s his he a d b e twe en his two fe e t to r es t

 CHAPTE R XIII .

Jos eph B oru wl a ski—his life Kem b le a n d D w a rf—B eb e Kin g of

Pola n d s D wa rf—his life—Md lle Sou vr a y— Kitip—M a rc C a
-

to zz e —the C ors ica n F a ir y —Ro ber t a n d Ju d i th Skin n er

.

L ittle Pola n der—Ma n in a Bottl e—Sig n or J u m pedo—Gen eva

D wa rf —her fea ts —We ls h Dwa r f—Hopkin s Hopkin s —Fr ies
l a n d D wa r f—Littl e Will—B er thol de —Dwa rf Pr im e Mi n is ter
—Corn eliu s Ca ton —Georg e B om on do —Lieg e Dwa rf—Dwa rf
a t Ru s s i a n E m b a s s y
-
D wa r f M a rria g e —D wa rf Pries t—Dwa r f
Ma rri a g e—An dre w Whi s ton Kin g of the B eg g a rs
,
.

J OSE PH B O RU WL A SKI , com m on ly ca lle d Cou n t B oru w

la s ki, wa s born n ea r C ha lie z , in Poli s h Ru s s ia ,
in N ove m b er, 1 7 39 .His p a r e n ts w er e o f the m e
diu m s i z e , a n d ha d a fa m ily of s ix children , five
s on s a n d on e d a u ghte r Thr ee of the form er , whe n
.

ful l gr own , e xce e de d the m iddl e s ta tu r e ; b u t the

o ther two a n d the da u ghte r a tta in e d on ly tha t of
childre n of a b ou t the a g e o f fou r ye a r s . A t the
ti m e of Jo s e ph s bi r th he m ea s ur e d on ly e ight i n che s
’

in le n gth ; b u t he wa s n e ither wea k n or de fe ctive ,

a n d his m o the r , who s u ckl e d him he rs e lf, fr e qu e n tly
s ta te d tha t n on e o f her child ren ga ve her le s s tr ou ble

tha n he . At the a g e of on e y e a r he wa s four te en

in che s , a n d a t s ix ye a r s s e ve n te e n in che s high His .

e lde st b r othe r , bor n e l e ven ye a r s b e fore him , wa s a

s tr on g a n d vigo r o u s little fe llow , o n ly for ty two -

 COUN T B O RU WL ASKI . 331

i n che s in he ight . He b e ca m e pa ge , a nd then con fi

de n tia l wa r d , to the Coun te s s I n a la ws ki The s is

s te .

ter , n a m e d An a s ta s i a , who wa s s e ve n ye a rs yo u n ge r
tha n Jo s e ph wa s s o s hor t tha t s he cou l d s ta n d u n de r
,

his a r m .She is r e pre s en te d by him , in his m e m oi r s ,

to ha ve b e e n a p e r fe c t m o d el O f s ym m e tr y a n d b e a u ty ,
ha vin g a live ly a n d cheer fu l te m p e r a n d a fee li n g ,

a n d b e n e fice n t he a r t B e fore s he wa s twen ty ye a r s

.

of a
g e , s he b e ca m e e n a m our e d of a you ng Officer , to
whom , howe ve r , s he n e ver to ld her a ffe cti on , for fe a r
Of r idicu le B u t s he cou ld n ot con cea l from her
.

fr i e n d a n d b en e fa ctres s , the C a s te la n e K a m in s ka , he r
r e ga r d for thi s g e n tl e m a n , who wa s n obl e b u t p o or .

An a s ta s i a kn e w thi s , a n d, e n d e a vou r in g to fin d the

m e a n s Of s e r vi n g him without hu r tin g his delica cy ,
s he con tr ive d to e n g a ge him to pl a y a t picqu e t wi th
he r , a n d u s u a lly obligi n g him to pla y de e ply , s he
,

m a n a g e d a lwa ys to lo s e A t the a g e of twe n ty ye a r

.

s he wa s s e i z e d wi th s m a ll pox , a n d wi thi n two da y

-

s he di e d , her he ight the n b e i n g tw e n ty e ight i n che s -

.

Jo s e ph wa s s till a n i n fa n t whe n his fa ther die d

l ea vin g his widow in p over ty with s ix childr e n .

B e for e thi s e ve n t, the S ta r os ti n de C a or lix a fter ,

wa r ds the Cou n te s s de Ta rn o w , ha d m a n ife s te d gre a t

a ffe c tio n for Jo s e ph, a n d s o lici te d his pa r e n ts to com

m it him to he r c a r e She n o w r e p e a te d he r o ffers to

.

his m other who con s e n te d to the s e pa ra tio n

,
This .

l a dy , a ccor di n gly , took him to he r re s iden ce , a n d

dur in g fou r ye a r s s he fa i thfu lly p e r for m e d the cha rge
which s he ha d un de r ta ke n Up on her m a rr ia ge , he
.
332 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

wa s tr a f d to her fri en d , the C om i tes s Hu m iecka ,

n s erre

who took him to her e s ta te a t Rychty, in Podoli a ,

where he s ta ye d for a lon g tim e At the a g e of ten
.

ye a rs he ha d a tta in e d a s ta tu re of twen ty on e in ches , -

a n d a t the a g e of fifteen y ea r s he wa s tw e n ty five

-

in che s high .

At thi s ti m e he wa s ta ken by the cou n te s s to

Vi en n a , wher e he wa s pr es en te d to the E m pr e s s
M a ri a The r e s a , who on on e occa s io n took him on her
l a p, c a r es s e d him , a n d a s ke d him wha t he thought
wa s m o s t cu r iou s a n d i n ter e s tin g a t Vi e n n a He .

a n s w e r e d , tha t he ha d s ee n in tha t city m a n y thi n gs

wor thy Of a dm ir a tion , b u t n othin g s e em e d s o e xtr a

or din a ry a s tha t which he then b ehe ld A nd wha t
.

”
is tha t ? i n qu i r e d he r m a j es ty To s ee s o little a
.

”
m a n on the l a
p of s o gr e a t a wom a n , r e pli e d B oru w
l a s ki The e m pr es s the n wore a r in g , on which
w
.

a s her cipher in br illi a n ts His ha n d b e i n g in

.

he r s , a n d he l o oki n g a tte n tive ly a t thi s j e we l , s he

a s k e d him whe ther the ciphe r wa s pr etty I b eg
“
.

your m a j e s ty s p a r do , replie d or u w a
’
n B l s ki ;
“
it is
n ot the r i n g tha t I a m looki n g a t, b u t the ha n d , which
”
I b e s ee ch you r perm is s i on to kis s a t the s a m e tim e
“

r a i s i n g it to his lip s The fla tter e d e m pr es s the r e upon

.

took a very fin e di a m on d r in g fr o m the fin ger of

Ma r i a An toin e tte , the n a child, a n d pu t it on B or u w
l a s ki s The n otice of the e m p r es s pr o cu re d him
’
.

the a tte n tion of the who l e court, a n d the m a r ke d

kin dn e s s O f Cou n t Ka un itz By this tim e the little
.

m a n wa s a bou t twe n ty e ight i n che s high

-
.
3 34 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

B oru wla s ki i n te r ce de d for the culpr it ; but t he

fi rs t p a rt of the s e n ten ce wa s exe cute d , a n d his m a
j es ty would n ot re vok e the o ther e xcept upon the
con dition tha t Bébé s hou ld b eg pa r don of his injure d
r iv a l
. He r e lu cta n tly s u b m itte d to thi s hum ili a tion ;
b u t his dea th , which took pl a ce n ot lo n g a fte r wa r ds ,
wa s p a r tly a ttr ibute d to the m ortifica tion tha t he ex
peri en ce d on thi s o cca s ion .

Bébé is s a id by B oru wla ski to ha ve ha d a figure

perfe ctly well pr opor tion e d, a n d very ple a s in g fe a
-

tures Coun t Tr es s a n , who ha d m a n y opportun itie s

.

of co m p a r i n g thes e two dw a r fs a t Lun e vill e , s a y s ,

“
The r e s em bl a n ce b etwe en Bébé a n d B oru wla s ki
con s i sts on ly in their s ta tu r e The l a tter ha s b een
.

tre a te d m o s t fa vo u ra bly by n a tu r e
. He enjoys goo d
hea lth, is clever a n d n i m ble ; he ca n b e a r fa tigu e ,
a n d lift grea t w eights in pr o p ortio n to his s i z e
'
. Wha t
dis tin gui shes him s till m or e fr om Bébé is tha t he
pos s es s es g re a t m en ta l e n er gy a n d a ccom plishm en ts ,
tha t his m em ory is e xce llen t, a n d his judgm en t very
s oun d . He un der sta n ds a r ithm e tic, rea ds a n d wr ite s
we ll , a n d s pe a ks Germ a n a n d Fren ch with grea t
fluen cy He is in gen iou s in e verythin g b e un der
.

ta k e s , lively in his r e p a rte es , j u s t in his rea s on i n gs

.

I n a word , B oru wla ski m a y b e con s ider e d a s a com

plete though very dim i n utive m a n , a n d Bébé a s a n
”
im pe rfe ct on e .

Fr om Lun e ville B oru wla s ki pr oceede d with his

b en efa ctres s to Pa r is , whe r e they pa s s e d m or e tha n
a ye a r , a n d were p a tr on i s e d by the r oy a l fa m ily a n d
 COUN T B O RU WL ASKI . 335

the n obili ty Bou re t, the fa rm er ge n era l , ga ve a n

.
-

e n terta i n m en t in hon ou r Of B oru wla s ki a t which the

,

pla te s , dis he s , kn ives , for k s , a n d s poon s w er e pro

por tion e d to his s iz e , a n d e ven the food con s is te d of
s m a ll thi n gs
, s c
u h a s or to l a n s a n d b eca ficos On e
.

e ve n i n g Coun t O gi n s ki s er ve d up B oru wl a s ki in a

ture e n a t a b a n qu e t .

I n 1 7 60, While B or u wla s ki wa s a t Pa r i s , C o u n t

Tr es s a n s en t to the Roya l A ca d e m y of Sci en ce s in
tha t city the followin g a ccou n t Of him M B or u w
.

la s ky , Who ca m e o ver with the Cou nte s s of Hu m i

e c s k a , is tw e n ty— two y e a r s of a g e , a n d a bo u t t en ty w
e ight i n ches high ; he is w e ll pr opor tion e d, a n d ha s
-

n o thi n g s hocki n g a bo u t him ; his e y e s a re fin e a n d

fu ll of fir e ; his fe a tu r e s a gr e e a ble , a n d his phys iog

n om
y s pir i te d , which i n dica te s the g a ie tv a n d s pr ight
lin es s of his m i n d . He e n j oys a pe r fe ct s ta te o f
he a lth, dr in ks n othin g b u t w a ter , ea ts l ittl e , s le e p s
well, a n d ca n b ea r a gr e a t de a l O f fa tigu e He.

da n ce s w e ll, a n d is ve ry n i m bl e N a tu r e ha s re fu s e d
.

n othin g b u t s i z e to thi s a m i a bl e crea tur e for which ,

s he ha s m a d e him a m pl e a m e n d s by the b e a u ti es Of

his body a n d m i n d . His m a n n e r is e xtrem e ly gra ce

fu l , a n d his r e p a rte e s s m a r t a n d s pir i te d He s pe a ks
.

s en s ibly o f wha t he ha s s e e n ,
a n d ha s a ve ry good
m e m ory ; his j u dgm e n t is s o u n d , a n d his he a r t s u s

ceptib le of the m os t te n d er i m pr e s s ion s he ha s n e ver

s hown a n y p a s s ion or ill n a ture , is e xtre m e ly com
-

pla ce n t, love s to b e tre a te d with the de coru m du e to

his r a n k, yet is n ot offen de d wi th thos e who m a k e
33 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

free with him o n a ccou n t Of his s ta ture His fa ther

.

a n d m other a r e a b ove the m idd l i n g s i z e , ha ve s ix

children the e lde s t o f whom is b u t thir ty fou r in ches
,
-

high . His thr e e othe r br others , who wer e born

within a ye a r of ea ch other , a r e a bove five fee t s ix
in che s high, s tr on g a n d we ll m a de ; the s ixth is a
-

ir l , b u t s ix ye a r s ol d, ha n d s o m e a n d w el l m a de , but
g
-

n ot a bove twe n ty or twe n ty on e i n che s high a t m o s t,

-

b u t fo r wa r d in e very other r es p e ct a s a n y child of

‘

tha t a g e . The fa ther a n d m othe r O f thes e little cr ea

ture s did n ot thin k them wo r th b e s towin g e du ca tion
on , a n d the y pr ob a bly ha d r e m a in e d ign ora n t a n d

illiter a te if the Cou n te s s of Hu m ie cs ka a n d a n ea r

r e la tion of hers ha d n ot a bou t two yea r s a g o ta ken

them u n d er the ir pr ote ction . O n e little ge n tle m a n

ha s s o w e ll i m pr ove d in tha t s hor t tim e , tha t he wr i tes
a n d re a d s very we ll , a n d u n de r s ta n ds a r i thm e tic In .

four m on ths he le a rn e d the Germ a n tolera bly we ll , .

a n d Fr en ch s u ffici e n tly to e xpr e s s him s e lf wi th e a s e

a n d in cho s e n ter m s The cou n t m a y b e co rre ct in

his des cr iption of B or u wla s ki s p er s o n , b u t he is
’

wr on g in s o m e of his other s ta te m en ts .

The An n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 6 1 , u n d er d a te Ma y

1 3th, s a y s : “ S om e le tters fr om the Ha gue m e n tion
tha t the fa m ou s Poli s h coun te s s a n d he r dwa r fs a r e
n ow the on ly s u bj e cts o f the con v ers a tion a n d diver

s ion of the n obili ty a n d g en tr y in Holla n d for the i r

,

witty e xpre s s ion s The Pr in ces s Na s s a u We ilb ou r g ,

. -

ha vin g on e O f tho s e d wa r fs upo n her l a p, s a id, ‘ Are

n ot you very sorr y you a re n ot ta ller ?
’
NO , re
’
338 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

pa ren ts s ettle d a t Wa r s a w Her b e a uty m a de a t

.

fir s t s ight a s tr on g i m pre s s ion o n his he a r t ; b u t

s he for a lo n g ti m e r idicul e d his p a s s i o n , which he
,

s till pre s s e d u p on he r wi th m u ch a r d our .When

the C ou n te s s Hu m iecka wa s in for m e d o f his s en ti
m en ts s he r e m o n s tra te d wi th him the r e o n ; b u t a s
he p a id n o a tte n tio n to he r a r gum e n ts , s he di r e cte d
him to b e con fi n e d in his own a pa r tm e n t . Fin din g
tha t he con ti n ue d ob s tin a te , s he or de r e d him to l e a ve
her hou s e fi n a lly a n d s he s en t I s a l in a a wa y a l s o .

Tu rn e d a dr ift in the wor ld , withou t m on ey or

r e s our ce s , B or u wla s ki wa s a t firs t m u ch em b a r r a s s e d
°

b u t he a ppli e d for he lp to the ki n g s b r othe r Pr i n c e

’
,

C a s i m ir , who ha d a lwa ys ta ken pa r ticu la r in tere s t in

him , a n d who in duce d the ki n g to pr om i s e to pr o
vide for him . B or u wla s ki s till con ti n ue d his n u
r e m itti n g a ddres s e s to the Obj e ct of his pa s s io n , who

a t l en gth m a rr i e d him , the ki n g ha vi n g fi r s t a

p
pr ove d of the m a tch, a n d s ettl e d a n a n n u ity Of on e
hu n dr e d du ca ts on him . Howe ver , B oru wla s ki s o on
fou n d tha t the r oya l fa vou r s wou ld s ca r ce ly b e s u f
ficie n t for the s u pport Of him s e lf a n d his wife , who
within a few we ek s a fter her m a r r i a ge in for m e d him
tha t he wa s like ly s o on to b e a fa ther . His pa tr on s
s ugge s te d tha t a s e c on d vi s i t to the cou r ts Of E ur ope

wou ld pr ocu r e him the m e a n s Of le a din g , on his

r e turn , a life Of c om for t .

He a dopte d the idea ; the ki n g s u ppli e d him

with a con ve n i en t ca rria ge ; a n d b e in g pro vide d with
l etters Of re com m en da tion , he left Wa r s a w in N O
 COUN T B O RU WL A SK I . 3 39

ve m b er , 1 78 0 . His wife b e in g ken ill a t C r a cow ,

ta
the y wer e oblige d to con ti n u e for s om e ti m e in tha t
city ; w he r e , a fte r a lo n g in di s po s ition s he g a ve bi r th
,

to a da u ghte r O n her r e covery they s e t ou t for

.

Vi en n a , wher e the y a rr ive d in Fe b ru a ry , 1 7 8 1 .

Un fortun a te ly for B or u wla s ki, his pa tr on e s s , M a r ia

Ther e s a , ha d then j u s t die d He , howe ve r , a ga in
.

r e c e ive d the b e n e vol e n ce o f Co u n t K a u n itz ; a n d he

b e ca m e a cqu a in te d with the Br itis h a m b a s s a dor Sir ,

R M K e ith, who i n du ce d him to m a ke hi s s u b s e

. .

qu e n t voy a ge to E n gl a n d A fter givi n g a con cer t,

.

which wa s a tte n d e d by a lm os t a ll the n obility Of

Vi e n n a , he le ft tha t city pr ovide d W ith lette r s of
r e co m m e n d a tion to m a n y p r i n ces o f Ge r m a n y , a t
who s e cou r ts in the cour s e O f a n in ter e s tin g tou r
, ,

he wa s w e ll r e ce ive d He the n tr a ve lle d i n to Hu n

.

g a r y, Tu r ke y, L a pla n d , Fin la n d, Sibe r ia , a n d other

cou n tr i e s
.

He n ow re s olve d to vi s it E n gla n d , a n d ha vi n g
e m b a r ke d a t O s ten d , he a rr iv e d a t M a r ga te , a fte r

a te m pe s tu ou s p a s s a ge o f s ix d a y s , d u r in g w hich
the ve s s e l l o s t her m a s ts a n d s a il s I n Lon do n his
.

e a rlie s t p a tr on s w er e the D u ke a n d D u che s s O f

D e von s hi r e . A s hor t tim e a fte r his a rr iva l a g ia n t
ove r e ight fe et high like wi s e vis i te d the m e tr opoli s .

B ein g de s ir ou s Of s e e i n g the m to ge the r , the du ke

a n d d u che s s , a c com p a n i e d by L a dy Sp e n ce r , on e

da y took B oru wl a s ki to s ee thi s gi a n t, wi th whos e

kn e e the dwa r f s he a d wa s a bo u t on a l e ve l B e fore
’
.

lon g B oru wl a s ki wa s in troduce d to the Pr i n ce of

3 40 GIAN TO L O GY A
N
D D WARF IAN A .

Wa le s ,
a ds Ge org e I V ; a n d on Ma y 23d,
fte r wa r .

1 7 8 2 , he wa s pr e s e n te d by the C o u n te s s Of E gr e
m on t to the ki n g a n d qu e e n , a n d the j u n io r m em

b e rs of the r oya l fa m ily .

All the fa vou r s of his p a tr on s w ere n ot, ho we v e r,

s u ffi ci e n t to s u ppo r t him s e lf a n d his W ife de c en tly ;

s o tha t he wa s oblige d to ha ve r e cou r s e to the

e xp e d i e n t o f givi n g s u b s cr iptio n con ce r ts , a n d Of a n
e xhibition Of hi m s e lf, fi r s t a t a gu i n e a , then a t five
s hill i n g s , a n d a fter wa r d s a t ha lf a cr own e a ch
per
- -

s on. A n e ws pa p er of Ju n e 1 7 th, 1 7 8 2 , con ta in s

the followi n g a dver ti s e m e n t o f o n e o f his c on cer ts
“
C a r li s le Hou s e ( By ve ry pa r tic ul a r des ir e ) Com te
. .

B oru wla s ki, the m os t ce l ebr a te d dwa r f n ow in E u

r op e , is com
pe lle d to pu t O ff his c on c er t fr om Mon ,

da y the 1 7 th to We dn es da y the 1 9th i n s ta n t, when it

will b e per form e d a t this pla ce u n de r the dir e ction ,

of Mr Cra m er who wa s u n a void a bly p r e ven te d fr om

.
,

a tten di n g on the fir s t n ight Tick ets for the 1 7 th

.

i n s t will b e a dm itte d , a n d m a y b e ha d of Com te

.

B or u wla ski, N O 5 5 Jer m yn s tre et, n ea r St Ja m e s s

’
-
. .

”
Chu r ch .

I n 1 7 8 3 B oru wla s ki vi s ite d the pr i n cip a l town s

O f E n g l a n d , Sc otl a n d a n d Ire l a n d , a n d wa s ve r y
,

s u cces s fu l I n Ire l a n d he wa s de ta in e d by the ill

.

n es s of his wife who ther e

, g a ve bi r th to her s e con d
child At le n gth a fter a n a b s en ce of two or thr e e
.
,

ye a rs , he retu rn e d to Lon don in M a r ch, 1 7 8 6 On .

his wa y he s toppe d a t s e ver a l pr ovin ci a l ci ti e s , a m on g

which wa s Lee ds , Where a vulga r a n d very s tout
 3 42 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIAN A .

na tive coun tr y tha t he ha d l a id ou t se vera l thous a n d

poun ds in the Fu n ds , he wa s thought n o lon ger
to re quir e the kin g s fa vour s , a n d his a n n ui ty of
’

on e hun dre d du c a ts wa s a ccor din gly di s co n ti n u e d .

Thi s cir cum s ta n ce com pe lle d him to revi s it Pola n d

in the ye a r 1 7 92 ; b u t he s oon a fterwa rds re turn e d
to this coun try , Where his e xhibition s were s o s u c
ce s s fu l tha t in a fe w y ea rs he re tir e d, a n d s pen t
the r e m a in der o f his life in e a s e a nd com fort At
.

the e n d of the la s t ce n tury, ha vin g b e e n s een by

s om e Of the pr e b en da r i e s o f D u r h a m , he wa s pre

va ile d upon by tha t body to ta k e up his a bode for

’
life in B a n k s Cotta ge , n e a r the ir city , the y en ga gin g
to a ll ow him a ha n ds om e i n com e He a ccepte d thi s
. .

Offer , a n d enjoye d the cler ica l b o un ty up to the ti m e

o f his dea th which ha pp e n e d a t the s a m e cotta ge ”
,

on S epte m b er 5 th, 1 8 3 7 , when he wa s n i n e ty e ight

-

yea r s of a g e His rem a in s we r e pla ce d n e a r thos e

.

of Ste phen K em ble , in the n i n e a l ta r s in D ur ha m

C a the dr a l I n Ka y s E din b u rg h P or tr a its ther e is

.
’
.

on e of B or u wla ski, ta k e n fr om life

. F or the s a ke
o f con tra s t, he is r e pr e s en te d in com pa n y with Ne il

Fergus on , a n a dvoca te , then on e of the ta lle s t m en

in E din bur gh . B on om i , the a r chite ct , took a full
c a s t of B oru wl a ski At the s a l e of F illin ha m s col
.
’

le ction in 1 8 6 2 we r e s old s om e s ca r ce portra its of

B oru wla ski, a n origin a l dr a wi n g of him by De
Wilde , a utogra ph le tters , the ha n dbill for his pu b
lic brea kfa s t, a n d the s a le ca ta logu e of his effe cts .

On e of his s hoes a n d a glove a re n ow in the Bri s tol

 K E MBL E AN D DWARF . 343

Philo s ophica l In s titu tion The len gth of the s ole of

.

the for m er o u ts id e is five i n che s a n d s e ve n e ighths

-
.

Apr op os O f ou r r e fer e n ce a bove to Ke m bl e , we

m a
y a dd tha t he wa s on ce s l e e pi n g a t a n in n in
a cou n tr y town n d wa s a w a k e n e d a b ou t d a ybre a k
, a

by a s tra n ge figu r e , a dwa r f, s ta n di n g by his b e d

in e xtra o r di n a r y a ttir e . Ke m ble , who wa s a fa t
m a n , r a i s e d hi m s e lf u
p in the b e d, a n d qu e s ti on e d
the i n tru de r ; who s a id , “ I a m a dwa r f, a s you
per ce ive ; I a m com e to e xhibi t a t the fa ir to
m or r o w a n d I ha ve m i s ta ke n the b e dcha m b er . I
,

s u pp os e
you a r e a gi a n t com e for the s a m e pu r po s e .

B u ffon , in his N a tu r a l His tory, pu blis he d a bou t

1 7 6 7 , give s a n a cco u n t O f Bébé , the Ki n g o f P0
la n d s fa m ou s dwa r f, to whom we ha ve b e for e r e
’

ferre d His r e a l n a m e Wa s N icho la s Fe n y , or Ferry,

.

a n d he wa s b or n a t Pl a is n e s , in the V o s ge s . His
pa r en ts w er e s tr on g , he a lthy , well Q1n a de pe a s a n ts
-
.

At the ti m e o f his bi r th he wa s on ly e ight i n che s

lon g , a n d w e ighe d twe lve o u n ce s He wa s s o very
.

s m a ll tha t he wa s pr e s e n te d u p on a pl a te to b e
’
b a pti s e d, a n d for a lon g tim e he ha d his fa ther s
woode n s hoe for his b e d His m other r ea re d him
.

with gre a t difficu lty, a s his m ou th, a lthou gh w e ll

pr oportion e d to the r e s t Of his body , wa s n ot la r ge
e n o u gh to r e ce iv e he r n ipple .He wa s the r e for e
s uckle d by a go a t, who p e rfor m e d the p a r t o f a n u r s e

r e m a r k a bly w e ll
. When s ix m on ths O ld he ha d the
o ther a s s i s t
s m a ll pox ; b u t he re c ov e r e d wi thou t a n y
-

n d the m ilk O f the

a n c e tha n the c a re of his m o the r , a
 44 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARE I AN A .

goa t At the a g e o f e ighteen m on ths he could a rti

.

cu l a te s om e wor ds At two ye a rs he cou l d s u ppor t

.

hi m s e lf u pon his l egs , a n d wa lk a lm o s t wi thou t a s s i s t

a n ce . A p a i r Of s ho e s we r e the n m a de for him ,
whi ch we re n o m or e tha n a n in ch a n d a ha lf in
le n gth He wa s a tta cke d by s ever a l dis ea se s , b u t
.

the o n ly e vide n ce s l e ft o f h is di s or der s were the

m a rk s of the s m a l l pox on his s kin
-
.

p
From his i n fa n cy u p to the a g e Of s ix y e a rs his
food con s i s te d O f ve ge ta bl es a n d b a con . A t thi s ti m e
his he ight wa s a bo u t fifte e n i n ches , a n d his we ight
thi r te en p ou n d s ; his pe r s on wa s a gr e e a ble a n d w e ll
pr opor tion e d he wa s in perfe ct hea lth ; b u t he ha d
,

little a ppe a ra n ce Of in telle ct At thi s a g e Sta n is la us

.

o r d e r e d him to Lu n e ville , g a ve him the n a m e Of

Bébé, a n d ke pt him in his pa la ce Bébé , thu s r e
.

m ove d fr om the c on d iti on of a p ea s a n t to the lu xu r i e s

o f a c ou r t, e xp er i e n c e d n o cha n g e e i the r in his b o dy

o r his m i n d . He ha d n o s e n s e o f r e ligion , the im

m or ta li ty O f the s ou l , or the S u pr e m e B e i n g He
.

wa s i n ca p a bl e of r e a s o n i n g a n d cou l d on ly im p er
,

fe ctly le a rn m u s ic a n d da n cin g ; b u t he a fte r wa r d s ;

s e e m e d to b e fon d Of the form e r , a n d b e a t ti m e wi th

to le r a bl e a ccura cy . He wa s s u s ce ptible Of pa s s ion s ,

p a rticu l a r ly of a n ger , j e a l ou s y, a n d the des ir a r den t
'

The Pr i n ce s s of Ta l m on d wa s a ppoin te d to te a ch
him ; b u t s he ha d a ve ry profitl e s s ta s k .He , how
e ve r , con ce ive d s u ch a s tr on g a tta chm en t to her
-

tha t s ee i n g he r on e da y ca res s a dog , he s n a tche d the

a n i m a l fr om her a r m s , a n d thr e w it ou t of win dow,
346 GI ANT O L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

pla n n e d i ge b e twe en Bé b é a n d An n e Ther es e

a m a rr a

Sou vr a y, a n a tive of the Vos ges ; b u t Bébé di ed

b efor e the u n i on wa s e ffe cte d ; n e ver the les s the la dy
a s s u m e d a n d r e ta i n e d the n a m e o f her i n ten de d .

She wa s e xhibi te d in 1 8 1 9 in Pa r i s , a t the the a tre of

M C om te , when s he wa s s e ve n ty thr ee ye a rs of a g e ,
.
-

a n d o nly thir ty thr e e i n che s high

-
Notwiths ta n din g
.

her a dva n ce d a g e , s he wa s fu ll o f ga i e ty a n d viva city ;

a n d d a n c e d a n d s u n g n a tio n a l s o n g s in p u blic wi th

he r s i s te r , B a r b e Sou vr a y, the e lder by two yea r s ,

‘

a n d the ta ller by e ight i n che s The p a r e n ts of

.

the s e two li ttl e m u s ica l m a r ve ls we r e of the or di n a ry

s ta tu r e .

I n born a t Squ o a ti, in the i s l a n d of

1 7 40 wa s

B a li , of we ll pr opor tion e d pa ren ts , a dwa r f n a m e d

-

Kitip , who a tta in e d the he ight of on ly two feet e le ve n

in che s , E n gli sh m ea s u re When he wa s for ty ye a r s
.

o f a g e he wa s e xhibi te d a t B a ta vi a , a t whi ch ti m e his

hea d wa s fa r two l a r ge for his body ; his ha ir wa s

lon g a n d bla ck , with a little gra y in it ; he ha d n o
b ea r d his s kin wa s of a b r own i s h colou r ; his shou l
ders were b r oa d ; a n d his che s t wa s s tr on g His .

a bdom e n wa s con tr a cte d towa r ds the lowe r p a r t ;

his a r m s we re too lo n g in pr op or tion to his body , a n d
s lightly twi s te d ou twa r d s ; the lo w er p a rt of the m
b e in g on ly ha lf a s lon g a s the p a rt a b ove the e lbow .

His ha n d s we r e s hor t, br oa d , a n d r ou n de d The .

fi n ge r s w er e like s tu m ps , ve ry loos e ly con n e cte d with

the b on e s of the ha n d , a n d ha vi n g n o j o i n ts in the m .

E a ch ha n d ha d s ix of thes e sha p e les s fin gers u pon it,

 THE LITTLE DWARF . 347

a n d the b a ck of it wa s s om e wha t con ca ve , s o tha t he

could u s e it in s tea d of a s poon to con vey food to his
m outh . His le g s , in which the kn e e s w ere e n tire ly
w a n tin g, wer e very s hort, a n d his fee t g re w ou t of
them s oli dl y . The la tter w ere s hor t a n d b r o a d , a n d
e a ch on e ha d s ix to e s s i m il a r in form to his fi n ger s
, .

The Won derfu l Mu s eu m by Kir by , a n dthe C u rios i

tie s of B iog r a p hy, te ll u s , tha t Ma r c C a toz z e , c a ll e d the

Little D wa rf, wa s bor n a t Ven ice in 1 74 1 , of ta ll a n d

r obus t p a r e n ts He ha d s e ve r a l br other s , a ll of whom
.

w e r e ta ll a n d w e ll m a de His body wa s n ot de
.

fl
for m e d a n d it a ppe a r e d to b e l on g to a m a n of five
,

fe e t a n d a ha lf high He ha d n e i ther a rm s n or le gs ,
.

b u t ve ry pr om in e n t s hou lder s a n dper fect ha n d s The .

lower pa r t of his b o dy wa s ver y a t, te rm in a tin g in

m i s s ha pe n fe e t He s pe n t the gre a te r pa r t of his life
.

in tr a ve l lin g over E ur op e , a n d e xhibi tin g hi m s e lf a s

a cu r ios ity He a ppe a re d a t B ow Fa ir in the y e a r
.

1 7 66 , whe n he i s s u e d the followi n g e xhibi ti on bill

This is to a cqu a in t the n obility , gen try , a n d the
cur ious in ge n e r a l To b e s ee n fr om n i n e o clock in
.
’

the m orn i n g till n in e a t n ight, dur i n g the ti m e of the

a ir , the s ur pr i s in g Ita lia n D w a r f, two fe e t s ix i n che s
f
high, twe n ty five y ea r s of a g e b orn withou t a rm s ,
-

le gs , or thighs Y et ha s fee t a n d ha n ds He wa lks

. .
,

b ea ts the dr um , ha n dle s the br oa d s wor d, ca n rea d

a n d wr i te , like a n y othe r p e r s on , a n d S p ea k s differen t

la n gu a ge s a s we ll a s a n y m a n ; s in gs s e ve ra l s on gs
in va r iou s la n gu a ge s , a n dha s ha dthe hon our to b e pr e
s en te d b e fo re s e vera l pr i n c e s , pr i n ces s es , a n d othe r s
348 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

of the n obility in E u r ope We fix n o p rice to ge n tle

.

m e n a n d l a di e s Tr a de s m e n , 6d Wor kin g p e opl e , 3d

”
. . .

He a ttra cte d m u ch pu blic n otice , n ot on lyb y the

s in g u l a r i ty o f his form , b u t a l s o by the a s to n i s hi n g

s tr e n gth of his j a w s , a n d the d e x ter i ty wi th which he

thr e w u p in to the a ir s tick s a n d o the r thi n gs wi th

o n e of his ha n ds a n d c a ught the m
,
with the other .

A s he cou ld s ca r ce ly r ea ch his m ou th with the en ds

o f his fi n ger s
,
n a tu re ha d fu r n is he d him with the
e xtr a or di n a r y power of pr otr udin g a n d a t the s a m e
,

tim e l o we r i n g his u nder j a w, by m e a n s of which he

could fe e d him s el f withou t a s s i s ta n ce .

Al thou g h he could w a lk a n d s ta n d upr ight on

his feet, he e xp er i e n ce d gre a t difficu lty in r e a chi n g
obj e cts s itu a te d a t a certa i n dis ta n ce from his ha n ds .

He the re fore con tr ive d a n in s tru m en t to s upply his

wa n ts in thi s r e s pe ct I t wa s com pos e d of a hollow
.

pi e ce of e lder , a b ou t three fe e t in le n gth, thr ou gh

which pa s s e d a n ir on rod, fixe d s o a s to s lide up a n d
down , a n d te r m in a tin g in a very s ha rp hook If he .

wi she d to la y hold of a n obj e ct a t s om e dis ta n ce fr om

him , he took his tu b e in on e ha n d, a n d the n s e iz in g
the obj e ct with the hook, he dre w it towa r d s him ,
tu rn in g it a n y wa y he plea s e d wi thout l e ttin g g o the
s tick , b u t dra wi n g b a ck the hooke d pi e ce of iron
in to its s hea th The ha bit of us in g this in s tr um en t
.

ha d ren dere d him s o de xtr ou s , tha t by m e a n s of it

he cou l d ta ke up a pi e ce of m on e y fr om a ta ble .

I n his you th he tra ve lle d upo n ho rs e b a ck ; for this

pu rpos e he use d a pa rticu l a r kin d of s a ddl e , a n d he .
 350 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIAN A .

leg s , fe e t, w e ighe d b u t four s ton e a n d two poun ds ,

or

wa s two fee t lon g a n d ha d a s com e ly a fa c e a s m o s t

,

m en . He wa s s e en by Sir Ha n s Sloa n e a n d s om e
m e m b ers of the Roya l Socie ty He wr ote we ll with
.

his m ou th s e ve ra l s orts o f ha n d s , a n d dr e w pictur e s

or co a ts of a r m s to the gre a tes t p e r fe ction He a ls o .

pla y e d a g a m e of ca r ds , a n d cu t a n d de a l t the m with

his m ou th .

I n 1 7 4 2 Rob er t Ju dith Skin n er , hu sb a n d

a nd

a n d wife , w e r e e xhibite d in We s tm i n s te r The for

.

m e r wa s for ty fou r y e a r s old a n d two fe et on e i n ch

-

high ; a n d the la tte r wa s only on e i n ch ta lle r They .

we r e ve ry good lookin g, pe r fe ctly s tra ight a n d well

-

m a de
,
witty , i n telligen t, a n d joco s e The m a n wa s
.

b orn a t Rippon , in Yor ks hi re , a n d the wom a n wa s a

n a tive of Wa le s They were m a r ri e d a t St Ma rtin s ’
. .

Chu r ch, L on don , twen ty thr ee ye a rs b e fore , du r in g

-

which ti m e they ha d a fa m ily of fou rte en childr e n ,

a ll o f whom we r e w e ll gr own a n d he a l th
y
-
.

The s e dwa r fs we r e e xhibite d o n ly hb ye a r s , a n d ‘

in tha t p er iod they wer e s o e xten s ive ly di s t pr ofi ta bly

, .

pa tr on i s e d , tha t the y we r e en a ble d to td tlv a for tun e ,

upon which they r etire d They ha d m a de for them
.

s m a l l ca r r i a g e , n o l a r g er tha n a child s cha is e ,

’
a

which wa s dr a wn by two dog s , a n d dr iven by a la d

twe lve y e a r s old , a tti r e d in a purple a n dye llow live ry .

I n thi s e qu ip a ge they u s e d fr e quen tl y to dr ive in

St Ja m e s s Pa rk , wher e the y ha d m a n y cur ious
’
.

followers .

I n 1 7 63 Mr s Skin n er di e d , a n d her hus b a n d wa s

.
 THE CO RSICAN FAI RY . 35 1

so m uch a ffe cte d a t her lo s s , tha t he s eclude d him s elf

fr om a ll s ocie ty for twelve m on ths , s huttin g him self
up in a n a p a r tm en t in his hous e , a n d re fu s in g a d
m itta n ce e ven to his own fa m ily . He would n ot
s uffer a n
y on e to a ppr oa ch him e xce pt a n old wo m a n

fl
s e r va n t whom he ha d kn own from childhood At
, .

len gth, when he ha d re covere d fr om his s ha rpest

gr ie f, he le ft Lon don , to which he ha d ta ken a grea t
di s ta s te ; a n d, s till a f i cte d by his b er e a vem en t, he
r e tu rn e d to Rippon , his n a tive pl a ce , wher e he di e d

two ye a r s a fter w a r ds . He b e quea the d his pr operty ,

which is s a id to ha ve a m ou n te d to twen ty two thou -

s a n d poun ds , e qu a lly a m o n g his childr en .

A r ude woodcu t in a n old m a ga z in e r e pr es en ts

Mr S kin n er a n d his wife in a fu rn i she d r oom , on e
.

s ta n din g on e i the r s ide of a ta ll m a n . The m a le

dwa r f we a r s kn ee b r e e che s , b u ckle d sho e s , a n d fr ille d
-

cu ffs ; a n d the l a dy w e a r s a hoope d s ki rt a n d a pr on ,

a n d c a rr i e s a n Op e n fa n .

I n 1 743 wa s b orn in Cor s ica , on the m oun ta in of

Sta ta O ta , a dwa r f, a fte r wa r ds ca lle d Ma d a m e Tere
s ia , the Cor s ica n Fa ir y , who wa s e xhibite d a t the

Ar ts Mus eum , in Cocks pur s tr e et, Lon don , in 1 7 6 9 ,

-

whe n s he wa s thirty fou r in che s high, a n d we ighe d

-

tw en ty s ix po u n ds
-
. She wa s a n e l e ga n t little crea
tur e , p retty , e xcee din gly we ll pr opor tion e d in her
lim b s , of a dm ira ble s ym m etry , viva cious , spir ite d,
wom a n ly, a n d ye t fa iry like She s poke Fr en ch a n d
-
.

Ita lia n , wa s a gre a t fa vour i te with he r vis itors , a n d

crea te d m uch p u blic i n te r e s t I n O ctob e r, 1 7 7 3 , she
.
 352 .
GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFIAN A .

wa s a Lo
a in \ e xhib ite dn don , whe n her whol e
in
g
len gth portra it wa s e n gr a ve d by Worlidg e I t wa s .

re pr oduc e d in V ils on s Won derf ul C ha r a cters a n d in

V ’

’
Sm B iog r a p hia C u rios a 1 8 22
’
ee ton s ,
.

An a dver ti s e m e n t of the ye a r 1 74 6,
oun cin g a nn

the a m u s e m en ts a t the N e w We lls in Cler ken we ll ,

y
sa s :
“
F or a n in te r lude is to b e in tr oduce d the won
der fu l littl e Pol a n der , who is a llowe d to b e the gre a t
es t cur io s ity in the m em or y of m a n , b e i n g on ly two ,

fee t ten in ches high, a n d s ixty yea r s of a g e , a n d in

e ve r y wa y pr opor ti on a ble , a n d w e a r s his b ea r d a fte r

his own coun tr y s fa s hi on A l s o the ta ll S a xon wo

’
.

m a n , se ven feet high, b e twe e n who m a n d the Li lli

puti a n Pola n der the r e is to b e a cou ntry da n ce A .

folio en gra vin g re pr e s en ts the little Pola n der, in his

s ur pr i s in g p e r fo rm a n ce s in b a l a n cin
g a n d o ther wi se ,
'

a t S a dle r s We lls , in twe n ty fou r com p a r tm en ts

’
-
.

I n 1 7 49 the publi c we r e i m p os e d on by a p er son

who a dverti s e d tha t he wou ld a ppe a r a t the Ha y
m a r ke t The a tr e a n d
g e t i n to a com m on win e bottl e
-

,
.
.

An a udi en ce a s s e m ble d to witn e s s the fea t, b u t the

conjur or did n ot a tten d Thi s du pe ca us e d m uch
.

e xci te m en t a t the tim e , a n d m a n y le tters a dver tise

,

m e n ts , a n d p a m phl e ts a ppe a r e d r i d i culin g the cr e

,

du lity of the public Am on g the a dve rti s em en ts wa s

.

the followin g on e : La te ly a rrive d fr om Ita ly , Sig .

Ca pitello Jum podo , a s u r pr i s in g dwa r f, n o ta l ler tha n

a com m on ta vern tob a cco pip e , who ca n p erform
-

m a n y wo n der fu l e qu ilibr e s on the s l a ck or tight

'

r op e ; like wi s e he will tr a n s fo r m his body in a bove

35 4 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

of win e , then thr ows the s ton e off fr om her body by

m e r e s tr e n gth wi thout a n a s s i s ta n c e L a s tly , s he
, y .

lifts a n a n vil of 2 00 pou n d we ight fi om the gr ou n d

'

’
with her own ha ir To b egin e xa ctly a t s ix o clock
. .

The P hilos op h ca l Tr a n s a ction s for 1 7 5 1 give a n

i
a ccoun t of a dwa rf, the s on of on e Lewis Hopkin s ,
who , a lthough he wa s e n ter i n g the fifteen th ye a r of
his a g e , wa s n o m or e tha n two fee t s e ve n in che s in
he ight, a n d thir tee n pou n ds in w e ight, a n d who la
bou re d un de r a ll the in firm itie s of very old a g e He .

wa s we a k a n d e m a ci a te d ; his e yes we r e dim ; his .

hea r in g ver y b a d; his cou n ten a n ce fa l len ; a n d his .

voice very low a n d holl ow He ha d a dr y, hu s ky,

.

in wa r d cou gh ; his he a d hu n g down b e fore , s o tha t

his chi n tou che d his br e a s t ; his s ho u lde r s w er e
r a i s e d , a n d his b a ck r oun d e d, n ot u n like a hum p

b a ck ; a n d his te eth w ere de ca ye d a n d r o tten He .

wa s s o we a k tha t he could n ot s ta n d e r e ct withou t

s u ppor t . His fa ther , a he a r ty m a n , a n d his m othe r ,
a com e ly , he a l thy wom a n in the pr i m e of life both
,

s a id tha t he wa s n a tu r a l ly s pr ightly a l thou gh wea kly

, ,

un til he wa s s e ven ye a r s old, a n d wou l d a ttem pt to

s in g a n d pl a y a b ou t . He the n we ighe d n i n e teen
pou n ds , a n dwa s a s ta ll , if n ot ta ll er , tha n he wa s a t
the a g e of fifteen yea r s . He wa s n a tu r a lly s light,
we ll grown , a n d in du e pr oportion ; b u t fr om the
-

a
g e of s even yea rs he gr a du a lly de cli n e d a n d gr ew
w ea ker , los in g his te eth by de gre e s He ha d a s is te r
.

a bo u t ten y ea rs of a
g e , who wa s in the s a m e d e clin in g
s ta te . He wa s the s e con d s on of a fa m ily of s ix
 HOPKIN S HOPKIN S . 35 5

chil dr en He wa s b a ptis e d on Ja n u a ry 2 9 th, 1 7 36,

.

by the Rev R Ha r ri s vica r of L a n tris s en t, Gla m or

. .
,

g a n s hir e
. I n S e ptem b er , 1 7 5 1 , he wa s publicly e x
hib ite d for m on e y a t Bris to l .

He is the s a m e i n dividu a l a s the on e r e fe rre d to

in the Gen tlem a n s M a g a z in e for D e ce m b e r , 1 7 5 1 , by
’

which we a re in form e d tha t a dwa rf fr om Gla m or

g a n s hire wa s the n b e in g e xhibite d in Lon don . He
wa s in the fifte en th yea r o f his a g e , wa s two fe e t s ix
i n che s high, we ighe d on ly twe lve pou n ds , a n d wa s
very pr oportion a ble We m a ke s om e a llowa n ce s for
.

the dis cr ep a n ci e s in the he ight a n d we ight, r e m em

b erin g tha t in the fir s t i n s ta n ce the dwa r f wa s e x
a m in e d a n d de s cr ib e d c r i tic a lly , a n d in the la tter he

wa s r e por te d a s a n e xhibite d pr o digy , a n d there fore

his s i z e a n d gr a vi ty were s lightly dim in i she d .

The s a m e in dividu a l wa s thu s a dverti s e d in 1 7 5 2

Hopki n s Hopkin s , the w on de r ful little We lchm a n ,
wfi haf g iv
y
e n e n er a l s a ti s fa ctio n to a ll the cu r io u s
g
tha t ha ve s e en him , by whom he is a ckn owledg e d to
b e on e of the r a r e s t a n d gre a te s t pr odigi e s n ow in the
wor ld , be in g a you th fifte e n ye a r s of a g e , who se
he ight is n o m or e tha n thirty in ches , we ighs b u t
twe lve pou nds , ye t is in a ll r e s pe cts pr oportion a ble .

His s ta tu re re pr e s e n ts tr ue hu m a n m i n i a tu re , his
gra vi ty old a g e ; a cur io s ity fa r s u r pa s s in g a ll othe rs
i n thi s pr e s en t a g e hi the rto e xpo s e d to publick vie w .

He is to b e s e en till Frida y n ight, two door s b elo w

the Kin g s He a d , in the O ld Je wry ; a n d for the
’

b e tter con ven ien cy of the n obili ty , qua lity , a n d g en

35 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A
.

try of tha t pa r t of the town tha t a r e de s ir ous to s ee

him , he will b e to b e s e en on S a tur da y , the 2 5 th of
this i n s ta n t, &c , a t Mr Pa r i s h s , u phol s te rer , in St
. .
’
.

Alb a n s s tre e t, n e a r Pa ll M a ll His s ta y there will b e

-
.

”
b u t s ho rt .

I n the s a m e ye a r he i s s u e d the followi n g a dver

tisem en t : At a pr iva te hous e , thr e e door s be low
the Ki n g s He a d, in the O ld Je wry, there is to b e
’

s e en the W on d erfu l Littl e We lchm a n , who ha s given

grea t s a tis fa ction to the cur ious in diver s pa rts of

this kin gdom , e s pe cia lly to her r oya l highn es s the
Pr in ces s of Wa les a n d a ll her r oya l fa m ily, he
,

ha vin g the hon our of b e in g twice a t Le ices ter Hous e ,

a n d ha s ha d ea ch ti m e a ver y ha n ds om e pr e s e n t. He
g a ve s o m uch s a ti s fa ction to the ir r oya l highn ess e s
tha t in a s hor t tim e they m u s t s e e him a ga in ; for he
is a m o s t cur io u s a n d un co m m o n p r odigy in n a tur e ;
b e in g a youth in the fifte en th y e a r of his a g e , who se
he ight is n o m or e tha n two foo t s ix in ch es , we ighs
but tw elve pou n ds , ye t is in a ll r e s p e cts pr opor tion
a ble, b ea rs a n e xa ct s ym m e tr y , a n d a pp e a r s with

s o m uch gr a vity a s to r e pre s en t the a

g e of s ixty
yea r s. He wa s a l s o s he wn to the Roya l Socie ty,
who un a n i m ous ly de cla r e d the ir s urpr i s e a n d a dm ir a
tion , he be in g the gr ea te s t cur io s ity e ver s e e n , for he
fa r s ur p a s s e s a ll other dwa r fs tha t e ver ha ve been
”
e xpo s e d to publick vi e w .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 7 5 4 chr on icl es

’

his dea th on Ma r ch 1 9th in tha t ye a r , in Gla m orga n

s hire . He di e d of m ere old a g e a n d de ca y of n a ture ,
358 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

tra i t
. The Tur k s Hea d in Will s ti m e wa s n ote d for
’ ’

the fre e di s cu s s ion o f p o litics , a n d he wa s a lm os t a s

“

good a politici a n a s the gen tle m en whom he s e rve d .

He wa s of a s qu a t figu r e , a n d very a wkwa r dly a n d

clu m s ily lim b e d He ha d a la rge he a d , a n d, a s if to
.

r e n d e r him m ore cu r i ou s , a n ha bi tu a l tr ick of pl a yin g

w ith his thum b s . D e s pite his p er s on a l de fe cts , he

wa s a m a n of s ou n d s en s e a n d di s cern m e n t .

The L on don llfa g a z zn e for Ju n e , 1 7 5 3 , con ta in s a

'

lon g a ccou n t of the a dven ture s , a ls o a full le n gth -

p ortr a it, of B er tholde , the dwa r f pri m e m in i s ter to

Alb oin u s , Ki n g o f Lo m b a r dy . His pe r s on a l a ppea r
a n ce is thu s de s cr ib e d B e r tholde ha d a la r ge he a d ,
a s r ou n d a s a foo tb a ll , a dor n e d with r e d ha i r , v er y

s tr a ight, a n d which ha d a gre a t r e s em bl a n ce to the

br i s tle s o f a hog ; a n e xtr em e ly s hor t forehe a d , fu r
r owe d wi th wrin kl es ; two li ttle bl ea r e yes , e dge d

r ou n d wi th a b or de r of br ight c a r n a tio n , a n d over

s ha dowe d by a pa ir of la rge eye br ows , which u pon

occa s ion m ight b e m a de u s e of a s br u s he s ; a fla t r e d
n o s e , re s e m bli n g a n e xti n gui s he r ; a wide m on th,
fr om whi ch pr ocee de d two lon g cr ooke d te e th, n ot
un like the tus k s of a bo a r , a n d poin tin g to a pa ir
o f ca r s lik e tho s e which fo r m er ly b e lon g e d to M da s
y
a lip o f a m on s tr ou s thickn e s s , which hun g dow n on

a chi n tha t s e e m e d to s i n k u n der the lo a d of a b e a r d

,

thick , s tra ight, a n d br i s tly ; a very s hort n e ck , which

n a ture ha d a dorn e d with a ki n d o f n e ckl a c e form e d
,

of ten or tw e lve s m a l l w en s . The r e s t o f his body

wa s per fe ctly a gre ea ble to the g r otes qu e a pp e a ra n ce
 DWARF PRI ME MI N ISTER . 359

of
-
his i ge ; s o th a t, fr om hea d to foot, he wa s a
v sa .

kin d of m on ste r , who by his de form ity a n d the ha ir

with which he wa s covere d ha da gr ea te r res em bl a n ce
to a b ea r h a lf licke d in to for m tha n to a hum a n crea
tur e. But thoug h n a tu r e ha d trea te d him s o ill with
re s pe ct to his body s he ha d r e com pe n se d him by the
,

s ubtle ty, the a gre e a blen e s s , a n d the s olidity of the

”
m in d s he ha d un ite d to it .

B ertholde wa s born of poor pa re n ts , in a villa ge

ca lle d B e rta g n on a , a t s om e m il e s dis ta n ce from Ve

r on a
. The s m a ll fortu n e of his fa ther , a n d his ha vi n g
te n childre n , woul d n ot p er m it the go o d m a n to give
them the l ea s t e du ca tion . B u t a s for Ber tholda , he
ha d a fu n d of wit which s u fficie n tly m a de him a m en d s
for the poverty of his p a ren ts a n d the d e form ity of
”
h is p ers on .

In his youth he wen t to Ve r on a to s e ek his for

tun es , a n d ther e in tro du ce d him s e lf to the kin g , who ,
a s to n is he d a t his b ru s qu e hu m our a n d fra n k wi s do m ,

m a d e him a m e m b e r of his cour t, a n d ulti m a te ly his

p r im e m in is ter
. He s u r vive d to the a g e of s e ven ty
yea r s , whe n he ha d a wife n a m e d Ma rcolfa , a n d a
s on un de r twen ty five ye a rs old
-
. At tha t a dva n ce d
period of his life he m a de his will, which is fu ll
of d ry wit a n d wor ld l y kn owle dge ; the trifli n g b e

q ues ts the re in m a de s ho w tha t he pos s e s se d very little

pr operty ; in fa ct, he s a ys tha t he pr efe rr e d to rem a in
p oor , so tha t he m ight r e ta in re po s e a n d tr a n quillity.

E a rly in the reign of Ge orge III , which com .

m en ced in 1 7 60, di e d Cor n e li u s C a ton , who ha d

3 60 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

obta in e d gr ea t n otorie ty a s the ke epe r of the White

Lion ta vern a t R ichm on d, in Su r rey , in con s e qu en ce
‘

o f his wit, pl e a s a n try , a n d s in gu l a r a pp e a ra n c e He .

wa s s o ver y di m in u tive in s ta ture tha t he m ight ha ve

r iva ll e d s om e of the e xhibite d dwa r fs . He pa s s e d
thr ou gh the gra da tio n s of potboy , s ta ble help e r , a n d-

w a ite r a t a cou n try in n , where he s a ve d en ou gh .

m on e y to e n a bl e him to ta k e the ho u s e a t R ichm on d ,

in which he wa s ver y s u cces s fu l , a n d b e c a m e a pu blic

cha ra cter . B e ckha m e n gr a ve d his por tr a it, a n d it
ha d a gr e a t s a le I t ha s b een copie d in the C u rios ities
.

o
f B iog ra phy, 1 8 45 .

A n e ws pa p er of N ove m b er 1 7th, 1 7 64 , a n n ou n ce d
’
the de a th, a fe w da y s b e for e , a t B ea ucha m p St Pa u l s ,.

in E s s e x , of E dwa r d J a y, a d e a ler in ca lve s , who

wa s n o m ore tha n three fe e t a n d a ha lf high, ha d
n ot a n y j o in t a t his kn e e s , a n d wa s e n ti re ly s tra ight

to his hip bon e-

He ha d on ly on e a rm a n d ha n d,
.

with which howe ve r , he cou ld m a ke a pe n a n d

,

b u ckle his shoe s withou t s toopin g .

Ab out 1 7 6 5 wa s born a t Li s bon G e or ge Ro

m on do , a n e cce n tr i c m i m i c, who wa s w e ll kn ow n

a b ou t the s tree ts o f Lon don e a r ly in the pr e s en t cen

tu r y u n der the n a m e of Ra ym on do . He wa s a bout

three feet s ix i n ches in he ight, e a ch of his le gs a n d
thighs form e d the s e gm e n t of a ci r cle a n d his fa ce
,

wa s ve r y o dd looki n g
-
He u s u a lly wore a la r ge ha t,
.

cocke d b e fore a n d ha n gin g down b ehin d, a n d a lon g

s kir te d co a t .There wa s s ca r ce ly a n y kin d of s oun d
which he wa s n ot ca pa ble of im ita tin g He ga ve .
362 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

tion e d fr om he afoot a s tho s e of a n y o ther per

d to
s on
. He s a n g in the Per s i a n , b u t u n der s tood ver y
littl e of the Ma la b a r la n gua ge The form er Govern or
.

o f M a dr a s ha d his i m a ge c a s t in b r a s s , s i n ce the

dwa r f hi m s elf cou ld n ot b e pers u a de d to go to E u

r op e . He wa lke d a little in ou r pla n ta tion to look
a bout him b u t a s wa lkin g wa s tr ouble s om e to him
on a ccoun t o f a dis o r de r in his br ea s t, on e of ou r
p e ople ca rr ie d him in his a rm s like a child , which
he like d ver y we
The L on don C hr on icle of Fe bru a r y 1 6 th, 1 7 68 ,
ys t a few d a ys a g o wa s m a rr i e d Mr Richa r d
“
sa th a .

M a lla rd , the E n glish dwa r f, to Mis s Ma ry Cr ow, the

Ir i s h Lilliputi a n , both of Cr a n e la n e -
.

O n Fe br u a ry l 0th, 1 7 7 0, wa s born a t D un de e
An dr e w Whiston , who b e ca m e a we ll kn own cha -

r a cter in Lon don s tr eets , wher e he us e d to pus h

him s e lf a bo u t on a s m a ll ca rt which m ove d upon
whee ls , wea r in g a n a pr on to con ce a l the horr ible
de for m ity of his le gs His whole height, in clu di n g
.

his ca r t, did n ot e xce e d two fee t s o m e fe w in che s .

Kirby , in his Won derfu l Mu s eu m , give s a n en g ra v

in g , da te d 1 8 1 3 , of thi s dwa r f, who wa s then livi n g,
a n d ha d r e s ide d in Lon d on for twe n t
y ye a r s pre
viou s ly He ha d lodge d for fou r yea rs a t N o 4,
. .

Pa ri s ga r den s , n ea r B a n ks ide He wa s jilte d in love

-
.

by a Mr s M a rs ha ll , the Widow o f a w a te rm a n , who

.

r e ta ile d fish in the Su r rey r o a d , whe r e her de form e d

-

a dm i r er pli e d his va gr a n t tra de o f a

pen dea le r a n d
-

b egga r After a cceptin g pr es en ts fr om him , a n d

.
 DWARF KIN G or THE BE GGARS
-
. 363

na m in g the ha ppy da y, s he a b a n don e d the m a tch,

in con s e quen ce of the r idicule of her fi ie n ds n ot
withsta n din g her pre vious hope s of sha rin g his hoa r d
o f m on e y. I n 1 8 2 6 wa s publi she d the His tory of
A n dr ew Whis ton , King of the B eg g a r s, with a por
tr a it.
 CHAPTE R XI V .

Thom a s Ca rtwrig ht—D wa f a t Pa is—Sh opshi e Dwa f—Rog ers r r r r r

Tho s C te P te B o —Willi m Bo a m —Si J efi ey

m a a r F e r no a r r r

D st —Ma yo s of Ga tt—Si H y D i s da l —Tho a s

- -

un a n r rre r a rr m e m

Al le —L a d y Mo g a
n the Wi d s o F i y—Am u s i g Lette f om
r n, n r a r n r r

h —W er in M i i a tu e—Th G a t Co tr s t—M s Kelly

om a n n r e re n a r .
,

th e I i h F a ir y—N o dy Dw f—An n C l owes—Whitel a b

'

r s a rm n a r m

—Mi ss Pin o t—Ake il G a n Dwa f —Sim on Pa p ne erm r a

d L ol kes—
m n

Peter D a vi s—C lvi Philip s —Ag ed Poli h

,

Wyb ra n e a n s

D w f i R ss i —B
a r ns n d D w fs —
u The T ow S teeple—The
a um a a r n

Bl a ck D wa f—D vid Ritchi —H y Dwa f M P —L a G a

r a e a ,
r . . r n

de —N o folk F a i y—Y o k shir Littl Ma n — Littl e J e y

ur r r r e e nn

Po t g es e Dw f Pete D a tl w — D w f i N o folk
r u u a r r un o a r n r

Dw f Mothe —C tchy J a ck —John H pt —N ette

a r r ru a u m a n a nn

S t ck —P ris D w f—Mis s S ith—L h—his Fea ts —E li z a

o er a a r m ea c

b th R lph—D wa rf Ston e—C a pta i St key—Yo ks hi e a

e a n a r r r m r

ried Dwa rf— Ca ol in e C a ha m i—he B ody stol r d s ol d r c r en a n .

THE A n n u a l R eg is ter for 1 7 7 3 r e cor ds the de a th of

Thom a s C a rtwright, a t Le ice s ter , in M a r ch in tha t
ye a r He wa s twe n ty fou r ye a r s old, m e a su re d on ly
.
-

thir ty s ix i n ches in he ight, a n d n e ver ha d a n y te eth

-
.

I n 1 7 74 the public w e r e s hown a t the fa ir o f St .

Ger m a in e , in Pa r i s , a fem a le dw a r f, twen ty ye a r s of

a
g e , a n d on ly twe n ty e ight i n che s high She wa s - .
.

we ll m a de ; b u t he r voice a n d m a n n ers w er e in
-

fa n tin e .

Abou t this ti m e di e d a t VVe m , in Shr op shir e , a

la m e a n d de form e d w om a n n a m e d M a ry Ja n e , who ,

wa s on ly thi rty two in che s high -

.
366 GI AN TOLO GY AN D D WAR F I ANA.

I n 1 7 80 wa s publi she d a woodcut of Peter Bon o ,

a dwa r f thr ee fee t two i n che s high .

Willia m Bora m , a dwa r f thr e e fee t high, a ge d

thir ty s ix yea rs , wa s bur i e d on Jun e 1 1 th, 1 7 80, in
-

Put ney chu r chya r d He wa s by tra de a b a s ke t

.

m a ke r , a m a n of wea k i n te ll e ct , a n d a gre a t dr i nke r .

His voice wa s ha r sh ; his hea d wa s dis pr opor tion a bly

la rge ; his whole pers on wa s r a ther thick ; he m ove d
a bout wi th di f fi cul ty , a n d did n ot e njoy good he a l th .

A well kn own cha ra cte r a bout Lon don , in the

-

l a s t cen tu r y, wa s Sir Jeffr ey D un s ta n , the dwa r f

Ma yor o f Ga rr a tt The in ha bita n ts of Ga rr a tt, a
.

pla ce situa te d b etween Wa n dswor th a n d Tootin g,

ha d certa in r ights in a s m a ll com m on . The se
r ights h a vin g b een e n cr o a che d upon , the i n h a bit

a n ts m e t in con cla ve , e l e cte d a pre s ide n t, r es i s te d

the e n cr oa chm en t, a n d u l tim a tely r es titute d the ir

cla im s . This e ven t ha ppe n in g a t the tim e of a
gen era l e le ction , it wa s r es olve d tha t the pr es iden t
or m a yor should hold his offic e d u r i n g the con

tin u a n ce of Pa rli a m en t a n d b e r e ele cte d with a

,

n ew on e ; a n d a fterw a r ds the p a r a phern a l i a of a

s er iou s e le ction wa s p a r o di e d in thi s m ock on e .

I n 1 7 8 1 n in e c a n dida te s con te ste d for the s o

ca lle d bor ough , on e b e in g Jeffrey D un s ta n , a n itin e
r a n t buye r a n d s e ller o f old wig s who tur n e d ou t
,

to b e on e o f the m o s t popula r of the c a n did a tes tha t

e ver a ppe a r e d on the Ga rr a tt hustin gs ; he b e in g

r eturn e d the m em b er for three succe s s iv e p a r li a

m en ts. As wa s u sua l with the p s e udo m a yor s of

-
 SI R JEF F RE Y D UN STAN . 36 7

the bor ough , he dopte d the prefix of a title to his

a

n a m e ; a n d b e in g a hu m or i s t, po s s es s i n g a fu n d
o f vu lga r Wit a n d ha vi n g a n e xtre m ely gr ote s qu e
,

m a nn er a n d p ers on a l a pp ea r a n ce he com m a n de d
,

m uch public a tte n tion .

Pr e viousl y to his e le ction he ha d b een lon g

kn own a bout the s tree ts of Lon don by his loud
a n d whim s ica l m a n n er of cryi n g his goods ol d
“
,

wigs ”
. He u s ua lly ca r ri e d his wig b a g over his
-

s ho u l der ; a n d it wa s a ls o his cus tom to wa l k a bout

ha tles s , w ea r in g his shir t a n d ve s t Op e n to the wa is t,

his br e e che s un button e d a t the kn e e s , a n d his s tock
i n gs un ga rte re d .He wa s dwa r fis h in s i z e , a n d
'

kn ock kn ee d ; his he a d wa s dis pr oportion e d to his

-

body ; a n d his coun ten a n ce wa s irr e s is tibly hum or

ou s . He n e ve r a pp e a r e d Withou t a tra in of boys
a n d cur iou s p e r s on s , who m he e n te r ta in e d with his
sa llies of wit, s hre wd s a yin gs , a n d s m a rt r epa rtees ,
a n d fr om whom , wi thou t b e ggin g, he colle cte d s u f
fi cien t to m a in ta in his m uch a s s um e d dign ity of
-

m a yor a n d kn ight .

I n four s ucce s s ive yea rs , 1 7 77 to 1 7 80 in clusive ,

Ha ll, of the City r oa d, a pre s e r ver of a nim a l s , e x
-

hib ite d a t B a r tholom e w Fa ir s tuffe d bir ds a n d b ea s ts ;

a n d, in or der to obta i n n otice , he e n g a g e d Sir Jeffre y

to g ive his im ita tion s of s tr e e t cr i e s , a nd vocifera te

old wigs b u t he did n ot dra w m uch cus tom .

I n the he ight o f hi s popu l a r ity a n a ttem pt wa s

m a de to b r i n g him ou t u pon the s ta g e in the p a rt

of D octor L a s t, a t the H a ym a r ket Thea tre . The

3 68 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

a nn oun cem en t o f his a ppea r a n ce dre w a cr owde d

hou s e ; b u t, n otwi ths ta n di n g the l a bor iou s tu tor in g
to which he ha d b e en pre viou s ly s ubj e cte d , he br oke
down when the cu r ta in dr e w u p ; a n d, fa lte r in g in
his p a r t, he wa s his s e d off the s ta ge . I n 1 7 95
s e ve ra l tr a des m e n s to k en s whi ch bore Sir J
’
cli r e
’
ys
figu re w ere i s s u e d .

He u s e d to s p ea k of his da u ghte rs a s Mi s s D in a h
a n d b ea u tifu l Mi s s N a n cy the l a tte r b e in g e le va te d
,

in to La dy An n a fte r s he m a r r i e d Lor d Thom ps on ,

a du s tm a n of B ethn a l— g r e en
. Sir Je ffrey wa s n o
p
r es p e cter o f ers o n s , a n d wa s s o s e vere in his jok es

o n the cor r u ption s o f m e n in o ffice , tha t he wa s

pr os e cute d for u s in g s editiou s e xpre s s ion s ; a n d in
1 7 9 3 he wa s tr i e d , con victe d , a n d i m pr i s on e d . In
con s e qu e n ce of thi s a ffa ir , a n d of s om e cha r ge s of
dis hon e s ty which we r e b r ou ght a ga in s t him , he los t
his popu l a r ity, a n d a t the co n te s t for the e l e ctio n
of m a yor in 1 7 9 6 he wa s b e a te n by Sir Ha r r y
D i m s da le , a d e form e d dw a r f, littl e b e tte r tha n a n
idiot, who u s e d to cry m uffin s in the s tre ets of
Soho , a n d who, b e in g the la s t m a yor o f Ga rr a tt,
die d a b ou t 1 8 09 Sir Je ffr ey wa s in the ha bit of
.

r ehea r s i n g his e l e cti on s p e e che s , a n d givi n g his

im ita tion s o f p opul a r Lon don cr ie s a t pu blic hou s es -

in White cha pe l , in co m p a n y with Ra y, a tin ker , a n d

Sir Cha r les Ha r ti s , a de for m e d fiddler a n d a n u n
s ucces s fu l ca n d i da te for Ga rra tt .

The la tter da ys of thi s m a n we r e s p en t by him ,

in m u ch pover ty a n d m is e ry , in a wre tche d s he d
3 70 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

’
tro du ce d Ma j e s tie s a t the Queen s Lodge ,
to the ir
W i n ds or , on Sa tu r da y the 4th of Au gu s t, 1 7 8 1 , by
the r e com m e n da tio n of the la te D r Hu n te r ; whe n .

they we re pl ea s e d to p r on o u n c e he r the fi n es t di s pl a y
o f hu m a n n a tu r e in m i n i a tu r e the y e ve r s a w But .

we s ha l l s a y n o m ore of the s e won de r s of n a tu re

l e t tho s e who ho n our the m with the ir vi s i ts j u dge
for the m s e lve s .

L e t others b oa st of sta tu re ,
or of b ir th ,

Thi g l i t th sha ll fill o sou l s wi th irth

s or ou s ru ur m

Tha t we o w a e a d hO pe f y s to s i g
n r , n or ea r n ,

The s a lles t s bj ects of the g r a tes t kin g ’

m u e .

A dm i tta n ce to la die s a n d gen tle m e n , 1 a ; childre n

ha lf pr ice
-
I n thi s , a n d m a n y o ther p a r ts of the
.

kin gdom , it is too com m o n to s ho w de for m e d per

s o n s , wi th v a r i ou s a r ts a n d de c e pti on s u nd e r de ,

n o m in a tio n s of p ers o n s in m in i a tu r e to i m po s e on
,

the public Thi s little cou ple a re , b e yon d con tra

.

diction , the m o s t won der fu l dis pla y of n a tur e e ver

he ld ou t to the a dm ira tion of m a n kin d .

N B The a bove l a dys m othe r is with her , a n d

. .

will a tte n d a t a n y la dy or ge n tle m a n s hou s e , if r e ’

”
qu ir e d .

An e n gr a vin g by J Mills , in 1 8 03 , in the a u

.

’
thor s po s s e s s i on , re pre s en ts Thom a s All en a n d L a dy
Mor ga n , holdin g e a ch other s r ight ha n d The g e n ’
.

tl e m a n wa s then thir ty five ye a r s old, a n d thr e e fe e t

-

thre e i n che s high ; a n d the l a dy wa s for ty five yea r s -

of a
g e , a n d three fe e t in he ight The for m er we a r s .

a wig with a lon g loos e ta il , a coa t, a n d hes s ia n

 LAD Y MORGAN , A D WARF . 371

boots The la tter w e a r s a poke bon n et, a lon g

.

s kir te d dre s s a n d high hee l e d s ho e s ; a n d in her

-

le ft ha n d s he ca rr ie s a fa n T he a rtis t ha s depicte d
.

her a s b e in g very a ge d in the fa ce .

The E u r op ea n Ma g a z in e, for Au gu s t, 1 809, con

ta in s a dr a m a tic s ke tch, in which on e s cen e is l a id
on the s ta g e of a thea tr e . B a ye s , a s ta ge poet, s a ys
to Jo hn s on , a town ge n tl e m a n , Y ou ha ve he a r d
of the ta ll m a n a n d the s hor t wom a n ? John s on
“
r e plie s , The la tter I ha ve B a ye s a n s we r s , N ow
“
.

”
m in d m e . I s ha ll ha ve her here pre s en tly The .

pr om pter he r e a n n oun ce s the a rr iva l of s o m e la di e s ;

w h er e u pon B a ye s s a ys , “
I wis h the s hor t wom a n
m a
y b e a m on gs t them . Mr C ou ple r wa n ts to br i n g
.

her a n d the ta ll m a n togethe r — b u t it will n e ve r b e

a m a tch. This s ke tch ga ve r is e to the followin g
a m u s i n g le tte r from L a dy Mor g a n the dw a r f which
, ,

a pp e a r e d in the s a m e m a ga z i n e for the n e xt m o n th ,

a n d which s how s tha t s he u n d e r s to o d the i n voc a ti o n

of the w e a ver of Kilm a r n ock The Lor d g ie u s a

“

gu de con ce it o ou r s e ls
’

S pt 3 1 809
Sm ithfi e l d, e .
,
.

SI R , — As I ha ve on ly com e to town for a fe w

da ys , which i n dee d I u s u a lly do a t this s ea s on o f
the y ea r , I a m n a tu r a lly i n qu i s i tive r e s p e ctin g a n y
cir cu m s ta n ce a r i s in g in this m etropolis tha t m a y
a ffor d a m u s e m en t to m fr i e n d s in the co u n try a nd
y
a s I kn o w of n o b etter d ir e ctin g p os t tha n the s u p
-

por te r of the E u r opea n Ma g a z in e, which corr e c tly

372 GIANTO L OGY A N D D WARF IANA .

oi n ts i t fi g tow a r d s the differe n t r o a d s of fa ct,

p s n e r

hum o u r , or a b s u r di ty , I a ppli e d to tha t obj e ct a s

to a s u r e gu ide ; b u t u p on a n i n s p e ction of your l a s t
n u m b e r —f o r your w or k s a re n u m b ere d l ik e m il e

s ton es — I m u s t con fe s s tha t I wa s a good de a l s u r

pri s e d to fin d tha t you ha ve chos en to m a ke fre e
with the s hor t wom a n , a n d s till m or e hur t to le a rn
tha t m y fr ien ds will ha ve it I a m de s ig na te d by tha t
a pp e l a ti on , a n d tha t you ha ve d a r e d to ta k e tho s e

lib er ti es with m e , whom they s a y the j u diciou s m a n

a ge r cho s e fr om the pigm y r a ce to l e n g the n ou t a
pie ce N ow this , give m e le a ve , s ir , to s a y, I fla tly
.

de n y I n e ver s a w the Iris h Gi a n t, if by the ta ll

.

m a n
you m ea n him , b u t on ce in m y life (it wa s a t
L fa ir ) , when I a dm ir e d him for his s iz e , a s e ve ry
on e e l s e d id b u t, the r e for e , to s u ppo s e tha t a m a tr i
m on i a l tr e a ty b e twixt u s wa s on the ta
p is is the ve r y
he ight o f a b s u r dity . N or is ther e a n y m ore tr uth
in the r e por t tha t the l a te Mr L a m b e r t ha d m a de
.

o ver tu r e s of the s a m e n a tu r e to m e ; thou gh the

wa gs a t N s a id ta k e which I w ou l d it wa s a s b r o a d

a s it wa s l on g . Re s p e ctin g the fir s t a s s e r tion , tha t

I ha d b e en ca ll e d on like a dwa r fis h pa ge to hold u p
the dra ggle d ta il of a bu r l etta , it is a s fa l s e a s the
othe r r eports The s hor t wom a n whom s oe ver s he
.
,

m a
y b e , is n o r e la tion o f m i n e ; thou gh if I ha d a p
pea re d u pon the s ta ge a ll u d ed to they wo u ld ce r ta in ly
( a s thi s n ote ca n te s tify) ha ve ha d a t le a s t the e x
te r n a l a pp e a r a n ce of wit : a y, a n d o f wit a s it a l

w a ys s hou ld b e di s pla ye d, b ou n d in a s m a ll com pa ss,

3 74 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

A ne w s p a p er o f J u n e 2 oth, 1 7 8 2 ,
dvertise d tha ta

there wa s to b e s een a t the l a te Bir d shop, the cor -

n er of the Ha ym a r ke t a n d Picc a dil ly , the a s to n i s hi n g

Iri s h Gia n t, whos e he ight s ur p a s s es the Pa ta gon i a n ;

with a dm ira ble s ym m e try of body, a n d e s tee m e d to
b e the m os t pr opor tion e d e ver s ee n Al so a rr ive d
.

from a br oa d, the m os t Cu r iou s W om a n in Min ia

ture, m ea s ur es n o m or e tha n thi rty two in ches , a ge d
-

twen ty two ; a n d is we ll p
-
r opor tion e d ; her s ur pr is

in g littlen es s m a ke s a s tr ikin g im pr es s ion on the s p e c

ta tor s m i n d The n obility a n d gen try a re her eby
’
.

a c qu a in te d tha t the ir s ta y W ill b e s hort, a s th ey ha ve

the m o st pres s in g i n vita tion s to g o to Pa r i s .

A ha n dbill Of the s a m e p er i o d ca l le d public a tten

tion to The Gr e a t Con tr a s t Jus t a rr ive d from
“
.

Ir ela n d, a n d to b e s e en a t the l a te Bir d s hop , the -

corn er Of the Ha ym a r k et a n d Picca dilly , the As ton

ishin g Gi a n t, or Ta ll Ma n . Al s o to b e s een
a t the s a m e pla ce , a Sur pr i s in g Li ttl e W o m a n She .

is twen ty two y e a rs of a g e , a n d b u t thir ty four i n che s

- -

high, a n d is well pr oporti on e d Her s urpri s in g

.

littlen ess m a kes a s tr ikin g im pr es s ion , a t the fir s t

sight, on the s pe cta tor s m in d N othin g dis a gree
’
.

a ble e ither in p e r s on o r con vers a tion is to b e foun d

in her ; her form a ffor ds a plea s i n g s urpr i se , a n d

her a dm ir a bl e sym m etry e n ga ges the i r a tte n tion .

She is pos s e s s e d of a grea t de a l of viva city a n d

”
spirit .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e, for S e ptem b er , 1 7 8 4 ,

’

tells us Of a m a rri a ge a t the en d of Augus t in tha t

 THE I RISH FAI RY . 375

y ea r :
“
At St
. Hila ry , n ea r M a r a z ion , Corn wa ll , a
g ir l who go e s by the n a m e Of the Iri sh Fa ir y , b e in g
on ly 3 4 i n ches high She ha s tra velle d s om e ye a r s
.

in co m p a n y with a m a n who ca l ls hi m s e lf the Ir i s h

Gia n t, a n d both toge ther exhibite d a s tr ikin g con
The he a r t of a youn g m a n , a de a l er in
M a n che s te r goods , wa s in fla m e d by thi s fem a le a t
To tn es s , whe n ce he purs ue d her to M a r a z ion , Where
”
he p er s u a d e d her to l e a ve her giga n tic c om pa n ion .

Thi s gi a n t wa s pr ob a bly the s a m e pe r s on a s the on e

who s e m a rri a ge is m en ti on e d in the Gen tlem a n s ’

Ma g a z in e for the s a m e m on th a s ha vi n g ta ken pla ce

o n the 1 1 th :
“
By s pe ci a l licen s e a t W is b e ch, Mr .

G B u rn e , the I r i s h Gi a n t, to Mi s s Ma r y An n e Col
’

s ton , of M e r to n s ea —
-
E n d, n e a r Sp a ldin g . If s u ch
b e the fa ct, Hym e n cla i m e d both the pr odigi e s im
m e dia te ly a fte r the y ha d d i s s olve d cop a rtn ers hip .

Abou t fifte en hun dr e d p er s on s wer e pr es en t a t the

gia n t s n u ptia l s
’
.He wa s a r iva l of Byr n e a n d
Cotter b oth Of Whom to ok the n a m e Of O B r ie n
,
’
.

The cogn o m e n of O B u rn e wa s m o s t like ly a n a lia s ,

’

a n d a c om pou n d of the n a m e s Byrn e a n d O B r ien ,

’

a dopte d for s how pu r po s es .

The littl e l a dy s m a rr i a ge wa s v e ry un for tun a te ,

’

a s a bou t twe lve m on ths a fte r its c e l e b r a tion s he d ie d

in givin g bi r th to her fir s t child . Thu s , the A n n u a l
R eg is ter a n d the Scots Ma g a z in e for 1 7 8 5 re cor d
’

the d ea th, on O ctob er 1 5 th or 1 8 th, in B erry

street, St John S epu l chr e , Norwich, a t the a g e O f
.

Vi de p a g e 1 70 .
3 76 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

twen ty n in e ye a r s a n d two m on ths , o f Mr s C a the

- .

r i n e K e lly , the n ote d Ir i s h F a i r y , who wa s on ly

thi r ty fou r i n che s high

- .She wa s tha t m or n in g ,
a b ou t s ix hou r s b e for e he r de a th, de live r e d of a
l a rge a n d full grown child, twe n ty two i n che s a nd
- -

a ha lf lon g a n d w e ighi n g s e ven pou n ds , by M es s rs .

Morg a te , D on n e , a n d Rigby The child liv e d a b ou t

.

two hou r s a fter its bir th Mrs Ke lly ha d b e en

. .

s ho wn in N or wich s om e ti m e pr e vi ou s ly to he r d e a th ;

the s m a l ln es s a n d goo d pr oporti on o f he r figure ,

wi thou t de for m ity , a n d the cir cum s ta n ce of her b e in g
pr e gn a n t, ca u s e d a va s t n u m b er of pe ople to s e e her ,
a n d s he wa s the n re g a r de d a s the gr e a tes t c u r io s ity

e ve r s ee n . An o cta vo en gr a ve d por tra i t Of a dw a r f

”
ca l le d The Fa iry Qu ee n , holdin g a fl o wer in her
“

r ight ha n d , wa s p u bli s he d wi thou t d a te Pr ob a bly

.

it r e pr e s en ts Mr s Ke lly
. .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 7 8 3 , u n der the

’

d a te Of Ma rch 3 1 s t, r e cor ds the de a th a t Ha yn e ville ,

in N or m a n dy a t the a g e of twe n ty on e y e a r s , O f a
,
-

r e m a rk a bl e dwa r f, n a m e d Lou i s C l
gg t wo fe et
a
‘

four in che s a n d thr e e lin es high . wa s a -

l ittle m ore m a s cu li n e tha n tha t Of e sa m e

s i z e ; b u t he s c a r c e ly s p ok e m or e wor ds ,
a n dtho s e w e r e chie fly m on os yll a ble s He i m ita te d the
.

cr ie s of dog s , ca ts , a n d s heep ; po in te d wi th his ha n d

to thin g s which he kn e w ; a n d wou ld la u gh, a lthough
he wa s c om m on ly m el a n choly , a n d s o m e ti m e s cr ie d .

He s e e m e d to b e o ccu pi e d with n othi n g , a n d ha d

e v e ry a pp e a ra n c e O f a child O f thr ee ye a rs Old his
3 78 GIAN TOL O GY AN D D WARF IA N A .

b ei n g twen ty ye a rs of a g e , a n d littl e m ore tha n three

fee t in he ight .

Mor ley, in his B a rtholom ew F a ir , give s u s a copy

Of a pen a n d— -
in k s ke tch Of a dwa r f who wa s exhi
bi te d a t the fa ir , ta ken in 1 7 8 7 I t r epres e n ts Rich
.

a r d K e lha m White la m b s ta n din g a t the door of a

s e da n cha i r
-
A ha n dbill of this dwa r f, form erly in
.

the colle ction of Mr Ha z le wood , on which is written ,

.

“
2 3d Au g , . r un s a s foll ows :
“
To b e s een
a t
[a bla n k in which the pla ce O f e xhibition
wa s to b e fil le d in ] , the E n glis h dwa rf This a m a z
.

in g p rodigy of n a ture wa s born a t Wis b e a ch, in

C a m br idge s hir e ; is n ow in the twen ty se con d yea r -

o f his a
g e ; s tra ight, a n d we ll m a de ; is on ly thirty
four in che s high, a n d w eighs thirty two pou n ds All -
.

who ha ve s ee n him a l low him to b e the grea te s t

sa w Richa r d Ke lha m White
.

la m b , s on of Richa r d Ke lha m Whitela m b , wa s b a p

tiz e d D e cem b er 2 9 , 1 7 63 , a s a ppe a rs by the pa r i s h

re g i s ter Of W i s b e ch, St Peter s — John L eroo, A M ,

’
. . . .

cu ra te July 1 9, 1 7
. This won der ful pr odigy O f
n a tu r e will w a i t upon l a di e s or gen tle m e n the ir
, a t

o wn hou s e s a t the s hortes t n otic e La die s a n d gen e

, .

tlem e n wha t they plea s e Tra de s m en thr eepen ce

.

e a ch . At the s a m e pla ce m a y b e ha d his in fa ll ible

b a lsa m , for stren gthen in g the ha ir , a n d in crea s in g
”
the gr owth This is the only in s ta n ce of a dwa r f
.

com bin i n g a qu a ck tr a de with his e xhibition of him

s e lf tha t we ha v e m e t wi th .

A n e ws pa p er of Jun e 1 1 th, 1 7 8 8 , con ta ins a n

 AxE N EI L , GERMAN DWARF . 37 9

a d ver ti s em t of a won derful gi a n t : To b e seen

en

a t N O 2 4 Ch a r i n g Cr o s s
. Al s o to b e s een a t the
.

s a m e pl a ce tha t won d e r fu l p r odu ction Of n a t u r e M i s s

,

Pin m on t, the ce lebr a te d fa iry, twe n ty two yea r s of -

a g e , a n d but thir t —
y four i n ches high
”
.

The a uthor ha s a s ca r ce a n dwe ll fin ishe d Fr en ch -

e n gra vi n g by Ales s a n dr i u n da te d, which re pres en ts

,

a n ea t a n d pr e tty m a le dwa rf, dr es s e d in m ili ta ry

cos tum e a n d a wig, holdin g in his l eft ha n d a plum e d

ha t, a n d s ta n din g on a terr a ce b e s ide a fla g a n d a
drum . I n the for e grou n d lie a s wor d , b a yon et, a n d
kn a p s a ck The s u pers cr ipti on , in Fren ch, tells u s
.

tha t his n a m e wa s Ake n eil, a n d tha t he wa s born in

Germ a n y , in the Bl a ck F or e s t He wa s fifte en yea rs .

of a
g e , thir ty in ch es in he ight, a n d ha d n ot gr own
ta ll e r s in ce he wa s five ye a rs old He wa s very b ea u .

tifu l , g a y, live ly , a n d a ctive , a n d he lea rn e d ea s ily ,

a n d r eta i n e d his kn o wle dge .

About Ma y, 1 7 8 8 thi s dwa r f wa s exhibite d in

,

Pa r i s , where he i s s u e d the followi n g a dverti sem en t :

Pa r perm i s s ion du Roi de Mon s ie ur le Li e u te n a n t
Gén ér a l de Police A vi s
. Le Pe tit Hom m e de l a
.

F oret Noir e .

M a lg ré s pet ite s t ctu re

a ru ,

Ce n a i a p a s a se pl in dr e des so in s
’
n n a

D e l a b ien fa i s te n tu re
a n a ,

Son es prit a l e pl u s 85 son corp s a l e m oin s

, .

Le si eu r Ake n heil [the a bove en gra vin g s a ys Aken eil]

a vin gt hu it pouc es ju s tes de ha ut ; cc n es t poi n t de
’

ces étr es d ifform e s , qui r évolr en t le public, en trom p

3 80 GI AN TO LO GY A
N
D D WARF I AN A .

a nt sa curio s ité Tou te s le s pa rtie s de s on corp s

.

s o n t da n s l es pl u s j u s tes pr op or tion s I l p a rl e tr es .

bien Fr a n co is , Ita lie n , Alle m a n d ; il r épon d a ton te s

l e s q u es tio n s s u r l a g eog r a phic I l fa i t a dr o ite m e n t
.

de s tou rs de p hy s iqu e l e xe r cice m ili ta ir e D e prix

’
.

des pla ce s e s t de 24 s ols O n pour ra le voir tous les

.

jou rs a u Pa la i s Roy a l , de pu i s dix he u re s du m a tin

d u x heu res , d e p u i s qu a tr e he u re s du s oir
’

j q
u s u a e

u s u a n e u f he u re s L e s p e rs o n n e s qu i dé s ire r on t
’

j q .

l e vo ir chez ell e s le s er o n t a ve rtir , qua n d e ll e s l e

j u ge r on t a propos .

O n Ma y 2 5 th, 1 78 9 , wa s born a t Z a n d Voor t, in

Holla n d, the dwa r f Sim on Pa a p His fa ther wa s .

a fi sherm a n , a n d b e s ide s thi s s on ha d fou r other

childr en , n a m e ly two s on s a n d two da u ghters , who
wer e a ll Of the or din a ry he ight Sim on wa s a fin e .

thr ivin g child u n til he a tta i n e d the a g e o f three ye a rs ,

when he cea s e d to gr ow , a n d fr o m tha t pe r iod r e
m a i n e d s ta tion a r y At twe n ty s ix ye a r s he did n ot
.
-

e xc ee d twe n ty e ight i n che s in he ight, a n d w e ighe d

-

on ly twe n ty s e ve n pou n d s He wa s ha nds om e a n d

-
.

well pr oporti on e d in his li m b s a n d b ody , b u t his he a d

-

wa s r a ther l a r ge for his s i z e His a ppe ti te wa s

.

m o de r a te , a n d s e ldo m e xce e de d tha t O f a child O f

thre e or fo u r ye a r s old He took his wi n e fre e ly, b u t
.

without e xce s s , a n dwa s fon d of his pipe a n d pin ch of

s n uf f . He wa s e xtre m e ly a ffa ble a n d com m u n ica
tive , a n d s poke the D u tch, Fr e n ch, a n d E n gli s h l a n

gu a g e s .

Pr e vious ly to his a rr iva l in E n gla n d, a bou t 1 8 1 5 ,

382 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

We st Sm ithfield Mr Gyn gell , owi n g to the ve ry

. .

fl a tter in g e n cou r a ge m e n t he e xper ie n ce d a t his n e w

Ju bilee Pa villion du rin g the Fa ir by the m o s t r e s pe ct
a ble co m p a n y, is i n du ce d to e xhibi t the whole o f his

m e cha n ica l a n d s ci e n tific e n te r ta i n m en ts a t the Ra m

I n n , We s t Sm ithfield, to m or r ow , Mo n da y , a n d two
-

followin g e ve n i n gs A fter which, Mr Pa a p , .

the s m a ll e s t m a n in the wor ld will b e e xhibi te d , ,

b e in g on ly 28 in che s in he ight, we ight 27 lb s , a n d .

2 7 ye a rs Old . The s a m e e n ter ta in m en ts will b e e x

hib ite d a t E dm on ton Fa i r on S a tu r da y n e xt, a n d o n
Mon da y a n d Tu e s d a y , the l 6 th a n d 1 7 th ; a ls o a t
”
C r oydon Fa ir on the 2 m d a n d 3r d Of O ctob er .

Pa a p wa s a t Oxfor d in 1 8 1 8 , a n d in the s a m e
ye a r he wa s a t Ba r tholom e w Fa ir His cus tom wa s .

to pr e s en t his vi s i tor s wi th his a u togra ph A c or r e .

s on de n t of N otes a n d Qu er ies for Ju ly 1 4th, 1 8 5 0,

p
s a id he po s s e s s e d a s cra p Of p a p er on which Pa a p

ha dwr i tte n , in his pre s e n ce , “

Mr Si m on Pa a p , a g e .

”
28 ye a r s , in he ight 2 8 i n che s , we ighs o n ly 2 7 lb .

I t wa s wr i tten in a ra ther s m a ll b u t di s tin ct ha n d ,

a n d the ca pi ta l l e tters were v ery m u ch fl ou r i s he d .

There is a n e n g ra ve d por tr a it o f this dwa r f in Mo r ley s ’

B a r tholom ew F a ir a n d a l s o a fa c s i m ile O f his a u to

,
-

gr a ph : Mr Sim on Pa a p , a g e 2 9 ye a rs , in he ight
.

2 8 in che s , we ighs o n ly 2 7 l His por tr a it is a ls o

e n gr a v e d in Kir by s Won de
fu l Mu s eu m , da te d 1 8 1 7
’

r
a n d in the B iog r a p hia C u rios a 1 8 22 .
,

The Alg em een Ha n dels b la d for Ma y 9th, 1 8 60,

sa ys tha t in tha t m on th, a t a public sa el he ld a t Ha a r
 WY RRAND L O LKE S . 383

l em , a hoe which ha d b elon ge d to Pa a p wa s s old

s .

Pa a p di e d a t D en der m on de on D e cem b er 2d, 1 8 2 8 .

TW O m a rbl e s ton es on a pill a r in the por ch of the

Br ouw er s cha pel ,in Ha a rlem ca the dra l , in dica te the siz e
’

Of this dwa r f a n d of D a n ie l C a j a n us the gi a n t, whos e

s lipp er the form er over topp e d by on ly a few i n ches .

The portr a it Of Wyb r a n d L olkes , a D utch dwa r f

twen ty s e ve n in che s high e n gr a ved by P Mequ ig
-

,
.

n on , wa s publi s he d in 1 7 90 He wa s born a t Je ls t,
.

in We s t Fr i e s la n d , in the ye a r 1 7 30 He wa s on e .

o f the e ight children of a poor fi s herm a n , both his

p a ren ts a n d a ll the ir othe r children b ein g of the or

din a ry s ta ture At a n e a r ly a g e he ga ve pr oofs of
.

a ta s te for m e cha n i s m , a n d whe n s uffici en tly grown

u
p, he wa s , by the i n te r es t o f s o m e fr i en d s , pla ce d
with a n e m in en t wa tch a n d clock m a ker a t Am s te r
da m , to l e a rn the a r t Of hor ology He con tin ue d
.

in the s ervice of his m a s te r for fou r yea rs a fter he

ha d com ple te d his a ppr e n tices hip , when he rem ove d
to Ro tter d a m , a n d com m e n ce d bus in es s on his own
a ccoun t Here he b e ca m e a cq ua in te d with the we
.

m a n whom he a fte r wa r ds m a r ri e d His tra de Of a

.

w a tchm a k er fa ili n g he com m en ced to exhibit him

,

s elf a s a s how , a n d by a tte n di n g the va r ious D utch

fa irs he Ob ta in e d a ha n ds om e com pete n cy He then

.

ca m e to E n gl a n d , a n d l a n di ng a t Ha r wich, he wa s
vi s ite d ther e by cr owds of pe ople He pr ocee de d to
.

L on don , a n d wa s en ga ge d by Philip As tley a t a

we ekly sa la ry of five guin e a s He first a ppea r e d a t
.

the Am phithea tre , by We s tm in s te r bri d ge , on E a s ter

-
3 84 GI AN TO LO GY A N D D WARFIAN A .

Mon da y, in 1 7 90, a n d con tin ue d to e xhibit ther e

e ve ry e ve n i n g du r i n g the s ea s on He wa s a l wa ys
.

a ccom pa n i e d by his wife , who ca m e on to the s ta ge

with him ha n d in ha n d ; b u t a l though he e le va te d

- -

his a rm , s he wa s com p e lle d to s to op con s ider a bly in

or der tha t her ha n d m ight r e a ch his .

He ha d by he r thre e childr en , on e of whom , a

s on , live d to the a g e of twen ty thr ee ye a r s , a n d wa s
-

five fe et s e ve n i n che s in he ight . L olkes , when s ixty

yea rs of a g e , wa s on ly tw e n ty s e ven i n ches high ;
-

a n d n otwi ths ta n din g his clu m s y a n d a wkw a r d a p

pea r a n ce , wa s r em a rka bly a gile , pos s e s s e d u n us u a l

s tren gth , a n d could with the gre a te s t e a s e s pr i n g

fr om the g r ou nd on to a cha ir of ordin a r y height .

He ha d ra the r a m or os e te m per , a n d wa s e xtr em e ly

va in of him s elf, a n d while di s cours i n g in b r ok en
E n gli s h, he wa s ve ry dignifi e d in his m a n n er He .

con tin ue d in En gl a n d on ly on e s e a s on , a n d by the

help of his s a l a ry a n d a goo d b en e fi t he r e tu rn e d to
his n a tive cou n try wi th a l a r ge s u m of m on e y .

A portra it of him , with his ta ll , pr e tty , youn g

wife be s ide him , wa s e n gr a ve d by Wilk e s , a n d pub
lis he d by C John s on
. I t is s ub s cr ib e d :
. Myn heer
Wyb ra n d L olke s , the ce lebr a te d m a n in m in i a tu r e ,
fr om W es t Fr i es l a n d , a n d M a da m e L olke s , his wife ,
by whom he ha d thre e childr en , a ll live born a n d -

chri s ten e d
. This dwa r f is r epr es en te d in a wig ,
kn ee br e e che s , a n d buckle d s hoe s ; a n d on a ta ble ,
-

to the le ve l of which the top of his wig j u s t re a che s ,

re sts his thr ee corn ere d ha t
-
. Mr F ill in ha m ha d in
.
38 6 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

pr opor tion e d, a n d his fa ce , a lthough lon g , thin , a nd

de lica te , wa s r egula r , a greea ble , a n d m a tu r e d b e
yon d his ye a rs . His ha ir a n d com ple xion w ere
light, his eye s bl u e , his voice s hr ill , a n d his s pe e ch
les s a r ticul a te tha n wa s com m on wi th boys a t his
ag e . He wa s re s erve d to s tr a n g ers , a n d his m e n ta l
a tta in m en ts , the cul tiv a ti on o f which ha d b ee n n eg

le cte d, w er e n ot up to the or di n a r y s ta n d a r d of
boys of his y e a rs .

His fa ther , who wa s a bout the m iddl e s i z e , wa s

tw e n ty four ye a rs o f a e whe n thi s child wa s born ;
- g

a n d his m othe r , who wa s r a ther a bove the or d i n a ry

he ight, wa s twe n ty s ix, b oth b e i n g s oun d a n d he a lthy
-
.

They ha dfive o ther childr e n , a ll of whom w ere he a lthy

a n d of the u s u a l s i z e .E a r ly in the pre s en t cen tu ry ,
a n d b e for e 1 8 1 0, C a lvi n wa s e xhibi te d in N e w Yo r k ,

wher e he wa s un der the ca r e of his m a tern a l gra n d

fa the r a n d gra n dm othe r— the form er of whom wa s a
la rge a n d r obus t m a n , a ge d fifty s ix, a n d the la tter
-

wa s a bou t the m iddl e s ta tu r e , a n d a ge d fifty fou r

-
.

D r Ma tthe w Gu thr i e , in his wo rk upo n the An

.

tiqu ities of Ru ss ia , 1 7 9 5 , te ll s u s of a n a g e d fe m a l e

dwa r f, who wa s livin g , in 1 7 94, a t a n oble m a n s ’

hous e in tha t coun try He s a ys : O n e wom a n , in

.

the hous e of a ven era ble n o blem a n , form er ly a tta che d

to Pe te r the Gre a t, a n d whom I ha ve the ho n ou r o f
fr e qu e n tly s ee in g , pa r ticu l a r ly e n ga ge d m y a tte n tion .

The e m p er or to ok ple a s u r e in vi e wi n g thi s dwa r f,

a n d u s e d to ca ll he r his pu pp e t which the littl e cr ea
,

tu re is s til l proud of re la tin g Fr om a n in s cr iption

.
 AGED D WARF IN RUSSIA . 38 7

u n der he r
portr a it, in the pos s e s s ion of her pre s e n t
m a s ter it a pp ea r s tha t s he wa s fi rs t m a de pr i s on er
,

o f wa r in Pol a n d by Pr i n ce Me tchicofi a fte r w ho s e

'

n
dis gr a ce s he ca m e in to the ha n ds of the Pr i n ces s of
He s s e Hom bu r g a n d whe n s he di e d Gen er a l B e ts
-

koy, the pr in ce s s s he ir took he r a s p a r t of his in

’

he r i ta n ce The in s cr ip tio n s how s he r to b e n e a r ly a

.

cen tu r y o ld She is s till br i s k a n d live ly , ha vi n g the

.

fu ll u s e of he r e ye s le gs a n d teeth, with a n i n fa n tin e

, ,

vo ice whe n s he cr i e s , which o fte n ha ppen s to he r a t

the r e colle cti on o f he r a n ci e n t c ou r t dre s s , whi ch s he
re gr e ts e xc e e di n gly S e en fr om b ehin d s he wou ld
.

b e ta ke n for a child o f five or s ix y e a rs old a n a g e ,

tha t he r s ta tu r e i n dica te s She is a t thi s da y ( O ct . .

1 5 , 1 7 94 ) wi tho u t a n y i n fir m ity of a g e , a fter a n

”
a b o de o f e ighty y e a r s in Ru s s i a .

The po e t B u rn s ( 1 7 5 9 1 7 9 6 ) ha s given u s two -

fa n cy s ke tche s o f dwa r fs On e is On wee John i e .

Hic j a ce t wee John ie .

W hoe '
er th ou a rt, 0 r ea d e r, k ow
n

Th t d e
a a th h a s m u r de r
’
d John ie I
A n h ere his
’
b dy li
o es tu
’
l ow
F or sa u lh e n e er
’
h a d on y ” .

o ther is u p on “
We e Willie Gra y
“
W ee Willi G y d his lea the wa ll et
e ra a n r

Pe l will ow w d to b e hi b oots a d j a cket

e a -
a n m n

Th p the b ie will b e hi t o se d d ou bl t
e ros e u on r r m r u a n e

fl
,

Th p o the b ie will b e him t o e a d d o blet

e ros e u n r r r u s n u

fl
.

W e Willi G y d his l e the wa ll t

e e ra a n a r e

T wi e lily fl we will b e hi s a k d c a v t
c a o r m r a n r a

Fe the s of a e w d f th p his b o n et
a r e a ea er u n ,

F the s of ee wa d fe a the p his bo n e t

ea r a r u n .
38 8 GI AN TOLO GY AN D D WARF IA NA .

The ll n es s of Willie s clothes re m in ds u s of

sm a
’

a n u n ga lla n t p ro v er b , ci te d by R a y in 1 6 7 0, a n d for

which there is a n e quiva l en t in the Ita li a n la n gua ge

If a wom were a s littl a s she is g ood
a n e ,

A pea se co d wou l d m a k e her a g own a n d a h ood

-
. .

A brus hm a ker of E din bu r gh, s o shor t a s to b e

”
kn own a s the Town Ste e ple , m a rr ie d a gir l who
“

wa s a littl e shorter tha n him self ; they a ve r a g e d

thir ty four in che s e a ch, a n d we re gen er a lly kn own
-

a s b e in g a s b r o a d a s the y w ere lon g .

Sir Wa l ter Scott fou n de d his n ove l e n titl e d the

B la ck D wa rf, which wa s a l s o the n a m e of a Lo n do n
w e ekly publica tion , upon a rea l cha ra cter , n a m e d
D a vi d Ritchie , a n a tive o f N e edda l e , whom Sco tt
vi s ite d in 1 79 7 He wa s the s on o f a la b our er in
.

the s la te qu a rr i e s of S tobo , a n d, a s the n ove lis t s a y s ,

-

m u s t ha ve b ee n bor n in the m i s sha pe n form which

he e xhi b ite d , a lthough he s om e tim e s im pute d it to
ill us a ge r e ce ive d in in fa n cy He like the Town
-
.
,
”
Ste eple a bove m en tion e d wa s br ou ght u p a s a
,

brus hm a ker a t E din burgh, a n d he wa n de r e d to

s evera l pla c e s , worki n g a t his tra d e , fr om a l l of

which he wa s cha s e d by the dis a g r e e a ble a tte n tion

tha t his hide ou s s in gul a r ity of for m a n d fa ce a t
tr a cte d wherever he w en t .

Tir e d a t len gth of be in g the obj e ct of s houts ,

l a ughter , a n d deri s ion , R i tchi e r e s olve d to r e tr e a t
to s o m e s a n ctu a ry whe r e he m ight b e a t p e a c e He .

ther e for e s e ttl e d him s e lf upo n a p a tch of wild m oor

l a n d a t the bo ttom of a b a n k on the fa r m of W ood
390 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

ha bi ts w ere , in m a n y r es p e cts , s i n gu la r , a n d i n di
ca te d a m i n d c on ge n i a l to its u n couth ta b er n a cl e A .

j e a lou s m is a n thr opi ca l , a n d irr ita ble tem per wa s his

,
”
prom i n en t cha r a cter i s tic Scott s a ys tha t Ritchi e
.

wa s fon d of S hen s ton e s P a s tora ls a n d P a r a dis e

’

L os t ; a n d he a pp e a r s to ha ve b e en a m a n of
thou ght a n d s o m e gen i u s He di e d a t the com
.

m e n ce m e n t of the pr e s e n t c e n tu r y .

The Bla ck D wa r f wa s on ce he ld to b e a for m id a ble

p ers on a ge by the da le s m en of the Bor der , where he
g ot the bl a m e of wha te ve r m i s chi e f b e fell the s he e p
or c a ttle Scott r e la te s a n in te r es tin g le gen d of this
.

dwa r f D r John L eyde n s a ys tha t thi s s pir it wa s a

. .

fa ir y of the m o s t m a lign a n t ki n d , the ge n u i n e n orth

e rn D u erg a r ; a n d he p a rticu l a r ly m e n tio n s him
u n d e r a n other co l ou r , in a b a l la d c a ll e d the C owt o
f
Keelda r.

A ws pa per of 1 7 98 r e cor ds , tha t on Ma y 2 3d

ne

in tha t yea r a wo m a n , who by a s tr a n ge a n o m a ly

wa s n a m e d Ta ll , a n d who wa s on ly for ty i n che s in
he ight, wi thou t a n y de form ity , wa s de liver e d a t the
a p a r tm en ts o f he r hu s b a n d , N o 9 C u pid s cou r t,
’
-
.

Golde n la n e O ld—
-
s tr e e t, o f a m a l e child , tw e n ty two
,
-

in che s in le n gth, a n d w e ighi n g five p ou n ds ten

o u n ce s .

Mr Ha y, a we a lthy S u s s e x gen tl e m a n of the

.

la s t cen tu ry , who wr ote poetry withou t m u ch s u c

ces s , a n d ha d a s ea t in Pa r li a m en t, wa s a m i s s ha pe n
dwa r f I n his E s s a y on D efor m ity he fra n kly a dm its ,
.

while he in gen iou s ly pa llia te s , the dis a dva n ta ge s which

 D WARF FREN CH LAWYER . 391

b e lon g to a n un com e ly exterior Bodily de fo rm ity ,

.

he s a ys , “ is ve ry ra r e , a n d there for e a pe rs on s o dis

tin g u is he d ha s ill lu ck in a lo ttery wher e the re a r e a
-

tho u s a n d pr i z e s to on e bl a n k .Am on g the 5 5 8 g e n

tle m e n in the Ho u s e o f Co m m on s, I a m the o n ly on e
tha t is s o . Tha n k s to m v wor thy con s titu e n ts , who
n e ve r o bj e cte d to m
y p e r s on , a n d I hop e n e ve r to
”
give the m ca u s e to obj e ct to m y b eha vi ou r .

I n the l a s t cen tu r y wa s p u bli s he d a who le l en gth -

por tr a i t of a dwa r f ,
the ce le b r a te d Mo n s La .

Gr a n de u r a fa m ou s Fr en ch l a wye r , e m in en t for his

,

p er fe ct kn o wle dge of the pra ctice of a ll the cou r ts of

”
j u s tice. L a Gr a n de u r is r e pr e s e n te d in a wig ,
lon g ves t, a n d b u ckle d s hoe s ; in his le ft ha n d he
hold s a s tick a n d gloves a n d u n d e r tha t a rm a cooke d
,

ha t in his r ight ha n d he hold s u p a b ook .

I n the s a m e cen tu r y a ppe a r e d the followi n g n o

tice At N o 1 2 5 Je r m y n s tre e t St Ja m es s , the
’
-
.
,
.

N or folk Fa i r y, Mi s s B F ur te fr om Swa ffha m , he r

.
,

n a tiv e pla ce hu m bly s olici ts the a tte n ti on o f the n o

,

b ility a n d ge n try ; s he is in her fifteen th y ea r ; her

he ight thir ty n in e i n ches
-
Too m u ch ca n n ot b e s a id
.

o f the p er fe ct s ym m e try o f he r e n ga gin g li ttle figur e ,

which is the m os t dim in u tive , per fe ct, a n d pl ea s in g

e ve r
ye t pr es e n te d to pu blick Vi e w her m e m or y a n d
ta s te a r e e xtr a or di n a r y She r e p ea ts wi th gre a t s pir i t,
.

e xc e ll e n t e a r a n d gen e r a lly j u s t e m pha s i s , m a n y p a s s

,

a g e s fr om the b e s t E n g lis h wr ite r s , p a r ticu l a r ly from

”
Mil ton .

T h e s a m e c e n t u ry p r od u c e d the
“
Yorks hire Little
39 2 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

Ma n
,
M a s te r Jo s e ph L e e . Th i s you n g g e n tle m a n

in the n i n e te e n th y e a r of his a g e , s ta n d s on ly thi rty

in che s high, a n d is twe n ty two pou n ds we ight I s
-
.

r em a rk a bly w e ll pr op or ti o n e d ,
a n d a llowe d by e ve ry

vi s itor to b e the s m a l le s t a n d Shor te s t m a n e ve r e x

hib ite d in the U n i te d Kin gdom s of Gr e a t B r ita i n a n d
Ir e la n d Thi s little g en tlem a n is a n a tive of Fa irb u rn ,
.

n e a r Fe r r y — br idge , in York s hir e B u t the pu blic will

.

b e pl e a s e d to ob s er ve tha t M a s ter L ee e n tire ly di ffer s

fr om a ll o ther in dividu a ls ; which m u s t b e s e en to b e
”
b elie ved .

Ja n e Wa lk er , com m on ly kn own a s Li ttle Je n n y ,

who wa s on ly thir ty thr e e i n ches in he ight, di e d a t
-

Win s low , B u ck s , in Fe br u a ry , 1 8 02 , a t the a g e or

fi fty s e ve n ye a rs
-
.

I n the s pr in g of 1 8 05 D on Jo z e Co r d er o Per e ir a ,
who wa s the n twe n ty s e ve n y e a r s o f a g e , twe n ty
-

e igh t i n ches in he ight, e l e g a n tly fo r m e d , a n d we ll

a cc om pli s he d , a r r ive d in L on don from Por tu ga l on ,

a vi s it to the a m b a s s a dor o f tha t co u n tr y . The P or

tu g u e s e cha r gé d a ffa ir e s wa s a ccu s to m e d to r a i s e the
’

D on e r e ct on his ha n d , to ca rr y him a bou t the ho u s e ,

a n d to con ve y him fr o m the ha ll o f the a m b a s s a d or s
’

m a n s i on to the c a r r i a g e tha t too k him to his o wn

a p a r tm e n ts .

Pe ter D a u n tlow, a dwa r f livin g in 1 8 05 wa s the ,

s on of a C o s s a ck in the r e gi m e n t of L a dui . His pa

r e n ts , b r othe r s , a n d s i s te r s w e r e a ll o f the or di n a r y

s i z e ; b u t he wa s o n ly twe n ty n i n e i n ches high

-
.He
ha d n o a r m s , his s hou lde r s ter m i n a ti n g in s m a ll fle shy
 GI AN TO L O GY A
N
D D WA RFI AN A .

r es pe ct p er fe ct, b u t s till bor n : the m o ther , con tra ry

-

to e xp e cta tio n wa s like ly to do we ll

,
.

Abou t Ju ly, 1 8 08 , di e d a t Lla n von , n ea r Ab erys t

wi th, Jer e m i a h D a vi e s , a very s ym m etr ica l We lsh
dwa r f, a ge d fifty e ight ye a rs , a n d m e a s u rin g on ly
-

forty s ix in ches in he ight He ha d s p en t a grea t pa rt

-
.

o f his ti m e in Lon do n , whe r e he wa s we ll k n o wn , a n d

to which pl a ce he i n ten d e d to ha ve w a lk e d the we ek

followin g the on e in whi ch he die d .

The Gen tlem a n s Ma g a z in e for 1 8 1 3 s a y s , tha t on

’

Ja n ua ry 3d in tha t yea r die d ve ry s u dde n ly John

M a r s ha l , a pr odigy lon g k nown in L e e ds by the n a m e
o f C r u tch
y J a ck .T h i s s i n gu l a rly dim i n u tive m a n ,

a ltho u gh n ot m or e tha n thi r ty s ix i n che s in he ight,

-

wa s the fa the r of e ight fin e r ob u s t childr en D e fec .

tive a s wa s the c on for m a tion o f his p e r s on he s u r vive d ,

to the a g e of s ixty two yea r s , he ha vin g b ee n b orn in

-

1 7 5 1 , a n d l e ft a widow a n d fou r childr e n , the you n g

e s t b e i n g a b ou t fi ve y e a r s o f a
ge .

I n Ma r ch, 1 8 1 5 , w er e exhibite d a t N o 2 2 N e w .

Bon d s tr e et a m a le a n d fe m a le dwa r f, n a m e d re s pec

-

tive ly Jo hn Ha u ptm a n a n d N a n n e tte Sto cker They .

dre w gr ea t cr owd s of pe ople t o witn e s s n ot on ly the i r

dim in u tive s iz e , b u t a ls o the ir won der fu l pe r for m
a u ce s — N a n n e tte on the pi a n ofo r te a n d Ha u p tm a n
,

on the violi n . The l a dy , who by a s tr a n ge coin ci

de n ce wa s the n thir ty— thre e ye a r s of a g e , thir ty thr e e -

in che s high a n d we ighe d exa ctly thir ty thr e e pou n ds ,

,
-

wa s born a t K a m m er in Upp e r Au s tr i a
, He r m o .

ther bor e her ten m on ths a n dtwe n ty fou r d a y s b e fore -

 N A N
N E TTE STOCKER . 39 5

her birth, a nd it wa s ka ble

rem a r tha t the child wa s

l a r g er a t the
de livery tha n childr en
u s u a lly a r e Afte r .

the a g e of fo u r ye a rs he r s ta tu r e wa s fix e d a t thir ty
thr ee i n che s Her m othe r wa s five fe e t thre e i n che s
.

high ; a n d her br o ther , who wa s two ye a r s you n ger

tha n her s e lf, wa s a l s o of pr op e r gr owth She wa s .

p er fe ctly form e d in e ver y r e s pe ct She a lw a y s ha d .

a goo d a ppe tite, a n d n e ver e xpe r ien ce d a n y illn e s s .

I n c on s e qu e n ce of her s m a lln es s , he r gu a r di a n , who

ha d a dopte d her a t the de a th of her m o ther , com
m e n ce d tr a ve lli n g wi th he r a s a
.
s how in O ctob er ,

1 7 9 7 ; a n d took he r to Ra ti s b on , a n d the n c e over

the con tin e n t of E ur op e , where s he wa s m u ch a d
m ir e d .

She is e vide n tly the p e rs on r e ferr e d to in the

foll owin g n e ws pa pe r pa r a gra ph of 1 7 99 “
There is
n o w e xhibi ti n g a t B er li n a fem a l e dwa r f of a m o re
dim in u tive a n d well pr opor tion e d s ta tu r e tha n a n y
-

Je n de N a tu re hither to s e en the cele bra te d C ou n t

’

B or a wl a s ki is m u ch s u per i or in s ta ture , thou gh n ot

s o in s u b tl e ty of ge n iu s a n d ta l en ts , to thi s n e w

won der of the a g e Her n a m e is N a n n ette Stock

.

br i n : s he is n ow s e ve n te e n ye a r s of a g e , a n d o f the
or din a ry s iz e a n d gr owth of a child of s e ve n ye a r s
old, e xce e di n gly we ll pr op orti on e d , fu ll of viva city ,

a n d qu i ck of a ppr e he n s ion Wha t is m ore r e m a r k

.

a bl e , is the u n com m on s i z e a n d d im e n s io n s of thi s

chil d a t her b irth, a n d for the two followm g ye a r s ,
in which s he gre w with s o m u ch r a pidity a s to a ttr a ct
the s a m e n otice fr om her u n we ildin e s s a s she n ow
39 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A.

do es from her dim in u tive pr oportion Her pa ren ts .

w ere p ea s a n ts in S a xon y, a n d both of them a bove the

”
m i dd l e s ta ture .

Upon her vi s it to Str a s bur g in 1 7 9 8 she wa s

in tr oduce d to John Ha u ptm a n , who wa s a t tha t
ti m e twe n ty y ea rs of a g e , a n d thirty s ix in ches a n d -

two lin e s in he ight, we ll m a de a n d pr opor tion e d He .

wa s born a t Ri ng e n dorfi , n ea r B ou s viller s , on the

'

Lower Rhin e , his pa r e n ts be in g of the com m on s ta

tu re . He wa s un de r the ca r e of the a uthor iti es of
B ou s viller s , whos e p e rm i s s ion N a n n e tte s gu a r di a n
’

obta in e d with s om e di ffi cu l ty for him to a ccom pa ny

the little l a dy on her tr a ve ls At Clerm on t the y . .

perform e d a t the Gr a n d The a tr e on the pi a n oforte ,

a n d d a n ce d While in Lon d on , N a n n ette wa s de
.

s cr ib e d a s b e i n g the m o s t live ly little p ers on i m a gi n

a ble , fu l l of ta l k , a n d a lwa y s a pp ea r i n g with a s m ile .

When n ot pla yin g on the pia n oforte , s he wa s e ither

kn ittin g or w or kin g a t he r n e e dle She s poke .

E n gli s h very well Ha uptm a n wa s m or e r es er ve d ;

.

a n d when n ot a cco m pa n yin g the l a dy wi th his violin ,

he gen era lly wa lke d a bou t the e xhibition r oom He .

wa s n ot m a s te r of the E n gli s h la n gua ge , a n d he

a ppea re d ra ther he a vy I t wa s s a id tha t he ha d
.

offer e d Na n n ette his ha n d a n d he a rt, which fa vours

s he ha d de clin e d Thes e two dwa r fs a re en gr a ve d
.

fu l l len gth, s ide by s ide , in Kir by s Won derfu l

-
’

Mu s eu m , 1 8 2 0 .

The Mor n in g C hr on icle for S e pte m b er 5 th, 1 8 1 7 ,

te lls u s tha t a gir l wa s then e xhibiti n g in Pa r i s who,
3 98 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WA RFI AN A .

pin on the fl o or , to ok it u p with o n e ha n d, a n d su p

por te d his b a la n ce on the other , while he pu t it in to
his m on th . He la id hi m s e lf on the floor by the
s tr e n gth of his a rm s , the n r a i s e d hi m s e lf u p fee t

for em os t, a n d wa lke d off on his ha n ds He a ls o .

w a lke d in a hor iz on ta l pos ition on his ha n ds un der a

com m o n ta ble withou t tou chin g the ta ble with his
,

fee t Sta n din g on a cha ir , he thre w it b a ckwa r ds

.

fr om him , a lig htin g on his ha n ds ; a n d in tha t po s ture

w a lke d r oun d the r oom He po s s e s s e d a p e cu lia r a n d
.

s u r p r i s i n g wa
y of r u n n i n g to ta lly di ffer e n t fr o m a n y
,

o ther p e r s on ; a n d in his e xhibi ti on bill he cha ll e n ge d

the whole wor ld , for on e tho us a n d gu in e a s , to pr o

d u ce a n y other pe r s on ca pa ble o f com pe ti n g with
him .

I n D e ce m
b er , 1 8 1 9, die d a t C ha re wa te r E liz a b e th
Ra lph, the da u ghter of Jo s e ph Ra lph Al tho u gh s he
.

ha d a tta in e d he r twen ty fir s t ye a r , her height wa s

-

on ly two feet ten i n ches ; s he wa s r a ther we ll pr o

por tion e d, a n d n ot a t a ll de form e d D ur in g her life
.

s he n e ver on ce l a u ghe d or cr i e d n or utte r e d a n

, y
s ou n d wha te ve r a l thou gh it wa s e viden t tha t s he
,

both s a w a n d he a r d He r we ight n e ve r e xcee de d

.

tw e n ty poun ds .

C a m de n in his B rita n n ia , Sm ith in his Won ders ,

,

a n d Ki rby in his Won der ul M u s eu m 1 8 2 0, te ll u s

f ,

tha t in Hoy, on e of the O r k n e y Is la n ds there wa s

, ,

lyi n g b etwe en two hills , a very r e m a r ka ble s ton e ,

ca ll e d the D wa r f or D wa r fy Ston e , which wa s thirty "

s ix fe e t lon g e ighteen fee t br oa d a n d n i n e fe e t thick

, , .
 THE D wARF r STONE . 399

It wa s com plete ly hollowe d within , ha vin g a n

en tr a n ce on on e s ide a b ou t two fee t high, with a

s ton e of the s a m e di m en s ion s lyi n g n e a r it, which

pr ob a bly wa s i n ten de d for a door Within , a t the .

s outh e n d of it , wa s the for m of a b e d a n d pillow ,

l a r ge en ough for two p er s on s , n e a tly cu t ou t of the

s ton e. A t the n orth e n d wa s a n other b e d or couch ;
a n d in the m iddle wa s a fire pl a ce wi th a hol e a bove
-

,
’
it for a chi m n ey The m a rks of the workm a n s
. .

tool w e re ver y e vide n t, a n d it wa s gen er a lly s u ppos e d

to ha ve b e en a herm ita ge ; b u t the r e wa s a le gen d
tha t a fa m ou s gi a n t a n d his wife on ce live d in it .

A n o ther s to ry told tha t the s ton e fell fr o m the m oon ,

a nd wa s the hom e of a fa i ry a n d his wife .

O n July 9 th, 1 8 2 2 di e d C a pta i n B e nj a m in S ta rkey,

a dwa r fis h m a n , who in 1 8 1 8 pu bli s he d his m em oir s ,
’
he then b e in g a n i n m a te of the Fre em a n s Ho s pita l ,
in Ne wca stle . The c a pta i n s a y s he wa s born of poor
d hon es t pa ren ts n a tive s of N e wca s tl e upon Tyn e ,
,
- -

a t the Lyin g in Ho s pita l

-
B r ownl ow stree t, Lon g
,
-

A cre , on D e cem b e r the 1 9 th, 1 7 5 7 .

Cha r les L a m b wr ote a pa per upon Ca pta in Sta r

key, who ha d b ee n a h u s her a t a s chool in Fette r
’
la n e when La m b s s i s te r wa s a s chola r there La m b .

hi m s e lf we n t to the s a m e a ca de m y a bout a y ea r a fte r

Sta r key lefi it Mi s s L a m b te s tifie d tha t Sta r key ha d
.

b e en in his youth a ge n tle , qu ie t per s on , with a pe cu

lia r sta m p o f old fa s hion e dn e s s in his s trikin gly ugly,
-

thin , a n d c a re wo r n fa ce He “ a pp ea r s to ha ve b e en
.

on e of tho se m ild s pi r i ts which, n ot origi n a l ly defi

4 00 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WA RF I AN A .

ci en t in un der s ta n din g, a re cr us he d by pen ury i n to

dej e ction a n d fe eble n e s s He m ight ha ve pr ove d a .

us efu l a dj u n ct, if n ot a n orn a m e n t, to s ocie ty , if F or

tun e ha d ta k en him in to a ve r y littl e fo s te r in g ; b u t,
“

wa n ti n g tha t, he b e ca m e a ca pta in a bywor d

a n d live d a n d di e d a br oken bulr ush A woodc u t .

o f thi s s m a ll m a n n ow b e for e u s r e p res e n ts him fu ll

len g th in pr ofile ; a nd u n dern e a th a re the followin g

lin es
Rea d r I s th f u s Ca pta in
e ee e a m o

S ta key i hi w r t w pt i ;
, n s o n co a ra n

M a k his kdr se d k his eye

m a r
’
no , a n m a r ,

His l e g th d hi hi f h d hig h
n en
’
c n, s ore ea ,

His littl s ti k his h bl ha t

e c , u m e ,

The m ode t tie of h is c a v t s r a

M a k how e y it his h
r a s s os e ,

M a rk the Sh th t h ld his t s oes a o oe

So he l ook d whe R s ketch d him

’ ’
o n a ns m

Whil e a liv —b t D th h s f tch d him

e u ea a e
’
.

I n D e ce m be r ,
1 8 2 3, wa s ex hibi te d a t 28 7 S tra n d
Mrs B u tche r, a Yor ks hir e m a rr i e d d wa r f,
. the
sm a lles t l a dy a n d the g re a tes t won der of the pr es en t
”
a
ge .

I n the m us eu m f the Roya

l Co lle ge of Sur ge on s ,
o

un der a gla s s ca s e , is the s ke le ton of a fem a le child of

s tun te d gr owth who for e xhibiti on pur po s es wa s
,

ca lle d KMdlle C a rolin e C r a cha m i, the Sicilia n dwa r f

w "
.
.

She die d in Lon don in Ju n e , 1 8 24 , a t the a g e of n i n e

or te n yea r s a n d wa s on ly n i n e tee n or twen ty i n ches
,

He r bon e s a ppe a r to ha ve un der gon e ha r dly

‘

high .

a n
y cha n ge a fter bi r th There s eem s to ha ve been a.

co m ple te a rres t of deve lop m en t, the epiphys e s of the

402 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

the little s ta te b e d of the child a n d her ha bit which

-

Mr D orla n ha d m a de for her to b e pres en te d in it

.
,

to the ki n g . Gilliga n ha d o ffer e d the body to Mr .

Brooks , of Blen he im s te ps , for on e hun dre d guin e a s ;

-

b u t the s a l e wa s n ot com ple te d .

Ul tim a te ly, the dis tr a cte d fa the r vi s ite d Sir

E vera r d Hom e , of Sa ckvi lle s tree t, thr ou gh whos e
-

irifiiieTiOe the pr odigy ha d b e e n pre s e n te d to the ki n g ,

a n d fr om who m C r a cha m i a s certa in e d th a t Gilliga n
ha d ta ken the b o dy to Sir E vera r d s hou se , a n d
’

e xpres se d a wi s h to di s po s e of it The la tter re fu s e d

.

to pur cha s e it, b u t s a id he would pr es en t it to the

Roya l College of Su r ge on s , a n d wha te ve r r e wa r d
they thought pr op e r to vote to him he s ho u l d r e ce ive .

Gilliga n a gree d to the s e te r m s , a n d l e ft the child .

The fa the r he a r in g this b e gge d to s ee his da ug hte r ,

,

a n d he wa s p e rm i tte d to do s o a t the coll e g e ; b u t

s he ha d a lr e a dy b een a n a tom i s e d He wa s in a very

.

e xci te d s ta te , a n d he cla s pe d the cor p s e in his a rm s

with m uch em oti on Sir E ver a r d g a ve him a che que

.

for te n poun ds ; a n d it s e em s tha t he then le ft Lon don

for Ire la n d, where his wife wa s .
 CHAPTE R XV .

D wa rf t Ca diff —Dwa fs t B tholo ew F a ir—Lydi Wa lpole

a r r a a r m a
—Littl O ld Wo a of B g d d Tho a s D y M s ic l
e m n a a m a u a

Dw f t D y l
a r The t e — Dwa f t Tiv t
a ru r -
Bo d
a ne a r r a er on a r
—S
m a n t hi F a i y—T C ib d D w f—E tt ick
om e r s e s re r om r a n a r r

Sh phe d d ib s D w f D wa f d Pig fa d L a dy
e r es cr e a r r a n -
ce

M xie D w f—Mi i t J h B ll—Ge e l T Th b

ca n a r n a u re o n u n ra om um
—H y d the P i te — Co od N tt d Mi ie Wa
a on a n r m m ore u a n nn r re n

D w fs a t B th l w F i Miss Sha w —F ha
,

a r a r o om e a r a rn m

D wsa Mis Willi

on Do S t s Dw f M i g
s a m s n a n o a r a rr a e

Mis Hipkin s Ab Z d k 1 n f t D wa f D y Joh

s oo a e a n r e n

Mill er .

INS e pte m b er , di e d a t Ca r diff Mr E Philpott,

1 8 25 , . .

who wa s on ly thre e fee t n i n e i n che s high the cir

cu m fe re n ce o f his he a d b e in g twe n ty fiv e i n che s a n d -

thr e e qu a rte r s
-
By a s tr a n ge form a tion of his lim b s
.

he wa s a ble to ki ck his own fo r ehe a d F or m a n y .

ye a r s he o ffi cia te d a s a r e cru itin g s er ge a n t, in re

g im e n ta ls ; b u t for the l a s t fou r yea r s of his life he
wa s e m pl oye d a s a n a le ta s ter a t C a r diff -
.

Hon e , I n his E gg D a g B oole, give s u s a n a m u s -

in g a ccou n t of a vi s it p a id by him to B a rtholom e w

Fa ir on Se ptem b e r 5 th, 1 8 25 I n Show N o 1 he . .

s a w a fe m a l e dw a r f, two fee t e l e ven i n che s high, of

whom he give s a n e n g r a vin g Her n a m e wa s Lydi a .

Wa lpole , a n d s he wa s b orn a t Addis com b e , n ea r

Gr e a t Ya rm outh She wa s s o cia ble , a gre e a ble , a n d
.

i te l g T h ‘
little la dy ha d a thor ou gh good ’
n li en t e .

cha r a cte r fr om Mi s s Hips on a s a n a ffe ction a te cr ea

”
tur e . She wa s a ga in e xhibite d a t B a rtholom e w
404 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

Fa i r in 1 8 33, in Sim m e tt s s how, when she wa s’

des cribe d a s b e in g thirty on e yea rs of a g e

-
I n .

1 8 2 5 s he wa s e xhibite d a t N orwich I n Show No 1 0 . .

w er e a n In di a n wom a n , a Chin es e la dy , a dw a r f,
a n d o ther cu r io s i ti e s H. on e s a y s ,
“
A clown outs id e

crie d ‘ B e a s sure d they r e a l ive O n ly on e pen n y

’
.

e a ch . The cr owd wa s gr ea t, a n d the s how s to b e

”
s ee n wer e m a n y . I the re for e did n ot go in In .

Show No 1 1 wa s a dwa r f, who wa s de s crib e d by

.

the pr opr i e tor a s The little old wo m a n of B a gda d

s he is thi r ty in che s high, twe n t
y two yea r s of a g e ,
'

”
a n d a n a tive of Bo s ton , in Lin coln s hir e I n Show .

N o 1 2 wa s a We lch dw a r f, who wa s re pr esen te d to

.

b e W illi a m Phillip s , of D e n bigh, fifteen yea r s of a g e .

I n S how No 1 3 wa s a n other dwa r f, of whom

.

Hon e gives a n en gra vin g a n d s a ys : “ After wa r ds

,

s te pp e d for th a little p ers o n a ge a bout thr ee fee t high,

,

in a m ilita r y dr es s , with top b o ots , who s tr utte d his

-

tin y le gs , a n d he ld his he a d a l o fi with n ot le s s im po r t

'

a n ce tha n the p r oude s t ge n er a l officer cou l d a s s u m e

”
u pon his pr o m otion to the r a n k o f fiel d m a r tia l -
.

I n Show No 1 7 wa s a dwa r f fa m ily , who ha d

.

n e ve r b e en in the fa i r b e for e
“
Mr Thom a s D a y
. .

wa s the r epute d fa ther of the dwa r f fa m ily, a n d e x

hib ite d him s elf a s s m a ll en ou gh for a grea t won der ;
a s he wa s . He wa s a ls o propr i e tor of the show a n d
s a id he wa s thir ty five y ea r s o f a
g e , a n d on ly thirty
-

five in ches high . He fittin g ly de s ca n te d on the

livin g pers on a ge s in whom he ha d a ves te d in te r e s t .

There wa s a boy six ye a r s old, onl y twen ty s even

. -
406 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

com e from n obody b u t a wom a n Ge or ge S m i th

.

He s a id he b e li e ve d the
“

wa s of a diffe re n t opin io n .

voice to b e tha t of a youn g m a n ; a n d s o on a fte r

wa r ds the body of a coa ch, which la y a t the u pper
e n d o f the wo r k s hop , wa s o p e n e d , a n d ou t s te pp e d a

m a le dwa r f, a bout two or thr e e a n d tw en ty ye a r s of

- -

a
ge . The qua lifica ti on s of thi s little p er s on were a t
on c e m a d e kn own to the m a n a g er s o f D r u ry l a n e -

Thea tre who im m e dia tely , u pon the r e co m m en da tion

,

o f the pr ofe s s i on a l m en who hea r d him s i n g e n ga g e d

,

him . His voice is , we u n der s ta n d, in a ll the u pper

ton es , pr e ci s e ly lik e C a ta la ni s a n d in the lowe r , it
’

b e a rs a clos e r es e m bla n ce to Mr s Bla n d s Mr

.
’
. .

Bir ch ha d a cciden ta lly hea r d him join in g in a gle e

with two other p oor r a gge d cr e a tu re s in the s tree t,
a n d hu m a n e ly d e te rm i n e d td give him a cha n ce of
b e tter in g his con dition I t is in ten de d , we b e lie ve ,
.

tha t he s ha ll s in g wi tho u t a n a cc om p a n im en t on the

”
firs t n ight of his a ppea ra n ce .

Abou t thi s p e r i o d a dwa r f wa s e m ploy e d a t on e

of the hote ls in Tiver ton a s Boots The b oots which .

he cl e a n e d we r e ha lf his he ight ; co n s e qu e n tly he ha d

to dr a g the m a lon g the gr ou n d His por tra i t wa s
.

we ll dr a wn by a s ho e m a ker who ha d a b a n don e d the

tra d e of St Cr i s pi n fo r the a rt o f Ti ti a n , a n d who
.

wa s n o m e a n p a i n te r
.

Som e ti m e in or a fte r the ye a r 1 8 2 6 a s howm a n

n a m e d H L e e ca rr i e d a b o ut E n gl a n d for e xhibi tion
.

s e ve r a l livi n g w o n d ers
,
a m on g which wa s Mr J . .

Boa rdm a n , a n a tive of Bolton le Moors He is u n

.
- -
.
 TO M C RIB AN D DWARF . 407

doubte dl y the s m a lles t m a n ever yet e xhibite d in E n g

la n d , b e in g thir ty four ye a rs of a g e , a n d m ea s u r in g
-

in he ight o n ly thirty e ight i n che s

-
. Thi s gen tlem a n
wa s ce r ta i nl y for m e d in on e of n a tu r e s m o s t pl a yfu l
’

m o od s ; in s hor t he is the m o s t s tr iki n g i n s ta n ce of

,

the un e rr in g wi s do m of the S u pr e m e Powe r , to who m

a ll n a tu r e b e n d s
. His u n com m on viva ci ty a n dpe r fe ct
s ym m e tr y o f for m re n de r s him a m o s t ple a s i n g
pr o
du ction o f n a tur e At the s a m e tim e will b e exhi
.

bite d Mis s Widdicom b e, of Ta u n ton , the Som e rs et

s hir e Fa i ry . The e xtr a or din a ry m u s cu l a r powe rs of
thi s d i m i n u tive fe m a le , who in s ta tu r e is con s id era bly
b e lo w a n y o f he r com peti tor s , n ee ds on ly to b e s een
to b e pr o cl a i m e d the m os t i m pr es s ive fe m a l e dw a r f
phe n om e n on e ve r pr e s e n te d to the pu blic Am on gs t .

the s ur pr i s in g e xer ti on s o f thi s w on der fu l fe m a le is

the p o w er s he po s s e s s e s of pla ci n g the j o i n ts of her
fin g ers b a ckwa r ds to r e a ch the e lb ow , pr e s en ti n g a t
the s a m e ti m e a m os t i n ter e s tin g figu r e , her s ta tu r e
b e in g on ly thir ty five in che s She is for ty five yea r s
-
.
-

of a
g e , a n d po s s e s s e s a n e xpr es s i on u n like a n y of her
pr e de ce s s or s or pre s e n t r iva l s ”
. We qu ote from a
ha n dbill tha t wa s i n te n de d to b e u s e d a t a n y fa ir to
which the tr a ve llin g s howm a n m ight ta ke his pro di
gie s , which we re , a s the bill tell s u s , pa tr on is e d by
the r oya l fa m ily a t A s cot, o n Ju n e l oth, 1 8 1 9 .

Tom C r ib ha d a pr o tégé n a m e d M or ga n who wa s ,

a dw a r f Tom picke d him u p ou t of s om e s tree t

.

br a wl , a n d ca rr ie d him off tri u m pha n tly in his a r m s

to B ow stree t, wher e he to ld the m a gi s tra te he did
-
4 08 GIANTO L O GY AND D WARFI ANA .

n ot like to little on e s im po s e d u pon Tom to ok

s ee .

the m a n n ikin hom e , a n d k e p t him a s a wa iter a t his

hou s e in Pa n ton s tr e et, H a y m a r ke t, where the little
-

m a n wor e top boots

-
a nd a br o a d br i m ha t Mr
-
. .

An qu e til te lls u s tha t he s a w him a n d a n oth er dwa r f,

of very di s s i m il a r s ha p e , ha ve a fis tic e n coun ter a t
a s por tin g b e n e fi t in St J ohm s tre et, a b ou t 1 8 27
.
-
.

The E ttrick S he phe r d , in B la ckwood s Ma g a z ine

’

for Ma r ch, 1 8 2 7 N octe s thus re fers

to a dwa r f e xhibite d in a c a r a va n The wee dwa r fie
wom a n , n o thr e e fe e t high, wi a hu s b a n d s a x fe e t
’

four ; I n e ver s a w a ha ppi er cou ple She lou pt.

in til the pou ch 0 his s hootin g j a cke t, a n d keekit

’

ou t like a m a u ki n B u t oh " s he ha d a grea t ugly

.

wide m o u th, a n d her tee th were a s s ha r p a n d yell ow

’
a s pr i n s . I wu dn a ha e s le e pit in the s a m e b ed wi
s ic a v e rm i n for the m i n e s 0 Per u , for g in s he ha d
’

fa n upon a body in the m iddl e 0 the n icht, a n d

’ ’

fa s te n d on their thr o a t like a r otten , the r e wa d ha e

’

b e en n a e s ha kin her a ff— the va m pir e

’
-
She wa s .

in the fa m ily wa y .

A n ews pa per of Fe bru a r y, 1 8 2 9 , give s the fol

lowin g a ccou n t of a n un fo rtun a te dwa rf a n d of his ,

m é s a lli a n ce with a pig fa ce d la dy : -

O n Tu e s da y
m orn i n g , a t Un io n Ha ll , m uch a m u s em en t wa s
a ffor de d in the office , owin g to the a tte n da n ce o f
a dwa rf, who ha d wa l ke d thr oug h the s tr eets fr om
the ca ra va n wher e he wa s e xhibitin g to Un ion
Ha ll , follow e d by a n im m e n s e m ul titu de , a ttra cte d
by his dim i n utive a n d s in g u l a r a ppea r a n ce The .
41 0 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI ANA .

un der the n e es sc ityjum pin g ou t of the ve hicl e,

of

to the da n ger a n d ha z a r d of bre a kin g his n e ck , to

e s ca p e the fu r y of her pig fa c e d l a dys hip
-
. With
a ll the s e little m i s fortu n e s , h owe ver , s a id the dwa r f,
’

I wou ld wil lin gly pu t u p, if I wa s pa id m y w a ge s

r e ul a r ly ; b u t n o , thi s ha s n ot b e e n the c a s e , a n d
g
m
y m a s ter is n ow thr ee w e ek s in m y d ebt ; a n d
when I a s k him for m y m on ey , he re fuses it, a n d
ta u n ts m e with n ot dr a win g the public . When
dr a win g a con tra s t b etwe en the s ervices of the pig
fa ce d la dy a n d m ys elf, m a s ter a l w a ys gives the pre
fer en ce to the form er , a n d it is r a ther cu tti n g tha t
m or e a tten tion s hould b e p a i d to a Iza n im a l tha n a
hu m a n cr etu r The m a gi s tr a te told the dwa r f tha t
’
.

he m u s t a pply to the Co u r t of Re que s ts , a n d he le ft

”
the office , followe d by a m o b .

A corr e s pon de n t o f L e Glob e, a Pa r i s j o u r n a l,

for D e cem b er , 1 8 2 9 , give s the followin g a ccoun t o f
Fra n ci s ca , a Me xica n dwa r f : I s a w in Pa r i s a
Mexica n dwa r f, who a t s e ve n teen ye a r s of a g e , wa s
,

onl y twe n ty s ev en i n che s a n d a ha lf high

-
. She wa s
born of a n In di a n m other of a pure r a ce , in the
pr ovin ce of Z oca te ces , on the e s ta te of D on n a Jo s e fa
Z —o ; a n d ca m e to Fr a n ce in the s u ite of tha t
l a dy, towa r ds whom s he di s cha rge d a ll the fu n ction s
of a fill e de cha m br e
- -
She l a ce d her , dr es s e d her
.

ha ir , took c a re of he r lin en , a n d, m o re ove r , e xe cute d

with grea t s kill e ve ry kin d of em br oidery I n the .

cou r s e of a few m on ths , li s ten in g to the s er va n ts of

the hote l , she lea rn e d Fre n ch e n ough to un ders ta n d
 ME XICAN D WARF . 41 1

wha t wa s s a id , to a s k for wha t s he w a n te d , a n d e ven

to ta l k , which a l s o s eem e d n e c e s s a ry to he r She .

ha d gr e a t volubili ty in con ve r s a tio n ; a n d s e ver a l of

her ple a s a n t s a llie s w ere r e pe a te d to m e N e ver .

thele s s , he r c a p a city did n o t a pp e a r to m e to b e

a b o ve tha t of a child of e ight y e a r s o ld He r he a d
.

wa s of the s a m e s iz e a s tha t of a chil d o f e ight y e a r s

old who m I s a w n e a r her He r fe a tu r e s ha d n othi n g
.

in the m dis a gr ee a ble b u t were s tr o n gly m a rke d with

the Am e r i ca n cha r a cte r Her ha n ds a n d a r m s w e re
.

ve ry we ll form e d , a s wer e a ls o he r feet a n d le gs .

Her hips we r e r a ther la rge , which m a de her s ee s a w -

in wa lki n g b u t did n ot pr e ve n t her fr om r u n n in g

,

with r a pidi ty They wi s he d to tea ch the little Fr a n

.

ci s ca to re a d ; b u t a s tha t o ccu pa ti on did n ot ple a s e

,

he r , s he s oon fou n d the m e a n s of gettin g r id of it,

by com pla in i n g of he a d a che or tooth a che whe n e ver
- -

”
s he s a w the book p r e p a r i n g .

We ha ve n ow b e for e u s a n e n gr a vin g repre s en t

in g the dw a r f Richa r d Ga r n s e y , a s m a r t little fe llo w ,
in a c ou r t s u i t a n d wig , s ta n di n g in a r oo m b e tw e en
a pi a n o for te a n d a cha i r The pictu r e is s u b s cr ib e d
.

a s foll ow s “
The Min i a tu re John Bu ll , Ri cha r d
Ga rn s e y, b or n Ja n u a r y 4 th, 1 8 3 1 , a t Ki tti s for d ,
‘

n ea r Ta u n ton , ha s n ot gr own s in ce he wa s four

ye a r s old, a n d is pron oun ce d by Sir Ja m e s Cla rk ,
M D , D r L oco ck, D r Fer gu s on , a n d D r D a l
. . . . .

r m ple , to b e the m o s t s ym m e tr ic a l d wa r f in the

y
”
world .

C ha r le s S Stra tton , b e tter kn own a s Gen er a l

.
41 2 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

Tom Thum b (to which n a m e j u n ior wa s a dde d .

when he fir s t a s s u m e d it) , or “ the Am er ica n Ma n in

Min i a tu re , is s a id to ha ve b e en b or n a t Bridgeport,
’7

Con n e cticu t in Am er ica , on Ja n ua ry 1 1 th, 1 8 3 2 At

,
.

his bir th he we ighe d n in e pou n ds two ou nce s , s o m e

wha t m or e tha n the a ver a ge we ight of a n e w born -

i n fa n t At a b ou t five m on ths old he we ighe d fifte en

.

pou n d s , a n d m e a s ure d twe n ty five i n che s in height ;

-

s i n ce which ti m e up to 1 8 4 5 , he did n ot i n cre a se

,

in s ta tu r e , n or in we ight, e xc e pt by a bo u t two ou n ces .

The Gen era l fir s t e xhibite d a t B a rn um s old Am e r ica n

’

Mu s eum , in N e w Yor k , whe r e he is s ta te d to ha ve

b e e n vi s ite d by thirty thou s a n d per s on s Ge n tle m en
.

of di s tin cti on i n vi te d him to din e wi th the m ; l a di e s

ca m e in the ir ca rr ia ge s to s e e him b r in gi n g with

,

them va lu a ble pr e s en ts ; a n d he wa s for s ix w e e ks

the lion of N e w Yor k . He n e xt vi s ite d Phila de lphi a ,
B os ton , Ba ltim or e , a n d Cha rle s ton , a n d in fa ct m a de
the tou r of the Un i te d S ta te s , wher e he a n d his
m i n i a tu r e fu r n i tu r e a n d e qu ip a ge e xcite d c on s id e r

a bl e cu r i o s i ty .

I n Ja n u a r y , 1 8 44 , he le ft N e w Yo r k for E n gla n d ,
a n d wa s e s cor te d to the s hip Y or k s hi r e in which he
,

s a ile d , by a t l e a s t te n thou s a n d p e r s on s I m m e di
.

a te ly on his a r r iva l in Lon don he c a ll e d a t the office

of the I llu s tr a ted L on don N ews , in the S tr a n d ; a n d

the fi rs t por tra it of him ta k e n in thi s cou n try a pp ea r s

in tha t j ou rn a l for Fe br u a ry 24th 4 8 44 in which he ,

is re pre s en te d s ta n din g u pon a cha ir , a n d a l s o u pon

the s ta g e o f the Pr i n ces s s Thea tr e , in the cha ra cter
’
4 14 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RFI AN A .

a gold pen cil ca s e O n Apr il l 6th he a pp e a re d for

-
.

the s e con d ti m e b e for e Q u e e n A de l a ide , the D u ke of

C a m br idge a n d the D u che s s of Glou ce s te r a t Ma r l
, ,

b or ou gh H ou s e Her M a j e s ty pre s en te d the Ge n era l

.

with a wa tch a n d cha in He a ppe a r e d b e fore the

.

Q u e e n , Pr i n ce Al b e r t, the Ki n g a n d Qu e en of the
B e lgia n s , a n d Pr in ce L e in in ge n a t Bu ckin gha m
,

P a la ce , for the thir d tim e , on Apr il 1 9th, dr e s s e d in

a fu l l cou r t s u it O n the s e s e ver a l o cca s ion s he s a n g
.

a com ic s on g
,
in tr odu cin g the re in the r oya l pers on
”
a ge s , to the a ir o f Ya n ke e D oodl e .

I n Au gu s t, 1 8 44 , “ thi s little , gr ea t, s m a l l m a n
ha d bu ilt for him by a Lon don ca rr i a ge m a ker a n -

e l e ga n t d re s s cha r i ot s u ita bl e to his di m en s i on s The .

b ody of it wa s twen ty in ches high, a n d e le ven in che s

Wide . I t wa s com pl e te ly fu r n i s he d in the r iche s t
s t le The colour of the body wa s o f a n i n ten s e blu e
y .
,

picke d ou t with whi te , a n d the whe e ls w er e blu e a n d

r ed . Upon the do or pa n e ls we re e m bla z on e d the
-

Gen e r a l s a r m s , Br ita n n i a a n d the Goddes s of

’

Libe r ty , s u pp or te d by the Br i ti s h li on a n d Am er ica n

e a gl e ; the cr es t b e in g the r i s i n g s u n a n d the B r i ti s h
”
a n d Am e r ic a n fl a g s ; a n d the m o tto , Go a he a d "
The cr e s t wa s a l so r e p e a te d on the body a n d thr o u gh
ou t the ha r n e s s The box wa s fu r n i s he d with a cr i m s on
.

ha m m er cloth, with a s ilver s ta r a n d r e d a n d gr een

-

fl owers The ca r r ia ge wa s dr a wn by a pa ir of Shet

.

la n d pon ie s a n d two l a ds we r e e n ga ge d a s coa chm a n

a n d footm a n They wore liver i e s of s ky blu e coa ts ,
.
-

tr im m e d with silver l a ce , a n d with a igu ilette s tippe d

 E ERAL
G N TO M THUMB . 41 5

with s ilver ; r ed b re e che s , with s ilver ga rters a n d

b u ckl es ; pla te d button s ; cocke d ha ts a n d wigs ; a n d
the footm a n wa s pr ovide d with a ca n e The whole
.

e qu ip a g e c os t b e tw ee n 3 00l a n d 4ool
. I t is e n gra ve d
.

in the I ll u s tr a ted L on don N ews for Augu s t 3 l s t, 1 8 44 .

I n Fe br u a ry, 1 8 45 , the Gen er a l vi s ite d Pa r is

with his li ttle ca rr ia ge , a n d he p a id r ep ea te d vi s its
to the Tuil e r i e s , w here he r e ce ive d m a n y co s tly pr e
s e n ts fr om Kin g Loui s Philipp e his qu e e n Pr in ce s s
, ,

A de la ide , a nd the Com te de Pa r i s .F or four s u c

ce s s ive m o n ths the Gen e r a l en te r ta i n e d the public a t

the S a l l e des Con certs , in the Ru e Vivi en n e ; a n d

a fte r his e ve n i n g le vees he a ppe a r e d a t the V a udeville

The a tr e , in Pa r i s , for s e ven ty n ights in a fa iry pla y

,

ca ll e d L e P etit P ou cet, wr i tten e xpr e s s ly for him .

He a fter wa r ds m a de the tou r of Fra n ce a n d Be lgiu m ;

a n d le a vi n g Bor dea ux for Spa in a pp e a r e d b e for e
, ,

Qu een Is a be ll a , the que en m other , a n d the cour t,

-

the n a t Pa m pe lu n a . At a gre a t bu ll fig ht ther e he

-

a tten de d in the r oya l b ox with the qu e en While

.

tra ve llin g be twe e n the to wn s of Quim p er a n dL Or ien t,

’

his lu gga ge wa s s to len fr om the b a ck of his ca rr i a ge ;

a n d thi s occu r r en ce ga ve r i se to a s tory curren t in

Fr a n ce , tha t he ha d b een s e i z e d by br iga n ds In .

N ove m b er he r eturn e d to Pa r is , a n d a ga i n a ppe a r e d

b e for e the kin g a n d quee n a t the pa la ce of St Cloud, .

a n d r e ce ive d gifts fr o m the m .

I n D e ce m b e r he for the s e con d tim e vi s ite d En g

la n d, a n d ga ve his en te r ta in m en t a t the E gypti a n
Ha l l, in Picca dilly, whe re he dre w cr owds to witn e s s
41 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

his perform a n ce s of the Gr e ci a n s ta tu e s ; Cupid with

win gs a n d quiver ; Sa m ps on c a r ryi n g off the ga tes of
Ga z a ; the fightin g gl a di a tor : the s la ve whetti n g his
kn ife ; Aj a x ; D is cob u lu s ; Cin cin n a tus ; Her cules ,
with the N e m a ea n lion ; N a pole on ; a n d Fre de rick
the Gre a t .

The B ook of D a ys s a ys tha t Ha ydon , the his tor ica l

pa in te r , wa s in effe ct kille d by Tom Thu m b After .

a r e fe r en c e to Ha ydon s s a d a n d tr ou ble d life , a n d to

’

his s tr uggl e s in his pr o fe s s ion , we r e a d Such wa s

the m en ta l co n diti on o f the u n ha ppy p a i n te r in the
ea r ly pa rt of the ye a r 1 8 4 6 , whe n the s o— ca ll ed Gen e r a l
Tom Thum b ca m e to E n gla n d Ha ydon ha d then
.

just fi n i she d a la rge pictu r e on which he ha d lon g

b een en ga ge d , ‘ The B a n i shm en t of Ar i s tide s He .
’

hope d to r e de e m his fa ll en fortu n es , a n d to relieve

him se lf of s o m e o f his de b ts , by e xhibiti n g the pic
tur e . He en ga ge d a r oom a t the E gypti a n Ha ll , in
Picca dilly, un der the r oof wher e the dwa r f wa s a t
tra ctin g his cr owds ; a n d s e n t hu n dr e ds of in vita tion s
to di s tin gu is he d p er s on s a n d crit ics to a tte n d a pr i
va te vi e w An en tr y in his dia ry on Apr il 4 th wa s
.

the b e gin n in g of the e n d, s howin g how a cute ly the

’

poor m a n fe lt his com pa ra tive wa n t of s ucces s

Open e d—ra in e d ha r d ; on ly Je rr old, B a r in g , Fox
M a ule , a n d Hobhou s e ca m e Ra in wou l d n ot ha ve
.

kept the m a wa y twen ty s ix ye a r s a g o Com p a r is on

-

—fir st da y of Chris t e n ter in g Jerusa l em , ” 1 8 20,

.

1 9 l 1 63
. . Fir s t da y of B a n i s hm en t of Ar i s tides , ”
1 8 46 , l l l s 6d
. . .I trus t in God, a m en 1 Soon ’
41 8 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

n is he d on e of the Am e r ica n pa pers wi th a sta tem en t

of his r e ce ipts in E u r op e , which a r e s a id to ha ve

The Gen era l a ga in

”
a m oun te d to 1 50, 000l s te r lin g
. .

vis ite d E n gla n d, a n d then we n t b a ck to his n a tive

cou n try , where he m a rr i e d a dwa r f I n Novem ber,.

h c E n gl a n d with his wife , a n d two

1864, e a m e to

other dwa r fs , n a m e d Co m m odore Nu tt a n d Minn ie

Wa r r en , which qua r te tte m u ch de lighte d En g lish
s ights e er s . I n Fe br u a ry , 1 8 6 5 , the Gen er a l e xhi
bite d him s e lf a t St Ja m e s s Ha ll I n O ctob er , in the
.
’
.

s a m e yea r, the i n com e ta x com m i s s ion er s of South

-

a m pton s e rv e d him with a n a s s e s s m en t n otice , in

which they estim a te d his a n n u a l r e ce ipts a t b etween
’
ten a n d twen ty tho u s a n d po u n ds . The Gen er a l s
m a rr i a g e is s a id to ha ve r e s u l te d in the bi rth of a

chil d , ca lle d Mi n n i e Tom Thu m b , who die d fr om

in fla m m a tion of the br a in , a t the N orfolk Hotel ,
Norwich, in S epte m b er , 1 8 6 6 , while her p a r en ts
were on a pro fe s s ion a l tou r in the e a s tern coun ti e s .

At B a r tho lom e w Fa ir , in 1 8 3 2 , w er e e xhibite d

in a show tho s e ce le br a te d dwa r fs , Mis s Sha w a n d
”
her br other , who were born a t Hudder s field , in
Yorks hire I n a n o ther sho w a ppea re d , with a gi a n t,
.

Mr Fa r nha m , the s ur pr i s in g S om ersetshir e dwa r f,

.
“ ”

who wa s sa id to b e on ly thir ty e ight in che s high ; b u t

-

who in truth s tood n ea rly five fe et, a n d wa s the r e fore

to o ta ll to b e corre ctly ca l l e d a dwa r f He wa s a
.

we ll m a de little m a n , a n d ve ry s tr on g , for he coul d

-

ca r ry two lus ty m en on his s hou lders with ea se Thi s .

Mr Fa rn ha m wa s e xhibite d in B room sg rove s “ Col

.
’
 A D WARF D ON . 41 9

le ction of N a tur e s Won de r ful Works , a t B a rtholo

’

m e w Fa ir in 1 8 33 , when he wa s d es cr ib e d a s b e in g
,

tw en ty thr e e ye a r s Of a g e , a n d a ble to c a rry four

-

hun dre dwe ight with e a s e .

I n 1 8 3 3 wa s e xhibite d a t B a rtholo m e w Fa ir , in
D u pa in s Fr en ch Thea tre , Jon a tha n D a ws on , a dwa rf,
’

thir ty s ix in che s a n d thr e e qu a r te rs high who wa s

- -

born a t Richm on d , in Yorks hir e , on Ja n u a ry 2 7th,

1 783 I n Ha r r i s s show , a t the s a m e fa i r , wa s e xhi
’
.

bite d E li z a We bber , a dwa r f, twe lve ye a rs Old .

I n 1 8 34 wa s e xhibite d a t thi s fa ir M i s s Willia m s ,

the We lch dwa r f, b orn a t Me r thyr Tydvil , a n d a ge d
thir ty two yea r s , on Au g u s t 1 2 th in tha t yea r
-
Al s o .

Mis s B e s , the ~We lch fa iry , who wa s twen ty two

e
-

yea rs of a g e , a n d thirty i n ches high Al s o a little .

m a n who wa s c a ll e d a dwa r f ; b u t, b e in g thir ty s ix -

in ches high, he wa s s hown m ore for the s ym m e tr y

of his p er s on tha n for his he ight ; he ha d a re m a rk

a bly go o d figur e , a n d da n ce d the Highl a n d flin g e x

tr e m e ly we ll .

A b ou t Ju l y , 1 8 34 , a dwa r f n a m e d D on S a n tia go de
L os S a n to s du r i n g his exhibitory tra ve ls in E n gla n d,
,

wa s m a rr i e d to a n other dwa r f, a Mi s s Hipki n s , a t Bir

gha m The don wa s for ty e ight ye a rs of a g e , a n d
.
-

a bou t twe n ty s ix i n ches high-

a n d Mi s s Hipki n s wa s

twen ty e ight ye a r s O f a g e , a n da bou t for ty i n ches high

-
.

The cou ple we r e c a r r i e d to the chu r ch in a s e da n cha i r, -

a n d the High B a ili ff of Birm i n gha m g a ve a wa y the

br ide I n Mr F illin ha m s colle ction wa s a s ke tch of

. .
’

L os S a n to s , m a de from life We ha ve n ow be for e u s a n

.
4 20 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A.

en gr a vin g, prob a bly a n e xhibition pla ca r d , s u b s cr ib ed

a s follo ws : “
Mi s s An ge lin a Melius , the ce lebra te d
gi a n te s s fro m the Un ite d Sta tes , n in e teen ye a rs of
,

a g e , a n d n ea r ly s e ve n fee t high, a tten de d by her

pa ge Schor Don Sa n ti a go de Los Sa n to s , fr om the

,

Is la n d o f M a n illa , thir ty five ye a r s of a g e , a n d two

-

”
feet two in ches high .

I t r e pre s en ts the cou pl e in m os t a b s ur d a n d u nj u s t

pr opor ti on s , the dwa r f en tire b e in g on ly a little lon ger
tha n the fa ce of the gia n te s s The form er is ho ldin g
.

u
p the tra in of the la tte r , who is m uch b e de cke d with
j ewe lry a n d fin e clothe s . The dwa r f wea r s a kin d
of tu n ic wi th a
,
w a i s t b e lt, two pouches , a s wor d,
-

s tr ip e d tr o u s e r s
,
a nd a l a r ge turn down coll a r ; in
-

on e ha n d he c a rr i e s his fe a the re d ha t .

Sir Gr en ville Te m pl e , in his E xcu r s ion s in the

Mediterr a n ea n , a bou t 1 8 35 , s a ys : “ A m o s t e xtr a or
din a ry pe r s on a ge pre s e n te d him s e lf to u s ; he wa s a
dwa rf by n a m e Aboo Za de k a n d s om ewha t u n de r
; ,

thr e e fe e t I t m us t n ot, howe ver , b e i m a gin e d tha t

.

his shor t s ta tur e wa s owi n g to the w a n t of yea r s for

his a g e wa s for ty five , a n d he ha d a very fin e fa m ily ,
-

con s is tin g of fou r boys a n d two girl s , a ndhis wife ;

a n d, m a r k you , his four th wife , who wa s s a id to b e

e xtre m e ly pre tty . Sidi Mu s ta pha , durin g on e o f his

vis its to the Jere e d, s a w him , a n d wa s s o ple a s e d tha t
he ca rr i e d him O ff to Tun i s , wher e , dres s e d in m a g
n ifice n t a pp a re l , he for m e d the de light a n d a m u s e

m e n t of the cou r t He wa s s om etim e s shu t u p in on e

.

of the boxes in which the s wee t m ea ts a re br ought

42 2 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

the m otion of hi s le gs wa s pr odu ce d by the hip— join ts

a lon e . In s te a d of a r m s he ha d m ere ly two s tu m p s ,
on e of w hich wa s on ly a fe w i n che s lon g , the o ther

b e in g r a the r lon ge r , b u t le s s tha n ha lf the len gth of

a n or di n a r y p er s o n s a r m
’
. His lon ge r s tu m p term i
n a te d in s o m e thi n g tha t ha d a s light r e s e m bl a n ce to

a fi n ger a n d thu m b , which en a ble d him to hold a

pe n . When he fir s t le a rn e d to wr ite , he did s o with

his foot, with which a ls o he p er form e d m a n y us e fu l
a cti on s .O n b e co m in g a te a che r , which he did a bout
twen ty y e a r s b e for e his de a th, he wr o te wi th his

s tum
p b e for e a ll u de d to I n r u li n g his copy book s ,
-
.

he he ld the p en cil in his tee th, a n d m ove d the r oller

with his s tu m p with gre a t a ccu r a cy a n d expe dition .

When he wa s you n g , a pplica tion wa s m a de by a

s howm a n to
g et him a s a n Obj e ct for e xhibi tion ; b u t
he r e s e n te d thi s , a r m e d him s e l f wi th a p oke r , a n d
da re d the s how m a n to tou ch him . O n on e occa s ion
a fem a le with a m a lfor m a tion s im il a r to his own ,
,

wa s e x hibite d in his town ; he e xpre s s e d a wi s h to

s e e he r , a n d wa s ta k e n to the s p ot for tha t p u r po s e

b u t on s ee i n g he r pictu r e on the ca n va s ou ts ide , he

cou ld n ot b e pre va ile d on to g o fur ther He pa id .

gre a t a tten tion to te a chin g, a n d a t on e tim e ha d

a b ou t o n e hu n d r e d a n d twe n ty s cho l a r s . La tter ly ,
howe ver , he ha d o n ly thi r ty or for ty , a n d a s they
we r e of the poor er cla s s e s , his in com e wa s ve ry
s ca n ty He wa s of a goo d di s po s iti on , a n d m os t
.

in de pen den t in his s pir it He wou ld n ot s u b m it to

.

r e c e ive p a r ochi a l r e lie f ; b u t by m ea n s o f his s chool

 D WARF SCHOOLMA STER . 42 3

supporte d his m other u n til her dea th a ye a rs

b e fore his own , a n d him s e lf a fte r wa r ds . fa llin g
O ff of his s cho ol a n d the fe a r o f a bj e ct p ove r ty w e r e
, ,

b e lie ve d to ha ve ha s ten e d his de a th . wa s ta k en

ill on e S a tur da y , a n d di e d on the followin g Mon da y .
 CHAPTE R XVI .

Geo g e Trou t—s ells his b dy—I di Dwa rf—Little U n kn own

r o n a n

Dwa f a t Olym pic Th t e —Wh t is it i—H ig hl a n d Dwa rfs

M q i s of L illip u t—the Cl i a
r ea r a

D o F a n ci sco H i d a l g o —
n r a r u u r c u ne

J a n Ha n n em a Dw f Gi t s s F iry Qu ee Bla ck
'

Fr ch Dwa rf—The Az tecs —E d win Ca lvert—Ga r iba ld i n d

a r a n e a

en a

Dwa rf—L illip ti a Kin g —Ch g M w—C he Ma C he Sa ng o

Dwa r f a t Mila n —Dwa r f M rri g —Dwa rf T a veller—C lo l

u n un

ne

Dwa rf Pre ch —E cc tric Dwa rf in Pa ri s —Dwa rf

a a e r o

C ha ill u
Stories a b o t short p ple—Dwa r fs Mon ey—Su n
en

H ba n d —
-
a er
’
us u eo

dry Dwa rfs .

A LITHOGRAPH n ow b e for e u s re pre s en ts Ge orge

Tr out, the dwa rf m e s s en ger of the Houses of Pa r
lia m en t, fu ll l en gth, in a dr es s co a t a n d ha t, with
a r oll of p a p er s u n d e r his a r m , en dor s e d Pa r
lia m en ta r y Report for He wa s a we ll kn own -

cha r a cter for m a n y ye a r s in Wes tm in s ter H a ll ,

where he wa s fa m ilia r ly kn own a s “ the dwa r f He .

wa s n ot a ya r d high a n d ha d e xtr e m e ly s hort a rm s

,

a n d l e gs , b u t a m o s t e n or m ou s a n d u n n a tura l lookin g -

he a d His s i n gu l a r a pp ea r a n ce a ttra cte d the a tten tion

.

o f m a n y m e m b er s of the Hou ses of Lor ds a n d

Com m on s , a n d he wa s Ofte n s e n t by them with
m es s a ge s to differ en t p a r ts o f the to wn ; upo n which

occa s ion s he wa s e xcee din gly i m porta n t in his s m a ll

wa y, a n d use d to ta l k o f the de s pa tches which he
ca rr ie d .

He wa s in wor d a gi a n t, though a dwa r f in

de e d.
”
He wa s a grea t fa vour ite of Sir Thom a s
42 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

a lthou gh his m e n ta l qu a li ti e s w ere ra ther a bove tha n

b elow the or din a ry s ta n da r d His fa the r wa s e m
.

’
ploye d a s a s ep oy in the E a s t In dia C om pa n y s
s e r vice , a n d con tin u e d s o un til he wa s di s cha r g e d a s

b e in g u n fit for duty . F or m a n y yea rs Ma hom m e d

wa s the pe t O f the di s tr icts a b ou t C a l cu tta , Ofte n b e in g
in vite d by the m o s t dis tin guis he d n a tive s a n d B r iti s h
r es id e n ts to the ir hou s e s , where he wa s a lw a ys a

w e lcom e vi s itor , on a ccou n t of his a m ia ble con duct

a n d pl ea s i n g m a n n e r s . At the co m m e n cem e n t of
the ou tb r e a k in In dia , his br o the r to ok him up the
cou n try , vis i tin g va r i ou s s ta tion s .

F or a s hor t tim e he wa s in the Lor d S a hib s c a m p ,

’

b u t a s udde n m ove m e n t of the c a m p le ft him in the

r ea r . At C a wn p or e , he wi tn e s s e d the dr e a dfu l m a s
s a cre s of the la di e s a n d chil dre n which the r e to ok

pla ce , a n d wa s on ly him s e lf s a ve d , to u s e his own

wor ds , “ b e ca u s e he wa s a dwa r f, a n d n e ve r did a n y
ha r m , a n d cou l d fight n ob o dy .
”
He r etu r n e d to
C a l cu tta a t the la tte r en d Of 1 8 5 9 a n d b e com in g
,

i n tim a te with a Mr Fr a n ci s , he a ccom p a n i e d him to

.

E n gla n d , whe re he a rr ive d by the N ile a t the e n d

Of Ma r ch, 1 8 60 Ma hom m e d B a u x wa s then a b ou t
.

thir ty s e ve n i n ches high, ha d ver y e a s y , u n e m

-

b a rr a s s e d m a n n er s , wa s a ble to c on ver s e in E n glis h,

a n d wa s re m a r k a bl e for his ge n tl e m a nl y d e p or tm en t.

He wa s e xhibite d a s a n ove lty a t Cr e m or n e Ga r den s

a n d a l s o a t the b a r o f the Sir John F a l s ta ff ta vern

in Br ydges s tre et, Str a n d

-
. His fu ll le n gth portra i t
-

is given in the I l lu s tra ted L on don N ews for Ma y 1 2th,

 THE WHAT IS IT ? 427

1 8 6 0, a nd in the L on don J ou rn a l for Jun e 2 d, in

the sa m e ye a r .

A bo u t 1 8 40 live d a m a n of dwa rfis h s ta tur e ,

ye llow cou n ten a n ce , a n d u n couth figu r e , ca lle d the
”
Little Un kn own , who n e a r ly e ver y da y w a lke d in
St Ja m e s s P a r k , whe r e he a ttr a cte d m u ch a tte n tion
’
.

in con s e qu e n ce of his e ccen tr ic a pp e a r a n ce .

O n M a r ch l 6th, 1 8 4 3 , a dwa r f, n a m e d Sign or

Hervio N a n o , a ppea r e d on the s ta ge of the O lym pic
The a tr e , with Fre em a n , the Am e r ica n gi a n t, in a
pi e ce wr i tten for them , a n d en title d The S on of the
D es er t a n d the D em on C ha n g eling At the con clu
.

s ion o f the p er fo rm a n c e the dwa r f, who di s pla ye d

,

m u ch hi s tri on ic a bili ty le d the gi a n t b e for e the

,

c u r ta in to r e c iv
e e t h e a ppl a u s e Of the a u di e n ce
*
A .

por tra it of the form er ha s b e e n en gra ve d .

A wr ite r in the I l lu s tr a ted L on don N ews for

D e ce m b er 2 9th 1 8 6 6, s a ys
,
“
Som e twe n ty y ea rs
a
g o a p oor a n d m a r ve ll ou s ly de form e d dwa r f, who
a cte d a fly in p a n tom i m e cr a wl e d on the c e ili n g, or
,

le a pt from s ce n e to s cen e a s a m onke y exhibite d ,

him s e lf a s a n un cl a s s ifi e d a n i m a l . Thi s a n i m a l ,

the Wha t is it ? e xhibite d the s a m e n a tu r a l di s tr e s s

’

when too clos e ly e xa m in e d , a n d ya ppe d a n d b a rke d

a d m ir a bly , to the gr e a t te rr o r Of the l a di e s Tho s e
.

pe ople who s a w throu gh the dodge , b u t ha d a kin dly ,

hum our in the m , we r e n ot a l togethe r gla d when a

blu n der in g fr i e n d re cogn i s e d the a ccom pli s he d a ctor
in his de n , a n d covere d him with co n fu s i on by in s i s t
Vide p a g e 22 3 .
4 28 GI AN TO L O GY A N D D WA RF I AN A .

’
in g on s ha kin g ha n ds a n dgivi n g him the Freem a s on s
grip ; the con se qu e n ce of which wa s tha t poor Ha r
vey Le a ch di e d of s o m e thin g lik e s ta r va tion
”
We .

be lie ve the Wha t is it ? or the Wild Ma n of the

“ ”

Woods , wa s exhibite d a t the E gyp ti a n Ha ll , a n d

tha t the de ce ption wa s ve ry s oon dis cove re d .

I n 1 8 46 thre e Hig hla n d dwa r fs were pu blicly

e xhibite d a t the C os m or a m a Room s , in Re ge n t s tre e t, -

Lon don The y wer e n a m e d Ma ckin la y, a n d were

.

born a t Lochca rr on , in the coun ty of Ro s s The ir .

fa ther wa s a her d upon the hill s in the di s tr ict The .

e lde s t dwa r f, Fi n l a y wa s twe n ty—

,
thr ee y e a r s old,

for ty five in ches high, a n d we ighe d five s ton e e leven

-

poun ds John , the other m a le dwa r f, wa s twen ty

.

on e ye a rs Old for ty fou r i n che s high a n d five s ton e

-

, ,

thr ee pou n d s in we ight Ma ry , the ir s i s ter , wa s

.

n in e tee n y ea r s o f a e for ty —
fou r in che s in he ight,
g ,

a n d w e ighe d five s ton e te n pou n d s The l a d s in thei r

.

n a tive coun tr y w e r e e m pl oy e d in he r din g a n d in

colle ctin g e ggs on the hil ls ; a n d the girl wa s occupi ed

with knittin g a n d s e win g O n Ma y 2l s t, 1 8 4 6 ,
.

the s e dw a r fs , a ccom p a n ie d by Mr M a ck e n z i e , pe r
.

form e d the ir n a tion a l da n ce s a n d s a n g a t Buckin g

ha m Pa l a ce b e fore the Qu een , Pr in ce Al b ert , a n d the
D u ches s of Ke n t . They wore the full dress of the
cla n of Ro s s , a ta rta n of da rk gr e e n a n d white a n d
re d n a rr ow s trip es ; a n d the m a le dwa r fs c a r r i e d

br o a ds wor ds a n d s te e l ta r gets The full le n gth

.
-

port ra its of the thr ee a re en gra ve d in the I llu s tr a ted

L on don N ews for Ma y 30th, 1 8 4 6 .
4 30 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

p
re resen a t tion of the Clu r ica un e , a s m en tion ed in
Cr ofton C roke r s L eg en ds of I r ela n d Hou r s of exhi
’
.

bitiou—Da y, fr om 1 2 to 4 O clock E ven in g , from

’
.

6 to 9 o clock A dm itta n ce
’
. childre n a n d s er va n ts
ha l f pr ice
-
Re a der "the D on is e xa ctly fo ur tim e s the
.

len gth of the bill you a re re a din g A s plen did prin t .

”
of the D on , thirdthe s i z e of life , for s a l e a t the r oom s .

The ha n dbill is s e ve n in che s a n d a qua r te r in len gth .

The e xhibition bill is wor de d a s follows Now

e xhibi tin g , a t the Cos m ora m a Room s , No 2 09 Be .

g en t s tre e t, the Ma r qu is of Lilipu t " D on Fra n

-

cis co Hida lg o —4 2 y ea r s ol d— 2 9 in ches high—the

s m a lles t
‘
Ma n e ver cr e a te d " I n the m iddle is a
’

full len gth por tra it of the dwa r f in a dres s coa t,

- -

Open ves t , a n dwhi te cu ffs He we a r s a sm a ll m ous

.

ta che , a n d lo n g ha i r fa llin g in a r oll o ver his e a r .

I n his r ight ha n d is a s tick , a n d in the l e ft is a p a p er

”
in s cr ibe d, O n e fou rth the s iz e of life
-
The fig ur e .

is s even i n che s a n d a qu a r te r high .

The Clur ica un e , which is m en tion e d a bove , wa s

the fa iry dwa r f or elf o f Ir e la n d s folk lore
’
He wa s
-
.

s ix in che s high , ge n er a l ly m is chie vou s , a tta che d him

s e lf to pa r ticu la r fa m ilies , occu pie d him s el f ofte n wi th

s hoe m a ki n g , a n d re crea te d him s e lf with dr i nkin g a n d

s m oki n g Som e s m a ll to b a cco pipe s which ha ve be e n

.
-

foun d in Ir e la n d wer e b el ie ve d by the p ea s a n try to

ha ve b e lo n g e d to the C lu r ica u n e s .

I n 1 8 4 8 wa s e xhibite d a t the Co s m or a m a Room s ,

in Rege n t s tre et, a dwa r f, n a m e d J a n Ha n n em a , a n d
-

ca lle d Adm ira l Va n Tr om p, the Fr i e s la n d phen om e

 J AN HAN N E MA . 4 31

n on . He wa s a na tive of Fr u n eker , in Fr i e s l a n d ;
a ge d n o t q u i te ten ye a r s ; on l y twe n ty e ight i n ches
-

in he ight, b e i n g le s s by thre e i n che s tha n Gen era l

Tom Thu m b ; a n d w e ighe d s ix teen poun ds He ha d
.

n ot i n cr ea s e d e i ther in he ight or we ight s in ce he wa s

n in e m on ths Old . His com ple xi on wa s fa ir a n d

ru ddy
,
hi s ey e s blu e , a n d his ha ir light He wa s
.

e xc e e d in gly a n i m a te d , i n tel ligen t, w e ll for m e d a n d

he a l thy He wa s a c a pita l com e dia n , a n d por tr a y e d his
.

ill us tr i ou s cou n trym a n , A dm i r a l Va n Tr om p , in his

dr es s , flou r i s he d his s wor d b r a ve ly , a n d tr od a n im
a
g in a r y qu a r ter de ck fir m ly
-
. He a ls o re pr e s e n te d a
D u tch bu r gom a s ter , s m oki n g a pipe a n d a wigge d
a n d go wn e d b a r r i s te r
-
. He a ls o m a r che d da n ce d, ,

s a n g , fe n c e d pl a ye d ca r d s c on s tr u cte d s m a ll a r ticl e s
, ,

of fu r n itur e , b oxe s , a n d othe r thin gs wr o te a good bold

ha n d a n d wa s fon d of m u s ic He wa s in the r e ce ipt

.

of a p e n s ion g r a n te d to him by the Kin g of Holl a n d

in con s id e r a ti on o f his hom oeop a thi c pr op or ti on s He .

wa s p a tr on i s e d by Qu e e n V ictor i a , Pr i n ce Al b er t,
the D u che s s of Ke n t, the D u che s s of Glo u ce s ter , the
D uk e a n dD u ches s of C a m br idge , the Pr in ces s Ma ry ,
the Pr i n ce a n d Pr i n ces s of Pa r m a , the Pr i n ce Of
O ra n ge , a n d the Kin g a n d Qu een O f Holla n d ; a n d
he wa s vi s i te d in Lon don in 1 8 4 8 a n d the followi n g
ye a r by thou s a n ds of pe r s on s O n e of his ha n dbill s
.

n ow b e for e u s c on ta i n s his fu ll l e n gth p ortr a i t in hi s

-

Va n Tr om p cos tu m e , with a s wor d in on e ha n d a n d

a te le s cop e in the o ther . An other of his ha n dbills
s a ys , The A dm i ra l is e x a ctly thr e e ti m es a n d a ha l f
43 2 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

the le n gth Of this bill you a re re a din g E ven in g .

”
pa rti e s a tte n de d .

Ab ou t thi s p er iod , a dwa r f gi a n te s s wa s ex

hib ite d a t S a ville Ho u s e, L e ices ter q a re -
She .

i s su e d the followin g ha n dbill : Ju s t a rr ive d fr om

“

Au s tr a li a . The Won de r fu l D wa r f Gi a n tes s , Mi s s

Ma ry Ja n e You n gm a n , who is on ly 1 5 ye a r s of a g e ,
a n d we ighs 1 3 s ton e 6 lb s ; he ight, 3 5 i n che s ; r o u n d
.

the s hou ld ers s he m e a s u r e s 3 fe e t 6 i n che s ; r o u n d

the w a i s t 4 fe e t 3 i n ches ; r o u n d the le g , 2 fe et ; a n d
,

r oun d the a r m , 1 foo t Thi s won derf u l child is n ow

.

to b e s e en a t S a ville Ho u s e (fron t r oo m ) , L e ic e s ter

s qu a r e , fr om 1 1 A M to 1 1 R M
. . She s hou ld b e
.

s e en by O ld a n d you n g Su ch tru l y m a gn ifice n t

.

fe m a le pr opor tion s wer e n e ver b e fore witn e s s e d in

E n gla n d ; or , i n de e d, in the wor ld Adm i s s i on , 6 d . .

I n the ce n tre is a fu l l —
”
Childr en ha lf pr ice -
. le n gth
portra it O f a n u n com m on ly fa t you n g fem a le , who is
a s br o a d a s s he is lon g .

A ha n dbill n ow b e fore u s , which b ea r s the m a n u

s c r ip t d a te ,
Au g u s t,
1 8 5 0,
a n n o u n ce d “
The Fa iry

Qu ee n , n ow e xhibitin g Ma r ket Hill, Hig h s tr eet, Wool -

wich [the s e w or ds wr itten in ] , a ckn o wl e dge d to b e

the s m a ll e s t livi n g child in the wor ld Two yea r s.

Old , s ixte en in che s high, a n d we ighs on ly four

pou n ds D a u ghte r Of W Gibb s , fa rm e r , O f Blea n ,
. .

C a n terbur y Ha s b een exhibite d a t the Un ivers ity

.

C oll e ge , Lon don , b e fore 500 m e dica l gen tle m en ; ha s

a l s o ha d the hon o r of a tte n di n g m a n y pr iva te
pa r
ti e s , &c , a t the r e s ide n ce s Of the n obil ity , who ha ve
.
434 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARF I AN A .

re a dy r eplie s to a ll qu e s tion s pr opos e d to her She .

told u s s he wa s e ightee n ye a r s of a g e ; s he wa s b Or n
in the p a r i s h of St John (Ja m a ica ) , a n d her n a m e is
.

Ja n e McKe n z ie .

I n Ju n e , 1 8 5 3 , two child r e n c a ll e d Az te cs w e r e
e xhibite d in Lon do n . They w er e s ta te d to ha ve b een
b rou ght to N or th Am er ica , in 1 8 4 9 , by Vela s qu e z , a
Sp a n i a r d , who ca rr i e d the m Off, a t the ha z a r d of his
life , fr om the m ys ter iou s a n d a lm os t u n kn own city
of I xim a
ya , in c en tra l Sou th Am e r ica , whe r e thi s
Lillipu ti a n ra ce ha d b ee n for m a n y ce n tu r ie s wor
s hipp e d by the i n ha bi ta n ts a s s a cr e d obj e cts . I t is
s a id tha t the Az te c s w e r e the m os t powe r fu l o f the

e a r ly M e xic a n tr ib es a n d tha t the y , wi th o ther s ,

,

or igin a lly ca m e fr om s om e di s ta n t u n kn own re gion

in the n orth we s t, br in gi n g with the m the civili s e d
-

a rts o f the c ou n tr y whe n ce the y c a m e ; a n d a fte r

wa n der in g m a n y ye a rs a s n om a dic tr ibe s , they a t

len gth com m e n ce d, a bou t the thir te en th cen tur y , to
build the Me xica n citie s .

E a r ly in the pr e s e n t cen tu r y , a Spa n i s h pr i e s t of

C en tr a l Am er ica told a ta l e a b ou t a w a lle d city
n a m e d I xim a
ya , in to which n o E u r op ea n ha d e ve r en
te r e d; or , ha vin g e n te r e d , n e ver a g a i n r e tu r n e d Thi s
.

city , he s ta te d , con ta in e d the livin g r e m n a n t of the lo st

Az te cs , who live d in tota l s e clu s ion fr om a ll the re s t
o f the wor ld a n d s o gr ea tly fe a r e d b e i n g di s co ver e d
, ,

tha t the y k e pt the i r cock s in u n d e r gr ou n d pi ts l es t

,

the i r cr owi n g m ight b e he a r d . In cite d by thi s a o

coun t, Ve la s que z , Hu ertis , a n d Ha m m on d, in the
 A Z TE C CHILDREN . 435

ye a r 1 8 48 , a re s a id to ha ve p en etr a te d the won der ful

city, whe n ce the for m er b r ou ght a wa y two m ys te
r ion s chil dr e n m a l e a n d fe m a l e
, brother a n d s is ter,
,

whom the y fou n d s qua tte d on a n a l ta r a s idols , a n d

who w er e m em b ers of a s a cr e d r a ce , rega rde d a s
obj e cts of a dora tion by the i n ha bita n ts , a n d a l lowe d
to m a r ry on ly a m o n g the m s e lve s , —hen ce their phys i
ca l de ge n e r a tion a n d dim i n u tive form s .

The s e childre n were , in 1 8 49 , e xhibite d in N ew

Yor k a s gr e a t e thn ologi ca l cu r io s ities ; a n d were the
gues ts of Pr e s ide n t Fillm or e , a t the White Hous e,
Wa s hin gton I n 1 8 5 3 the y were brou ght to En g
.

la n d , whe r e the y a ppe a r e d b e fore the Qu e e n , Pr in ce

Alb ert , the Pr i n ce O f Wa l es , a n d othe r m e m b er s of
the r oy a l fa m ily , a t B u cki n gha m P a l a ce ; a n d r e
ce ive d fr om the m s ever a l va lua ble pr es e n ts. The
gu a r dia n s of the s e Az te c childr e n e xhibite d them a t
the Ha n over s qua re Ro om s , the A de la ide Ga lle ry ,
-

a n d m a n y o the r pl a ce s in Lo n do n a n d the provi n c es .

Sub s e qu e n tly they a ppe a r e d b e for e the E m per or N a

poleon a n d his fa m ily a t the Tui l er i e s , in Pa r i s ; the
la te E m per or of Rus s ia a n d his fa m ily ; the Kin gs
a n d Q ueen s of Pr u s s i a , B a va r i a , Holla n d H a n over ,
,

a n d Den m a r k ; the E m p er or of Au s tr i a a n d his

fa m ily ; the Ki n g of the B e lgi a n s ; Cou n t de Fl a n dre s
the D uche s s o f Br a b a nt ; a n d o ther illus trio u s pers on
a ges .

They b e ca m e a gre a t pr oblem to m en of s ci en ce

in E n gl a n d , a n d m uch ha s b e en s a id a n d wr itten
a bout th e m ; but the m o s t l ea r n e d phy s iol ogi s t s h a ve
436 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

de cide d tha t the s tory br ought to this coun try with

the m is a fictio n ; a n d tha t the y w e r e n o t A z te cs a t
a ll, b u t m e r e childre n of a rr es te d gr owth, w e ll pro
-

por tion e d dwa r fs , re n der e d a dditi on a ll y cur i ou s by a

p e cu li a r for m of idi otcy Pr ofe s s or O we n on exa m in
.

in g the m pr on ou n ce d tha t they were m ere ly e xcep

tion a l dwa r f s pe ci m en s of s o m e r a ce —pr ob a bly So u th
Am er ica n s — of the u s u a l s ta tu r e , wi th a m ixtu r e of
E ur ope a n blo o d ; a n d D r C on olly , form er ly of Ha n
.

w e ll , a s s er te d tha t they wer e e xa m ple s of a pe cu li a r

kin d o f cr etin is m , n ot a tte n de d with goitr e s Ah .

o the r phy s iologi s t tho u ght tha t they w e re the child r en

o f a n A fr ica n n e gre s s by a Po rtu g u e s e idi o t . Mo d e l s

we re m a de of them for the e thn ologica l depa r tm e n t
o f the Cr ys ta l Pa l a ce ; b u t d i s cu s s ion pr ovi n g tha t
they w e r e n ot typica l or r e pre s e n ta tive of a r a ce , a n d
we re m e r e exception a l phe n om e n a , thes e m o de ls we r e
n e ve r u s e d
.

I t ha s b e en s a id tha t the s e children b e lon g to a

hybr id r a ce ca l l e d Sa m bo s , tha t is , a cr o s s b e twe e n
Am er ica n In di a n s a n dn e gr o e s . D r C a r l Scher z er ,
.

in his Tr a vels in the F r ee S ta tesf C en tr a l Am er ica ,

o

a bou t 1 8 5 7 , s a ys tha t the y a r e n othi n g m o r e tha n

two r em a rka bly u n de ve l ope d i n divid u a ls O f thi s

m ixe d ki n d , a n d tha t the y a r e the twi n childr en of

In n o cen te Bu r gos a n d Ma rtin a E s pin a , his wife , then

livin g in the villa ge of D e cor a , in the pr ovin ce of
Sa n Migue l , St S a l va d or
. Thei r m other is s a id to
.

ha ve b een livi n g in 1 8 64 They w e r e dwa rfis h a n d

.

idiotic a t the i r bir th A Sp a n is h tr a de r , n a m e d

.
4 38 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WA RF I AN A .

i
s s ter ha s ce n tly b e en ign or e d , a n d on Ja n ua ry
re

7 th, 1 8 6 7 they we r e m a rr i e d to ea ch othe r a t a r e

s tra r s offic e in L on d on , u n d er the n a m es of S e n o r
’
g i
M a xim o Va ldez N u n e z a n d Se n or a B a r tola Ve la s
que z Their w e ddin g bre a kfa s t wa s given in Willis s
.
-
’

Roo m s , a t which a la r ge p a r ty s a t down N o cos t .

’
wa s s p a r e d in the m a rr i a ge a n dits a dj u n cts , the l a dy s
ou tfit ha vin g cost, it is s a id , 2 , 000l The br ide gr oom
.

wore e ve n in g dre s s , with a white w a i s tcoa t, a r e d

ca m e lli a in his bu tton hole , a n d a s trip of cr im s on
-

r ibb on , de n oti n g his cl a i m to a for e ign or de r He .

ha d a s toopi n g , j e r ky ga i t ; a n d s o ha d his br ide ,

a lthou gh n o t in s o n otic e a bl e a d e gr e e She wore a
.

white s a tin dre s s , cu t low , a n d lib era lly a dorn e d

with brilli a n ts , a wre a th of or a n ge — blos s om s , a n d a
l a ce ve il , which ca u s e d her a gr ea t de a l Of trou bl e .

M a xi m o a n d B a r tola ha ve n ow it is pr e s u m e d ,
,

gr own to the i r fu ll s ta tu r e , which is tha t o f C hildhood .

The y a r e s till s li m of fig u re , b u t n o t s o a tte n u a te d a s

the y we r e whe n the y firs t a ppea r e d in pu blic In .

dee d the la dy s form pr e s en ts the a ppe a r a n ce Of m a

’

tu r e w om a n hoo d Her a g e is s a id to b e tw e n ty thr e e ,

.
-

a n d tha t o f he r hu s b a n d thi r ty s ix -
Mr Morr i s , who
. .

is s till the ir gu a r di a n , ha s give n a s e r i e s of e n te r

ta in m en ts with the m in L on don , pr i or to the ir in

ten de d de p a r tu r e for Ita ly .

Ab ou t O ctob er , 1 8 5 8 , a dwa r f n a m e d Riche bour g ,

who wa s on ly s ixty cen ti m e tr e s , or twe n ty thr ee -

in che s a n d a ha lf, high, die d in the Ru e du Fou r , St .

Ger m a in , Pa r i s a t the a g e of n in ety yea rs

. He wa s .
 D IPLOMATIC DWARF . 4 39

whe n youn g in the s ervice of the D u che s s of O rle a n s ,

m o the r o f Ki n g Lo u i s Philipp e wi th the ti tle Of b u t
,

ler ; b u t he per for m e d n on e of the du ti e s O f the o ffi ce .

A ft er the fi r s t r e volu ti on b r oke ou t he wa s e m ploye d

to con ve y d e s p a tche s a b r o a d a n d for tha t pu r po se he
,

wa s dr es s e d a s a b a by the de s p a tche s b e i n g con cea le d

,

in his ca p, a n d a n u rs e b e in g m a de to c a r ry him .

D u r i n g the l a s t twe n ty five ye a r s of his life he live d

-

in the Ru e du F our , a n d a ll tha t tim e n e ver w e n t ou t .

He ha d a gr e a t r e pu g n a n ce to s tr a n ge r s , a n d wa s
a la r m e d whe n he he a r d the v o ice o f on e ; b u t in his

own fa m ily he wa s v e r y liv e ly , a n d che e r fu l in his

con ver s a ti on . The O rl e a n s fa m ily a llow e d him a

p en s i on o f thr e e thou s a n d fra n cs .

I n 1 8 5 9 E dwin C a lve r t, a dwa r f of s om e ce le br ity

a t S kipton , di e d fr om the e ffe cts o f dr i n k . He wa s
s e v e n tee n y e a r s o f a g e , thi r ty s ix i n che s in he ight
-

a n d w e ighe d on ly twe n ty thr e e p ou n d s a n d a ha lf

-
.

He wa s a s ha r p , qu ick , a n d i n te llige n t you th a n d ,

u s e d to vi s it the m os t a r i s tocr a tic fa m ili e s in the

n e ighbo u r hoo d . He wa s a cle ver p e r form e r on the

violi n ; he cou ld da n ce s om e o f the m o s t fa s hi on a ble

a n ci e n t a n d m o d e r n da n ce s ; a n d he wa s a gr e a t
m i m ic o f bi r d s a n d o the r a n i m a l s Ar r a n ge m e n ts
.

w e re b e in g m a de for him to b e pr e s en te d to the

c d w a s b e i n g m a d e ; a n d in l e s s
Q u e e n ; a ou r t r es s

tha n a m on th he wa s goi n g to L on d on a n d then on

the Con tin e n t for e xhibi ti on . A fe w m on ths b e fore
his de a th, Gen e r a l Tom Thu m b p a s s e d thr o u gh Skip
ton , a n d he s e n t for C a lve r t . Tom Thu m b took O ff
 440 GI AN TO L O G Y AN D D WA RF I AN A .

his o wn b o ots , a n d the o the r g ot in to the m he cou ld

fl
e a s ily thr ow the m o ff, a s they w er e to o l a r g e for him .

I
m m or a t l h e o I l l thy foes o
r a
’
erco m e ,

F
or e v ig —th iv l o f To Th b 1
er re n e r a m u m

When Ga r ib a ldi wa s in Sicily a dwa r s h de

for m e d little m a n pres e n te d him s elf a s a volu n tee r ;
b u t he wa s r e fu s e d by the com m i tte e N othi n g .

d a u n te d , he w en t to Ga r ib a ldi , a n d b e gge d the

Gen era l to a cce pt him . He a ga i n wa s r e fu s e d .

A fte r on e of the fir s t b a ttl e s the little i n divid u a l

ca m e u p to Ga r ib a ldi , a n d j oyfu lly e xcla i m e d , Se e ,
Ge n e r a l , you wou ld n ot ta ke m e , b u t you cou ld n ot
pre ve n t m y com i n g . I ha ve fought w e ll , in de e d I
ha ve a n d I a m wou n de d , too Ga r ib a ldi , who r e
.

cogn i s e d the m a n , r e pli e d, Ah, bra vo " a n d wher e

“

”
a re
you w ou n de d ? A fte r s om e he s i ta ti on , the othe r
”
s how e d a wou n d b e twe e n his s ho u ld er s O , fie "
.

s a id Ga r ib a ldi w ou n de d in the b a ck " I kn e w yo u

“
,
”
wou ld n e ver b e a n y thi n g goo d The s o ldier r e ti re d
.

qu ite con fu se d An other b a ttle s oon followe d ; a n d it

.

w a s s ca r ce ly ove r whe n the poo r fell o w a ga i n a c

co s te d his chie f “ Her e I a m , Ge n er a l , wou n de d
a g a i n , b u t thi s ti m e on the r ight s id e a n d poi n tin g ,

to a w ou n d in his b r e a s t, he fe ll d e a d a t Ga r ib a ldi s feet

’
.

I n Fe br u a r y , 1 8 64 , wa s e xhibite d a t Ba rn u m s ’

Mu s eu m in N ew York , The Lillipu ti a n Kin g , fou r

tee n ye a r s old, on ly twe n ty two i n ches high, a n d
-

”
we ighs b u t s e ven teen pou n ds .

E a r ly in 1 8 66 Chu n g Mow, a Ta r ta r dwa r f, thirty

‘

thr ee ye a r s old , a n d on ly thir ty e ight in che s high -

,
4 42 GIAN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A.

heig ht ; a n d the bride wa s thirty seven yea r s of a g e ,

-

a n d thi r ty e ight in ches high

-
.

I n July , 1 8 6 7 , Chr i s ti a n Fr e derick Scha fer , a

Germ a n dwa r f, a rr ive d a t Me lbourn e , ha vin g w a lke d
there ove rl a n d fr om Sydn e y . He ha d tr a velle d over
a gre a t por tion of the gl o b e a n d tr a ver se d a s p a ce of
,

a bout on e hun dre d thou s a n d m il es

,
of which n e a r ly
s ixty thou s a n d m ile s we r e a cco m plis he d on foot . He
wa s thir ty on e y ea r s of a g e , a n a tive of Hess e C a s s e l ,
-

a n dhe com m e n c e d his tr a ve ls a bout fifte e n yea rs a

g o,
with the obj e ct of wr itin g a hi s tory of the world .

He cou l d without a ny gr ea t fa ti g ue wa l k for ty m iles

a da
y for m a n y da y s in s u cce s s ion His i n ten tion in
.

Ju l y l a s t wa s to vi s it In di a , Chin a , Ru ss ia n Ta rta r y,
a n d Sib er i a b e fore his fin a l retur n to Germ a n y
,
.

This stupen dous fe a t he hop e d to a ccom pli sh in a bout

thr ee yea rs a n d a ha lf ; a n d a fter w a r ds he in te n de d
to pr oduce hi s book of tra ve ls in E n gli s h .

I n Be dfor d coun ty , in Am er i ca , res ides “ Colon e l

Jos e phus C ha fiin , who is a b ou t forty two yea rs of -

a
g e , twe n ty s e ve n in ches high, a n d w e ighs b e twe en
-

twe n ty five a n d thir ty poun ds

-
. He ha s a ll the a p
pea r a n ces of m a n hood , a n d he con ver se s wi th viva
city a n d in tell igen ce His fa ce is worn , s un ken , a n d
.

wr in kle d, a n d its lower p a rt is covere d with ta n gle d

r e d ha ir . His voice is of a childi s h treble , a n d pa r
ticu l a r ly m ourn ful . He is , howe ve r , cheerful a n d
ho pe fu l in dis po s ition , a n d n ot in a n y wa s en s itive
y
a bou t his s i n ul a r dwa r fis hn e s s Ma n y ye a rs a g o
g .

he wa s e xhibite d in a ll the citi e s of North a n d South

 E CCEN T RIC DWARF . 443

Am er ica , a n d e xcite d m uch in tere s t a n d won der ; b u t

s i n ce tha t p er iod he ha s b een livi n g in ob s cur i ty in

B e dfor d cou n ty He is s a id to ha ve b een a D ou gla s

.

de m ocr a t ; to ha ve pa rticipa te d in the di s tres s a n d

a n xi e ty o f the So u the rn pe o ple ; a n d to b e li e ve tha t

s e c es s i on wa s the c a u s e of the wa r in his c oun tr y .

The fa the r a n d m othe r o f thi s cu r iou s m a n n ikin

w er e both s tou t a n d he a rty per s on s , a s a re a ls o his
two b r othe r s .

There is n ow livin g a Me thodi s t pre a cher , n a m e d

No ble , who is o n ly a n i n ch ta lle r tha n Tom Thu m b .

He ha s a dopte d a s e n s a ti on a l s tyle of di s cou r s e , a n d

ca u s e d s om e in te r e s t in va r i ou s cou n try pl a ce s , wher e
he ha s p r e a che d to a s m a n y a s thr ee or fou r thou s a n d
per s on s a t on e tim e .

L a te ly die d in Pa r i s a n e cce n tric cha r a cter who ,

a cco r din g to the D a ily Teleg r a ph for S e p tem b er 1 7 th,

1 8 67 , “
wa s i m m e n s e ly o ld, a n d won de r fu ll y dim in u
tive . He ha d a che e r fu l loo k , s pa rkl i n g eye s , a n d
lon g gr a y ha ir He is s u ppo s e d to ha ve p a s s e d m or e
.

tha n ha lf his life r idin g in om n ib u s e s .

e cc e n tr ic w ou l d b e gi n his om n ibu s pilgr i m a ge s , fr om

the qua r te r whe r e he live d , a t s e ve n in the m or n in g .

Fir s t he we n t to the Pa la i s Roya l ; then ce he wou l d

ta ke a n other jour n e y . He s e t a s ide ha lf a n hou r for
his br ea kfa s t, a n d a n hou r for his di n n e r , p a s s in g a ll
the r es t o f the da y in o m n ibu s es ; a n d he a lwa ys
con tr ive d to o b ta in a ticket for the la s t om n ibu s
which w en t, a t m idn ight, fr om the Pa l a i s Roya l to
the B a r r i ere da Tr fin e He pre ferre d a corn er n ea r
.
4 44 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF I AN A .

the door , so th a t he ight cha t with the con ductor

m .

O n e of his e ccen tr iciti e s wa s , tha t on en ter i n g a

’
ve hicle he a lwa y s a s ke d for a cor r e s pon de n ce
ticket, en titli n g him to r ide g ra tuitous ly in a n other
om n ibus b e lon gin g to the s a m e lin e ; b u t o f this he
ve ry r a r e ly m a de u s e Ha bi tua lly he s tuffe d the
.

ticke t in to his pock et, a n d p a id a fr e s h on b e gi n n in g

the n e xt jou r n ey . Two or thr e e da ys s in ce he e n
te re d his a ccu s tom e d r es ta ura n t, p a r to ok of din n er ,
a n d the n , s a yin g he fe lt d r ows y , a s k e d the w a iter

to a llow him to sn a tch a s hort n a p, a n d to w a ke

him up in ti m e to ca tch the n e xt o m n ibu s for the
B a tign olle s ; but whe n the wa iter ca m e to wa ke
him the poor littl e m a n wa s d e a d : he ha d b e e n
ca rr i e d off by a n a pople ctic s tr oke . The police
s p ee dily ob ta i n e d his a ddr e s s , a n d it wa s di s cover e d

tha t the om n ibus e cce n tr ic wa s a n a tive of N a n te s ,

who ha d los t his wi ts thr ough the u n e xp e cte d i n he rit
a n ce of a con s ide r a bl e for tu n e The c on s i s ten t e ccen
.

tr icity of thi s li ttle old m a n ha s b e e n e xpl a i n e d on

the s cor e tha t in his dem en tia he i m a gin e d him s e lf to
b e a s e cre t in s p e cto r of om n ibus es , whose duty it wa s
to go a bou t a n d re port the n um b er o f p a ss en g er s ,
in or der to dete ct the po s s ible fr a uds co m m itte d by
o m n ibus con du ctors When a n in ve n tory wa s ta ken
.

of his effe cts , fifteen hun dr e d om n ibu s corr e spon

den ce ticke ts , ca refu lly s orte d a n d l a b e lle d, wer e
’

foun d in on e of his dra wer s .

Som e tim e in the pre s en t cen tur y a dwa r f n a m e d

Eliz a b e th D e a n , livin g a t Nottin gha m , who wa s
44 6 GI ANTO L O GY AN D D WARF IANA .

’
sa ys tha t m on e y of the Ca es a r s , ca lle d dwa r fs m on ey,
wa s often foun d a t Ken che s ter , in Herefor ds hi re .

Am on g the dwa r fs a bout who m we ha ve b een

un a ble to ob ta in in for m a ti on a r e Ma tti a s Gullies ,
who se por tra it a n d a u togra ph wer e dis pos e d of a t
Mr Fillin ha m s s a l e ; Ja cob Ri e s , a fore ign dwa r f,
.
’

who se whole len g th portr a it ha s be en en gra ve d ;

Ma dem oi s elle Ca tha r in a , whos e portr a it a l s o ha s b een
publis he d ; a Ge rm a n dwa r f, who wa s e xhibite d a t
the E gypti a n Ha ll ; a n d a n E n glis hm a n n a m e d Bir ch,
who when full gr own m e a s u r e d o nl y twen ty in che s
in he ight .
 A PP E N D IX .

Gi Sta t es a t B a m i a n —Gi a ts G a ves—Gia ts Beds—Gi a t

a nt u n
’
r n
’
n

of T dl Hill—Hi dfi L g d— S di a vi a Gi ts—T ll
re n e n e en ca n n n a n a

Z l ea d —T a ll Wo
a n er — S th l d—Ge Gi t—Gi t m a n u er a n rm a n a n a n

D k of S xo y—Th Ch ild of Ha l —G t G o g —Mill

u e a n e e re a e r e er

th Gi t— Ir i sh Gi ts —W lki g i S tilts—Wilt hi Gi t
—Pr s i G a d —T ll E s x W
e a n a n a n n s re a n
— G t M of W e
—Gi t Gi l—Ita li a Gi t—T ll Yo th—M G th—By
u s a n u r s a se om a n re a a n a s

a n r n a n a u a c ra rn e
—C tt —M M o t in —T ll W
o er a n—B f d d L o d un a a om en a m or a n r

M o tf d—pl a y th D g —Gi t Sol die — L g T

A o t ti c Gi a t—
un or s e ra on a n r on om

er s a Gia ts in the Clo d s —Gi t Gi l— Chilcott

n n u a n r .

P a ge Hin dos ta n a r e m a n y gi a n t figur es

19 . In ,

cu t ou t in s ton e , s o m e in e xc a v a ti on s , a n d s om e u po n

the s u r fa ce o f the e a r th O f the la s t ki n d a r e thr ee .

giga n tic s ta tu e s a t Ba m i a n , cu t in s ton e , cl e a r fr o m

the m ou n ta i n of whi ch the y on ce for m e d p a r t The .

ta ll e s t is a bou t s e ven ty cu bi ts high, a n d the s hor te s t

a bou t tw e n ty cu bi ts .

’
Pa ge 4 4 Gou gh, in his e diti on of C a m den s
.

B rita n n ia 1 7 8 9 , m e n tio n s tha t a t L u g n a Cl ogh, n ea r

,

Sligo wa s a cr om le ch of la r ge s ton e s , u n de r which

,

hu m a n b on e s ha d b e e n fou n d , a n d which wa s ca ll e d
the Gi a n t s Gr a ve In the s a m e co u nty , ce rta in
’
.

c a ve s , cu t ou t of the r o ck of Corr en , wer e ca lle d the

Gia n t s Hou s e , the a lm o s t i n a cce s s ible e n tr a n ce to
’

which ha d a pa th a b ou t on e hu n dr e d p a ce s lon g
b e fore it, a l s o cu t ou t of the r ock At B a llym a s .

ca n dla n , n e a r D u n d a lk , in L ou th wa s a crom l e ch of ,

a n ova l for m , twe lve fee t lo n g by s ix fe e t wide ,

4 48 GIANTO L O GY AN D D WAR FI AN A .

we ighin g b e tween thirty a n d forty ton s , a n d re s tm g

u pon thr e e other s ton es Thi s wa s ca l le d the Gi a n t s
.
’

Lo a d, a n d wa s s a id to ha ve b ee n br o u ght there by
P a r ra g hb ou g h M Sha g g ea n , a gi a n t, who s e gr a ve , a
’

ce ll of s ton e work twe n ty fe et lon g by five feet wide ,

wa s to b e see n n e a r it N ea r D r um bo e Hill , in
.

’
D own , wa s a gi a n t s r i n g , b e i n g a n ea rthwo r k
e ight hun dr e d a n d for ty two p a c e s in cir cum fe re n ce
-

e n clos in g a hor s e cour s e a n d ha vin g a cr om l e ch in

-

the cen tre .

I n Shem es or Sa ila , on e of the Or kn ey Is la n ds ,

ou ts ide the Dykes of Ha m n a , wa s a gia n t s gr a ve , ’

b e in g a m on um en t of s ta n din g s ton e s , of which the r e

we re origin a lly three ; b u t in la te tim es on e wa s s hor t
e n ed n d a n other wa s on the gr o u n d b r oke n In
, a .

Sa n da , a n other of the Or kn ey s , wa s a gra ve n in e

te e n fe et lon g , tra dition a lly b e lon gi n g to a gi a n t, who
with his ha n d could r e a c h a s high a s the top of the
cha pe l there I n St Ma ry, on e of the Scill y Is la n ds ,
. .

on a cr a ggy pr om on tor , a re ce r ta in m a s s ive ly pile d

y
u
p a n d toweri n g gr a n ite r ocks , which ha ve a ca s te l
la te d look , a n d ha ve ther e for e b e en ca ll e d the Gia n t s ’

C a s tle ; a gra n d a n d s ol em n e difice , b u ilt by tha t

cu n n i n g a r chite c t N a tu r e , ou t of hu ge boul de r s
, .

fl
N e a r Tols hill, in on e o f the s a m e is la n ds , wa s a
’
gia n t s ca ve four fe e t a n d a ha lf wide a t the m outh,
thi r teen feet a n d a ha lf lon g , a n d thr e e fee t a n d a
ha lf high, cover e d e n tir e ly with a t s to n es . I n the
Is le of Ma n two lofty s qua re pilla r s a re ca lle d the
Gia n t s Quoiti n g ston es
’
-
.
45 0 GI AN TO L O GY AND D WARF IAN A .

Ven ice is the Gi a n t s S ta ir ca s e , which, in con tra dic

’

tion to its n a m e , is s m a ll a n d e l e ga n t, b e i n g s o c a ll e d

from the s ta tues which a dor n it . Cir cula r hole s on

the b a n ks of or in r iver s , m a de by the whi r lin g o f
the wa ters r ou n d s to n e s or r o cks , a re s om e ti m es
ca lle d Gia n ts Pots Pla ce s b e a r in g tha t n a m e a r e
’
.

to b e fou n d a t Rothb u ry in Scotl a n d , in Nor th

Am e r ica , N or th Ge rm a n y , a n d Swe de n .

Pa ge 4 6 Vu lga r tra di tion m a k e s the figure cut

.

o n Tr e n dl e Hill , n e a r C e rn e , com m e m or a te the de

s truction of a gi a n t, who , ha vin g fe a s te d on s om e

s he e p in Bl a ck m o r e , a n d l a id hi m s e lf down to s lee p

on thi s hi ll , wa s pi n ion e d a n d ki ll e d by the e n r a ge d

pe a s a n ts on the s pot, who im m e dia te ly tr a ce d his

dim e n s i on s the r e for the in form a ti on of po s ter ity .

Pa ge 5 9 A Hin du le gen d te lls u s tha t a fter the

.

go ds ha d fix e d on the pr ope r ti m e for chu rn in g the

s e a of m ilk , or the Whi te Se a , the y fo u n d the y could .

n ot a c com pli s h the wor k withou t the a s s i s ta n ce of the

gia n ts Accor din gly , the gods m a de pe a ce with the

.

la tter , a n d ga ve the m o s t s ole m n pr om i s e to s ha r e

with the m the fru its of the ir j o in t la bou r s The gods .

w e r e a we a k r a ce , b u t fu ll of cu n n in g , a n d very
cra fty ; while the gi a n ts wer e very s tr on g, a n d with
ou t m uch gu ile . Ha vin g s ettle d the con di tion s , they
a ll w e n t to w or k ; a n d in the i r i m m e n s e l a b o u r s tree s

a n d m ou n ta i n s w e r e u s e d . The s e r pe n t V és u ci wa s
twi s te d r ou n d a m ou n ta i n i n s tea d o f a r o p e , a n d the
gi a n ts he ld him by his he a d ; b u t his fi er y br e a th
s cor che d the m , a n d the y b e c a m e bl a ck . After e bur n e
 s cAN D 1 N Av1 AN GIANTS . 451

in g for five ye a rs the fr oth b e ga n to a pp ea r , a n d

a fte r w a r d s gods a n d goddes s e s i s s u e d ou t of the
wa ter s .

Pa ge 8 3 Pu r cha s , in his P ilg r im es , m en tion s

.

s e ver a l Sc a n din a vi a n gi a n ts a n d ta ll ki n g s o f N or wa y .

He wr i te s : C on cern in g the gi a n t D offro , i n ha bit

a n t o f the m ou n ta n e D o ffr a e fia ll in N or wa y , a n d
y ,

fo s ter fa the r o f Ha ra ldu s Pu l cr icom u s , Kin g of N or

wa y Al s o con cern i n g D u m b o, who live d in the tim e
.

o f D r offon
, f o
r m whom the B a y B oddick or Both
n ick e in ti m e p a s t wa s ca ll e d D u m b s ha ff who in a
,

s e a fi ht e n cou n te r i n g e ighte e n gi a n ts a lon e , s en t

g
-

tw e lve o f the m fir s t to he ll b e fo r e he him s e lfe wa s

s l a in e O f thir tie gi a n ts a t on ce de s tr oye d by fir e
.

b y D u m b o s s on n e s le ft, in re ve n ge of the ir fa ther s

’ ’

dea th The r e is ye t a la te r e xa m ple of ce rta yn e

.

gi a n ts of N or wa y , de s tr oye d by a u thor i ty of O la u s
Trig g o , Kin g of N o r wa y, a bo u t the ye ere o f C hr i s t
99 5 .B u t the la te s t in the yee r e 1 3 3 8 , M a gn u s , the
s on o f E r icu s , b e in g Ki n g o f N or wa y , tha t a gia n t
o f fiftee n cu bi ts wa s s l a i n s by four e m e n .

Pa ge 8 6 E ve lyn , in his N u m is m a ta , 1 697 , m en

.

tion s the Ze a l a n de r , s o ta ll a n d s tr o n gly lim b e d, a s

a t the n u pti a l of the Fr e n ch ki n g , C ha r l es the Fa i r

( 1 322 he b r ou ght in to the fe s tiva l ha ll two

”
tun s o f b ee r , in e ithe r ha n d a tu n .

I n 1 3 2 3 a wo m a n , to whom the ta lle s t m e n

s e em e d lik e child r e n , re s id e d in Ho ll a n d Her pa.

r e n ts w e re o f s ho r t s ta tur e She wa s s o s tron g tha t

.

s he could lift u p in on e ha n d a b a rre l ful l of Ha m

45 2 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

bur gh b eer , a n d could e a s ily ca rry m or e tha n e ight

m en could .

Pa ge 8 7 W illi a m Su the r la n d , of B er ryda le C a s

.

tle , who live d a t the e n d of the fifte e n th ce n tur y ,

m ea s ur e d n in e fe e t fiv e in che s in he ight .

Ha kewill s a ys th a t in 1 5 1 1 , the E m p er or Ma xi
m ili a n I b e in g a t Au gs b u r g a t a n a s s em bly of the
.

Sta te s of Germ a n y , there wa s pr e s e n te d to him a

m a n of a n un re a s on a ble he ight a n d gr e a tn es s , who

a t a few m outhful s , a n d without a n y del a y , would

de vour a whole s he e p or a ca lf, r oa s te d or r a w, which
on ly sha rp en e d his a ppe tite .

The s a m e a u tho r a l s o r e la te s tha t John Fre d erick ,

D uke of S a xon y , a n d the gr e a t p a tr on of Ma rtin
Luther , who die d in 1 5 4 6 , wa s s o big a n d ta ll tha t
the Ger m a n s u s e d to s a y of him tha t when other
m en w er e fill e d wi th win e he ha d s ca r c e w a s he d his

s id e s
. The Sp a n i a r ds , a s s a ys Thu a n u s , in 1 5 47 .

ha vi n g ta k en him pri s on e r , dr e w off on e o f his boo ts ,

a n d for its un u s u a l g r e a tn e s s s e n t it a s a tr ophy to

the Cour t of Fr a n ce .

Pa ge 94 Britton , in his B ea u ties of E ng la n d a nd

.

Wa les , 1 807 s a ys tha t Sir Gilbe rt Irela n d took the

Child of Ha l e to Lon don a n d ( quotin g fr om a Ms
,
.

a cc o u n t) with s om e of the n e ighbour in g La n ca s hi re

gen try, diz en e d him off with la r ge r u ffs a bout his
n e ck a n d ha n d s ; a s trip e d dou bl e t of cr i m s on a n d

white r oun d his wa i s t ; a blue girdle em b r oider e d

with gold ; la r ge white plu s h b ree che s , powdere d
with blue flowers ; green s tockin gs ; b r oa d s hoes ,
4 54 GIAN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

a n a ccoun t of him by D r Plot tha t n othin g m a ter i a l

.

ca n b e a dd e d o n ly tha t in the three y e a r s ti m e b e

’

twixt the do ctor s s ee in g him a n d m i n e , he s ee m s to

’

ha ve gr o wn two i n che s in he ight, for whe n he r e he

wa n te d s o m u ch of s e ven foot a n d a ha lf, b e in g b u t
”
s ixte en ye a r s Of a
ge .

Thor e s by , wr itin g a bout 1 7 1 4 , a n d r e ferr in g to

1 68 1 , s a y s : An Ir i s hm a n ha s s in ce b ee n exhibi te d
in the town O f L e e ds , whos e s ta tu r e e xce e de d e ight
fe et. When I fi rst s a w him , the door of the r oom
wa s op en , a n d he wa s s ta n di n g on the fio or , b u t
‘

le a n in g with his e lb ow on the top of it, lookin g down

the s ta i r c a s e
. He wa s he lple s s a n d di s pr op or tion e d,
'

his thigh b on e s b e in g m u ch to o lon g , b u t w hen

-

a ppli e d a s a s c a l e to the Obj e cts a b ou t him the r oom

,
”
di i i he d to a cl o s et, a n d the p e cta tors to dwa r fs
m n s s .

Pa ge 1 27 C o wle y , a tra ve lle r a t the e n d o f the

.

s e v en te e n th ce n tu r y , r e fe r s to a wom a n who wa s a
gi a n te s s , a n d ye t wa lke d a lwa y s in choppin e s The s e .

w e r e high s hoe s or s tilts a n ci e n tly u s e d by the Ven e

ti a n w om e n to i n cr e a s e the i r s ta tu r e
. Gr a y , in his
Tou r on the C on tin en t a t the e n d of the e ighte en th
,

cen tu ry , tells u s tha t cioppin i we re s o worn a t

Ve n ice a n d in 1 7 9 5 , on e of thes e a r ticle s wa s pre
s e r v e d in a m u s eu m a t Ya rm ou th ; it wa s n e a r ly on e

fo ot a n d a ha l f high, a n d wa s de s cr ib e d a s a n Ita l i a n
la dy s s tilt
’
.

Pa ge 1 3 1 O n Ma y 22d, 1 7 03 , wa s e xhibite d a t
.

Ha lifa x Jere m i a h Str e et, a Wilts hir e m a n u nde r whose

,

a rm a fu ll —
gr own pers on cou ld sta n d, with a bout a n
 GREA T MAN O F WAE s . 455

i n ch clea r . He wa s ve n fe e t five in ches high, cor

se

pu l e n t a n d u n he a l thy He fe ll s ick a t B r a dfor d ,

.

wher e he di e d on Ju n e 1 3th, in the l a s t m en tion e d -

ye a r.

Pa ge 1 34 Aug u s tu s , Kin g of Pola n d , a m a n o f

.

good s ta tur e , could r e a ch on ly the chin of the ta ll es t

m a n o f the P r u s s i a n gu a r ds wi th his ha n d .

Pa ge 1 3 5 The ta ll E s s e x w om a n r e ferre d
.

to on thi s p a g e wa s Mr s Gor don . who di e d in ,

1 7 3 7 , a t he r lo dgi n gs in F le e t s tr e et, a fter two d a ys

-
’

illn e s s .

Pa g e 1 3 6 M a rtin , in his work on the wes tern

.

i s l a n ds o f Sco tl a n d , wr i tten a bou t 1 7 1 6 s a ys tha t a ,

n a tiv e o f o n e of the O r k n e y s who ha d di e d n ot lon g

,

b e for e , wa s for his s ta tu r e di s ti n gu is he d by the n a m e

of the Micl e or G r e a t Ma n o f Wa e s .

Pa g e 1 40 The D a ily P os t for Se ptem b er 2 4th,

1 7 2 8 , s a ys They wr ite from Mon trevil, on the s e a
co a s t in Pica r dy , tha t the r e is in the villa ge O f Herby ,
B ou l on n ois , fo u r l e a gu e s fr om tha t town , in the r o a d
to St O m e r a gi r l n a m e d M a ry Fr a n ce s D er b a n ,
.
,

who is the a dm i ra ti on of a ll tha t s ee her She is b u t .

four ye a rs a n d a ha lf old, b ein g born the 1 5 th of

Ma r ch, 1 7 24 , a n d n e ve r thele s s s he is fou r foot high .

The phy s ici a n s a n d s u r ge on s of Mon trevil who

ha ve vi e w e d he r ha ve s en t the ir re p or ts of her to
”
the fa cu lty of P a r i s She wa s in e ver y phys ic a l
.

wa y a s fu lly de ve lop e d a s a wom a n twen ty yea r s of

a e ; b u t he r u n d e r s ta n di n g a n d b e ha vio u r w ere
g
tho s e o f a child of her own a g e The s a m e girl wa s
.
45 6 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARF IAN A .

m en t ion e d a s a m a r ve l in the D a ily P os t for July

1 9th, 1 7 2 8 .

Pa ge 1 5 0 O n Se pte m b er 2 3d, 1 7 5 3 , a g i r l Of
.
.

e xtra o r din a r y s tr e n g th a n d s ta tur e wa s pres e n te d to

the r oy a l fa m ily a t D res de n She wa s s e ve n fee t

.

high, a n d o n ly fiftee n y ea r s of a g e .

E a r ly in Ja n u a ry , 1 7 5 5 , a s ton e coffin con ta inin g

hu m a n bo n e s wa s fou n d in a fi e ld b e tw ee n Pre s ton
a n d C a r n icot, a few m ile s fr o m B a th The bo n e s .

w er e O f un com m on bign e s s a n d the s ta tu r e of the ,

pers on to whom they ha d b e lon ge d m u s t ha ve b e en

a bou t s e v e n fe e t The te eth w e r e a ll pe r fe ct
. .

Pa ge 1 5 1 The P u b lic Adver tis er for Ma y 1 5 th,

.

1 7 5 6 , co n ta i n s the follo win g a dve r ti s e m e n t o fBe rn a r do

Gigli “ The Ita lia n Gi a n t, a gia nt in de e d " Who
tho b u t n i n e te en ye a r s Of a g e , is e ight fe et high, a n d
’

of a dm ir a ble s ym m etry , is to b e s e e n from te n in the ,

m orn i n g till e ight a t n ight a t a com m odi ou s a pa r t

,

m e n t, a t the S hip , n e xt door to the bla n k et a n d

ca r pe t wa r ehou s e in the Po u l try ,
Pr ice I s e a ch . .

”
pe rs on . An other n e w s pa pe r for the s a m e ye a r s a ys
tha t thi s pla ce of e xhibiti on wa s o ppo s ite Gr oce r s
’

a ll e y , a n d tha t the gi a n t i n te n d e d to s ta r t fo r B r i s tol

on Ju l y 2 0th Afte r wa r d s , he w e n t on the C on tin en t,

.

a s we ga the r fr o m a n e w s p a p er of 1 7 63 which s a ys
,

tha t he wa s a t Vi e n n a o n Ju n e 2 2 d, in tha t ye a r
,

a n d tha t he wa s the n tw e n ty s e ven y ea rs of a g e-

.

Thi s a ccou n t te lls u s tha t he wa s a n a tive of Riva , in

the cou n tr y of Tr en t ; a n d give s his n a m e a s B er n a r d

Gilli Schreb er , in his I I is torg of Qu a dr u p eds , 1 7 7 5 ,

.
45 8 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WARFI AN A .

a llowe d to b e the m os t e xtr a ordin a ry pe rs on for s i z e

a n d pr opor ti o n tha t e ve r a pp e a r e d in E u r op e , is j u s t

a rr ive d in thi s ci ty a n d to b e s ee n a t the ho u s e of

,

Mr Sa ffor d wa tchm a ker , oppo s i te St Ste phe n s

.
,
.
’

Chu r ch, in Cl a r e s treet Adm itta n ce fr o m e le ve n

-
.

o clock in the m orn in g till two in the a ftern oon , a n d

’

fr om thr e e in the a fter n oo n till e ight a t n ight, a t

on e s hillin g e a ch p er s on N B —His s ta y in
. . .

tow n will b e b u t s hor t, a s he is on his wa y to

”
Lon don .

Pa ge 1 7 6 Cotter s tyle d him s e lf the Ma n Moun

.

ta in , a n a m e by which the ta l l D uke o f C u m b er la n d

(vide pa ge 1 38 ) a ls o wa s k n own in 1 7 5 7 .

Pa g e 1 8 8 A n e w s pa per of Ma r ch, 1 7 6 2 , te lls u s

.

of the in ter m en t a t Bils ton , n e a r Birm in g ha m , of

Ma ry Mitton , a ge d fifty two ye a r s , whos e coffin
-

wa s s ix fe e t s e ve n in che s lon g , thr e e fee t in de pth,

a n d thr e e fe e t s ix i n che s wid e .

Pa ge 1 8 9 I n 1 7 6 8 wa s m a rr ie d E dwa r d Ra d
.

cliffe , a s hopkeepe r , a t Wa th, in the cou n ty of Yor k,

to Mi s s Be ts y Ada m s on , o f tha t n e ighb ou r ho o d , who
wa s u pwa r d s of s ix fe et high, a n d o f ver y fin e
figur e .

B a m for d , the E n gli s h gia n t, wa s e xhibite d in

Cocks pur s tr ee t, a n d wa s vis ite d ther e by m a n y
-

pe r s on s Am on g the re s t who w e n t to s ee him wa s

.

Lor d Mou n tfor d with a pa r ty o f la die s Thi s n oble

, .

m a n wa s di m i n u tiv e in s i z e b u t he ha d s u ffici en t
,

good s en s e to re ce ive hum or ous ly a n d to la u gh a t

joke s le ve lle d a t his s m a ll p er s on When he vi s ite d .
 LO RD MOUN TF O RD AND GIAN T . 45 9

B a m for d his
lor ds hip wa s in high s pirits , a n d his
wit m a de him s hin e b efore the l a di es who m he es
cor te d, a n d who wer e m u ch a m u s e d wi th his s a lli e s ;

e ven the gi a n t him s e lf la u ghe d When the show

.

wa s over Lor d Mou n tfor d offe re d Ba m for d a g r a

tu ity, a ccor din g to a com m on cus tom ; but the la tter
r e fus e d to ta ke it ; a n d whe n it wa s pre s se d upon

him he s a id, My lor d , it is im po s s ible for m e to

ta ke the fee for thi s e xhibition , for I do a s s ur e your
lor dship , if you con s ide r m e a s a cur ios ity , I thin k
you e qua l ly s o ; a n d if you ha ve b ee n g r a ti fie d with
the s ight of m e , I ha ve b e en if po s s ible s till m or e
en ter t a i n e d wi th h a vi n g the hon our a n d pl ea s ure of

s ee i n g you .

B a m fo rd ha d a con s idera ble sha re of hum our,

a n d a voice de e p , s on o r ous , a n d w e ll a da pte d to his
-

grea t fig ur e He u s e d to s in g in the chor uses a t

.

Coven t Ga r den The a tr e , a n d he pl a ye d the dr a gon

in the D r a g on of Wa n tleg , his d e e p voice m a kin g
him a very s ur ly m on s ter He is r epres en te d in a
.

m e z z otin to pr in t le a n in g o ver a b a s s V iol ; thi s pr i n t

-

con ta in s the portra its O f othe r m u s ica l pe rs on s , a n d

is ca l le d the C a tch Clu b .

Pa ge 1 90 O n Se ptem b er 1 1 th, 1 7 6 9, die d in

.

Dyer s s tre et, St Gile s s , Pe te r Bren a n , a t the a g e

’ ‘
’
-
.

of on e hun dr e d a n d four y e a rs , who wa s s ix fee t

e ig ht i n ches high, a n d wa s ca l le d Lon g Meg of

Wes tm i n s te r He ha d b e en a s oldi er e ver s in ce he
.

wa s e ighte en yea r s O ld .

The S cots Ma g a z in e for Ma r ch , 1 77 3, con ta in s a

’
4 60 GI AN TO L O GY AN D D WA RFI AN A .

po e tica l e pi s tle from the a u thor to his m i s tres s , in

which he te ll s her tha t he loves her
More tha n Lon g Tom thos e who trea t him

b u t who Lon g Tom wa s we ble to s ta te

a re u n a . Pro
ba bly he wa s om s e well kn own ta ll p u blic
-
cha

r a cter O f the per iod .

Pa ge 1 9 2 I n Feb r u a ry , 1 7 8 5 , the Pa r i s ia n s
.

w ere pr om i s e d tha t a n aer o s ta tic gi a n t, e ighteen feet

in he ight b a lla s te d in s u ch a m a n n e r a s to pr e s er ve
.

its p e r p en dicu l a r , s hou l d b e le t o ff fr om the Tuile

r ies
,
to a s ce n d i n to the a ir Thi s colo s s a l figu r e
.

wa s to b e a cco m p a n i e d by s e ve r a l o thers o f s m a lle r

siz e. I t wa s a n ti cip a te d tha t if thi s flyi n g gi a n t,
or a n
y of his s u ite , s hou ld fa ll in a co u n tr y wher e
a er o s ta tic m a chin e s w e r e u n kn own , the i n ha bi ta n ts

wou ld b e terr or s tr icken to s ee m en de s cen d fr om

-

the cl ou ds .

Pa ge 1 93 O n J ul y 1 3th, 1 7 8 8 , a he a vy s torm
.

did m u ch da m a ge to the cr ops in Fr a n ce The .

fa r m er s s a id tha t du r in g the te m p e s t two gia n ts

we re s e e n pe e pin g ou t of the clou ds , a n d thre a t
e n in , wi th te r r ible cou n ten a n c e s , o m in ou s fr own s ,
g
a n d high s o u n di n g wor d s ,
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tha t the y w ou ld r e tur n
the n e xt ye a r the s a m e da y, with gr e a te r s cou r ge s
A

tha n the then pr e s e n t on es Ma n y O f the pe ople ,

.

te rr ifie d a t the r e por t o f thi s ve n g e fu l a pp e a r a n ce ,

a b a n don e d the i r ho u s es , a n d l e ft the di s tr ict .

I n O ctob er , 1 7 8 8 , di e d s u dden ly a t the s ign of

the Cliffor d s Tow er , u pon Pe a s holm — gr e e n , in York ,
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s e , o n, a a n , .

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l g i t 25
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408 . G l
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g rea t, 453 .

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