Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1897 — A Human Gopher in Georgia. [ARTICLE]

A Human Gopher in Georgia.

When It comes to curiosities Mofgait Olty can lay claim to one of the most carious freaks of humanity on record. It Is a negro girl who at her mother’s death was given to Mrs. T. J. Tinsley. She Is now about 25 years of age and measures about three feet In height. On her back is a perfect representation of a gopher’s shell, while her hands and feet very much resemble a gopher’s paws. She Is very intelligent, has a decided talent for music and can do the work of an ordinary woman. She bas nursed all the children In tbe family and they are very much attached to her.- -Atlanta Constitution.