Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1892 — Half Man, Half Auimal. [ARTICLE]

Half Man, Half Auimal.

Mineral Springs (O.) comes to. the front with a monstrosity. The head of the child, if such it can be called, resembles a rhinoceros and is of a soft cartilage and almost transparant. By close observation the blood can be traced. The least touch will cause the child to open its mouth and make a noise like an enraged animal, savs the San Francisco Examiner. A triangular mark of a blue color extends entirely across Its forehead. The case is vouched for by Dr. Connor, N. W. Cross, and E. W. Johnson, of Mineral Springs. The freak consumes about three quarts of milk daily. The child belongs td a family named Die, residing near Blue Creek, in this county. Its left eye is black, while the right oye is a deep blue. Its hair from its nose back to the right side is light and fine, while the opposite is coarse and black. Tbe left hand and foot resemble the claws of an animal. It makes short barks like a dog.