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Discovery of the Remains of aHuman Being, Whose HeightWas Twelve Feet.St. Joe, Mo., Aug. 12.—Hon. J. H. Hainly, a well-known and reliable citizen of Barnard, Mo., writes to the Gazette the particulars of the discovery of a giant skeleton four mileB southwest of that place. A farmer named John W. Hannon found the bones protruding from the banks of a ravine that has been cut by the action of the reins' during the past years. Mr. Hannon worked several days in unearthing the skeleton, which proved to be that of a human being, whose height was twelve feet. The head through the temples was twelve inches; from the lower part of the skull at the back to the top was fifteen inches, and the circumference forty inches. The ribs were nearly four feet long, and one and three-quarter inches wide. The thigh Julies were thirty inches long, J aflSl large in proportion. Whefi the earth was removed the ribs'up high enough to enable A man to crawl in and explore the interior of the skeleton, turn around and come out with ease. The first joint of the great toe, above the nail, was three inches long, and the entire foot eighteen inches in length. The skeleton lay on its face twenty feet below the surface of the ground, and the toes were imbedded in the earth, indicating that the body either fell or was placed there when the ground waB soft The left arm was pressed around backward, the hand resting on the spinal column, while the arm was stretched out to the front and right. Some of the bones crumbled on exposure to the air, but many good specimens were preserved ana are now on exhibition at Barnard. Medical men are much interested. The skeleton is generally pronounced a valuable skeleton of the prehistoric,race.
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Indianapolis Monroes Iron Clad Age
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Aug 25, 1883
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