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When Madame Du Chaillu gave birth to a son with a puppy dog's head, she was understandably distressed. "What will people say?" she cried...
Except for his spaniel's head with its "long, flapping ears [and] wide, gaping jaws," little Edmond was a normal child. In moments of optimism, his father, M. Du Chaillu, saw no reason why Edmond should not take up law, for instance. But even as a youngster, Edmond developed some disturbing manners-such as fetching the daily paper between his teeth. He had, it seemed, "the soul of a man," but he was dogged by what his father called "canine predestination...
...service. "Ah-ha!" barked the first sergeant when Edmond reported. "He's trying to be smart ... He wants to attract attention. Very well! He shall learn . . ." Edmond's head was shaved to the hide, a forage cap was set atop it. "Eyes . . . front!" bawled the sergeant. "Du Chaillu, keep those jaws shut . . . D'you want a bone? . . . I'll learn yer . . . I've broken in tougher bastards than...
...Paul du Chaillu, author of A Journey to Ashangoland, Stories of the Gorilla Country, first discovered African Pigmy tribes in the Ogawe district of Central Africa in 1865, first convinced Europe of the existence of gorillas with eminently read-highly colored tales of the giant apes...
Born in Gardner, Mass., Harrison Cady has had a busy and remunerative career. His father was Town Selectman and prosperous proprietor of the general store, who studied trees and animals with his son, encouraged his early sketches. When that loquacious African explorer, the late Paul Belloni du Chaillu, went to Gardner to lecture* young Harrison Cady decorated his poster in the store window with a fine display of lions, elephants, and gorillas. Explorer du Chaillu was delighted, and at the age of 17 Harrison Cady arrived in New York to be an artist. He had an easy success. He illustrated...