MAN TO BE LOOKED UP TO.
Ka y.ii ii 1011. a man recently exhibited in Huimary is said to ho one of tlui Hit'll aim 1 , and is probably one ( .j , j )( . tallest mt'ii ot whom authentic I'd exists. according; to the Siberian .cne-p.ondenl ot the Journal ot the American Aiednal Association. "lie is A I years ot age. his height is Vi i Jiu. and lie is built in pro|>oi turn to lie. height." says the writer. ‘‘l hits, his hand is lit tin tmui (mgrer tip to wrist: iris tool is 111 Pin lone; his chest measurement is Atiiu ; the eireumIcreins' ot his head is ‘Join and his weight is I 111. To support this huge tranu; he eats :ni amount that would satisly lour olhefs of mind appeiile. 11l lour meals in the course ol the day lie consumes lour or live pint sot milk. I A to “JO eggs. ;».|!i lib ot meal. lour i o six loaves ol bread, I a roe (piaulities ol potatoes, hj aus and other vegetables. lour to six pints ot wine, and live or six <piarts ot hcer. "Nonuallv he jiassi-s a large propori ion ot t he day in slnmher. and he has heen known to sleep lor Jl hours on end. Even w hen awake his movements are slow and deliberate, and he is inclined to do/.e olt it let! alone. the only stimulus to exertion being (ho cravings ot hunger, which are s.nd to he acute. , tk |[ ij in]k)ss*l)K‘ hi ilu* <s * * emit reset relies on giantism to regard i Ills prodigious specimen ol humanity as a im re '‘freak.’ He must he Ihe snhsett ot pa ihologie change, prohahly m the pituitary hody. •‘Ka/.aiiloit has now 101 l lor his lathi Hand Siberia, where he intends to help his parents in farm work.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3139, 16 October 1922, Page 2
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307MAN TO BE LOOKED UP TO. Dunstan Times, Issue 3139, 16 October 1922, Page 2
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