Human made monsters

Human-made Monsters

Humans made monsters by inhuman treatment abound in literature.

 

 

Humans made monsters by inhuman treatment abound in literature. In "The Man Who Laughs", published in 1869, the french author, Victor Hugo (1802-1885), described the comprachicos thus:

"The comprachicos (child buyers) were strange and hideous nomads in the 17th century. They made children into sideshow freaks. To succeed in producing a freak one must get hold of him early; a dwarf must be started when he is small. They stunted growth, they mangled features. It was an art/science of inverted orthopedics. Where nature had put a straight glance, this art put a squint. Where nature had put harmony, they put deformity and imperfection. The child was not aware of the mutilation he had suffered. This horrible surgery left traces on his face, not in his mind. During the operation the little patient was unconscious by means of a stupefying magic powder.



In China since time immemorial, they have achieved refinement in a special art

 

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