how do you make a heterogeneous boost::map?

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/any.hpp>

int main()
{
    try
    {
        std::map<std::string, boost::any> m;
        m["a"]  = 2;
        m["b"]  = static_cast<char const *>("black sheep");

        int i = boost::any_cast<int>(m["a"]);
        std::cout << "I(" << i << ")\n";

        int j = boost::any_cast<int>(m["b"]); // throws exception
        std::cout << "J(" << j << ")\n";
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        std::cout << "Exception\n";
    }

}

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