Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-09
AamataRs RepaftmeHt.
THE ANATOMIZED MAGICIAN.

Prof. S---was q physiological lecturer
who travelled from one end of the country
to the other, displaying his posters to thf
best advantage in country towns. Among
the attractions of his exhibition were 8
skeleton and manakin, the latter very
perfect Of its kind, and capable of being
taken apart bit by bit, till nothing was left
but CHASTITY pile Of muscles and othel
parts of the human structure. Prof. s.
was > big wag in his way, and did not con
fine his drollery to his audiences. In ONT
of the rural places out West he CHANGED te
have for q bed fellow verdant farmer who
was absolutely so green that he had never
seen, or even heard of artificial teeth. Be
fore retiring for the night, the conversation
turned upon the facility with which sol
der stopping at the tavern, used his artifi
cial leg, and the Professor astonished the
verdant by telling him that some. men were
almost completely artificial, and predicted
that the time WOULD come when a mai
might be false throug ghout, having stom
ac6, in which food might be placed ane
with the addition Of 8 spoonful of patent
gastric juice, have the food quickly diges
ted, adding slyly that he himself was greatly
dependent on ;he manufacturer for hi
present existence. With these revelations the
eeountryman hardly dared to look upon him
On retiring for the night the lecturer
purposely attracted the verdant's attention
by removing his wig; when however h
opened his mouth, and quietly removed hi
teeth, the verdant, terrified by such per
formance, hurriedly jumped into bed, anc
burying his head beneath the sheets, trieo
to lose himself in sleep. This the lecturer
prevented by inarticulate mutterings, sta
ting that he would extinguish the light, as
he was rather ashamed to be seen taking
himself apart.
- Opening his closet door, he carefully
took his manakin apart, and bringing out
his nicely cleaned skull proceeded to or
range the lungs, heart. kidneys, liver, in
testines and other parts of the manakin in
various conspicuous parts of the room. The
washstand, table, bureau and chairs were
partly Uttered with the apparatus. While
busy at this work, he gave utterances to
numerous painful howls, and groans, fairly
making the verdant's hair to stand on end
He initiated the winding up of his lungs
in readiness for the morning, and after sun
dry other tricks, jumped into bed, carrying
with him the cold wash basin, which he pur'
posely backed up against the warm body Of
his bed fellow, who nearly jumped out Of
bed from the contact, and through the night
clung to the extreme verge of the bed in
fear. The Professor had his eyes open
bright and early in the morning, to witness
the fun. Buried in the bed clothes with
one Little peep-hole, through which to watch
the proceedings, he waited. The verdant
soon slipped out of bed, and started for his
pants, when his eyes fell on the glistening
skull. A morbid fascination led his eyes
around the room, and, taking in the whole
horror of the display at once, he grabbed
his clothes, and with one long howl of ter
ror and despair, rushed headlong from the
room. The lecturer instantly jumped out
of bed, and quickly dressing, skipped down
stairs, where he met the countryman, hall
out of his wits, and trying to explain the
necessity of leaving before breakfast. The
appearance of the lecturer so quickly put
together, completed his fright, and with
another howl he flew from the tavern ano
the village, to his home, where he related
the astounding character of a magician who
could take himself apart as easily as one
could butcher and cut up an OK.