The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-02

Such shouting and clapping of little
hands was never heard or SEEN hsau5
AS in toys, so in other devices the Ger
man IS proficient in getting up simple
amusements and invent variations for the
young. -ie ifcHsaj ,haH rRa1
But there were more solid amusements
for those more advanced in years later in
the day and evening. There were several
little summer theatres, two circuses and
two or three museums. Seeing IN front
IF one of the latter one day some efigies
in amor and lot of battle axes with
long handles, al a mode the picture of the
burning Of John Rogers, as seen in the
primer, / went up and read the name
of the institution. 1t was an exhibition
Of the instruments Of torture as used by
the Spanish inquisition and in, other per
secutions A young man was in an open
space on a raised platform in front of the
Temporary museum inviting the crowd to
go inside, saying that the lecture would
commence in five minutes. Paying my
six kreutzers I passed in out of idle curl
osity but when / left found that it was
very interesting AID that was we'll re-
paid. The open space inside was about
twenty feet square with mysterious
background of black canvass on which
was painted on either side two human
forms, that of two priests with the most
distorted ugly faces the mind can con
ceive. In the center was picture Of the
yung frau, the celebrated instrument o.
torture, now in the city of Nurumberg
and described at length by me on a visit
to the city number OF years ago..
The speaker in lecture Of about
thirty minutes went on to describe the
various Instruments of torture and the
manntr of their application. There was
the rack about eight feet long on which
the .ictim was placed and the various
cords and pulleys described so that when
d aleel was turned every joint in the
human body would become dislocated-
the thumb screws-the pincers for pulling
out the eyes, the knives for SHINING the
body, whips with thongs, circular beds
filled with nails and various other kinds
of ainstruments of torture. When the
lecturer had finished he proposed for q
small extra, which the audience at. once
paid, to lift the spectral curtain and
show thescelebrated Virgin 'yungq frau.
As the curtain rose thrill of horror
passed through the little audience, some
twenty persons. The pictures represented
the reality There were the informers in
ef1igy and IN the center stood the yung
frau. The latter consisted of represen-
tation in iron of a young girl. On touch
ing secret spring her arms opened as
also her sides wide enough to take in a
human being. The inside was filed with
spikes some four or five inches long and
whenothe victim was led oupto embrace
the virgin he was forced into the cavity,
the doors closed Upon him and Instantly
pierced by innumerable spikes. Although
the various Instruments looked old
enough to be original, which was claim
ed for many OF. them, yet l presume they
were mere limitations. There was another
museum of this kind ana both seemed to
be patronized by all classes of the, people. |
The messe has left some Of it's pecu- |
liarities in reference to business officers,
All matters Of credit are expected to be
closed and bills are sent to the proper |
persons who are expected to pay sup. |
Nobody is asked e, pay down: To illus |
tratr curious custom VIII relate nav |
own experience with OUR physician Aa /
no less person than the celebrated Dr. |
Fabricius. Our first call, upon him was
at midnight soon after reaching the city. /
The next day when he calleda second
time I asked twice for the amount of his
bill which he politely declined to give |.
me saying at was ali right" Not know
ing what all this meant in my simplicity,
was profuse in thanks, We had occa-
sion to consult, him several times and
twice he, called at the house On several
occasions as happened, to meet him I
that would like to pay him,
for it was uncertain how long I remain
ed in Frankfort and might never see
him again. Strange as it may seem on
your side of the Atlantic he motionedl
ny wallet back to my pocket and. again
replied "Ach das list gGas reclt." $500
But the mystery was solved. After thel
amusement of the messe, I received