Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-28
A Man with q Portable Heart, Re.
yolving Bowels and Two Sets Of
/ Port Jeryis Tri. States Union. !

IPort Jervis Tri.states Union.]
The most remarkable specimen
of physical organization we have
ever seen is Mr.. George Thomas, n
Brazilian, who has been in Port
Jervis since Thursday of last week.
He has been exhibiting himself in
various places in the village, and
has puzzled not only tho people, but
the physicians and surgeons--they
are unable to understand his nnat-
omy. He can move his heart to
any part of the body at pleasure,
and even stop its heating for nearly
sixty seconds. He has two sets OF
ribs, one of which he can remove
from its position to the front OF tho
body, covering the abdomen. He
causes a revolving motion of the
bowels, both upward and down:
ward, tho abdomen undulating and
resembling the corrugating motions
of a flag or a piece of cloth when
disturbed by the wind. He can 80
arrest his pulse that for short
time one cannot discern that he has
any. Another wonderful thing he
does is to bend an iron bar five:
eighths in thickness by striking it
across his left arm. The muscles
of his arms he 80 contracts that the
flesh feels as hard as wood.
Mr., Thomas is certainly a Won
derful specimen of physical con-
struction, and he has puzzled the
scientific men of the world. AT
our request he called at our office
yesterday and gave us his history,
from which we CLEAN the following
He was born in Brazil, South
America, the 4th of March, 1870,
His father was an Ethiopian and
his mother Spanish woman
When four years old he was taken
to London, England, and was there
examined by Surgeon Kent. The
latter took him to Edinburgh, Scot
land, where no made an inclsion
near the heart, and discovered that
he had no diaphragm, and that the
heart was not inclosed in pericar'
dunn, but is suspended by two cords
| instead of one. Some years after
ward he was given q like examina.
ton in Paris by Surgeon Louisiana
with Same result. None OF the
scientific men of Europe under
stood his structure, and they ad
viscd him to come to America and
see if our learned men could under
stand his formation. But no ont
here had before seon such a crea
ture, and could not understand MI
organization. 1t was 1868 wher
| he came here, and in 1865 wen
back to Europe. In 1867 he wal
at the Paris Exposition and was
examined by several eminent sur
geons, among them Prof. Smith, O.
Baltimore. Since that year he has
been in this country. His home IL
in England, and he says he like'
that country much better thar
this-therc he. is treated as gen
tleman, here as a worthless, travel
| ing vagrant. He is not married
and his parents are now dead. III
has q brother who is six feet three
inches in height, but who can con
tract himself so that he is but three
feot three inches tall. This is hi
only popularity. There was moth
| ing remarkable about their mother
but the father was apparently des
titute of ribs. The latter at ont
time-a great many years ago
worked upon the Erie canal ant
lived in Lockport. George has {
cousin who can throw his left hi
to his right side and viee versa
The former is in good health, weighs
165 pounds, is about five feet oig,h
inches in height, and appears to b.
not over 80 years old.
Mr.. Thomas goes to MiddietowT
to. day. He will visit Albany ant
return to this village in three o.
four weeks, soon after which be in
tends to bid farewell to America
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