The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-12-19
A Human Phenomenon.
Re:irillc Female College.

The most remarkable specimen of physical
organization we have ever seen is Mr.. George
Thomas 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 the people
but the physicians and surgeons-they are un-
able to understand his anatomy. He can move
his heart to any part of the body at pleasure,
and even stop its beating for nearly sixty Sec
onds. He has two sets of ribs, one of which
he can move from its position to the front of
the body, covering the abdomen. He causes
revolving motion of the bowels, both upward
and downward, the abdomen undulating and
resembling the corrugating motion of flag or
piece of cloth when disturbed by the wind.
He can so arrest his pulse that for short time
one cannot discern that he has any. Another
wonderful thing that he does is to bend an iron
bar fye.eighths of an inch in thickness by
striking it across his left arm. The muscles of
his arms he so contracts that the flesh feels as
hard as wood.
Mr.. Thomas is certainly wonderful speci-
men of physical construction, and he has puz-
zled the scientific men of the world. At our
request he called in our Office yesterday and
gave us his history, from which We CLEAN the
Following:
He was born in Brazil, South America, on
the 4th of March, 1920. His father was an
Ethiopian and his mother Spanish woman
England, by his mother, and was there exam
ined by Surgeon Kent. The latter took him to
Edinburgh, Scotland, where he made an in
cision near the heart, and discovered that he
had no diaphragm, and that the heart was not
enclosed in pericardium, but is suspended by
two cords instead of one. Some years after
ward he was given an examination In Paris by
Surgeon Lois with same result. None of the
scientific men of Europe understood his struc-
ture, and they advised him to come to America
to see if our learned men could comprehend
the formation But no one here had before
seen such creature, and could not understand
his organization. 1t was in 1868 when he came
here, and in 1865 he went to Europe. In 1867
he was at the Paris Exposition, and was ex-
amined by several eminent surgeons, among
them Professor Smith, of Baltimore. Since
that year he has been in this country. His
home is in England, and he says he likes that
country better than this-there he Is treated as
a gentleman, here as worthless vagsant He
is not married. and his parents are dead. He
has brother who is six feet three inches in
height. but who can contract himself SO that
he IS but three feet three inches tall. This Is
the only popularity. There was nothing re-
markable about their mother, but the father
was apparently destitute of ribs. The latter at
one time-a great many years ago-worked
upon the Erie canal and lived in Lockport.-
George has cousin who can throw his left hip
to his right side and vice versa. The former is
in good health, weighs l65 pounds, is about
five feet eight inches in height, and appears to
be not over 80 years old.
Mr.. Thomas goes to Middlctown to-day. He
will visit Albany add return to this village in
three or four weeks, soon after which he in
tends to bid farewell to America.--Port Jerris
Union.