Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-06
A., Anatomical Anomaly.

| AEsanatonllcal Anomaly.
4 aovel exhibition 10 anatomy was given yes
terdsy afternoon to the students of hush Medl.
cal College. At four o'clock tho large smphl-
theatre lecture .oom vas filed with hadged and
unfsdgcd doctors, and in the arena stood Chas.
| Warren, mar of about thirty years OF age, ol
! athletic appearance, and apparently ]tlated the
| same IS crdiuary mortas. But he soon showed
| that he differed from inCst men IL his MAKE
up fcr there was hardly q Joint 10 bis Whole
| body thai ho could not throw out OF place, or
| ct leas. give that appearance.
lie went through with his distortions, much
| to tho an.azemeut, as we'll as tie amusement OF
all. Ho commenced By giving: clrculatory
| movement to tne sospGp, mo7iog either obs
| or both at tiue, AID without any apparent
| motion OF the shoulders. dc then tafeW the
humcrus into tee sx.o. d'sJolcted Dis el0oT,
| wrist and Dhalaogcs. Ihl5 was cone merely
| By tbs contraction Of Tic muscles OF the arn'
aud not ~ tie pulling Of cre member by az
other IL nore cf bis i4eis was there any spon
| wrench OF oao ioica from another.
| Without torcbisg any part OF bis body with
| bis E3Od; the jDiais would move out OF posi-
| iion. iic forced tho iemur from the thigh
| bore. Ibis &c could do Thi!c standing on one
! or both feet or while reclining. The dlsloos-
ton caused &C apparent shortening OF the limo.
Another striking fca. was lie turnlng CT h!s
| feet 50 that IL c5ut3 touch TIC bottoms or thom
while bis !ers we're perfectly straight. Perhaps
the most remarkable CT 81! bis powers is tho Won
derfu! eEpansibiiiy OF his chest. Medical works,
| upon ths strepg&A CT examinations OF Thousands
| of ,ncu in TEE afny and navy, general 3 give
| i7a iechcs as the maximum CT expansion.
| The exhibitor c5u!d eZpaad his from niue to
twelve iuches. Those VINO did D9t take much
interest in other persocmacc.s we're wonder
struck at this. This teatWa performed by tho
remarksbie degree 0f tne co0press!oty OF the
chest end lis poacr to force his boart and lungs
! iuto the sblcminsl cavity, and thea OF the pow
| CT to io.ce bis viscerG Into his chest. LIE ap'
domen vas hardly less curious when the vlscera
Vas forced upward By the diaphragm than vas
the inflated chest for at such time there seemed
10 be az entire absence Of organs in that part OF
! tbs body, aoA to be o. distance at ali from the
| foot walls 0; the abdomen to the splna
counn
TIE subject proved :. Gee study 10 the ansto.
| ray Of the muscles, because he could contract
them SO ss to shoE tH,o position Of each one from
| origin to Insertion. dc hsd his power over the
muscles in pairs. cr separately, eud could make
them IS distinct as il di2secscd.
| tlr. Warren concluded with an exhibition ol
| his ability to comfort his whole body, drawing
himself through liCgs and performing othef
tbiugs, much to the cauScmaut OF tho students
and the proEessocsit ;hey bad only telt ct liberty
to give wa5 TO laughter. Dir. Warren has
daushter who takes after himself, aod can dis
locate her j3ints With such esse that thay souaa
like rattlcs Chicago Journal.
True BLUE -"Ihe Bsyards Ct Delaware
have had loag ard brilliant career in the Sen
ale cr the u. s. IL 10 ether family Of tho
land excepting perhaps the Adams family, OF
Massachusetts, havc the capae!;y aid tha op-
po1turity frr public services gorc together SO
coussicuousy a1d so constantly. The present
Bavarl of Delaware has been 10 tho Senate
tiuco 1859. lie entered that body 10 the samo
year with Thurman and CasserIy, end tho
three |i;crav 'hc|d tie fort during many
| WARY session, reinforced from time to time BY
9 new 2emoera,i, senator, till now the COMING
of tho solid GamacT2tlo majority which VII!
cout,ol the Sc1aro year from yesterday IS Sc
cure. lis fathcr waa his immediate predeces-
scr. aud occupied The same seat Tor e!Rht years.
The grandfather OF tn; present senator ccoa'
iriad Il for Thirteen yoafP, and al uncle OF the
nrcsent senator was also !or many years one .!
the great law authorizes cfthe body. Through.
ont the line these "Bayards Of Delaware have
been stesdfass sn1 strong. She 1athcr OF
Thomas 7. Bl7ard Of our day, who was 10 the
Senasa 10 1862 when the first erecnback meas
ure vas uoder discussio5, while commenting
upon the legal tender feature Of that measure
and on the opinion OF Attorney Genera! Bates
said iu his place in the Senate:
"With the exception Of bis Option, baVo
never kpoRo or heard of anybody 10 the country
before who contended that Congress had pow
er to issue paper money as a legal tender fer
the paym51t OF debts. , !,
SI,ah vas democratic d5clii1e ia 1862 !--N.
Y World, Dec. 3.