The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-14
Is HE HUMAN:
Exhibition of Extraordinary ContOrtions
BEFORE Medical Students.

The announcement that Mr.. Charles II.
Warren, the celebrated eontortionist, would
give exhibition before the students at the
ErieE Street Medical College yesterday
morning found Herald reporter in the
amphitheatre at the appointed hour. Mr..
Warren is, in his line, undoubtedly the
greatest wonder ever brought before the
medical profession. The fact that Doctor
Hamilton has devoted several pages to
his case in his New Surgery is ann
pie guarantee that his contortions
are really phenomenal and worth the con-
sideraton of medical science. Concerning
him DR.. Hamilton says; Il think it may
be safely said that ifMr Warren does not
aislocate his hips, then none of those seven
or eight cases hitherto reported and re-
ferred to by me in my Treaties ON Fractures
and Dissertations were veritable dislocs-
tons. No case has yet, so far as | know,
been verified by an autopsy And it is to
be hoped that in the interest of science, Mr..
Warren will leave q request that upon his
death a careful dissection of his hip joints
shall be made by competent persons
His exhibition Wednesday morning was
most remarkable one, notwithstanding
that he protested himself hampered by Il
temporary attack of rheumatism. He be-
gan by displaying a dislocation of his
thumb, which was perfect. The students
were permitted to examine, with the sense
of touch, this peculiar phenomenon. The
subject then exhibited u dislocation of the
wrist, equally remarkable. Next he pro-
duced, by muscular contraction, partial
subglenoid dislocation of both shoulders
which DIR. Kitchen pronounced a most re-
markable feat. This was followed by dis
location of the scapula upwards and par
tial dislocation of the tarsal bones.
But the most remarkable feat, that which
brings the greatest CONSERVATION to the
medical profession, was complete luxation
of both hips upwards and backwards. This
accomplishment, which has been the sub
ject of the most careful study by DR.. Ham
ilton, was commented upon by DR.. Kitchen
at some length.
Mr.. Warren also twisted his ankles as If
his feet swung upon swivel, and produced
a sub-luxstion of the lower jaw Another
performance of his was the withdrawal OF
the viscera from the abdomen and forcing
them into the chest. This feat he per-
formed with alternate efforts, producing an
effect so unnatural ~ to cali forth most en-
thusiastic applause from the students.
DIR. Kitchen then measured the chest ex-
panson OF the subject, stating that the Gus
tomary limit is about three inches. The
result was two measurements, thirty and q
half in1nes in a state of contraction, and
thirty mine inches in state of expansion,
making difference of eight and hall
inches. This difference ha, been as high as
twelve inches. On former occasion, when
DIR. Kitchen measured the exhibitor, the
difference amounted to eleven inches. This
falling off, coupled with a cough of Mr.
Warren's suggested the fear, which was af.
forwards corroborated by testimony, that
the gentleman is a candidate for the grip
of that prince of diseases, consumption
The exposure of such an exhibition as that
of Wednesday morning, together with the
abnormal nature of his work, cannot BIZ
very conducive to longevity .-[ClevelanC
Herald.