Daily globe., 1882-10-05

AouuCeIneuC IN gilt i6Lt6rS:
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LEGS, ARMS, Noses, EYELAsHEs, &C., ::
MADE AND RENEWED. ::
|: PROF. R. w. WHGHToN, Proprietor. ::
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Pushing through the crowd that was col
ie,cted around entered and asked for Pro-
fessor Weighton-
"A gentleman behind the glass case re-
moved an enormous jewellers magnifying
! glass that was screwed in his right eye.
| scanned me carefully, and not detecting
| che absence Of a nose, or ear. or arm, or
leg, finally said
Il am Professor Weighton-what can
! do for you, sir?''
II wish to know, Professor. by what pro-
| cess you renew legs, eyebrows and noses
1t seems to me rather odd and difficult
profession
'lt is difficult-you are perfectly right
as to that-but can not agree with YOU
that the business is at all odd. 1t is the
simplest thing in the world. Look. for
instance, at this nose am perfecting.n he
continued, pointing to the curious looking
thing he hai'been cycling through the mag
nifying glass This nose is almost in a
state of completion, yet I'll venture to say
you couldn't tell me what sort of a nose it
will be, Grecian, Roman Or Tetronsse!'
admitted that would not have known
it was nose if he had not kindly in
formed me.
The Professor smiled proudly.
Il thought So" he said. ''By tomorrow
morning this will be one of the prettiest
Grecian noses you ever saw. See what a
| handsome flesh tint am giving it. 1t is
for lady on Fifty y-second street,
''How oneearth did lady lose her nose?'
| lit was q curious accident. which almost
rendered her inconsolable. Her father is
well-known scientist and inventor. While
watching an interesting experiment in his
laboratory few weeks ago she stopped
over to examine the eccentric of a cog
| whell. Being short-sighted she ineautiously
bent too low. The wheel was revolving
rapidiy-assiz and whiz! and the nose
from the bridge down was shaved clean off.
The family physician was sent for, and
wanted to make nose from the arm. but.
aside from the pain of, that operation, the
uncertainty of turning out a wellshaped
nose raised objections. and I was ordered
to prepare wax substitute
''Do you mean by natural meat substi-
tUtiOn' a real nose of fesh?'' l asked.
Certainly. The skin is removed, from a
preparations made. and the arm then
bound tightly over the missing nose. The
flesh soon adheres to the face then the arm
is detached and the nose is shaped. The
| advantage of this style of nose. while it
may not be so shapely as its predecessor.
is its durability. It will never come of.
Now. a wax nose will look very pretty.
and when her friends see Miss they
will probably be more than ever in love
with her beauty. but it doesn't last. and
will need constant repairing. It is scarce
ly so good as celluloid. Have you ever
heard of Poe's Story of the Wax Nose:'
Well. i, may be exaggerated. but there is
great deal of truth in it. Miss B-could
never live in a very hot climate. Her nose
might naelt. and would certainly SOFTEN
''This rs very interesting, Professor /
remarked, -''but is net your business small?
do not necollect of sseing many people
with artificial noses.''
This branch of my business is not
large. We have, however. good deal of
repairing On old noses. The demand for
legs and arms is steady and pays well. In
addition to the number OF people needing
cork limbs, the limbs must be totally re.
newed every few years, and that keeps the
business up"
do you often have to fit ladies with
cohk legs?"
q take their measure. Great decision
and care is necea sary. Great skill is re-
quiRed to make the cork of exactly the
same size and length as its fellow. The more
perfectly this is done the less aimping you
will observe
"Ape ladies hard do please in the selec-
ton Of limbs?''
"a lady came to ne once and ordered
the foot of her cork leg size smaller than
her natural foot. Her idea was to keep
the real foot concealed, and when oppor-
tunity aeose to project her smaller and
more delicately cut pedal extremity to the
public view. Vanity is the strongest point
in some people. The operation of renew
ing eyebrows and lashes, for instance. is
not at all comfortable, yet you will see
plenty of people come here and submit to
it, even though they are already tolerably
well supplied in those essentials. We use
real hair and needle so fine it is almost
! invisible. The hair is threaded through
this needle and run through the skin"
Il suppose this business for the most
! part is confined to the gentler sex?"
mot by any means. 1t is altogether a
mistake to suppose women more vain than
men. Not long ago had an order from
young man of this city for three-quar-
ter-inch dark brown lash. 1t is positive
fact that that young fellow, even in an Or
dinary ten-minute conversation, will close
his eyes at least six times to display his
long, silky lashes. If you will step this
way will show you through our operating
rooms," and, entering door, the Professor
led me through suite of spacious apart
ments.
A number of young women working at
small tables, each table covered with little
instruments and things, the like of which
had never seen before. On some of the
tables were noses in different stages of