Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-04
The "EIGia.Enhber Mnu,

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Di?lE, ono Of 2. T. B,!nun's representatives,
IN the Girara House recently, as he grabbed
hsuctaI ct ska ca tho lett side Of John ROI
ni:rs f:ca AID pulled it Gu: Gvs or six incha.
Ike SO much 1adia rubber. The reporter YVES
struck dumb By Dir. Davis cheeky behavior,
bat be vas still nero sstoaisted to see Hef-
m'cr smile as though he eLiayed the maItfeat-
mert. Thea Dir. Davis explained that Hof.
nlsr is toe wonderful India rubber man" who
haa przZ ed German snd French ssvaots fer
several yesTg and who is believed to b, The
GREATEST curiosity in the woslt; greater" as
Mr DsV's g.spAiosily tx pressed il. than sll
the tc.tcceG men. 2icuts. d86rts, living skele
toss, GoupIs- -dasd,d calves. wild Aus,rsi,n
ca;d!es tr s2oo'y tar:cs y0u c:u!d crowd into
ten aotc I0.
Alihoush.the rsra a7is With the elastic cuti-
clio does los speak or understand Enclish, be
sm!iod sDrrGviSgy when Mr.. Davis ceased
speaking, aad thea, IS If to sustain bis reputs
STOP, pulled haEdtul Of skin en- the back
par! ol his head around to his mouth aud bit
Il. covered hi7 eniice taoo With the folds of
skio which he dtgw up from his throat and
leck end pulled the skin oa his arms and
legs thirteen ipohes away from tho fish. The
most remarkable thirg is that IS eoon as the
skin is RELEASED it instantly contracts to lis orig
iusI plsos. aud as tar as tpaearsncs is oonoarL-
Cd doos 20! dtf:r trCr :ho cpids;mis cf ary
hcei;hy white person. The skio is very fair
aud l;s lex use is remarkably fne-so fne, it,
deed. tha. it feels .nors !ko 40 infants ;hsu Ed
ADULTS
Hi liner is thiriy-,ishs yesr. Of gSe end has
a vile sEd rlns Children Iivitg oesr Munich
Tie IS BaTsr!aa aud served 10 the German ar
1.g dlrina the Ftsuo:Prussisn var, AID it vas
while no Was y;ug c hospital suffering from
leg brlkrn By E quo csrtisgo that physician
discovered tho wonderful elasticity Of his skin.
Up 10 that 'ime II finer bad not kuoWu il,
hlmseif. Af.er the War he returned to Munich,
rcm whaGcs he vas taken to Vienr. aud ex-
sriaeG Ey Gil tie lcadiog German physicians
aod ecien.isls. The pecu'iari:ies of hiy biGe
CANA to The ears IF o sid,.showman, who 10
1871 engaged II finer and dubbed bin the
"lniis-lub5er r1ao." bp which came he is
kr0Sn in all the small German to~as be has
rav2iad through daring tho past four years.
lie Is largo. GeE-bu'lt muscular msp, with a
pleasant bu; Stolid-iockjog face None of bis
relatives. nor even his oTn children. are blessed
with his peculiar skin, snG he regrets that his
ClhulcI HSFc uSl hhtu SllcC DlM IL tnat re-.
spcct. for 90 said yesterday that his cuticle wss
making q iortuns for him. He is perfectly
healthy, but spoaats to snff,r er1atly from cold
wssthsr, end cous! quautly the room 10 the Gi-
rard IL juIs yesterday ntreleg wis hot enough
10 smother au7 ono bu. Houeu!ot or 81 III
dla rubber nsn.
Hotfn!er'4 afonS poiots Na.o heard of 10
Perls last sHDm L By "a agont of tho Baroum
and London elIcus, Who was 10 search of novel;
ties, aad he al caco started 10 search of the Gu
r!cE':y.nnd eveatu.; fcu ID him 10 little village
near Murch. The "lodis-rutb,r man. id
= loe OF wonderful ;hioas with his skin, cspti-
Waited the sgeGt, Vho was wild with ily over
:hu Gotng OF su1d treasure, but refused to
cross tic ocsao. giving IS a rea7op that he had
ouo9 bsea nesEly drowned in III, Danube ard
ha than took WV nevtT 10 sill on water.
Nine days. the agent remained in that little
Bav.:isa village c1axing Hoffmier 10 break
his VIZ apa sail to Ausrica. where wealth and
fame awaited him. The ssdrc iv, agent foaIly
psd , 500 marks to the rubber maa's family
aud TUNED hiE Over to o sut-,gent, who ar
rived at New Y6rk ou Saturday with The skinny
treasure. Hofnicr has brother living 10
Alexandria, Virginia, aud there he aud Mr. d.
Wis will 70 day, The Curiosity will live with
bis brother uatl tho opening Of tho circus s,,-
SOD. In tho meantime half million highli :
oolot2d ,htec-3heet cuts, showing fow of the
wonderfnl things the "rutbcr" "maa's epi6ermis
is capsbls Of. vii be 6xad Up for the artistic
eyes ct tho circus supporters in The ru Il re-
sioas. PHILADELPHIA Times