Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

make them appear imposing, AND thel
raise their arms slowly to give then
q massive air. Capt. Bates, however
always insists on appearing In q dresi
suit. Chinese giants show to the bes'
advantage. Their long gowns give
them the appearance Of being tallel
and heavier than they really are. Thu
contrast presented by a woman Ii
male and female attire will serve 90 81
Illustration Of this principle. Ir
dresses she looks much larger than
she does In trousers. 1t 10 amazing to
note how giants increase In weight
after being placed on exhibition,
Their life OF comparative ease and the
freedom from care has the effect OF
adding twenty five pounds a year to
their weight. A giant to secure an
engagement, must be at least
seven feet In height. There
are too many men over six
feet six Inches who come to the
show to contrast them with. There
are seven giants, including q pair OF
twins, In q family In Texas, three Of
whom are on exhibition. Bunnell
has engaged Marine, the beautiful
giantess, who is leading the ballet In
Amszon's march In London, and she
will come over next year, Her
height Ia owe eight feet, and abe is
young as wall as handsome. Mrs.
Bates Is the only woman who Is taller.
But two creatures that would bear the
name Of Azteca have seen exhibited In
this country, ana they are now In
Europe. These we're Dagos, or o
cross between a Mexican and an
earth-eating Indian. Their heads are
no larger than ones fists, end pale
Into insignifcanoe when compared
with their noses, which are enormous.
The Australian children, wild girls,
and Wild men, are simply specimens
Of the lower order Of the
African race. "Niggers without
brains" the ahow man said. 1.-THE
What Is 1t" first saw the light Of day
in Massachusetts,. The first importa-
tion Of Zulus, eight In all, were said
to be genuine, but recruits from the
ranks Of the negroes have swollen the
number to almostlimitless proportions.
There never was but one ''real" Zulu
woman shown In this country. She
was the Princess Amasaha. While trav-
cling with q circus she got drunk
Of Scranton, Pa, and was sent back
to home at Providence, r. I. She
was q negress, and used to keep q beer
shop. Snake charmers, while not
curlosities, r subjects Of
great interest. "The Hindu Princess"
whose mastery over the snakes a few
years ago, made her famous, vas, till
The came into prominence, a negress
on the west side of the city.
She Is back in retirement. Negroes
With a close resemblance to Hindus or
'r Egyptians are generally selected for
snake charmers, but through the veins
# Rajah Hajah, the celebrated Egyp.
IAN snake-charmer, pure Irish blood
'oursed. One night, while exhibiting In
he Madison Square Garden, a big snake
Rajah Hajah's den of sore mouth.
Tho enterprising manager ordered 1t
tut In two, and the next day the city
vas thrilled with the account of Ra.
iah Hajah's fearful encounter with O
ooa constructor. He was fastened In
to tolls, but by a desperate effort sew.
,red 1t In twain with his knife, and
;hus saved his life. b. This story Is Wv.
dly told by George o. Starr, n of
he most experienced Of the showmen.
works Of art did not
sdorn museums and side shows until
Jspt. Costentenus, the Greek, dis
his Ink. figured frame. The
second tattooed Greek was Harry do
Jouroey, who was born In Brooklyn.
was tattooed by Martin Hildebrant
Of this city especially for exhibition.
De Courcey was followed by the tat
tooed Australian, into whose body the
NIX was prioksd in Philadelphia. As
natural consequence Of tattooed
men, tattooed women come upon the
'cens. Bunnell brought out the first
q young woman named Wood
yard, last spring, who is supposed to
lave been tattooed by her father.
Hildebrant at once tattooed
liz sister, and she now stands forth
"a a wonder. They are the only tat
coed women at present, but will not
iold the field to themselves long.
Both r blondes. A brunette, de-
rs being tall aud handsome, is
1t present submitting her figure to the
operation. She Is said to be the
laughter of wealthy parents, and is
tattooed with the sole idea of
herself on exhibition. The
operation Is exceedingly painful and
consumes about three months. 1t
reduces a subject weighing 100
pounds fifty pounds In flesh. Reoov-
Dry, however, is speedy. Over ope.
half the body is tattooed ordinarily.
Curionities can be made out of any
material, and people who go to muse
ums will never cease to admire the
Of the showmen. A good
curiosity ought to possess converse
powers. These the showmen
as valuable to attract people.
1t takes practice usually to secure this
Many people like to talk to
the curiosities. One of the best Jon.
versstionslists In the business Ia Sir
Walter Stuart, who has neither arms
nor legs, He is intelligent ana peo-
pie TO forget hat they
are talking to a monstrosity.
The wages of curioslties range
from 30 to $500 a week. Cir
cassian ladies are q glut in the market
and get but So q week. There Is but
one two. headed girl and she gets $500.
Ia displaying their curiosities the
showmen study well positions and
costumes, and an object that would
excite no attention on the streets
strikes with awe and amazement In
the museum. 1t behooves every per-
son to examine himself critically and