Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-13
PIER, lNG THE EARS
How Louisville Alra 1Orlsr Prao-
tees H-s Profession
PscaitsritF ~ ts5Fis sad f8anz Wonasn
Hhs - a. k-srria - tfo@ tas Ls1ss
"a tae f4rs Are Treated 41d
Faasfafest by SKpsrI>-

ILol sFliie Goa l.ll rei.ll-i
A. f3ar s. clock FlilaF alta. q -s1sl q Young
iady. ,all anl slender aad olonte,
emerged lro.u q - V4ts ro3-u aE a le~-ify
sore "a Foarzl ageaae. her bright faes
sas ara~u @ltH sEimacss AID aer mot-tA
~as down a1 E4s corners. sale beg rips-
rel aps @ers 4aiV-riAg V "a pan 4 s1s
came Gas "a tle raom aish az elderly iaay
sae cas- au ia.ii sulas l3 K Lu tae direct "a
81 fns beat salesman. sho hal let tns
sam room laf aao.aell uSfore ~ith a
sharp pointed aad slender steel iasrra-
nisnf u. hls aanL 4 close olserg n migat
have uot. t.cei small crlmson spot oa Tia
lobe ol che yaaus iaiss left ear. ihis
s4als cr..lison 81 C. u pa further lnFes-i-
sallo4. eelld have teen found 20 oe
irop ai "a lae youaz iai was angry,
however and sHiar-ing - "a pain and
So alI4't i.n er auy longer iu the Ie~elry
store lbaa 30 req irei 81 salk @ tho dor.
1l .ch sle s.a.A.lled sp.teill y = "a Aer as
80 stepped o4l Ou the street, with an
other elthefing look over her shoulder a.
ca head SALES an.
"Wnats ths natter" asked a journal
E iss. sh5 aal JUS 81 psi Ia 70 bay a "A 0O0
d.amoaI piu Tor h.s nes spring scar"
IL have been piercing the young .aty's
ear. aas@er the saiesm wilh mean
sul .e. '-and she dldn ike ths operation
succeeded in piercing one ca and then
she glt mad and lsft she'll be back IN a
day or twa, however. % IA ve the other
I one pierced ung ladies must wear ear
I rings, you know
DO YOU make business OF pierre
In ears asked the n wspaper man
..No DO a great deal OF il here for our
I customers Al least 10 a great dead Oi
7 IT, ,son't think anybody els in Louis
Vile has ever undertaken the same sort
I OF work Within the last tea years | sup
7 poseI have piercei the ears Of at least
I two thousand slrls AID young ladies. The
/ operation ls = very simple one. All l re-
I quire IS a sharp steel point and stou-
/ cork Tue lobe OF the ear is placed Oh the
I cork and the steel point IS pushed through
n a tvinkling.
Is the operation paintulr"
"Asarule Il is no.. That depends very
macl. however, upon the formation OF the
/ lobe. Sometimes the lobe IS thin and ten
der. Sometimes it IS Hat and habby, and
o ten IL is hard and sr.stiy. A lobe OF
the aforementioned sort Is the hardest 10
pierce. AMI IN suca Instances the gr54test
/ pain 3 caused. As rule, however, the
operat on Is accompanied only by twinge
o. pam. which is gone as soon as the
ne die Is withdrawn"
.sDo the ears become infamed after the
OPERA rion;"
Yes. but as a rule very slightly. FIRE.
quenly they are made painfully sore by
an uncomfortable desire that little girls
have to scratch. Grown young ladies,
however, generally obey our instructions,
AMI within week ali trace OF the incis-
lon 5 gone"
IA what age is the ear generally
pierced,"
AT rom four TO fourteen years. 1t Is
I s..dom that girl gets TO be more than
eie htesn years old without having worn
+ oar-rings."
There are exceptions, however. Only
yesterday q married lady was in the store,
udmlring a pa OF earrings. Ny husband
would buy these Tor me- she said, ii L had
oulv had my ears pierced L tried TO per-
suade her 90 submit to the operation iIn-
mediatoiy. but she emphatically declined,
and almost tainted when l brou sht out my
steel point 20 show her how easily and
painlessly the operation could be per-
formed"
Are YOU ever called to pierce the ears
moro than one ?"
eyes; quite frequently. Sometimes the
brass $ taken out too soon and the OPEN
ing grows together again This requires a
second incisiOn, which is always more
painful than the first / know one lady
whose ears have beea pierced four times,
and she sent for me the other day TO have
them pierced again. The troub in her
case lies in The f.ct that her ears grow so
fat to her face tlat the setting of the ear
ring can hard bs seen" +"
EDO you do al The earring piercing that
Is ne in LcuisvilleP'
Il should say not. Many mothers pierce
thor daughters ears a. home with an or
dinary needle.and keep the incision open
By inserting bit OF broom-s.raw. This
Is a barbarogs sort Of custom, however,
ami 5 nearly always accompanied by ex-
cruciat.ng pain and Inflammation. Ihsve
known instances where the lobe OF the ear
ha, been entirely lost by this rough oper-
alton"
~, hat DO you charge for piercing one
pair II ears?''
Not cent We do il gratuitously for
our customers with the hope, Of course, OF
selling pair OF earrings"
"What is the professional title Of one
who pierces thc ears2"
"He IS called an auratotist-"