The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-28
MEN IN THEIR BONES.



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'''Fs FzfAout American Foot
Aota - fhlrts nollar sksletos,s ~
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Artt..,... "o 9or'
N''H 1''fef hAated Wire.
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mle dea,o, 4, s,,.-,,s, s-....', y "nols-
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,,...,..s. ~,'',,s nave ruled firm and active
W. 49,. ~. ..'s year, WIN prices unchanged
a., y r7rn apie 20 supply the demand for
n,... Ss'.I',en varieties promptly, but the
s,n'''. ware scarce and orders for de
y. eo,a,r not always be filed at once
a,.,.,, WA ,,hss4 ,ne marked Is still unchanged
49,. ~N' pFoker IN f'aris has orders to
eJ ever .rip9 onered at the usual rates"
49,, rs ro.sof read the paragraph much as
,,yr ~ ene street. eat ice cream out Of the
sf,a3 eeo'e.s tney buy Of Italian yenders.
~. 49, e, Ivy ana WIN evident relish. When
~ ,'7t' 'a'aea " and Folded the circular, he
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,e9'e y no branch OF the enormous i'm.
~, f'e'.n 81 1nq American people SO interest
,'S ~ tue trade in skeletons, although its
.'ntnitnne and Importance are known to but
s&w NQ1 that its magnitude or value make
a. interesting IL attracts attention solely be
sause tne article Is in itself fascinating. But
fpffe Htp features Of the trade that may not
sseape ehe eye OF the political economist. Fol-
instance, TINS great nation Of 10000, 900 OF
l'eo',s ~ "npily dependent ON foreign coun.
Nt* LUI Hts HHNIHID0E NOf lint 1.af al.
elsn nere and there may have a specimen
"n'cn has been untilpely snarched from the
,'' 10y graveyard, but the stqalzrffl tefrFF
~ =, Wy country are - "a sk1iieoj.is
~ p. s.",pll 80. Imported, and that,
=, 80 80 4 zf6se the panper labor Of the
70lld Is able TO string bones together for
se'@ money than an American laborer could
ave anu pay taxes on
ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE.
"Ihe man who can put the houes of the
human frame together must be an anatomist:
he must know, for instance, where the collar
bone Is located and what its functions ARR
No nnotoniist, not even pauper anatornist
Ia the morRue in Paris. would he so foolisl, rs
to rest the butt Of a gun containing four
dramas of powder and an ounce and a quarter
OF shot on his collar bone. and In that posi-
tlon fire IT, Collar bones were not made for
such use. Now, although possessed Of 80
much more knowledge than some sportsmen.
tho Paris anatomist s willing to work for a
franc a day. and the capitalist who EMPLOYS
him is thus enabled 10 sell skeletons AZ such
a low rate. that even new aedged doctors In
America cannot compete.
AIncredible as it may seem. a skeleton well
mounted and neatly hacked IN a yyhita nine
box can ne had for the small suun Of 400 Tho
box can be stood on end with the sl.elatoo
hanging from the ton nv N screw runniry
down through the slzuil. If the HOY Il covered
with red plush and lined with blue satin tbe
simple packing case becomes a neat attrac.
tive and economical anatomical closet or
course. most physicians prefer n blaclr xvnl-
nut cabinet. with glass doors covered with
O red curtain. but that is n matter az tosto
not that would recommend anv ono ~
purchase a $50 skeleton unlesa for femnoro,.v
use They are not over substantial. they
cannot be polished M verv nicely md thew
are ant to crumble. Yon see, tl,e sen slrels
tons are taken from the co,-oses ~ reo,,ls we'll
advanced in life .lilra vo,raalf when. ~ -
careors matter nredominates IN the hores
Resides aon,a reonla Nave ho,,ss that ~,
nafurallv mora brltta tha,, otha, 1850.
The anatornist in the Paris slreIeton FACTORY
Is able to tell by the looks of the subject lust
how far he NAV 81 IN ,vbite,,ins - I,,,rs
for mounting. for the ,vhiteni,e, n,ocees fands
70 make the homes more brittla thar thew are
naturaIlv. The skeleton Of a vonno person
whose bones are ~ tbe RIGHT cuaiit y, vii
stand a great deal Of Wort. and : grant deal
Of work even at a franc a dav r,asps az, an
haneed priee first class slrelet,n win l,r,,s,
e1e5 and at that fipurc IA would he a deliabs
10 the profession HAVING silve, mattel ss;.s
articnIntioas and everything in stvle NJ
md chen some man with an nTtistie 80. - q,
nah matters viii hnve -sissIsfo, mounted
1itnAoull'sAiver Although not quite so sub
stantial or well able to stand the rough usage
10 which students subject such specimens, this