The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-25

suited you, ShOulu 1mJ1lnaJe Lndb OnS
Df the squamolrs sutures was not well
marked upon the cranial formation,
and that as Pubs & Co. were Offering
perfect specimens at a cost of s. less,
the salesman would raise his eyebrows,
look at you in a mildly suspicious way /
and intimate that you were mistaken
He would add for your information /
that the goods were all marked in
plain figures, were warranted, and /
that no reduction could be made"
For what grade of skeletons is the
demand the greatestPn
The ordinary demand for skeletons
is like the demand in most branches Of
trade. Plain, substantial goods at
moderate prices are what are most
wanted. Strong. we'll whitened bones,
well articulated, with polished steel
at from 500 to $50. are in such demand
that you couldn't find a dozen, no, nor
half dozen, in the city at any one
time, except perhaps just after the ar
rival of some French steamer, when
fresh importation might increase the
stock temporarily. Not less than 500
Of these skeletons are sold right here
and in New York every year by the
importing houses. In addition to-
this staple trade in ordinary skele-
tons, there is a steadily increasing
demand for deformities. For instance,
your skeleton with two fractures
Of the femur would bring perhaps
s. extra, but if accompanied by
the certificate Of a reputable physician
like myself, stating how the bone was
broken, an additional $40 would
be asked for it, If, now, you
were afflicted with curvature of the
spine or some abnormal development
of the foot or head, your skeleton
might, If well mounted. bring as high
as $175 to 5000. There are cases of
deformities that are so unusual as to
make the skeleton the subject of still
greater value.
What are skeletons mostly used
forP"
ITO illustrate lectures and adOrn
museums. Most physicians have one
AS an aid to research, and there Is
not a college graduate who has not
distinct recollection OF the rafting
subjects which. hung to brass rod
| fastened to a stand. used to be wheeled
| into the class room when the class in
physiology was to recite. Secret so
| cieties also include in their stock of
/ terrifying paraphernalia a skeleton. l
well remember the experience that l
had when being initiated into the awful
mysteries of a lodge. With my eyes
blind-foided was led into a darkened
room. All was silence and then a sep
ulchral voice uttered these words:
Friend, for may not as yet call you
brother, remember that the journey oil
life is now stretching before you.
Mediate well on this thought, fOI
in the midst Of pleasures still they are
but feeting as the mist on the ocean
Man sometimes rises to eminence, but
then again he falls-at this point
was precipitated from the end of 6
plank and fell upon a thicb
mattress. while the members of tho
lodge grOaned together. l need not
say what other trials awaited me. but
at last, in order that / might be suffi
GENTLY terrified into keeping the Sc
crets of the society, l was led into 1
closet, the hood dropped off and there
before me was a grinning skeleton, the
eyes of which shot out phOsphOrescen
light from the blue fire playing within
, the skull. Then its right hand raised
r slowly and a melancholy voice pro
, claimed: Beloved, / am thy fater
didn't scare worth a cent, though, 70
. / recognized the skeleton as belonging
/ to a fellow physician! You see it wa
! cVe. with peculiarly shaped trans
planted teeth and I'd have known
: among thousand. had to laug
> when / thought Oi icing frightened a
a such a thing as that"
you say that this skeleton ha
q transplanted teeth; what do you mea
n by thatP'
: Il mean that the Paris anatomist
!, select their bones from which the
:, prepare their goods from job lots whic
n perhaps have come from the differer
= dissecting rooms or else from the cat;
combs. These bones are utilized
, make cheap skeletons, the differeT
parts of the frame being selected an
fitted together so that one skeletO
= may contain the bones from sever;
. subjects. Talking of skeletons +,
| minus me IdNb veterinary SUI SCOAAS 81
n getting to be very well educated elias
N of men. and in their profession nee
u about the same appliances for stud
II that regular physicians do. There
\ "A constantly increasing demand f
=, skeletons Of dogs and horses. The la
u ter are regularly kept in stock, an
/, can be had for from 1925 to $3.50. DC
v skeletons are usually made to orde
and $50 bill will buy a first-cla
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