The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-08-16
WELL PAID FREAKS.

Large Salaries Earned by LIyln- si,e.e-
tons, DoS-Faced Boys and GsEHt7-
The freak Of nature possesses "a ver-
liable gold mine Ia itself All prCE.-
gics, whether they be great or slaau.
one-eyed Iikethe mythological Cyclops.
or possessing as many heads gs
hydra, can ill their purses, provided
they muster enough courage and
strength to sit in gaudy dresses loaded
with tiusel on museum stools The
salaries of some OF these freaks are
enormous, and not a few make as much
money in the course Of "a year as the
hOnorcd gentleman who occupies the
Presidential chair Their salaries
range from $25 TO 81, 900 a week. and
are determined l,-.le relative eccau-
trlcllles or pCcu.Iaritie5 Of the freaks.
For instance, AIbiuos with pink eyes
and siiAen white hair receive from $40
TO SO per week, while those with eyes
and hair OF tho same ruddy haze are
valued ut 500 a week because Of their
rarity.
Among the high-priced freaks are
the sr-cal1eI 'skclctous,' 80 or rcytre.-sIg
thin persons, whose weekly salar.ls
range from 500 to 500. To be q
proper skeleton freak one must have
bones, skin and-a little blood. ssI,h
ali the vituls, but no flesh t. speak Of
Bow-legEed skeleton freaks ars'Hr-r-
cradle 10 those who are l-nock-sa.ed.
simply because they are scarceT. Such
prodigics rs woolly babies or infants
with remarkable growth Of hair al
over the body face and limbs. are
worth a great deal TO tho museum
manager. They eceiva compensation
Of from $500 20 500 a wocz 10 sit on "a
museum stool Rare curiositie- like
dog-faced boys also come high IT --.
or rather their parents. guardians and
owners, receive for putting them ON
exhibition 7alaries ranging from ..Dto
5000 per week Those having fac.- rs-
semblinT pug dogs sct $500 a week,
while others who more fortunately
possess shepherd dog or grey hound
faces bring $50
The star freaks in dime mr-.ums
are, however, midgets, and M-z.ran
ones like the famous Lucia Za-ato,
who hes a maid and interpreter % ae-
company her around the country. draw
salaries ranging from 500 to $500 a
TO twelve pounds. There are so many
fat people that there is a general im-
preston that proIigie5 in this dir-c-
tion do not command large salarila.
This is not the case, however They
are paid as high ~ $500 a week, but 10
earn such "A valuation they must weigh
at least 600 or 100 pounds. Giants
are paid about 1910 a week. Those
from Japan, for some unaccounla1Ie
reason, are the best drawing cards.
and are consequently the highest
priced Aztccs receive the COMPARE
lively low compensation OF $l15
weekly.
Big-footed girls are much-needed
curiOsities at museums. To possess
large enough pedal extremities 20 be
called a freak, however, it Is uoces-
sary that each foot shall be three
times as large as the owners head.
For such monstrosity $3.50 il the
price paid weekly Armless people
who do all manner of work with the
feet are paid 800 or more, according
to the skill which they may have
acquired in making thoir feet do the
work of their missing hands. There
are so many wild girls that FREAKS
Of this class receive only $l25 "a we-sz.
Ossltied men are paid from 500
$500, and are considered very profita-
bic freaks in well-conductcd museums.
Genuine Hindoo snake-charmers re-
ceive about SO a week. GIass-eaters
draw weekly salaries ranging from
SIS to $l25. Twins and tripIets re-
coive 500 for the same length Of time.
Men with remarkable memories.
boomerang-throwers and such urdi-
nary cu-iosities get from SO to 500 d
week.
Frcai5 are rarely kept in any dime
museum over two weeks at a time.
Managers find that if kept longer
than this they hardly prove sources Of
profit Record