West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-09

was always dislocated during har-
vest time dislocated knee came in
very handy. l couldn't carry water
with dislocated fhoulder, nor weed
the garden with three broken fingers
on each hand, so l managed to have
things pretty easy during my child
hood.
GAS / grew older / found there
were few joints in my body that
could not dislocate, and it gradually
got to worrying me. i consulted
one doctor after another, and one
word, enigma, gives the result of
all their Investigations. When
gave it up in despair and resolved
not to bother myself any more about
my failing, as i called it, the doc.
tors began. DR.. st. Clair, of the
Port Huron Medical College; DR..
Pauerest, Philadelphia; DIR. Bliss,
New York; DR.. Howell, Baltimore; /;
DR.. Chambers, ST. Louis; DR.. Dore-
mus, Philadelphia; DR.. Adolphus,
Atlanta, Ga, and Il thousand and
one others tackled me one after an
other, and as regularly gave mo up
as being an unexplainable mystery.
81 now began to get used to being
on exhibition through having so
many doctors experimenting with
me, and resolved TO accept one of
the many offers that kept pouring
in upon me to visit medical colleges
throughout this country and Eng
land, and after exhibiting for n
time before surgeons and students
at home | took an engagement in
the Royal College in London, whero
they kept me for seven years, and
yet could tell me no more when left
than when ! entered. When | re-
turned / took turns at the promi-
nent colleges in the large cities, oc-
casionally shifting Off to season
in museum or side show for a
change. i have become completely
hardened to criticism and curiosity
regarding my defect or gift, which
ever You have a mind to call it, and
am just as well satisfied here or in n
museum as before a crowd of stu
dents that are aching for my corpse
whenever they see me.
SOLD HIS SKELETON FOR Sc, 900.
college work pays me best,
though. j get $3.50 u week at
college or where j am now, but |
have worked rs low as f75 in mu-
scum just because ! wanted a change
so much. BY the way, ] suppose
you read in the newspapers few
years ago how sold my bones. /
had received various offers from
half dozen cranks scattered over
the country Of from 81, 900 to s4,-
600 for my body after death, money
10 be paid on date Of contract, but
/ paid no attention to them.
FINALLY, one day while / was
exhibiting at the Bellevue Hospital,
Philadelphia, DIR. Dorcmus came
up to me with a pleasant smile and
the equally pleasant greeting Of,
well, HiIliard, how much for your
bones to-day?' They're So, 900 to.
day said /, laughing. It's go,
he answered, and the next day he
sent me q check for that amount,
and ] signed contract giving him
my skeleton after death, but resery-
ing the right to use it myself until
death occurs. / thought at first it
was joke, but soon found out it
was straight transaction and bust
ness from the word go.
Mr.. billiard has never known
what it was to be i'll, and is in per.
feet physical condition. His dis
jointing and reiointing are done
quickly, and among many others
include the following dislocations,
which will give some idea Of his pc
culiar formation Complete dislo-
cations Of the wrists, elbows, fin
gers, ankles and knees four differ
ent dislocations Of the shoulders
and four Of the hips ; eight disloca-
tions at the same time, embracing
shoulders, hips, knees and ankles,
and twelve dislocations at the same
time, embracing toes Of each foot
and the two ankles. While thus
| dislocated he shows seven different
forms Of what is known as club feet.
Mr. Hilliard is married, we'll edu-
Gated and a very pleasing converse