New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
SHEDDING HIS SKIN LIKE A SyAKk
Phllipsburg (!Iont.i story IN Tho Butte Miner.

Phlipsbnrg CIonti story in The Butte Miner.
Dropping into the barroom Of the Kaiser Hotel last
evening my attention wa, attracted hy quite eYsn.
sivc cabinet OF minerals cr!O-ifi> and brr bra
cupying a prominent position IN IN" place.
You have an Interesting collection here re-
Il do said he. with good deal Of pride. The
owner. Mr. Herman Kaiser. then gave me ih" history
Of the most Interesting article in IN. cabinet The
mineral specimens all OBJ ainS from the claim,
and mines in the immediate vicinity Of PhliipsJurg.
But there is the greatest curiosity that have,-
said Mr. Kaiser poning 10 an aricl' fhat appeared
TO be a flesh -colord glove: Now. you would
take that 10 be glove at the first glance, wouldn't
yOu,"
Il certainly would
Well. II Isn't glove at all said he. EXAMINE
skin Of u human hand"
such it really proved to b". TIL" palm, the thumb.
the fingers were all her" IN OF" perfect piece. Thes
That H. indeed a CURIOSITY" observed. SONG
man must have ls"n skinned heFcaboutS by the In
=, =. i?n are m>talcn; The man from whose hand
1t himself. and h" r">l DIES in mi, vicinity
You don't iuterd to mahe me believe ANYTHING
OF that hnd- 90 ynn az, ~ anar n,, ,.,.
but everything tell y"u al-u' Johnnl Price Is gospel
& and ~, >.a o AL b" ET9Ycn h by oyer GunFef g VI.
before, '"mc> from human hand-t'" right hand 4
sheds his cuiirc every year. between III" ltth and
10Th If July. TIL, singular p!oce>> has been going
eyer since he wa child "" !, Tow thirty even
wear, old som" tine ago h" wrDt" 10 >one ptt-bnr,
DO tors. describing hi> case and -cnt!ne Them pieces
If his skin. They DID NOT i..I"v" lii statements. but
kept writing 70 HIM. ard finally 20 satisfy themselves.
t;"y determined Ia mah" an invest cation. They hN
n"v"r heart Of anythn. Of the kind l.forr. After
- pay hi cNp"n o. - .ii'-hHr2 AID return. A..
cordly. NJ. irc" Went {" rt',,nr- Al on '"o wees
h"trl~ III" Ma! time Of n" sh~t- prore,, II orter
,tasc II The case. Just l"'f'r" m" skin h'cn> 70
peel off, Mr. Price become, d,arhly SEX. and r"n'ns
or tvo or tlrs-. aa,>. II" then r.ov"r,. ard ,'rps
himself Of hi Old cut !" aud app"nf n.w kin.
Nrriving AZ P.t~bur- BE- was token IN charge d
l,y tnc
July after hi, usual Sickness the change If ,hn tcs
pa t I@ G ns nd f n r" t" s nd Sli
TOYS in pi.".. Just IN" SAME "a yon would r'noys
a ,nit Of tg...s from an arroha, Tbs va> done win
"a yle'v 81 stuf!n. the sin. 10 say that IN" doctors
a>t"ni-hrd ard completely puzzled does not eTn
70 express IT, They hay" mad arrangement" 70 iass
Mr. Price to Europe next wear and bring HIM he.'r"
convention II the most em!r"n: d"i"r> y Tie oh
world and let them make 'hor',li Judy of m" 'ae
' r te went u II c IN Mr. re, capre,
+" lr p.l' AID Il "nN m"'"y : nadn ".t Of IN.
-lnc"ar 'an formation proc. ~ x '" tvH ,as pls
If i, A. h" il p,?r nan u" ha> had ti % p.te
.:rap,> tai"n. Witch i" sells every row and then
rhc to'to?> DID not know WIN, naine 70 give :, n.
,u :r.!Ir They simply r1'' II freah ot nature
and c,uhl IN II" way account fr II;
Mr. p:i'e wa. born II N",r,ha II. is Gy- ,' ssc'
weighs $50 prund, Is .: ,ood i,rrn and very a.'re
IL" !, my" an atlef" arr wr.',ie. al Ia. ',a ~ -.
vorv popular anon: all who Il ow him. II rn1,y
ian II" silver Iaar Io"l N II 10" - and =, tyhSe,
hcr' know all about him. :, rrc'"nt n !, Mining
ter ard ha- lived in Philip>lnr: about iiff"cn years
I'ric" vc"y f:"'.!"nilv Makr> an CIVILIZATION 80 NM
hilf Int ho has l"ron" D. Hdi lore. last t;"@
li.h Of Inly. Il h" i ,''h 'hnlnc M IN" ,rF, ra,n
rNr( hsv VIII remark. ~ ml,' In stunning fiM"'
II" has received proposition from a d'n' Museum
AID may ar,"pr II after ~ Tap ~ F',rN TOW year
Wien Price nm! cr:or> m" '-tH.' sr' II ~ D., me;
urt IN Il IN HAT i - whf' ara "ft ., thd ~
a. infaut. l1y" him com" INTO ms ,"-r" IN
with H. >lc.,r. ROLLED mp and hi lint> hNhs !,
apprar,nrr al long "ra-'' IN cloi'>. II" hiH r'!e
dom the skin from hi arms an. f"rH"! :,'fl't az
the wrist. lie asked me what th"t-'' f H. sIS's,
AID replied thar they l'"l'd iuii" >'vH>h II" ,'r.
showed what h. hal dome. 'idinN ''o' !,' ~
had on par III g"ve~ Me- ~ ~ ~ ~! .,
ness aud when his skin h"..in> I" pol o. hr ~
! n,,lr oil e. soften II and make m'.T pa'i' hlu
M. .,,.lr, skin of IL back ~ thl ',hn" ~" Nea'
ago ,,>t ~priu- Int h. came ard 81 y ara Se'' ="
the Pit ,luVg do'tor>