The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-03
GRATING A MUsTACHE.
The Remarkable Operation on a
Woman at Reading.

The Remarkable Operation on a
Woman at Reading.
From the Philadelphia Record
A marvellous operation in skin grating
has just been successfully performed by Dr.
j. Eye Of Reading. In three weeks time
the doctor has succeeded in grating a
healthy, luxurious mustache upon the
downy upper lip of Miss L. D. Sinclair of
New York, young lady, handsome of
feature and figure. The girl, who is about
81 years old. is stopping at a well-known
clearinghouse in Reading. located at No.
2O3 Spruce street, and the inmates of the
house, as we'll as the neigbbors, are watch
ing the progress of the wonderful expert
ment with as much interest as could posi-
bly, be displayed by the most profound SCI
enlist.
AFTER A PAIR OF WHISPERS.
DR.. Eye has been making different ex-
periments in skin grating for some months
past. He has succeeded in transplanting
the skin of negro to the arm of a white
person, and at the same time covering the
skinless flesh Of the Negroes person with a
piece of chicken skin. While the chicken
skin did not grow feathers it blended
with the human flesh, and there
by demonstrated new scien-
tiic fact. The doctor longed for
new fields, and to his delight Miss Sinclair
came to Reading about three weeks ago
and declared her willingness as she stated
TO the doctor, to pay veil for genuine pair
OF whiskers. After a consultation the
pretty girl decided upon the next day for
the beginning of the operation. She was
anxious to have the grating process fin
ished in one day, but the dotor decided that
1t was best to have but one side of the upper
lip treated at time.
SKIN TAKEN FROM THE ARMPIT.
When the time for the operation arrived
next day Miss Sinclair positively refused to
take chloroform. She said she had the
nerve to stand it, and stand it she did. The
entire surface was shaved from the pit of
the girls right arm, and strip Of skin
about 81 inches long and % of an inch wide
was peeled off. Then this strip was placed
in salt water bath, and one side of the
upper lip was peeled in similar manner.
The edges OF the skin surrounding the lip
wound were loosened, and the piece of
cuticle from the arm-pit was placed on and
the edges of it Tapped under. 1t was then
tightly bound, and In three days had begun
to adhere.
THE HAIR is GROWING.
But, to the great delight of the doctor
and his fair patient the hair also began to
grow, and now it is over half an inch long,
and has healthy appearance. The other
side of the lip was treated yesterday, but
Miss Sinclair decided that it would be bet
ter to take chloroform during the operation.
1t took a great deal less time to do the
latter half of the grating, because the
chloroformed subject Kept entirely still,
and did not rush about the room as on the
former occ aston.
WHY THE STRANGE LONGING.
Regarding the motive of Miss Sinclair
for assuming the outward marks of mass
culinity there are many runors floating
about. One person surrounds the affair
with dense uurequited love, and desire
on the part of Miss Sinclair to follow her
lover to the wars or across the seas in the
guise of a man. Another person declared
yesterday that Miss Sinclair was acquiring
a mustache simply because she could make
plenty Of money posing in museums.
Whether il is a bewhisker romance or a
love for gain. the fact remains that Miss
Sinclair has the basis for a genuine nusteche
of a very healthy caliber.
FREAKS EASILY MANUFACTURED.
DR.. Eye is highly elated over the success
of his operation. He now declares that it
is entirely possible to engraft catskin upon
the human body, and if Miss Sinclair is
willing he will make q freak of her that
people will go miles to see.
Hoods SarsapariIla has the largest sale of
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