, 1891-03-20
Printing at the Leader Office.
A V|EKsATILE fREAK.

StEnur Carlo sometimes OF SOlnhn1s
Gil es Away Professional Secrets.
A copper colored, long haired, smooth
faced young man walked into the Cen
trail police station and asked for lodging.
You're welcome to all we have" said
Lieut.. Burns, "but if you'll tell us
whether you're black, white, brown or
red, l shall see that you have the best
bed in the house"
The applicant scratched his mead and
stood first on one foot and her the
other. Finally he drawled ont, My
grandfather and grandmother on my
mothers side were Indians. My fathers
father was a Spaniard, and his mother
a Mexican. don't know what Tam"
Whats your business" asked Lieut..
Burns.
1--WE been in Barnum's band Of brave.
bold, but bad Bedouins. I've played
Zulu, Kaflir, Malay, Indian and .Greas-
er,' swallowed the sword for six months.
eat fire, licked hot pokers with my
tongue, danced on hot Goals, chewed hot
steel, breathed out fire from my nose,
walked over razors, broke glass with my
feet and played the human ostrich"
We'll, what is your occupationg"
asked Lieut.. Burns.
I'm n museum freak. n fakir, a sport
and a bum" said the copper colored
man.
''If you'll tell US how You work the
fakes you shall nave IA feather bed. un-
blushingly promised Patrolman O.Don-
nell.
There amt no fake in the human
ostrich" said the freak. The ostrich
z,s- IL. ,,r,I1.vr- l-,sg. lid -....
pieces Of iron and everything else he can
get hold of. There amt no fake in that.
Cause why? Cause you don't get a
chance to make a fake out of it. If you
could we'd fake 1t. 1t amt n trick 10 eat
a glass sandwich. Just put a thin piece
of glass between a couple of pieces of
bread and when the bread goes down,
down goes the glass, too. People think
it's hard on the stomach, but that's only
imagination. l saw a fellow do it. and
l did it ten minutes afterward. There
amt any trick in stepping on glass. You
watch the fellows that do it. First they
stir the glass up with a stick to make
you think they're trying to get the sharp
pieces on top. They're just turning the
sharp points down. But a fellow must
have real dry feet or he can't do that. If
his feet sweat or are damp hell get cut
The fire eating fake is nothing. II
you soak your hands and feet in borax
water three or four hours a day for a
couple of weeks you'll be able to stand "A
pretty hot piece of iron, We don't run
any risks. but mix a little paste and lots
of borax. We put a coat Of this on our
hands, and when we pull a hot poker
acros it there's lots of smoke, a sizzle
and a bad smell. We don't hold the
poker very tight or very long, but people
think they smell burning flesh. We
cover the bottoms of our feet the same
way, and dance around on hot Goals and
iron for a few seconds. But if the paste
is wet your feet stick and you get burned.
You can fill our mouth with borax, lay
lots of it on your tongue and lick "A red
hot poker. 1t makes Il little flame. and
when people sec it they think you're
breathing out fire"
But doesn't the glass you eat hurt
your stomach
Not mine. The only trouble is that
you're liable to cut your tongue, and
you've got to be careful"
The freak was turned over to Turn,
key Eustace, who wa instructed to give
him a good bed.
Where did you come fromT' asked
Eustace.
From New York" said the freak.
Foot or rail-
Both"
Where are you going from here:
Pm going TO get Il job rs soon IA
can, and when | have a couple of dol
lars I'll skin out"
What's your name
''Siguor Carlo"
How old are your"
'Twenty cleveland Leader.