Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-14
MANS ORIGINAL HUE.
DIR. kee Think Ne Can Ascertain Whsshsr
Adam Wa. Color~d or Plain.

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Prom the Philadelphia Rsrord
The scientific world is curicusly awaiting the
results OF an experiment now being made BY
DIR. John Eye Of Reading. n successful. Or.
Eye expects to accomplish the miracle Of turn
ing the negro white and the white man black.
He Will also establish al the same time the orig
inal color Of mankind. The process br which
this wonderful revolution in changing the color
Of the skins OF the human family Il 20 be
brought about i. by skin grating, an oper,.
ton which hss been known and performed
throughout the civilized world fcr age. but
which DIR. Eye. by his experiments. hone. and
expects 10 very materially advance.
II is G well-known fact that there are twoa,.
tinct methods of skin grafting-the Eeverdin.
ana Thirsch. The former method 10 the cut
ting Of minute particles Of skin with pair Of
scissors. while the latter method provides Tor
the use ct any sharp instrument similar 90 a
razor. and IN that way taking larger pieces
The first method - considered the better hy
some Of the medical profession for old ulcers
while the latter l. preferable an new accident,
like scalping ands scSldine. But while "a.
methods OF skin grufting are not new 20 N.
medical profession nor 20 nr. Eee. who ha
upon several former occasions healed difficult
sores by means Of grating the skin Of healthy
man into old wounds. the matter OF intermiN-
ing the skins of the different races OF the hui
the Migrated skin. regardless OF what iis color
may have been originally. will assume the hue
of the body o. which il has been transplanted.
Is what lac Is now bending every effort 10 ac-
complish.
He has been treating FOR some time Joel Saul.
young man residing a, -? Mulberry street
Reading. who for over two wears has been trou-
bled With an obstinate ulcer. involving almost
the entire lower portion Of the LEFT leg. A. a
last resort 90 effect permanent cure he de-
cided upon grating a new skin on the sore leg
Having obtained from M Saul permission to
graft the skin of a colorcd man. il opened up
TO him an opportunity Tor experiment which
he had long been looking for and he al once
entered into the project with n spirit and Zeal
born of a determination 10 advance the cause
OF science N possible. After considerable effort
he finally. by the aid Of money. secured two
healthy negroes OF ebony black, who con-
scented TO part with a certain portion OF their
skins. and the process Of grating under both
OF the prescribed methods, accomplished
To await the result of the operation
and TO watch for any change in the
color of the black skin was attended
with considerable anxiety on his part: and
when. after a few days of patient watching.
he was rewarded by observing that the skin
OF the black WINS gradually hut surely turning
white he At once determined 60 further pursue
has investigation and ascertain If IL was poo
sible to change the skin Of the Caucasian 10
correspond with that of the Ethiopian.
Accordingly, on Tuesday last be secured
James LEVIN. healthy negro OF thirty-fiv.
who consented 10 undergo the operation for
the benefit OF science. The doctor used a large
knife resembling the blade Of a razor and cut
bare on the negros arm n space two inches by
three-quarters of inch In this place he
planted twelve pieces OF skin from his own
arm and twenty-five pieces from the arm of an
intimate friend. The wound was examined
yesterday for the first time since the operation
and photograph taken. The migrated skin
appeared whittier than before possibly by con-
trast. and il will require probably four or five
days longer 10 determine what the result will
be. Should the color change TO correspond
with the blacks skin the doctor will pursue his
investigation still further. and the intermiNing
of the skins of the Caucasian and Monaghan
will be his next attempt.
DIR. Eye says: IF this white ingrafted skin
continues TO grow aud remain white on the
black mans arm il will show the constancy OF
the white race as well the originality of
color. Should the white skin thus ingrafted
change 20 black scientists could argue that
black was the original color Of mankind"