The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-15
WILLING TO SUFFER,
OVER A HUNDRED MEN OFFER TO DIE
FOR $1,000.
Answers to Singular Advertisement In u
Now York Newspaper-A Hundred and
Torty-two Mon Who Volunteered For the
Surgeons Knife.

Answers to n Singular Advertisement In u
Now York Newspaper-A Hundred and
Torty-two Mon Who Volunteered For tho
Surgeons xnifo.
In hard times oven human life is cheap
Witness the fact that no less than 142 an
swers were received to the following adyer-
tisement, which appeared in the New York
World of July 3N
Wanted-A man who will be willing for a
consideration OF 5000 to submit TO an expert
mental surgical operation that may possibly
prove fatal. Address Surgeon, Uptown World
Offlce.
This advertisement was inserted by Pro
fessor Edwin 4. Oshaldeston, surgeon and
instructor in massage at rs West Forty.
sixth street, He did not insert it for him
self, but on behalf Of two physicians living
in Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America.
One is an American, formerly resident OF
Boston; the other native Ecuadorean and
a graduate of the Lima university.
"Twice before" said the professor to
reporter, have | been called upon TO fur.
nish subject on whom these doctors could
experiment. The first occasion was some
time in the latter part of 1888, when only 80
applied. The second was in 1890, when l27
letters were received from people willing
to sacrifice themselves in the interests OF
science and their own financial advance.
ment."
And how did these experiments turn
outi"
1.-THE first man survived; the second died.
1t was at the time when the bacillus craze
was at its height. lie was inoculated with
the germs of some twoscore diseases, and he
died n frightful death -
And what is the nature of the present
experiment."
ut is simply to cut u hole in the stomach
Of the subject, through which the actionsDf
the gastric juices and the processes of di-
gestion may be watched"
why, that is the Alexis st. Martin case
all over again." interjected the reporter.
Precisely. But that happened consider
ably more than half "A century ago, and
since then the advance in our knowledge of
dictetics has been enormous. With the
growth in our knowledge, as must always
happen, comes an increased recognition of
our ignorance A hundred and one ques-
lions that would never have occurred to
DR.. Beaumont when he was experimenting
on st. Martin clamor today for an answer
That answer can only be obtained by OK
periments on the living subject In the in
tcrcsts of medical advancement the doctors
of whom l speak have collected fund,
and 5000 of this fund is to be given to
amy man who will agree to submit to the
necessary operation"
ANY did you get many answers"
! ayes, sir; waited four days, and then
walked to the uptown Office of The World
and found a. answers awaiting me. They
were from all parts of the country and from
! nj 10 truI
artists, mechanics professional men, nurses
and laborers, Many Of the applicants were
evidently men of good education and social
standing. For the comparatively trifiing
sum of 5000 these men were willing to
submit to terrible surgical operation that
must cause great bodily suffering and pos.
sibly be followed by crippled body or
even death itself. Indeed, | think the
chances of the patient surviving only about
even.n
And did you make satisfactory selec
tionY"
Entirely. wanted strong, healthy
man, with a constitution that would give
/ him a fighting chance for his life paid no
attention to the married men, for did not
want a man with the responsibility of ii
family upon his shoulders. / wanted him
to have as few relatives as possible. / sue
ccedcd in finding man who had no rela
tons whatever and who otherwise fulfilled
all the Requirements"
"Who was heg"
~ do not care to give his name. for one
! of the conditions he made was tbnt ohsn.
'lrte secrecy should be maintained. But |
may say this much: lie was a fipbtinn
man, a pugilist by profession. ID wears nj
re He is 5 feet ~ inches high. He is ali
MUSCLE and cnn easily lift 9Oi pounds with.
lut bending his knees. lie has a fierce
ulldug expression. He il well known in
newspaper circles, forhe furnishes sporting
news every now and then to the papers. In
summer he tends bar at "A popular resort
Ills ambition is TO have a lager beer "a
loon in connection with n bpxiur gylnna