Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-16

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temporarily detached, and points them
out snugly resting in corner. He was
too tall to admit of full length pose,
and sitting posture is evidently not
deemed elegant for skeleton. Another
has been obliged to sacrifice his head TO
space. 1t is behind him on shelf. A
figure carefully enveloped in brown pa
per has the appearance OF
TRYING TO HIDE HIS BONES.
In reality he is very costly speci-
men, and Is carefully guarded from ex-
posure.
The choice collection is for sale, indi-
vidually or en- masse; and, unlike the
solitary but omnipresent skeleton in
the Closet" they will find ready pur-
chasers, although they are really ex'
pensive Injuries, owing to the tariff.
To protect the home skeleton indus
try, against foreign competition, in i'm
port tax of from 35 to so per cent has
been imposed. Despite this fact, do
nestle skeletons are not in demand,
and the regular dealers do not carry
them In stock.
French skeletons are the finest in the
market, and Paris is the head center OF
the trade.
IL is not that a Frenchman's bones
are OF such superior quality. 1t is the
other Frenchman that puts them in
shape that gives them their great
value.
The mode Of preparation is very
delicate operation. The scalpel is first
called into operation to remove the
muscular tissues. Its work being done
the bones are boiled, being carefully
watched meanwhile that they may not
be overdone. After this cannibalistic
procedure they are bleached in the sun.
Even then spots Of grease are sure to
appear when they are exposed to heat.
The French treat these with ether and
benzine, securing thereby dazzling
whiteness, which is the distinguishing
mark OF their skeletons. They are war
ranted never to turn yellow and to
stand the test Of any climate. New
York in midsummer is not too hot for
them.
They are
PUT TOGETHER BY MASTER HAND.
A brass rod with all the proper cur.
Natures supports the spinal column.
Delicate brass wires hold the ribs In
place. Hinges of the most perfect
workmanship give to the joints q grace
full and liielike movement. Cleverly
concealed hooks and eyes render dis
junction at pleasure possible. The
whole construction plainly indicates
the care and skill of an artist and q
connolsaeur.
Domestic skeletons are generally the
work OF amateurs. Jauitors In medical
colleges rescue bones from the dissect-
ing rooms and cure and articulate them.
They find purchasers among the stu
dents, who, on the completion Of their
studies, resell the skeleton il happily
the market is not glutted. A second
hand skeleton may thus be had at quite
a reasonable ENTHUSIASTICALLY as
low as SIS.
The imported article, however, ranges
from $50 to $500. The very high-priced
ones are valued because Of the preser-
walton OF the nervous and circulatory
systems. or course, they are beyond
the reach OF modest purses, and, as a
taste for medical and scientific research
has not yet developed among the mil
ionaires, very few $500 skeletons are
sold. They are always special order.
A very fine French skeleton may be
had for $3.50, and that Is about as high
as the general run OF purchasers care to
go.
Skulls, hands and feet may be pur-
foIu haf IN nhfain rfh
an arm or collar bone the whole affair
must be bought.
A skull and crossbones, suitable for
decorative purposes, cost but $40. The
skull has but one ,cut, and, although 1t
may be very pretty. ills not artistic.
For S22 skull that vii. unhinge and
reveal its hidden contents is possible.
The bones OF the ear are comprised In
this treasure.
The happy mortal who can put up
SIS may become the possessor OF a
Uranium that leaves nothing to be de-
sired, in point OF minute articulation.
He has put TO press bntton-the skull
will at once resolve itself into an anAto-
mical collection. Each component part
will
CULVER WITH NERVOUS ENERGY
on the end Of spiral wire emanating
from brass upright rod. Only the
daintiest fingers could handle with I'M
punity snch an exquisite specimen. 1t
has the protection of glass case.
Ladies who feel that they are never
accepted st their proper value in life
may console themselves with the, knowl-
edge that the skeleton Of Q woman
brings q higher price than that Of .
man. II they wish their friends to
know their worth they have but to be-
queath their bones to an anatomist. By
the time they are placed on the market
their true value will be satisfactorily
determined.
There are sometimes very peculiar