Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
WILLING TO SUFFER.
OVER A HUNDRED MEN OFFER TO DIE
FOR $1,000.

Ans~.r. 10 a Singular Advertisements Hs "
Ssw York Sewspaperv~A Hundred and
Forty-,wa Men who Volunteered Fer shs
Surgeons kaife.
In harl times even human life Is cheap.
Witness the fact that no less than lee an
sweFa were received TO the following adver-
tirement. which appeared in the New York
Moflsl u July 30i
Wahted~-A man who will be willing for a
consideration OF SS.g0 % submit 10 an expert
mental surgical operation that may possibly
prove fatal Address surgeon. Uptown World
Once.
This advertisement was inserted by Pro.
fessor Edwin T. Osbaldeston, sturgeon and
instructor la massage at - West Forty
sixth street. He did not insert II for him
self. but ON behalf Of two physicians living
In Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America.
One Is an American. formerly "a resident Of
Boston; the other native Ecnadorean and
a graduate Of the Lima university.
Twice BEFORE said the professor to q
reporter. have been called upon 10 fur.
nish subject on whom these doctors could
experiment The first occasion was some
time in the latter part of 1855, when only IS
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
outsn
1.-The first man survived; the second died
II was at the time when the bacillus crazs
was ut it's height. He was inoculated with
the germsof some twoscore diseases, and he
died a frightful death"
And what is the nature OF the present
experiment."
ut IL simply to cut hole In the stomach
OF the subject, through which the action Of
the gastric juices and the processes of di
gestion may be watched"
why, that Is the Alexis st. Martin cas-
all over again, interjected the reporter.
Precisely. But that happened consider
ably more than half u century ago, ant
since then the advance In our knowledge q
dietetics has been enormous With ths
growth in our knowledge, ms must AWAY,
happen, comes an increased recognition Of
our ignorance A hundred and one ques
tions that would never have ocess.sred e
DIR. Beaumont when he was experimenting
on ST. Martin clamor today for an answer
| That answer can only be obtained BY ex
periments on the living subject. In the In
terests OF medical advancement the doctor
OF whom ! speak have collected fund
and 5000 Of this fund Is TO be given Z,
any man who will agree to submit 10 tn,
| necessary operation"
Any did you get many answerss"
Yes, sir; l waited four days, and then
walked TO the uptown Office OF The Work.
and found lac answers awaiting me. The,
were from all parts Of the country and from
all classes OF men-merchants. tradesmen
artists, mechanics. professional men, nurse
and laborers Many OF the applicants wer,
evidently men Of good education and socia
standing. For the comparatively trifiini
sum of 5000 these men were willing Z,
submit to terrible surgical operation tina
must cause great bodily suffering and pos
sibly be followed by IA crippled body o
even death itself. Indeed, think tn,
chances of the patient surviving only abou
| even"
And did You make satisfactory selec
tioni"
Entirely. | wanted strong, health,
man, with constitution that would Civ
him fighting chance for his life paid n,
attention To the married men, for l did no
want man with the responsibility of
family upon his shoulders. WANTED hin
TO have as few relatives as possible. sue
ceeded In finding man who had no rela
tions whatever and who otherwise fulfilles
all the requirements"
"Who was hes"
II do not care to give his name, for on,
| of the conditions he made was that abso
lutte secrecy should be maintained. But
may say this much: He was q fiQhtin,
man, a pugilist by profession, 25 years o
age. He Is 5 feet "a inches high He Is nj
muscle and can easily lift 20f pounds with
out bending his knses. He has a fierc'
bnildng expression. He IL well known Il
newspaper circles, for he furnishes sportins
news every now and then to the papers. II
summer he tends bar at popular resort
| His ambition Is to have a lager beer "a
loon In connection with a boxing gymna
stun. ! asked him how IL was that MAJ
Of such varied accomplishments was NO
able To raise 40 trifiing q sum as Is 900
Why, professor, he said. our way of liv
ing Is very expensive II we earn sf
we have To spend 20 cents among Gu
dummies, or we would be unpopu
lar Have You no fears' I next asked
'feari What do you meant am no reli
gions man. don't mind death II IL come
easy. and guess those doctor fellows know
how TO let you down easy II they find yo,
must co. Yes said l, but suppose yos
come out OF the ordeal with ruined con
stitutions' Well. replied he. I am willin,
| 70 take the risk. Five THOUSAND dollar
| will set me up nicely In business. and car
| get somebody else TO tend TO the hard par
OF the work even IL am disabled
We'll, the long and short OF It Is" con
| tinued the professor, II accepted che mar
and ahfur...xt hsr.. s.fF a. A
the operation were performed In New York
he would not be the only person who wouls
run risk In the matter. Here, IL the mar
were 10 die under the surgeons knife, Their,
Is little doubt that the doctors would be In
dicted for granddaughter In the second de
gree. The laws OF Ecuador. however, d.
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