The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-18

ever, as the subjects are scarce. We have
trouble with the physicians at the City
topsies on bodies which should come to
the colleges. OF course these bodies, mu-
tilated, are Of no use in the dissecting
room. L have not the least doubt, in fact
l know that the doctors do cut off skin
whenever they want 1t and do use 1t as
they choose.
IT Is pretty leather. and most me t. Of the the
get the leather when they want it.
1t seems really fit subject for a pes
simist when a girl, refined in all her
skin of a human being. She would prob
ably faint away at the Idea of a dissect-
ing room or an operating room. The
sight of blood or death would overcome
her and send her into Mysteries.
Just such a girl displaying her belt said
unabashed: II do not see anything so
like it. 1t certainly is beautiful, and you
can see how soft and strong it is, and
how nicely it fits into the figure"
But think of the man who owned It..
"Oh, IT was not man..
How do you know?
why it was a woman, and her name
was Carrie. My friend knew her. There
were some hairs on 1t at first, but they
wore off"
Were you ever in hospital7'
Eyes; do a great deal Of work among
the poor. 1 would do a great deal for
ibid you ever tell any of them you
were visiting the story of your pretty
belt?"
"Oh, that is different matter, but they
do not feel things as we who are educat-
ed 80 Co. p.
''Why everybody knows that. Their
sensibilities are not like ours
You go to church, do you not?''
Yes. certainly. l am not heather"
Does 1t not seem a little 'spooky at
night alone in your room with those
10 tell you the honest truth, always
whipped my belt and things into bureau
drawer at first. [ do not mind 1t a bit.
now. Only people are so odd. had my
purse in my hand and put 1T UP to my
mouth. A girl who was with me was nor
rifed. / think 1t was because she has no
human skin things of her own"
who gave you yours?
"a student at Cooper. He had the belt
made ct Shreve's, and I think 1t Is lovely.
1t is half a souvenir, too, for he gave me
the thing just before he went East.
knew the separation would be hard for US
you are engaged to him, then?''
ooh yes; there's no secret about 1t.
Fancy the love token--a belt and card
case made from the tanned skin of a
dead woman. She was human being, too,
and lived and suffered and enjoyed and
died but 1t cannot be said that she was
buried. She was near enough to human
ity to be differentiated and called by a
name given to her as child
The law allows and science demands
that bodies of human beings be used for
study, but there is very stringent law
against willfully mutilating or defacng
the dead The law requires the burial or
cremation of every portion of the bodies
after dissection except such as are of use
to science. such as the bones. Now that
the attention of right-thinl1ing people Is
turned to the real horror Of the manufac-
ture there can be little doubt that the
misuse of these grisly relics will be sup
pressed.
Dr. n. D. Robertson. who made some
admissions as to the readiness with which
human skin could be procured, is not DR..
III. ID. Robertson of 705 Suffer street, who
states that he is unable to throw any
light ON the. revolving traffic.