The San Francisco call., 1898-10-20
GrisIy Gift in a Case of
 Human Skin.
MORE PERVERTED STUDENTS
A SHoEMAKER's REQUEST FOR
 SKIN FOR FOOTWEAR.
Doctors at the Hospitals Show Strange Apathy Over the Hor- ror-PubIic Sentiment
 Outraged.

Since the Investigation into the unlaw- full use of human skin has been going on' new uses to which the medical students and younger physicians are putting the | remnants of poor humanity are contin- ualIy cropping up. The students seem rather proud of their exploits than other wise
 pr. Hopkins, the house physician at the City and County Hospital, says that per sonally he knows nothing about this pur- Joining of skin.
 But pr. Hopkins he was asked, "how is 1t that half a dozen tanners make no secret of the fact they are in the habit of tanning skin which every one of them says has been taken from the City and County Hospital?"
 'T am sure l cannot say. l know l never have had any skin tanned"
 Have you ever seen any that was tan ned by some one else?'
 T have seen a piece which was tat tooed beautifully with flags. It was cut off and tanned as a curiosity, but there was not enough of 1t for slippers"
 More doctors than one say that they have seen skin cut off a body after an autopsy by internes of the City and Coun- ty Hospital. The skin was openly cut of and wrapped up In paper with the avowed intention of having 1t tanned. Have you never seen it done?
 T only can say know nothing about
 "who are the other internes of the hos
 Well. there are pr. F. J; TilIman., pr. H. Abram, pr. T. E. Roche, pr. k. s. Lucetti, pr. P. s. Brugier, pr. M. R. Gib- bons, a son of pr. Henry Gibbons Jr., pr. c. A. Prenholtz and pr. c. P. Mattox."
 Have you never known any of these physicians to have in their possession any form of tanned human skin?'
 C,,. af +har,1 ca,,r ha ha a which is a particularly fine one.'
 Where did he get it?''
 How can l say that"
 Well, personally, Dr. Hopkins, do not
 Well, 1t is a matter of sentiment. They may have all my skin when l am through with it if they, want it."
 George Purlencky is student at Cooper Medical College whose name has been prominently mentioned as one who says he can get skin. He has promised belt.
 pr. Ernest Pinsbury, lecturer in bac- teriology at Cooper College, said:
 "Yes, this is not as much all imagina- ton as l wish 1t were. While was pro- sector of the college shoemaker, a prominent well known man at Menlo for two pairs of shoes. He said If would he would make up one pair for my own use free.'
 He knew something about human skin when he tanned them?"
 "Oh yes, he had had one pair of shoes made of tanned human skin. They wore out so many soles that he thought they were the most economical shoes he had ever had. Besides being so durable they were soft and neat"
 Could you have got the skin for him?' did 9ot asy fansy the ela idea s not 53F pleasant feeling to be walking in some dead mans shoes, should think. so l did not get him the skin. l know some of +b C+,,Jauts do dreadful things and dis graceful ones They think it Is smart to carry around portions of bodies. Create public opinion against such practices and you accomplish a great deal.
 Though public opinion seems strong enough against these disgusting practices, 1t is individual opinion, which permits such things as occurred in Berkeley re- gently. Some students of Poland pre- pared human eye by soaking 1t In al- cohol and formaline It was then covered with a fixatiVe and set in leather case made of human skin.
 The souvenir of horrors was presented to young woman and still decorates her room.
 A woman well known as a leader of fashion in San Francisco said:
 II have seen at least three belts made of human skin on girls. They were with out exception young girls who were in- terested in medical students, who gave them the belts and influenced them to wear the skin against the girls better
 II would not have such a thing on my self nor allow any one about me who did wear anything so vulgar and disgust ing.
 which medical students fall, but they are more to blame than the girls. When a girl is in love with a man he can per Suade her that he is a criterion In all things if sets about 1t:
 Let us hope that The Call can put a stop to this practice which, besides being most repulsive and degrading, Is not fair to those whose bodies are given to sci ence. The advancement of science Is the only excuse possible for the desecration of the dead.'