The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
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Process of Taking Life Masks Causes
the Subjects NDch IncOn.
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It is not often that men desire that
a life mask be taken OF their features;
they prefer to wait till after death be-
lotel anaergoilsiAai a3 spteal. Yet
several residents of Chicago have passed
thropghttha tnPhhrsapt process, and
their masks sdorn their parlor or of
/. fees Masks from life are taken al
most precisely in the Same way as after
death, save hat much greater care has
to be used, as the subjects life hangs
| Oh q. very thin ,thrtad, or to ks more
precise, two small quilts. 1t requires
a-great deal of nerve and patience to-
undergo, the sensation being most dis
agreeable. When a mask from life is
about to be secured the subject reclines
on a long table and towels. are placed
around his neck and forehead to pre-
ven the plaster going where not in
tended. The face is slightly CREASED,
but not enough tosfll tie porss of the
Skin Carr has to be especially taken
with: the eteaashes, as otherwise, in
the subsequent operations, these are
likely to be pulled Off, A small! quill is
row ihsdHed Al ei.Rer nJafl I'd allow
the subject to breathe through and cot
ton wool lightly pressedS4tSsnd the
base I'd Aeenafs9a4aidgRla.seffom in
truding. AspaisS Of s~gfssafsfs always
kept, handy SOFAS to: bexEabletto cut, off
the; tops of the BlilIs,s Shh8uld by any.
chance the plaster snsaaAshp and cover
them. Il :ssGY
All being ready The Haster is care
fully poured ayer3ffe, Features. The
following operations haYs.then to be
performed with skill and celebrity: Di-
rectly the plaster lightly, covers the
face a smah but strqnssErsad is laid
on either cheek running from the top
OF the head down to the neck and
pressed into the plaster until it almost
touches the skin. Aaanibnai plaster is
now placed on unfit the xtholeis about
an inch in thickness.~ ERE this has,
quite set the aforementioned threads
are pulled up through the mold so az 30
cut the plaster. otherwise it would be
impossible TO remove it from the face.
The subject. whose mask is beipgttaken
rs lOS- tIuSIiS q I'ChN bI!hS- hHf iH"S
ter pressesand burns his cheeks. He
thinks of all the horrible things thatI
might happen should those t&vo little
iauils. Get clioked.' Not a sohnd of the,
'6ater; vsrld can he hear save some in
ksstfneErumbling and the thud, thuf;
bliss bcHkiEg hearsalmost dehfelf hin :,
H6psssSssia to pasaand he is 'po;w'erless
aSnsspM is going on. He lies he1p:'
a and, perhaps, out OF
:xHs1NxsE@ TO raasar eyelid. That
sFay1Ss him. as by this time the plaSA{
lis hardened ard holds the lid in an
i ton:s III nnI:ll3llEM'ssE' a a]spER''sd
and tht1brstfdHry gfaa 4 long groass,
This, by fhe,' Way, can only cotse
through 'thc'quilis in his nostrils. ansft
naturally alarms the operator, who fhrs@
~nessa'eIy a4sEts; as2isH1isS.;s CIR
10 pswtffHn3lhEg fs.tfA'hsatari The
,r,Nsjeittifs. just, able. tn, .hear hrs,voic2
sands.se 'rrisasAis hnrah :lnpDearranged
sfgnai That --ulr's Nefhn. ".. =.
'A"fhe plastrf*' through" being tniyei
VIII warm water- quicklyrhardens anu
in Me course Of about tiye minutes the
Mold iAstgoEg enough to be taken off.