Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-07-03
PARTS OF THE BODY.
MODELS THAT ARE USED m THE
STUDY OF ANATOMY.


They Are Taken Fron Subjects IN
the Morgses ssa HosDitals Of Paris
ans Are Colored Exactly 20 Repre-
seat Mature.
In the window of an ocullst up town
Is display which is grewsomely sas-
cinating. II Ia composed Of papier
mache representations Of parts and or.
gains of the human body, colored SINH
lar to nature. Some are life size. such
as q pair OF lungs and a stomach. but
others. an eye and an ear for instance.
are large enough to have belonged to
the giant who was knocked out BY
Jack. A weird model Of head DEM
onstrates unpleasantly how you would
look II your skin were peeled on your
face. Every vein and nerve and mus
Gle IL carefully outlined and coiored.
A figure displaying the entire Interior
OF torso. colored to represent nature
shows us that all sorts Of tints 60 To
make us up inside. One Ii apt to think
of oneself as being Of one harmonious
red interiorly. but this Ia all wrong. II
appears.
Studying these figures sets one won
dering where they come from and who
models them. II would be m occupa-
ton congenIal to few. one would sup
pose. A gentleman who came to the
door for moment courteously answer
ed a lot OF questions asked by an In
Quisitive person.
These models" said he. ARE all
made In Germany and France. There
are none made In this country. Yes.
the manufacturers assistants make
their originals In clay. working direct
" from subjects obtained In hospitals
and morgues. Azou OF Paris Is the
largest manufacturer Of this line OF
goods. They make models Of sections
Of animals also For instance, We now
have an order for deer. Come inside
and let me show you more or the
things" A glass case In the rear OF
the store was filed with all sorts OF
parts OF all sorts Of animals. human
and otherwise.
Isn't this beautiful hearth" said
he enthusiastically. exhibiting n life
size organ Of papier mache. divided up
into little hinged parts and colored
red and tan and pink and blue.
1T sells for 50. A little throat. sim
ilariy colored and divided, would cost
you So II your fancy ran to that kind
/ Of bric-a-brac. A beautiful little bit
OF mechanism composed OF papier
mache. bone and wire. illustrating the
nerves connecting the tongue with the
ear. and various intricate aur!cular ar
rangements you can buy for $35."
There was a shelf full Of brains and
another full Of animals legs and stom-
achs and livers and things. Altogether
II was n pretty bloody looking kind OF
show on account OF the quantities OF
red paint used to illustrate large sec
lions Of muscle. Then standing up In
one corner was a life size figure Of a
man composed Of innumerable sep
arate pieces. so that any part could be
taken OF and individually studied. One
side demonstrated the muscle forma.
ton and the other the veins and nerves
and arteries. This figure can be bought
| for 500 by any one who wishes such
an ornament.
Then there were genuine skulls and
skeletons. The French excel us also
| In the preparation Of human bones
| for the market. An articulated skull
Of American workmanship would cost
50. A skull Of French articulation
was priced ut SIS. and the work was
| admirable. All the most delicate little
bones were carefully preserved and ar
| ranged, and IL was subdivided Into
many small parts. held together with
tiny brass hinges. The top Of the skull
was sa wed evenly OF. 50 as to form q
sort Of cap. but the other openings
seemed irregular and dovetailed- This
was explained thus:
do you know how they separate
skull into Its various parts? Well
| they pack II full Of sawdust, which
they then wet The sawdust expands
and bursts the skull apart along Its
natural Jennings or sutures. These are
then hinged and wired. as you see. II
all requires most delicate manipula'
ton by an expert Tramond Of Paris
Is the leading artist In skulls and
bones. The business Of modelling these
papier mache organs and Of articulat.
| Ing bones Is not an overcrowded one
as there is not large demand 10,
such things. Schools and colleges are
the chief buyers of the articles. There
are precious few students. as You may
Imagine. who can afford to invest SC
much money In models for private
| study"
Any hearts and lungs and lvers that
come TO this country other than by
way Of the barge office. II may be add
ed. must pay 40 per cent duty to Uncle
Sam.-New York Commercial Adver'
User.