The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-13
BUILDING UP A MAN.
THE ARTIFICIAL THINGS THAT COULD
BE USED ON HIM. "

To Make q Human BEING That Would
Be az Nearly Artificial as 1t Could
BE and Live Would Cost About
$1,000.
What is the cost of an artificial man
that is, i man who is as nearly arti-
fetal as he can be and liye?"
"Well," answered the maker Of arti-
fetal limbs, that would depend upon
how much he could pay for reconstruc-
ton. Assuming that you were the man
and that you had come to me from the
hands of the surgeon all ready to be
trimmed up, 1 would begin by putting
you on your fcct-or, rather, putting your
feet on you. If you were satisfied to
go stumpins about the world on pin legs,
l could fit you pair for any price from
$15 to $50.
But if you wanted n really artistic
pair of legs, with knee joint, ankle joint,
rubber buffers and Il springy and elastic
foot, they would cost you from $50 to
$500. But You could stand and walk
with these so as TO deceive drillmaster,
and you could wear the two easily.
Dancing and riding would not be too diff
ficult for you after little practice. If
you had lost only foot, l could replace
it for from $25 to $50, made to measure.
"Then you would want pair ofeuseful
arms, with hands and various necessary
implements. 1 am supposinG that you
had lost your arms above the elbow and
wanted them replaced with working
members. Both Of them would cost you
from $125 to 1925. They would have tiex-
ible hands and wrists and elbow joints.
With these hands you could hold pen
or pick up small objects and shake hands
with q person without his knowing what
he was grasping.
"But you could not do any hard work
with them. You would therefore need
several instruments which you could
screw into the arm after having removed
the hand. There would be fork, which
would cost So; knife at the same price;
q spoon, same price; hook at $3.50 and
a wise at $3.50. If you wanted to play
cards you could have card holder at 81.
or q cue holder for billiard playing for
S1.5O, and q rein holder for driving at
$1.50.
81 could furnish you with hammer,
saw, clothes brush and many other use
full things-call it $50 for the lot. This
would make a good sized total for the
arms complete, but when you consider
that a single finger of the first grade
would cost you SO the whole parapher-
MALTA for from $50 to $3.50 is not so
dear.
"Of course your head would need lot
of repairing. Your hair would be torn
off, and l would have to fit you with a
wig. This I could do well fer about $50,
but if you wanted really first class arti-
Gle that would not be detached as a wig
l would be obliged to charge you from
500 to $3.50 for it.
Then there are your teeth. You would
not have one left, according to the speci-
fications, and your palate would be
smashed. l could replace the palate for
from So 70 SIS. The teeth l could do for
$40, but you would take ne comfort with
them. They would never be really easy
in your mouth and you would lose flesh
worrying about breaking them. Better
give ne $40 Gnr Ehe1ac and then you
would have az, Eesar % their fallins una
or breaking.
Then there's your nose. OF course
that is shaved of. The nose, as need
not remind you, is an important feature
ard requires great care to be made to
fit the rest of the face. 1t is possible
for me to make nose for you for $40.
but it would pay you better to give me
500 and have n nasal organ that would
do you proud and last as Icing as you
lived, n really artistic production.
Both eyes have been gouged out. 1
have ready made eyes for almost any
figure you might wish to name. But if
you have the money to spare and want
particular shade or color | would be
obliged to charge you from $50 to So
for the pair. They would be the best the
market affords. however, and an exact
reproduction Of the eyes you lost and
made OF the best material.
Then you would want pair of ears.
1 would build these up of aluminium and
wax, paint them like flesh and fasten
them with mastic for fee of from $40
to 500, according to your order.
Your ear drums having been destroy
ed, would have to replace them. This
would cost you from S. to So. They are
perishable and would have to be renewed
frequently.
That is about all could do for you
unless you wanted a silver tube put in
your windpipe. This would cost you
$150 If you could not afford more and
from that up to SO.
Make list of the parts, and you see
they will foot up something like this: