Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-22
PARTS OF THE BODY
MODELS THAT ARE USED IN THE
STUDY OF ANATOMY.

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They Are Taken From Subjects In
the Morgucs and Hospitals of Paris
and Are Colored Exactly to Repre-
sent Nature.
In the window of an oculist up town
Ii display which is grewsomely fas-
clnGting. 1t is composed of papier
mache representations of parts and or
gans Of the human body, colored SINH
lar to nature. Some are life size, such
as n pair Of lungs and 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 woule
look II your skin were peeled off your
face. Every vein and nerve and mus
Gle Is carefully outlined and colored.
of a torso, colored to represent nature,
shows us that all sorts of tints 60 to
make us up inside. One is apt to think
of oneself as being of one harmonious
red interiorly, but this is all wrong, it
appears.
Studying these figures sets one Won
dering where they come from and who
models them. 1t would be an occupa-
ton congenial to few, one would sup
pose. A gentleman who came to the
door for moment courteously answer.
cd 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.
| ly 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 of the
things" 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 sale
he enthusiastically, exhibiting n life
size organ of papier mache, divided VI
into little hinged parts and coloret
red and tan and pink and blue.
ut sells for SO. A little throat, sim
ilarly colored and divided. would cos
you So II your fancy ran to that kline
of bric-a- -brac. A beautiful little bi
Of mechanism composed of papiel
mache, bone and wire. illustrating thu
nerves connecting the tongue with thu
ear. and various Intricate aurlcular ar
rangements you can buy for $35."
There was shelf full of brains ant
another full Of animals legs and stom
achs and liyers and things. Altogether
it was pretty bloody looking kind O
show on account of the quantities o
red paint used to illustrate large sec
tons of muscle. Then standing up II
one corner was. life size figure of ;
man composed of innumerable sep
arate pieces, so that any part could b'
taken Off and individually studied. On,
side demonstrated the muscle forma
tion and the other the veins and nerves
and arteries, This figu.@ can be bough
for $500 by any one wSo wishes sucl
an ornament.
Then there were genuine skulls an(
skeletons. The French excel us ais,
in the preparation of human bone
FOR the market. An articulated skull
OF American workmanship would cos
50. 4 skull Of French articulation
was priced at So, and the work wa
admirable. All the most delicate littl
bones were carefully preserved and ar
ranged. and 1t was subdivided int
many small parts, held together witt
tiny brass hinges. The top of the skull
was sawed evenly off, so as to form
sort of cap, but the other opening
seemed irregular and dovetailed. Thl
was explained thus:
do you know how they separate
skull Into its various parts? Wei
they pack 1t full of sawdust, whic
they then wet. The sawdust expand
! and bursts the skull apart along II
natural joinlngs or sutures. These ar
: then hinged and wired. as you see.
! all requires most delicate manipula
tion by an expert Tramond of Pari
Is the leading artist in skulls an
bones. The business of modelling thes
papier mache organs and of articula
ing bones Is not an overcrowded on'
as there Is not large demand fo
such things. Schools and colleges nj
the chief buyers of the articles. Ther
are precious few students. as You ma
imagine, who can afford TO Invest {
much money in models for privat
study"
: Any hearts and lungs and livers thu
come 10 this country other than b
way Of the barge office, IT may be ado
cd, must pay 40 per cent duty to Unc
sam.-New York Canmereial Adye
tiser.