The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-14
PARTS OF THE BODY.
MODELS THAT ARE USED IN The
STUDY or ANATOMY.

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STUDY or ANATOMY.
They Are Taken From Subjects In
the siorEEes and Hospitals Of Paris
and Are Colored Exactly 40 Repre-
sent Nature
In the window Of an ocEliSt up town
Is a display which is grewsomely fas-
chatting. II is composed OF papier
msche representations Of parts and or
gans Of the human body. eolored SINH
lsr 10 nature. Some are life size. such
as a pair Of ungs and stomach, but
others. an eye and an ear for Instance.
are large encagh 10 have belonged TO
the giant WHO WIS Knocked out by
Jack. a weird model Of a head dem-
ousfrates unpleasantly how you would
look II your skin were peeled OF yoar
face. Every vein and nerve and nus
Gle is carefully outlined and coIored-
figure displaying the entire interior
OF a torso. colOred TO represent nature.
shows Us that all sorts Of tints go 10
make US up inside. One is apt 10 think
OF oneself as being Of one harmonious
red inieriorly. but this Is all wong it
appears.
Studying these figures sets one won
dering where they come from and who
models them II would be an occupa-
ton congeniaI 10 few. one would sup
nose. A gentleman who came TO the
door for a moment cOurteOusly answer
ed a lot OF questions asked by an in
qusSitive person
These models said he. are all
made in Germany and France. There
are none made in this country. Yes.
the manufacturer's assistants make
their originals in clay. working direct
iy from subjects obtained in hospitals
and niorgues. Azou OF Paris is the
largest manufacturer Of this line OF
goods. They make models of sections
OF animals also. For instance. we COW
have an order for deer. Come inside
and let me show you more OF the
things. 4 glass case in the rear OF
the sicre was filed with all sorts Of
parts OF all sorts Of animals. human
I and otherwise.
Isn't this n beautiful beartF" said
he enthusiastically. exhibiting n life
size organ of papier maehe. divided UP
into little hinged parts and cOiored
red and tan and pink and blue
'It sells for So A little throat. sim
ilarly colored and divided. would cost
you IS if your fancy ran to that kind
Of bric-a-brac. beautiful little bit
Of mechanism composed of papier
macbe. bone and wire illustrating the
nerves connecting the tongue with the
ear. and various Intricate auricular ar
rangements you can buy for Ss35.''
There was a shelf full Of brains and
another fun of animals legs and stom-
achs aud livers and things. Altogether
il was pretty bloody looking kind Of
show on account of the quantities OF
red paint used 10 Illustrate large sec
tions of muscle. Then standing up in
one corner was a life size figure OF
man composed of innumerable sep
arate pieces. so that any part could be
taken off and individually studied. One
side demonstrated the muscle forma-
lion 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 al Sd. 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 sawed evenly of. so as to form a
Scrt OF cap. hui ;he other openings
seemed irregular and dovetailed. This
was explained thus:
DO you know how they separate a
skull into its various parts? Well.
| they pack il full of sawdust. which
they then wet. The sawdust expands
and bursts the skull apart along its
natural joinings 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
napier mache organs and of articulat
ipg bones is not an overcrowded one.
as 'here is not n large demand for
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 so
much money in models for private
study"
Anyehearts and lungs and liyers that
come 10 this country other than by
way of the barge Office. il may be add
ed. must pay 20 per cent duty to Uncle
Sam--New York Commercial Adver-
tiSer.