The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-07
PARTS OF THE BODY.
MODELS THAT ARE USED IN THE
STUDY OF ANATOMY.

the Moreucs and Hospitals OF Paris
sent Nature.
In the window Of an oculist up town
is II display which is grewsomely ia.
cinating. Ii Is composed of pHpirr
mache representations of parts aud or
gans of the human body. colored sim
lar to nature. Some are life size, such
as pair of lungs and IL stomach. but
others. an eye aud nm ear for instance.
are large enough to have belonged tu
the giant who was knocked out by
Jack. A weird model of head dem
onstrates unpleasanti how you woulG
look II your skin were peeled of your
face. Every vein and nerve and miis
Gle Is carefully outlined and eolorcd.
A figure displaying the entire interior
OF a torso. colored to represent nature.
shows us that all sorts of tints 20 to
make us up inside. One Is apt tN think
OF oneself as being of one harmonious
red interiorly. but this Is all wrong. IL
appears.
Studying these figures sets one won
derlng where they come from and who
models them. II would he nm occupn.
ton congenial to few. ore would sup
pose. A gentleman who came to the
door for moment courteously answer
ed 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" 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
be enthusiastically. exhibiting life
size organ of papler mache. divided up
into little hinged parts and colored
red and tan and pink and blue
at sells for so. A little throat, sim
ilarly colored and divided. would cost
you SIS II your fancy ran to that kind
of bric-a-brac. A beautiful little bit
of mechanism composed of papicr
mache. bone and wire. illustrating the
nerves connecting the tongue with the
ear. and various intricate auricular ar
rangements you can buy for S35."
There was a shelf full of brains and
another full of animals legs and stom-
achs and livers and things. Altogether
1t was pretty bloody looking kind Of
show on account Of the quantities Of
red paint used to illustrate large sec
tions of muscle. Then standing up In
one corner was life size figure OF a
man composed OF innumerabe sep
arate pieces. so that any part could be
taken of and individually studied. One
side demonstrated the muscle forma-
tion 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
for the market. An articulated skull
OF American workmanship would cost
So A skull of French articula tion
was priced at $25. and the work was
admirable. All the most delicate little
bones were carefully preserved and ar
ranged. and II was subdivided into
many small parts. held together with
tiny brnss hinges. The top of the skull
was sawed evenly Off. 80 as to form n
sort of cap, but the other openings
seemed irregular and dOvetailed. This
was explained thus;
"Do you know how they separate n
skull into its various parts? Well.
they pack 1t 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 manlpula.
tion 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 n large demand fol
such things. Schools and colleges are
the chief buyers of the articles. There
are precious few students, MS you may
imagine. who can afford to invest sc
much money in models for private
study"
Any hearts and lungs and livers that
come to this country other than by
way of the barge office, it may be add
ed must pay 40 per cent duty to Uncle
Sam.--New York Commercial Adver
tiser.