Willmar tribune., 1900-02-14
PARTS~OF THE BODY.
MODELS THAI. ARE USED IN. THE
STUDY OF ANATOMY.

inc m0rBuee anu EOsp1tals OF Paris
and Are .Colored Exactly to Repre-
<sent .Nature.,~,.
In the window Of an oculist up town
is display which is grewsomely fas-
cinating. 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 pair of lungs and q 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 a., head dem
onstrates unpleasantly how you would
look If your skin were peeled off your
face. Every vein and nerve and mus
Gle is carefully, outlined and. colored.
A figure displayin the entire interior
of a torso, colored to represent nature.
shows us that all sorts Of tints go 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-
h ton congenial to- few, one would sup
pose. A gentleman who came to the
door for a moment courteously answer
ed a lot of questions asked by an in
quisitive person.
T 'These models" said he, .'are all
made in Germany and France. There
are none made, in this country. Yes,
20 ~, {o<o
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 q beautiful hearth" said
he enthusiastically, exhibiting a life
size organ Of papier mache, divided up
into little hinged parts and: colored
red and tan and pink and blue.
= 1T 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. 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 auricular ar
rangements you can buy for $685."
There was shelf full of brains and
another full Of animals, legs and, stom-
achs and livers and things. Altogether
1t was a 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 innumerable: sep
arate pieces, SO that any part could be
taken. of and individually studied. One
aide demonstrated the, muscle forma-.
ton and the other the veins and nerves
and arteries. This figure can be bought
I tor; $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 at $25, and the: work was
T admirable. All the. most delicate little
bones were carefully preserved and, ar
ranged, and it was .subdivided: into
| many, small parts, held together with
tiny brass hinges. The top Of the skull
was sawed evenly or, so as to form
sort Of cap, but the: other openings
seemed Irregular and dovetailed.. This
| was explained. thus:
"Do you know how they separate q
skull into its various parts? Well
they pack it full +of sawdust, which
they then wet. The saWdust expands
land bursts the skull apart along it's
natural Jennings or sutures.; These are
then hinged and wired, as you see. It
| 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 q 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
I much; money in models for, private
study" =
y. Any hearts and lungs and liverss that
come: to this country other. than. by
way Of the barge office, i may be add
ed, must. pay 40 per cent duty 70 Uncle
Sam.-New York. Commercial AdYer.
tiser.:s~
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A Remedy For 2eiatlea.s,
Here is asreally old fashioned, .reme-
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and the grandmother who believes in
T + is alive and recommends It personal
-. It Is for sciatica.s..% ~. ....
Take equal parts OF flour and red
pepper and; mix with vinegar Make;
| s paste Of it and move, Il from place to
place with the pain. s..And THAT does
! not help you then 4 am, mistaken. 9
concludes thes gra!nEldlmoth e New:
! York Times. - = :. r.
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