The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
HEIDELBERG MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
OThr 9th and RohN Streets ST. Paul Mimi 0 1ss to m

and finally 1 worked a design over the
words so that they were completely OBJ
liberated
This is a curious business. I have
been for twenty three years in it. anI
during that time have come across some
queer experiences; the trouble is | can't
remember them all, or even part. 1 think
about the most bashful customer that
comes in here is the young woman who
wants to surprise her best fellow [ can
spot her every time long before she makes
UP her mind to come in She hangs
around outside of my shop, and delays.
as II she were about to go into a dentist s
parlor. Finally, when her courage Is up
and she. thinks few people are looking at
her, she fits in.
Can you put a name on my ar1n?'
she says. And before she knows it the
operation is finished. Usually then she
sees the designs of butterflies, or of a
bleeding heart or flower maybe. and she
buys one Of these and has her arm tat
tooed to show to William or to Bill or
whatever his name is
Here are some designs, many of them
new ones just brought from Japan by
Mituhashi. Here is an album of ordinary
work, sailors art, United States shields,
full-rigged Ships ladies that might repre-
sent any one Of a hundred, cannons, and
anchors. This is the common sort of stuff
Which the ordinary seafaring man wants
the more ink and the blacker, the more
he thinks he is getting for his money.
But here are some more artistic designs:
that skull with the snakes crawling out
of the eyes and mouth is a favor:te with
many, I do not know witty except per-
haps to show their indifference to what
ever might be thought superstitious
The skull costs SIS to DO Here are some
Japanese girls, some butt arf1 'es. and some
Dragons, all SIS each. Here is huge
snake crunching half Gozen frogs IN it's
toils-there is much work on that piece
and it runs up to s75, Cepending on the
size of tie snake. Here is a hooded CO.
bra; that is enc Of the late t from japan
and it costs $25 Then there are ca g,es
fighting with snakes in m;Gair and fight
ing on land and over the brink of a prec'-
pice. Here is the head Of the Savior and
cruclfX, both favor,tes with sailors
Here is a dragon that is one of Mituha-
sh1's designs, and is one of the finest I
have ever seen. 1t is worth $780, Here
is another new Japanese des' gn, a sort
of chain of life, a string of monkeys
dangling from a tree hand in hand the
last monkey in the act Of picking a fish
out of the water And there is a boa con-
strictor wound around the body of a
gorilla that costs $3.50
'If you knew the number of men and
women who are tattCo you would open
your eyes in wonder. Of course l am not
at liberty to give names in many cases.
but there are two of the prominent peo-
pie who allowed me to mention them.
One of these is Peter F. Meyer son of
the partner Of Dick Croker MI Meyer
has splendid combination Masonic en-
blem tattcoed on his forearm, one of the
finest pieces CT it's kind in this country.
Another who allowed me to Use his name
is William Lawrence Green. the Albany
publisher, who has some splenQ d work
on him, the subje Its b irg dragons, high
ly colored and eXcelently executed Hen
ry w. Longfe llow's son was an admirer
of tattooing. and had over a thousand
dollars worth of tattooing distributed
over his person.
There seems a fascination about India
ink. Once you get a little in you here or
there YOU cannot feel rested until you get
more Many of my customers are per-
sons who have be n here and got tattooed
time and time again, and many drop in
regularly to see if there is not some new
design which they may want. Here and
there some one comes in to have some
poor work, a remembrance of school
days, done over, to cover it up with some
fine design. And it has happened that as
soon as the new design was in pace the
old ink-fever reaWoke, and the customer
comes in until he is literally covered
about his arms with all sorts of de-
signs"