The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
WITH HOW LITTLE OF ~ X
THE BODY CAN A MAN [1VE7

Half of the human body can be made
artticially. A man may De practically
cut in two and be relnade. to all OUT
ward appearances, as good as ever. -
The art of rebuilding men has been
brought to its greatest perfection during
the past ten years. Almost any part OF
the body can be built up ar,ificially en-
Cept the vital organs themselves and
the parts directly in contact with them.
The brain and the spinal column are
about the only parts of the head which,
cannot be replaced. There are a num-
Der of men alive and we'll whose slauns
have been pieced out with silver. The
metallic jaw is also in successful oper-
alton To adjust this the jaw is renov-
ed and the metal jaw fastened in place
by silver Wire. The jaw is arranged
with a spring which takes tho place of
the muscles. enabling tie w4arcr to
mastcate solid food and t talk.
1t is possible to have the fa.. leblilt.
A framework is first built up the 'front.'
al bones being replaced BY ,ates OF sill
Yer and platinum. The .3oi OF the
mouth is built up by silver plates. An
artificial nose usually of aluminium, is
fastened to these plates and the whole
covered by grating natural skin over
the metal. All this was actually done
in the case of John Wagenbast, of
Brooklyn.
Noses and ears are made OF aluminium
and covered with wax. colored to match
the complexion. False noses are form
ed like natural organs with two pas
sages and are provided with hairs to
prevent dust from entering the ungs.
! Experiments have been made to provide
! artificial tongues of aluminium.
In cases where the throat has hoen
| destroyed or closed, food may be con-
| veyed to the stomach by means of a
| silver tube, as in the case of Commits
| sioner Murphy, Of the police depart
| ment, who has received all his nourish-
ment for years in this way. az
| Alfred f. Taylor, of Philadelphia.
had nearly one-half of his body remoN ed
and still lives. From the point of his
| jaw to the hip bone the line of his body
is almost straight every particle of
! flesh muscle and bone, except portion
of the ribs. being removed.
George Burns, of Philadelphia was
caught in some machinery and injured
| in thirty seven places. Almost every
! bone was broken. Two of his ribs were
removed and a celuloid plate insertt d
| in their place. In time most of the bruk-
| en- bones grew together. 4
There are men walking the streets dt
! New York today without attracting at
tention who a few years ago would have
been hopeless, helpless cripples. Mr.. J.
r. Kerr, of New York, lost both legs
several years ago. one being amputated
| a few inches below the hip. the other an
| inch below the knee. Today he is en-
ployed actively in a manufacturing es-
| tablishment. He can walk half mile
in eight minutes without appearing lame
| He play sbilliards, rides horseback, rows
a boat climbs a ladder and plays golf
The longer the stump to be fitted the
| more perfect will be the control of the
new limbs. When both legs have beer
taken off below the knee the adjustment
is practically perfect. A case in pOin
is that of Mr.. Mcdonald who lost boil
legs in a railroad accident. With {
pair of the latest Adjustable legs he !!
equal to any task. He walks naturally
rides a bicycle. skates on the ice will
ease. and even dances and can ever
jump a fence four feet high.
The case of the baggage master w
T. Harms, at Parkville. N. Y, is ever