The chronicle=news., 1913-06-05
FACTORY PREPARES
HUMAN BONES


for living does not Seem to be \
business that would pay very much.
and yctthere are number OF places
where skeletons are made. In max
ing skeletons II does not mean that
they are made artificlally by some
composition resembling bone. hut
that they ure made by removing
flesh and ligamentx. drying the
bones. whitening them and ASSEMBLE
Ing them together with slender
wires In place Of the ligamcnts.
which. Of course. will not remain
solid like bone. but disintcsrate.
In these places skeletons OF almost
everything. from common tudpole
to u human being. are made. There
are places where artificial skeletons
nre made for various purposes. such
IN theatrical productions and the
like. but this Is done along with
other work. where all sorts Of things
from imitation Ivory paper cutters
to mnssive pillars are made.
The real skeleton factory deals In
nothing except the Kenuin. sckltOns
and they not only sell these and flil
orders for them to all sorts OF melI-
cal men and Institutions and schools.
hut they are also willing to rent
them" for any period.
The biggest share OF the skeletons
trade IL carried on In France. the
biggest factory" being located In
gay Paris. where there Is u complete
equipment and stock for furnishing
skeletons Of everything. even extinct
animals. skeletons Of fishes aud men
or elephants and rabbits and every
thing today that has enough Of a
skeleton to put together. So great
is the business In this place that Il
has branches In London and berlin
and II gets out great catalogues and
sends them broadcast. showing lists
and cuts Of their choice lots Of sksi-
etons.
Most Of the human bones employ
cd In tho French manufacture he.
lonScd.i In lifc. Ia criminals or to
unknown pcr,ons whose b0dic~ were
unclaimed after death In hospitals
or nisnshoasss. After being utilized
In the dlsscr'inx rom the remains
were removed tn this factory.
The proprietor Of this factory Is.
or should t'c. y very rich man. for
he practically n,onos,oliscs this In.
dnstry. Tho factory has many de-
partmcnts. firxt comca the prciim. |
inary preparation Of tho skeleton In
the csrboiir-arid tank. and finally In |
nttinx of the bonrs and joints to-
srihcr With wires.
Tho preparation Of tho skri~sou
takes many mouths from the first
10 last. and 10 . very expensive pro.
ecsa In the bulk. There must be oil
thorough rhcmiral treatment Of the
boncs. In the firss place. to insure |
their hanging together. aud remain
ing In an unait~rrd state. Il is
hardly ever the ras~ that u skeleton |
seen On exhibition h made up en-
'ircly of i's own osisinsi parts.
Th" formula employed In bringing |
the rr"~>s of the skeletons compile.
ton To q state of relative perfection |
is siiil an industrial secret. II mus,
he. when sold. as white as marble.
In the warehouse where skeletons
of all forms aud representative Of all 1
races. may lie s~cn: some by acct
dent or In virtue of dissection prO.
r"ss-S have been broken or tiiAmoun.
ted aud very carefully rcfittcd with
lin" wire.
Underneath are tnul,itudcs Of
boScs full Of assorted bones. with
hig bones. such ~ ribs. marked off
with letter. and numbers. In show
eases may he seen for saic-or tol
he let for whatever purposes may bc
desired skeletons of giants. dwarfs
or OF strange races discovered by cx-
plorrrs In far off countries.
Criminals head. with their name
and the dates of their execution
'somc of them very tcmotcl are seen
here. and pamphlets descriptive Of
their crimes are held for sale. with
cards in small type containing the
same matter to be attached II dcsir.
cd. to the skull or skeleton.
The preparation Of skeletons Is
would think. rs II provides thous-
ands Of medical students and others
with the means of making n proper
study Of the construction Of tho hu-
man frame and helps in the constant
work Of medical and surgical ad-
vance. Skeletons Of animals. OF
course. are valuable and arc used In
tho study Of .oolosy. And. 80. taken
altogether. II 10 quite a legitimate
and useful business