A PUZZLE TO THE DOCTORS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1047, 12 May 1882, Page 3

A PUZZLE TO THE DOCTORS.

l w the operaring the:.tie of flic Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday March IS. Chas. if. Warren, an American acrobat, exhibited in presence of a large number of doctors and medical students various acts of voluntary dislocation by muscular action of nearly every joint in the body Wane::, who was .introduced by Dr Dunlop, is a man of 3-f years of age, above the average height, and of rennu liable muscular development, there not being an ounce of superfluous flesh upon Ids body, lint apart from his fine physique, lie is in every respect a natural phenomenon It was noticed in his infancy that soon after he U gan to run about lie would suddenly fdl, and it was ascertained that he had been tripped up by the sudden displacement of the hip joint. But the fall would restore it to its' place and he would got up and move about as before Tnis tendency to accidental and involuntary dislocation lasted two or three years, after which it occuncd by an act of volition and under I lie powerful contraction of the muscles. Warren, to the astonishment of the medical men, yesterday dislocated in turn his -dp joint, one shoulder blade and then another, ihe jaw, the knee joints, the ankle join s, the wrist joints, and, indeed, every joint of his body, each dis location being accompanied by a snap which to the mimed ion! ear was painful Rut m every ease the hone returned quietly to its position without any sound or sensation like that which accompanied its displacement. Warren next threw in his abdomen so far as to expose the beating of one of the blood-vessels, and showed other contortions absolutely appalling to look U)ion. One of the medical gentlemen asked him if heeciilil move his ears This also Warren did. Next he laid down a carpet up m the floor, carefully wetting it under the cnrnemto keep it in position; and taking two rings of 11 inches in diameter, he passed ills body through them in the most wonderful and yet easy manner. One passage may be thus described. Mo balanced a glass of water upon his chin, and then bonding his head and feet backwards till they met he. passed them through one of the rings, and gradually Ids whole, body Finally, ho twisted himself through the rings as if he had nut a hone in his body hut was made of guttapercha. At the close of the exhibition Ihe hat was passed round and a liberal collection made for him. As ho was a professional acrol at in America, it is probable he will perform in the circuses in this country. But meanwhile he is astonishing the members of the Faculty in the large cities in this country. On Wednesday ho exhibited his dislocations in tlie Western Infirmary, and has gone to Edinburgh for that purpose.

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