Show everyone his els own life preserver the children of italian beggars are often seen to be covered with tumors and wens while otherwise they are perfectly lie b althy an inquisitive surgeon has found the cause of the swelling it is a trick of the father or mother to appeal the more strongly to the charity of the world with an instrument ment like a hypodermic syringe the skin is punctured and the breath is blown into icv it causing it to standout stand out like a tumor or other excrescence in a way ay that would deceive almost anyone W dr Sylv sylvester esteZ an english physician has made practical use of the discovery by converting a mans skin into abife alife a life preserver his method is to puncture the flesh of the cheeks cheek from the inside of the mouth until the small holes reach to the outer skin by then closing the mouth and blowing hard the c heeks cheeks are filled with air so that a person seems to have a little balloon on each side of the face it is almost impossible to sink in that condition alter after leaving the water a gentle pressure of the hand forces out the air and the cheek resumes the normal shape it is therefore possible for every man to be his own life preserver paris american register |