Show JV N aam A arama wa raw hw mr albert operal took cat t RU bi unda acuter mr albe albert rt eperu who was a V meat oer bar of the sixth peary expedition has bas had bad on exhibition during the last the bust of a cape tor native or arctic highlander the term used by ba sir john joha ross rosa in referring to taft people says the new york herald it la is the result of a cast taker taken farther north than any other oiher heretofore it has an ethnological as wen well as an artistic interest mr operal states that he selected his model for his almost perfect anatomy and great strength he also took cast of his limbs and torso he was the best beat hunter in a tribe of a race that Is possibly the oldest on tho the face of the globe but which may he be extinct in years more said mr operal yesterday we brought him on board our vessel took him down into the hold where it was warmest and after a good deal of persuasion with the assistance ot of peary I 1 laid him flat on his big back placed the quills in his bis nwe nose and paper over his eyes and then th proceeded to pour the plaster of over his face ace several attempts were unsuccessful owing to the plaster freezing the temperature being 23 degrees fahrenheit and the material eight or ten degrees colder the thumping of the vessel against the j lee ice floes also rendered the work more difficult for me and very uncomfortable for table for my model who nevertheless underwent his novel experience with remarkable patience the cast was made in inglefield gulf which is 78 degrees 24 minutes north I 1 am going to give the bust to peary my models race numbers more than persons many die every year from want of food they are gentle in manner and as a rule small in stature the bust shows a head of rather large proportions the eyes are and the features generally strong mr has colored it to conform with the natural hue ot of his bis models skin which la is a light chocolate brown |