Thread: Article 1897, Human skin razor strop.

Yet another example, from The Courier Lincoln Nebraska 1897,

Oh, but barbers are the biggest bulls***ters ever... Next to salesmen!

That's freakishly insane.

Sounds like Dr. Mengele's Strop Shop-I'll just stick to my English bridle!

A little side work for Dr Kevorkian................

Macabre subject aside, I just love the richness of the written word in the original article..
I quote,
"It need scarcely be said that it was in the mind of a heartless medical student, steeled to insensibility of the sacredness of the corporeal body by constant contact...."

I dunno, maybe it's just me. But damn could people talk gooder way back then. Or what?

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Macabre subject aside, I just love the richness of the written word in the original article..
I quote,
"It need scarcely be said that it was in the mind of a heartless medical student, steeled to insensibility of the sacredness of the corporeal body by constant contact...."

I dunno, maybe it's just me. But damn could people talk gooder way back then. Or what?

Way gooder Mike no doubt! Even early 1800's is very interesting as well. Before that it gets very confusing.

I was impressed with the language, too.
I've been to the museum of a nearby medical school several times. The quote seems pretty accurate based on some of the old photos I have seen and stories I have heard.

Yup, a wee bit to Elizabethan.
Though shalt and et to, ad nauseum. Lol

If you look at some of the knife makers as well as the straight razor makers they will use their palms to work the edge a little bit before feeling the edge, not to far off, but reusing a corpse's skin is not right.