HUMAN OSTRICH.
Eighteen complete penknives, as well as many parts of knives were extracted from an Indian magician's stomach when he was operated on by a surgeon in a Bombay hospital. A dozen or so stitclies, are rather irksome but otherwise he is making a comfortable recovery and should be able to resume his profession as a regimental entertainer and penknife swallower before many weeks have gone.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 154, 1 July 1937, Page 23
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67HUMAN OSTRICH. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 154, 1 July 1937, Page 23
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