HOW FEATS OF STRENGT ARE PEROFORMED.
are told, either; i}hu,ti atipns, - t °/f < B #fff > .^^-^W, property o^ w^r H \hfiM% .linueual 7 ,way, or .mer^^inple tions. "/, , ' " " •■,.,., I , , !I^ake,,fqr ! ,iLß.taiic,e, l! t : lijEj ( ,c9 l^, qCthje' e.jthijpi.tor ,alio , Jaf g§, ptpne. itbn ,be f placed , 912 h\k t chest aiidv broken -tp-, Pjieegs , ty . aledgt-hainn}«rs, without (appearing tp^uperin any way. The success of . .tihis performance was dee ip'a^lc^recl; knqwledg^. of the,, result, produced by striking, a large, body, wit t ajSniaUer one, ,;< • , . '• r, j[]i f appfrars that .if $$ larger body, ,be ajb rpsfe, and, exceed in weight to a con[.Vder^le '.e^fcen tjJ^ strjlung body, the blow will only Jbp. fplt ,w ilihia a, short of, the ;pp^ntj of contact Thi^ is/,d_ue to t,he jftett powef of resistance .pi;, the larger oody, wb^jch i,« always ,;n , iprpportion to jits-,, weight, whether, at I rest prinjinptibE. ; , |1,. Tiup, ; if onei.body,' be i.two hun^ j dred itimt s- the weight of tt c other, and, at i^sfc, althoughi tha- velocity o;f ; I the, striking bodyi iacreases its 1 power, Bay ; twenty timeßj -the blow wou'd only ,be;feltAß 8 abov^ Btated. 'life is by 'frbe. applicetipn of these law^s that, the feat ,pf ; breaking -t'heub tons oarthe chest! is accomplished. •"'fScftnetinwai an, isnvil haa been employed instead, of a. stone to recie^vethe blows, but. the;6reaking of.theilatter probably makes, the performance more attractive ;m and if a little care be exercised iai thei selecUon of a stone,, no great force need bevUSed to break it into piecee. 1
The chief difficulty iri this 1 performance seems to be tbe Bupporticg of a heavy weight on the cheat for any length of time. Any man in good health howr ever, can bear, for a moderate length of time, a much greater weight than is usually exhibited, provided that he takes a deep .inspiration before the weight: is placed in position,! and keeps his mufcles in a state of powerful action.
Otnqr surprising teats were eaaily ..unravelled by Dr De^aguliere. One performer, 3 , GermaD,, travelled through Europe,. under . the , assumed name of Sampson, ; As, he was only a man of the middle siz p , and apparently of ordinary, .strength,... .the doctor ; Tvas satisfied tdbat his fea,ta were mere exhibitions of skill, and consequently he and others watched the, performer, with a view todiseaYering^s.methpdj., ,-This they did co we 11 ihat t,fiey iwer^able to perform moat of the fea,ts ,the same eiVen,ing, and almost all ?hen ijhej had ,pn?vided themselves with, proper, apparatus One of Sampson's perfyr^manci s,rtbat of: pulling agains^ two. hor^ror a nun}-; "bpr ,of ,men, may be ei,p)aincd v .' One is' tempted yto look uppn^rus feat as an exhibition of great strength, The per f;ormei] sat r upon an inclined board, placed upon .a strong, fixexl, square frame. A strong girdle • was placed about his lome, to which a rope wa fastened; by means of, a hook and an ripg... .This rope was passed bet ween his legj.a and through a hole in, the stroug. upright which, supported the inqlined board, and against whiqh his feet were placed. He grasped the rope with his handp, and appeared to pq,ll against the hordes, but they were liiiable^o mbVe Kirn from bis position. The isbuS'' ' of t]iiß performance depended a^nVost entirely upon the strengh of the hip bone's', which form a double arch, and which would require a great force' t'a break if the pressure was directed' down wardp. bones of the legs' and thighs 'are also sufficiently Btron'g to support a considerable weigtt, So that there can be noj difficulty in re sisting the jfotfee of the horses.
Anb'flier' curioiia exprrinienfc is men: tioned by Dr Brewat'er^'iiatnely, tft l^ raising 6f a heavy man with tbe greatest facility the moment his bWn'lu'tigs and those of: the' persons who raise Mm are inflated with ' air/ 1 "The" heaviest person M th'e"compan ! y 'selefited, an,d, lies'dowfl^upo'n two chairs, h* is l^s beiiig supported by 6ne of the^phairs/and 1 Mh" babk onHhe other. .' Then fbur person?, one at each' ' r \e& u kii& one afr each ! sKoiiTdet, try' 1 o ltfF him-, ' but 1 they esr'pfei'i'eii c© '^pfekt dlffioill ty "ill d diri g SO . ' They replace him howerer and at a 1 giren J higfl&l ihey all begin f to draW a long 'and^full breath, aridWhbn the inhalatioii is Ji e^dm^lete 1 , v -df the ; '''-luil'gs 1 -' filled signal iti gWeri; for 1 r'aiß'.' ! ing the person ofi: the bl|air. O^i ; tteef occasion r h!e i^ rkiaed with ; tW Vi 'gre|a't / eßt , eas^ '&& Veriice whei?e ( this wajs ' per- ' formed- at "a 1 laVee party n ,." s iic ; 3ef the 7 ! direction' of M -officer of iW Americaiii Navyi'the heavie'st'pe^on^rWenfc was raieed anaisiistafee'd upon' I 'th^' 'points 1 t of the totfefidgers bfifeiis^e'^oii^"' " >!lMlf
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2263, 8 May 1891, Page 5
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908HOW FEATS OF STRENGT ARE PEROFORMED. Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2263, 8 May 1891, Page 5
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