STILL ALIVE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 24 June 1925, Page 8

STILL ALIVE.

HIT BY A THOUSAND BULLETS.

A youthful Soundimvian cun boas* that iie has been shot at with revolvers more than 10U0 times and still lives>fto continue to receive, bullets in. the region of his heart! ntlates the 'Manchester Guardian. He. i« Alvar Jacobejenhis :ipresefiit home is New Yorjjc, .and" his':lob isi'-toy demonstrate the bill let-proof; ;q.ualii,t:ids of. <a> patent vest, ■ which."is-. .made of a new metal, compound. .Its principle is to eliminate vibratory 'shock. and it, achieves this owing to the fact that it is miade of-a series of metal, .plates, which touch each other in such mi way, when a. bullet otrihes .the vest, that vibration is destroyed, in the way that the vibration ol‘ a boll is stopped when it is touoh.f ed by a linger. / ; ; Although j Jiaicobsell,' US- now quite hardened and faces .•thd'.bnllev.N with-a .smile.''" lie adiriniA’ that '•when lie fifst donned the bullet-proof vest, which to him. looked, like, an ordinary vest, he did not stride. “,L V lose cl by eyes. .1 don’t Know 'yet whether I heard the , ishoit or felt it first.., Wlinc, I felt wjis like n tap of a. finger on one of ray ribs; I opened my eves «incl found the affair iras all .over. Then I laughjd ejtiiniighit. Since thou I have'never fcflt 'the' slightest .nervonsiiessi'’ \ j

He demonstrates chiefly before polite and detectives. who-gaPe invited jo shoot at him. and he .says that usually rthe .-conaiU. -.who. firels, The bullet fis itervou's;.* Tip ode -pblic-e. department nht lone." volunteer .'.shot' crinld he founjl. 'thoiip.li'vTacAbseii was willing to sign'll!, pahpr hb:,solving him from all blamte, no s matter what happened. Finally,ga. detective volunteered to near the veKt find he shot at. though he would nbt shoot at Jacobsen. The test was suite eessful. . I'