Isaac Sprague, the skeleton man
Although normal for most of his childhood, Sprague began irreversibly losing weight at age 12 after feeling ill after swimming. The weight loss continued throughout his life despite having a healthy appetite. His condition has been described by historians as extreme progressive muscular atrophy. This ultimately led to his death. At the age of 44, he was 5 feet and 6 inches tall with a weight of only 43 pounds. Sprague's condition required him to constantly be taking in nutrients. His health was in such a poor state that he often carried milk in a flask around his neck. He would sip this from time to time to keep himself up and conscious. He died on January 5, 1887, in poverty, of asphyxia in Chicago, Illinois. Sprague was the first of many more living Skeletons acts to come. In a result of forced promotion and work pressure, it was not uncommon for the Living Skeleton act to marry the Fat Lady act.
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VetCartersBird
Unless I had given a very short description, in which case you would have complained about it.
VetBILLYMAYSHERE
i know you enjoy cocks..the bigger the better aint that right dr feltchgood?
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CartersBird
Did you know Wikipedia has references now?https://www.thehumanmarvels.com/isaac-w-sprague-the-original-living-skeleton/
VetCartersBird
And although I mean about this post specifically, it probably would help to apply that advice to many other areas of your life.
ZuckerDrGiggles
your copy and paste skills maybe ok but the information is still unfounded bullcrap
ZuckerDrGiggles
maybe this is where the poem came from .... - Jack Sprat could eat no fatHis wife could eat no lean
And so betwixt the two of them
They licked the platter clean
VetCartersBird
It is common knowledge that freakshows would pair their freaks with opposites.Giants and Midgets would be in the same act or display as well.
ZuckerDrGiggles
so not only do they have to appear in freakshows but they are made to marry against their will ?
VetCartersBird
There's a whole book on the psychology behind freakshow pairs."Fat Ladies" and giants were always portrayed as innocent and not sexually potent, but still presented next to male opposites. Reasoning is people will automatically try to figure out the... mechanical parts.
VetBILLYMAYSHERE
come on MakoBird..no reason to go back and forth with the phantom of the cockerah..theres enough of that on MS as it is..long,boring threads
VetBarret
Yeah interaction with Fries/giggles should be kept at 2 comments or less. For everyone's sakes.
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