Awesome portraits of female sword swallowers in the 1800s
bury swords study a steady manus and the willingness to hazardthe episodic sore pharynx and pierce esophagus . And as luck would have it for those readers who wo n’t take chances the taste of broadsword , the folks atthe Sword Swallowing Hall of Fameare compiling the histories of sword swallowers past and present . Some of the best photos in their archive date back to the 1800s , when blade swallowers likeEdith Clifford , who learned the artistry at the eld of 13 and could swallow 24 steel simultaneously , razor steel , bayonet , and byword ....