Eighty years ago this month, the July 1939 issue of Popular Science shows Mr. H.B. Funston of Columbus, Ohio, who enjoyed putting a hot soldering iron on his tongue.  According to the magazine, “how he applies the iron to his tongue without injury remains a mystery.”  We suspect that some injury is, indeed, involved.  Therefore, we offer the reminder to kids not to try this at home.

Apparently, Mr. Funston was a typewriter repairman employed by the Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, as he appeared in that company’s magazine in April 1935, where he was applauded for his prowess in selling service contracts.