Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-11
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WONDERFUL FACTs.-The following
narrative is from the Calcutta Journal.
] invited William Kingston, man born
without arms, TO breakfast with me. He
highly entertained US by putting his max.
ed feet upon the table as he sat, and
carrying his tea and toast between his
great and second toe to his mouth with
as much facility as if his foot had been
hand, and his toes fingers. Pot half a
sheet Of paper upon the floor, with a
pen and inkborn. He threw off his
ehons no Ae-s 0t, took the inixlIufIr in ths.
toes of his left foot, and held the pen in
those ofthe right. He then wrote three
lines, as we'll as most ordinary writers.
and as swiftly. He writes ali his own
bills and other accounts. He then show
ed US how he shaved himself with his
razor in his toes, and can curl his own
hair. He can dress and undress himself
except buttoning his clothes. He feeds
himself, and can bring both his meat
and broth to his mouth by holding the
fork or spoon in his toes. He cleans his
own shoes and can clean the knives.
light the fire and do almost any other
domestic business, as well as any other
man. tie is farmer by acca7ation.
He can milk his cove with his toes; cuts
his own hay, binds it up in bundles, and
carries it about the field for his cattle.
He can do all his business of the hay-
field Except mowing) as fast and as
well with his feet as others can do with
rakes and forks. He goes to the field
and catches his horse he saddles and
brides him with his teeth and toes. II
ne has sheep among his flock ails any
thing, he can separate it from the rest
and drive it into corner, when no BODY
else can; he then examines it, and ap.
plies remedy to it. He is so strong in
his teeth that he can lift ten pecks Of
beans with them. He can thow q
great sledge hammer as far with his feet
as other men can do with their hands. In
word, he can nearly do as much with
out as others can with their arms. He
began the world with hen and chick.
ems; with the profit on them he pur.
chased an eve; the sale Of these pro.
cured.a ragged colt Gas he termed it) anc
sheep; and he now occupies small
farm.
There is at present December
1929 in Belfast, an ingenious young
man named Roger Branagh, who wa.
born without arms, and is, of course de
void ofhands, which may be Justly classec
amongst the most useful members of the
human frame. His feet, however, serve
him in their place, and enabled him tc
perform various operations, for which al
first view, he would appear wholly in.
capacitated. He has been seen open.
ing out, with his toes, closed penknife,
with which he trimmed quill, and made
an excellent pen, IN a very short space
OF time. He can write rapidly and dis.
tinctly, his small letters being we'll form.
ed and his capitals .cut with taste and
ease. ltio surprising with what expedi.
ton he can thread needles, and even
tie knot at the end of the thread with
nearly as much facility as the most prac.
tised sempstress. He can darn bis owr
stockings, and twists the worsted line
which he uses for that purpose to the
proper degree Of thickness. Branaoh
can row in boat with singular energy
though it must be confessed his attitude:
are more unique than graceful. On such
occasions, he leans his back against the
stern, and one foot on one of the seats,