, 1860-02-17
TIE ARTIFICIAL MAN.

While lounging the other day In medical u
brary, l chanced to take up little volume, the
odd title Of which led ME to dip into IT." Blgg
on Artificial Limbs" had heard Of the skill
ful anatomical mechdnician Of Leicester Square
whom the Queen delighted to honor with com
soldiers during the Cfimean war, but never re-
allied to myself the art with which man can eks
out the defects Of nature until I glanced oveI
this little volume, the contentsUf which 90 struck
ine, that was determined to see for myself how
far that Ginning biped, man, can simulate the
handiwork Of our great mother was received
courteOusly, and on explaining the nature Of my
errand, an assistant was sent through the differ.
ent workshops 10 satisfy MY curiosity.
A very few minutes convefsation with my
conductor left the impression upon my mind that,
instead Of having any proiodnd respect i0r Ma.
ture, he looked upon her as sometimes rather In
the way than otherwise for, happening to ask
him playfully, as . kind Of starting question,
with how small modicum Of humanity be could
work, "Sir,n said he, very seriously, We only
want the vital principle; give US nervous centres
and sound Viscera, and We find all the rest"
"But," said |, not prepared for this liberal Of
Ter, suppose . man had only three inches oI
stumpl" 1
"Three inches Of stumpi" be replied, con.
temptuously, with that allowance we could do
@"1tI... hn., .,;.5o,,t i;.nhs ,.Er 80 -,
B"n,;nn n .,otS." h.slst s,r.nrs ~ ~ n. n.
horses back. II we could only get hold Of him,
his friends, in six weeks, would not know him."
An inspection Of my friends dteIieV certainly
went far to justify the confident spirit In which
his assistant spoke. soon found out that there
are first second and third-clAss limbs, however,
as Of everything else. ,a 4.iy DO
well As Iece no;rt;ry ~ sheiE 1,I neatly t,,rned
and nainted
{" i3anisteri INV dear sir. " he replied. 4 l;ttIe
hurt. these are our Chelsea peusioners +.
And. on a cIoser ersmination. such tbev nrovad
20 ia Here Was the hard third-cl.ss Iact. simnle
and nnadorned
I" And these bnckets :" Ireioined. poIntinr "a
some scorrs m hoIIo~ ,roodsn coDse TnIaced ons
within tl,e o,hcr
IRuckct's the vrord ~ s.;d ha reaching ona
down and screw,rS /. b.n;-te- ;nto ~ Iov-sr ma
q Thsvs - an, Css.. ,.,,sa,,.rs co,,,,,
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,;o nOt m.ke lnen, IasI enougnl asu my Ns.s ~,
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who are not abe % pay can get new legs and
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tne ? morse uuards aad
All the while this serio.comi conversation was
going on, workman In the coolest possible man
ner was working away at most delicate LITTLE
leg that wou'd not have come on second pest ~
the judgment Of Paris--a hntless hAlmoal
boot and tho daintest silk'stockingcoVered pro
portions that Madame iVestris may have euvied .
These" said my companion, are some Of
our 6rst-class goods. Would you like to see the
mechanismi Goodge, pull down The stocking. |"
With that the workman barred the limb, whilst
my companion put Il through its P.csA = This
you see, Is our patent knee-caP and petellas' and
this the new vulcanized India-rubbsr tendon
Achilles here, In the instep, you wiz observe .
spiral spring eevating the toes; and viii observe
Iopening lltte pdoOr IN the back q ne call0
ners y e ingennloas n e1n.r.ys'se g. e,SH . ~
~ suo snss y, M ~. !. y
SsrS "a AT clssr @ of thS crannd .@ : -
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Certainly ! was sn admirable .s SOnsTsssncs ...,,
v;th % ~. an srr'nSsnrs r q ~ i . "a ~ ~
an. -, -, -, ss ..;S, H., /.
"Yo:y Yo you HnO" -Aoy Saa NO. Z 4 y
NoIh;1o ths u.tler thsre ~ ba reioined. n.
.,;..ais., 80 - 49, n iis ~
g. cSiI..d A .ort.,:, M. A nv tnovl,av..
aThst's her sns,sI". rs,.ssh ssss M rSnlSd
tripmnhsSilv.. 49, - -. :, - =
Sn.ra a., what IA 30, u,oanyS
"acrd bIsss vUuI wIIi IUOt S US into % thst cupboard
have the snare 1 mSmbsrS % n haif ne town th.re.
duly labelled. Things win 70 wrong with the
best conducted limbs and TO save difficulties,
we keep duplicates here which can be applied
at the shortest notice. A gentleman, whom. We
Young lad. up from the country sent him aNothsr
Mr. Smiths box, containing an arm--veRy awk.
ward." T..
"Will you allow me ~ saId I, trying 10 read
A.. $780, =, 40 k.,,.. i'FsST 7'7771