The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-04-24
Artificial Legs.

Artificial Legs.
We publish the following notice for the
benefit of the citizens of this State who
have lost their legs during the recent
war:
Fot the purpose of carrying into effect
the provisions of an Act entitled can Z
Act to provide Artificial Legs for all citi-.
zens OF the State who have lost their legs
during the recent war;" approved De-
cember 20; 1866, caused a notice to be
published to all manufacturers of artif-
cial limbs, to exhibit their specimens in
the city of Columbia, on the fourth Mon.
day in March, and appointed q Board of
Surgeons, composed OF Drs. A. n. Talley,
Robert w. Gibbes and B. w. Taylor, to
examine the various specimens submitted:
They unanimously recommended the
"Army and Navy Leg" of DR.. BLY,, and
Ills "inatomical Leg as combining moro
advantages than any others exhibited
and I, therefore, concluded a contract
with DR.. Bly,, to furnish the citizens of
this State with the aArmy and Navy
Leg" at the price of s74.65 each, which .
amount is to be paid by the State: -
The cost of DR.. Bly's anatomical ball
and rket,jointed leg precluded me from
contracting fof 1t, because the sum appro:
priated by the Legislature was insufficient
to have furnished that leg to each citizen;
nevertheless, each person who chooses to:
do go, may, by paying DR.. Bly, from his
own means-the additional sum of S75.35;
secure this inoi'e perfect limb, the cost Of
which is $780,.
His Office will he located in Charleston;
and but one trip is necessary to be made
there for the purpose cf having the limb
properly adjusted to the stump. Before
its delivery, each leg will be inspected. by
u competent persons: I.
10 procure leg, the following rules
have been adopted:
/. No person .other than citizen of
this State, is entitled, under the Act OF
the Legislature, to receive an artificial
3. The person applying must appear
before the Clerk of the ne Court for the Dis.
trict in which he resides and satisfy that
officer that he is titizcn that be lost
his leg during the recent war, and is en-
braced within the provisions OF the Act
of Assembly aforesaid. The Clerk will
thereupon give such person an original
and duplicate certificate, Under the seal Of
the Court, certifying that the party is en-:
titled to receive leg:
8. The Clerks Of the Courts have had
forwarded to them blank folms for meas;
urine the stump. Each citizen. will pro-
cure two of these on obtaining hiscertiti-
cate: After carefully making the meas.
urements, as directed in the form, he will
enclose the original certificate; and meas
uremepts to DR.. Douglas BLY,, Charlestct;
S. C.:
Tie duplicate certificate he will retain
in his possession, until be receives notice
that his personal presence is required, at
DR.. Bly's Office, for the purpose of adj
iusting the leg to the stump: Upon ex-
hibiting this certificate to the conductors
of the several railroads of the State, they
will doubtless give him free transporta-
ton. going and returning, one time, the
Legislature having in the Act requested
the railroad companies to furnish trans;
portation free of cost, and each conductor .
will make such endorsement Upon, the
certificate IS will prevent it from being
fraudulently used again by the same or
any other person: !:
Dr. BLY, will notify persons at what
time it will be necessary. for them to at
tend at his office in Charleston for the
purpose of fitting the leg to the stump:
As two hundred and fifty or more ar
tificial limbs are to be supplied, consldera-
BILE time will necessarily be consumed in
their manufacture, and you are requested
to practice patience in what may seem,,..
to You an unreasonable delay in proe!uring
sopa Dr.. i.iy BIv advises, that unless some pres.
sing emergency exists, sthsnew leg should !:
not be fitted to 1thesstump during the
warm wa seasoprnnd that the patient him
self willbtI most likely to obtain s. salts.
fac.or5 result by awaiting the return Of
<eool weather.
The Clerks of the Court will be emit.
tied to charge their fees for their Official
certificate, but it is presumed that they
will. under the circumstances, cheertuliy
render the service gratuitously
JAMES i. ORR, s.
Governorof of South Carolina.
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