The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-05-01
NO.. 49,
30 the Citizens Of this State
who have lost their Legs
during the recent War. -.@

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For the purpose of carrying in
to effect the provisions of an Act
entitled "An Act to provide Arti-
fetal Legs for all citizens of the
State who have lost their legs dur
ing the recent war;" approved De-.
cember Goth, 1866, I caused a notice
to bepublished to all Manufacturers
of Artificial Limbs, to exhibit their
specimens in the city Of Columbia
on the fourth Monday in March,
and appointed Board of Surgeons,
composed of Doctors A. N. Talley,
Robert W. Gibbes and B. W. Tay-
lor, to examine the various speei-
mems submitted. .-.-@
They unanimously recommend
ed the "Army and Navy Leg" of
DR.. Bly,, and his anatomical Leg
as combining more advantages
than any others exhibited; and I.
therefore, concluded contract
with DR.. Bly,, to furnish the citi-
zens of this State with the "Army
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 socketjointed leg preclu-<
ded me from contracting for it, be-
cause the sum appropriated by the
Legislature was insufficient to
have furnished that leg to each
citizen nevertheless, each person
who chooses to do SO, may, by
paying DR.. Bly, from his own
means, the additional sum of$75.35,
secure this more perfect limb, the
cost of which is $3.50. .-.
Ills office will be located in Char
lesion, and but one trip is :neees-s
sary to be made there for the pur-
pose of having the limb properly
adjusted to the stump. Before its
delivery each leg will be Inspected
by competent person. " t,..:.,,..
To procure leg, the following
rules have been adopted: -; -.
l. No person other than a Citi-
zen of this State is entitled, under
the Act Of the Legislature; to re-
ceive an Artificial Leg. ....
2. The person applying, must,
appear before the Clerk of the
Court for the District in. which
he resides, and satisfy that officer
that he is a citizen, that he lost
his leg during the recent war; and
is embraced within the provisions
of the Act Of the Assembly afore-
said.- The Clerk will thereupon.
give such person an original and
duplicate Certificate, under the seal
of the Court, certifying that the
party is entitled to receive q leg.
3. The Clerks of the Courts have
had forwarded to them blank
forms for measuring the stump.
Each citizen will procure two Of
these on obtaining his certificates.
After carefully making the meas
urements, as directed in the form,
he will enclose the original certif-
cate and measurement to DR..
DoUGLAssBLY, Charleston, S. G.
The duplicate certificate he will
retain in his possession, until he
receives notice that his personal
presence is required, at DR.. Bly's
office, for the purpose of adjusting
the leg to the stump. Upon ex-
hibiting this certificate to the con
ductors of the several railroads OF
the State, they will doubtless give
him free transportation, going and
returning, one time, the Legisla-
ture having n.the Act requested
the Railroad Companies to furnish
transportation free Of cost; and
each conductor will make such en-
dorsement upon the certificate as
will prevent it from being fraudu-
lently used again by the same or
any other person.
DR.. Bly, will notify persons at
what time it will be necessary for
them to attend at his Office in
Charleston for the purpose Of fit
ting the leg to the stump.
As two hundred and fifty or
more of artificial limbs are to be
supplied, considerable time will
necessarily be consumed in their
manufacture, and you are request
ed to practice patience in what
may seem to you an unreasonable
delay in procuring your limb.
DR.. Bly, advises, that unless
some pressing emergency exists,
the new leg should not be fitted to
the stump during the warm sea-
son, and that the patient himself
will be most likely to obtain sattis-
factory result by awaiting the
return of cool weather.
The Clerk of the Court will be
entitled to charge their fees for
their official certificate, but it is
presumed that they will, under
the circumstances, cheerfully rem
der the service gratuitously.
JAMES L. ORR,