The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-05-01
To the Citizens Of this State who have
Lost their Legs During the Recent
War.

For the purpose Of carrying into effect
the provisions Of an act eutitled "An act
to provide artificial legs for oil citizens OF
tho State who have los, their legs during
The recent war" approved December 20,
| 1866, | caused notice TO be published
to all manufacturers Of artificial limbs to
exhibit their specimens 10 the City Of
Columbia on the fourth Monday in March,
and appointed Board of Surgeons, com.
posed Of Drs A. N. TalIey, Robert w,
Gibbes and B. w. Taylor, to examine
the various specimens submitted.
They unanimously recommend the "Af-
my and Navy Legs" OF Dr.. Bly,, and
his "Anatomical Leg" as combining more
advantages ,han any Others exhibited !,
aud |. therefore, concluded contract
with Dr.. Bly,, to furnish the citizens Of
this State with the 'sArmy and Navy
Leg" at the price of $74.65 each, which
amount is to be paid by the State.
The cost Of Dr.. Bly's anatomical ball
and socket join,ed leg prec!uded me from
contracting for it, because the sum sppro.
priated by the Legislature was insufficient
to have furnished that leg to each citizen
nevertheless, each person who chooses to
do so, may. by paving DR.. bly, from bis
own means, the additional sum OF S75.35,
secure this more perfect limb, the cost Of
which is $50.
His Office will be located 10 Charlsstou,
and but one.trip u Necessary to be made
there for the purpose OF having the limb
properly adjusted to the stump. Before
its delivery each leg will be inspected BY
a co'npe.ent person..
To procure a leg, the following rules
have been adopted:
l. No person other than a citizen OF
this Sat is entitled, under he act Of the
Legislature, TO receivean Artificial Leg.
2. The person applying, mus, appear
before the clerk Of the court for the dis,
trict 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 as.
semblv aforesaid. The clerk will there.
upon give such person an original and
duplica,e certificate, under the seal Of the
court, certifying that the party Is entitled
TO receive a leg.
5. The clerks Of tho courts have had
forwarded to them blank forms for meas
urng the stump. Each citizen will pro-
cure two ofthese on obtaining his certif
Gates. After carefully making the meas
urensnrs, RS directed ia the form, he will
enclose the original certificate and meas
ursInent to DR. Douglass BY, Charleston,
S. c.
The duplicate certificate he will retain
in his possession, uotil he receives notice
'ha, his personal presence is required, at
DR.. Bly's office, for the purpose Of adjust.
ing the leg to the stump. Upon exhibit.
ing this certificate TO the conductors Of the
several railroads Of the Safe, they will
doubtless give him FREQ transportation,
going and returning, one time, the Legis
lature having in the act requested the
railroad companies to furnish transporta.
ton free Of cost. and each conductor will
make such indorsement upon the certifi.
cate ss viii! prevent il from being frsudu'
ea,ly used again by the same or any
other person.
DR.. BLY, will notify perspns at what
time 1t will be necessary for them TO al.
tend at his office in Charleston for the
purpose Of fitting the leg to the stump.
As two hundred and fifty or moro srti
fetal limbs are to be supplied, con.idera.
be time will necessarily he consumed in
their manufacture, and you are requested
to practice patience in what may seem to
you an unreasonable delay in procuring
your limb.
DR.. BLY, advises that unless some press.
ling emergency exists. the pew leg should
not be fitted to the stump during the
warm season. and tha, the patient himself
! will be most likely to obtain a satisfacto-
~ result by awaiting the return Of cool
weather.
The clerks OF the court will he entitled
to charge their fees for their official csrti.
ficats. bot il is presumed that they will,
under the circumstances, cheerrully rsn6sr
the service gratuiiously.
JAMES L. ORR.