The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-18
Artificial Legs.

we pupiisn the following notice
for the benefit Of 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 enti-
tied can Act to provide Artificial
Legs for all citizens of the State who
have lost their legs during the re-
cent war;" approved December 20,
1866, 1 caused notice to be pub
lished to NIL manufacturers of artifi-
cial limbs, to exhibit their specimens
in the city of Columbia, on the
fourth Monday in March, and ap-
pointed q Board of Surgeons, COM
posed of Drs. A. N. Talley, Robert
W. Gibbes and B. w. Taylor, to ex-
anime the varions specimens sub
mitted.
They unanimously recommend the
"Army and Navy Leg" of DR.. Bly,,
and his Anatomical Leg" as com
bining more advantages than any
others exhibited; and 1, therefore,
concluded o contract with DIR. Bly,,
to furnish the citizens of this State
with the Army and Navy Leg" at
the price Of S7465 each, which
amount is to be paid by the State.
The cost of DIR. Bly's anatomical
ball and socl1et-jointed leg precluded
me from contracting for it, because
the sum- appropriated by the Legisla-
ture 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
S75. .35-secure this more perfect
limb. the cost. of which is $150.
His Office will be located in Charles
ton, and but one trip is necessary to
be mado there for the purpose of
having the limb properly adjusted to
the stump. Before its delivery, each
leg will be inspected by competent
person.
To procure leg, the following
rules have been adopted:
l. No person other than n citizen
OF this State, is entitled, under the
Act of the Legislature, to receive an
artificial leg.
2. The person applying must ap-
pear before the Clerk Of the Court for
the District in which he resides, and
satisfy that officer that he is n citi-
zen; that he lost his leg during the
recent war, and is embraced within
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
aforesaid. The Clerk will thereupon
give such person an original and du-
plicate certificate, under the seal of
the Court, certifying that the party
is entitled to receive aleg.
B. The Clerks of the Courts have
had forwarded to them blank forms
for measuring the stump. Each citi-
zen will procure two of these on OBJ
tanning his certificate. After care
fully making tho measurements, as
directed in the form, he will enclose
the original certificate and measure
ments to DIR. Douglass Bly,, Charles
ton, S. G.
The duplicate certificate he will re-
tain in his possession. until he re-
ceives notice that his personal pre-
sence is required, at DR.. Bly's office,
for the purpose of adjusting the leg
to the stump. Upon exhibiting this
certificate to the conductors Of the
several railroads of the State, they
will doubtless give him free transpor-
tation, going and returning, one
time, the Legislature having in the
Act requested the railroad companies
to furnish transportation free of cost,
and each conductor will make such
endorsement upon the certificate as
will prevent it from being fraudu-
lently used again by the same or any
other person.
DIR. BLY, will notify persons at what
time it will be necessary for them to
attend ut his Office in Charleston for
the purpose of fitting the leg to the
stump.
As two hundred and fifty or more
artificial limbs are to be supplied,
considerable time will necessarily be
consumed in their manufacture, and
You are requested to practice patience
i'll what may seem to you an upren-
sonable 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 season, and that
the patient himself will be most
likely to obtain satisfactory result
by awaiting the return of cool wea-
ther.
The Clerks OF The Court will be en-
titled to charge their fees for their
official certificate, but it is presumed
that tbav will ,,pIor tbo o;ro,,o,