The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
D,TcgED Up HUMANITY.
, FIFTH OF a MILLION OF
OVEH . LIMB WEARERs.

Un0'0 Tbree Hundred thousand
Pays ro- Legs and Arms For Them
o %, Artifcially Consloereu'
-'0'-P Fam the Net0 YORK Herald. s.
~ 10000 people in the United o'a'e'
NsI 5sv wearing artificial limbs
a-s qua, lest is the estimate given by
IDS AZ maker of these articles.
pr'Hi1C ~, and vicinity claim o,OVo OF
Ne" -. b1,t you never would know IL
th''7 81, -Eam on the street. They can walk
70 'sg y as, onv one, for artificial limbs are
IS We, n-rfectly made that they act Amos
10" " p the genuine flesh and blood mem
bsIs. ~ army of patched up humanity
nav ., - it-snfticient in numbers to
'D'' .,o+e three cities the size OF syracuse
" and six the size Of Auburn!
y. - 49, o,rio,1s procession this COLLECTION
81 NhaI d OiT;n1bed men-a d women, too,
Of w. .So, 'Ir1etter-would make marching up
Broadway. J. ,o+ include the union
- - Who fought in the late war
'''-' mole SANS COSTLY PRESENTS.
-. ,,l oro 10 600 of them stalking around
Inelo a., o. 1in,bs presented to them with
on q-aIo sans compliments. Next year they
ul IN ali Crat new legs at the governments
y WI" I.i,y,so for Ucle Sam has maue coh'l acU
"a l,aen them in legs at SO each as long aS
tgav live. and he will give theLh d ne" sup
q NV every five years 49,. for he allows
ne ~ oboose any style of limb they de-
tneii 49,. -, no nays their fares to and from
-, HI50.'ai-ars, They can patronlze any dealer
tHo 'i, ,;,h in the United States, and there
ore over thirty OF them.
az a. y, ,,,on came to New York from Idaho
s,,,, I,aars ago. and it cost $500 to pay his
fore 6ere and back and supply him Win
new underpinning.
H' So If these pensioners live in Europe,
b,'+ tbair PENSION money and a new ap-
oTs is furnished every five years as
rragularlv as clockworK, whatever the cost.
me If them lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
# is estimated that Uncle Samuel VIII
nav out at least Sl,5U,OOO III arIlllclal I6Ss
ana arms and IN travelling expenses In 1872.
''-i Tta iimb dealers are tickled at the pros
ract Each one wa IS to get as much of
Uncle Sans patronage as possible They
lTnow he never shirkS paying his debts.
To be sure ne doesn't 60 much on style IN
the wav of wooden underpinnlng for his
MANNED soldiers, but he has way OF lu-
sisting tlat the limbs furnished shall be
substantial and serViceable.
He has bean known to make great fuss
when they did not come up to the standard,
as makers have discovered.
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS LEFT OUT.
But tho national government does not
trouble itself about the confederate sur
yiyors They are not included III the num-
her who receive SIS limbs every five years.
Only union soldiers are so favored.
Lately. however, / understand, some of
the southern states have made appropria-
tons for tbs purpose. A dealer in artificial
appliances told me the other day that
Georgia next year would furnish all her
ex-confederate soldiers who needed them
with new artificial limbs.
Il only wish | had the contract" he
added egergetcally.
Net only privates, but some of the COM
manders as well, in the late rebellion, now
get about on wooden legs.
Among the prominent public men who are
thus fitted out are Corporal Tanner, who
lost both his leg, below tao knee, and Gen.
Isaac S Catlin, for six years district attor-
ney in Brooklyn and now on the retired list
John B. Robinson, lieutenant governor of
New York state with Gov. Johu A. Dix,
wore one for years until a dislocation of
Ae hip joint compelled him to dispense
with it.
Maj. Gen. John B. Mcintosh of New
Brunswick, n. j.. wore a wooden leg up
to the time of his death, and he is sad to
have been a very natural and graceful
walker.
Ten. Wade Hampton and Ger. Butler,
both representing South Carolina in the
Senate, wear artificial legs.
p, Ten Allen u. Thurman, a son of Senator
thurman, wears an artificial hand.
HIS FOOT sQUEAKED.
Running lightly up the steps of an artifi-
clal limb makers office a day or two since.
l saw young man of perhaps "A wears.
ms name IS of no consequence here, but he
belongs III New Eork's select circles.
"ohderlng what he intended purchasing
l&unteredsln after him few minutes la
10 my intense surprise he was seated in
an easy chalr and minus his feet, which the
maker had just removed and was examin-
aug carefully The young mans legs were
ellputated half way between the ankle and
Anee' lie colored slightly as he recognized
me a4u noting my establishment, said:
~ suppose you were not aware of nv
misfortune na Few people are, for I have
learned to walk on my new feet almost ne
well as | could on the natural ones. which 7
TsO IN railroad accident two wears ago
Ian am gong to ball tonight. and as nv
0ly Ioot squeaks | want it fixed.n
put: sad, you surely cannot dance ~
ro4 V tt We'll, you should see me. I
seC through square dances with very good
let CO." 'Aiis nave TO
- A person can dance even on artificial
~ 1t lhe amputation is below the knee 81
o rlL Tue dealer II know a youno Iedv
amy ,G wear wears an artificial left foot and ankle
foot Sne Is very graceful waiter. Her
She III, W. cut OIL by moving machine as
was +,"a IN 'front.' of the sickle when she
foot e o,,o ears OLD. have made her a new
she is ra,y wv Two years since that time. and
on 20 INV Low ~ years old and very graceful
k l,' ua n young lady. She is we'll
81 to o,,ll ~ society and you would know her
. GFLe II mentioned her name.
in NJ uei are any number of Young ladies
hand DIX VINO wear artificial feet. and
e1 I,.us' 700, Tor that matter No one would
an Tto on IT, though, for they walk as well as
ce3u o.e, and If they have artificial hands il
ga oe noticed on the street.
don D. sun OF DE-. Ballantyne, of Hnntinp-
knee o ~ wears an artificial leg below the
"H a.lu ne rides bicycle.
in tho ~ ~ Foster, who is a baggage agent
both bio - Ia u Qepot at Harrisburg, Pa. lost
wbiio us as. legs above the knee six wears AGO
front Of off'enlpnng to rescue a lady from in
had iU U an IN approa hing locomotive. She
attend d. . ailsnted from an express train to
session temperance convention then in
for life 9 1 was killed and Foster maine
and walls ne e wears pair of artificial legs
gage roor,, I'VE I'VE blocks to and from the bag
edged Ieadonua inventors are the acknowl-