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The herald., 1895-05-26
DIR. PIERCE'S-
FAVORITE
&~PRESCRIPTION

.Sionx City, Ia, writes
my wife was troubled
with female weakness,
and ulcers of the uterus.
She had been doctoring
with every doctor of any
good reputation, and had
Spent lots of money in
hospitals, but to. no pur-
pose. She continued to
get worse. She was
greatly pref diced
against patent medi-
cines. but as a last resort
we tried a bottle of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. We had seen
SOME of your advertise
ncuts, and Mr.. Cum
1nings, a west-side drug
gist, advised us to try a
The herald., 1895-05-26
A HARD=WORKING WOMAN

.er or later suffers
backache, nervous,
orn-out feelings, or
sense of weight in
e abdomen, drag
ng down sensations
ID dizziness. 1t will
come to an end
til DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
tion for it's wo-
1man's special
tonic and ner-
vine /; it restores
her strength, reg
ulates and pro-
The herald., 1895-05-26

In recent report of the comm ssionei
of internal revenue. the following interest
ing facts relating to beet sugar produc-
ton are given:
a YIELD OF AMERICAN SUGAR FACTORIES.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

with holding the lines in driving. The
hands are constructed with or without
wrist movement. as desired, owing to.
the class of work that will be required
of them.
The fact that a person can write with
an artificial hand and arm furnishes Il
subject for thought that has been dwelt
upon by the wisest, most thoughtful Of
men with only the result Of utter battle
ment. The fingers of an artificial hand
are capable of but two general motions
or actions-namely: that Of closing upon
the pen and of releasing it. Not at all
are the artificial fingers capable Of Il
single II Of the many delicate and Of
ten almost imperceptible movements
performed by the natural fingers, hand,
and wrist every time a word, however
short, is written. Any trick connection,
whatever, between the three or four
inches of stub of arm and %the-after
all-clumsy imitation of the human
arm. hand and fingers, is totally i'm
possible. And yet that man writes
the moment he takes up the pen in the
artificial fingers. This matter has now
become so common among h craft as
to attract no more attention.
The railroads of the country furnish
10000 customers every year for artih-
cial limb makers, while the other mu
tilating agencies-saw1n1lls, other mills,
mines, factories, the Fourth Of July,
~etc.-bring the number up 10 something
frightful to everybody except, possibly,
those engaged in this artificial bust
ness.
Two of the supremely triumphant in
stances of artificial limb furnishing are
in Chicago. Whenever the weather Is
fine and the %pavements in good condi-
ton people residing on Grand boule-
ward may frequently see an unusually
pretty, dashing young lady riding a
wheel. generally at high speed, along
the driveway. If now and then the
buggies get too thick to suit her COM
fort she springs from her wheel and
daShes aside to the walk with all the
grace and agility of the best of them.
She has worn an artificial leg from the
thigh down for nearly three years. A
member of the firm that furnished it is
ready at any time to wager 81 900 that
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

no person car pick the young lady out
in a party Of young ladies walking or
riding wheels. The other case is that
Of the son of Il retired banker living on
the North Side. a number of years ago
the young MAJ lost both hands and both
feet by having them frozen. Artificial
substitutes with marvellous capacity Ior
action We're procured for him-though
in Europe. lie is 4; line horscman, and
seldom a day passes that he is not seen
out alone behind as high spirited 4 pair
Of StepperS as ever rolled n road wagon
along Lake Shore drive. He is Il mem
Der of two or three clubs. freuuents the
theaters, and attends many receptions.
He lifts his hat. remove his overcOat,
uses his handkerchief and lights a CT
gar.
The making of artificial noses and
ears has also become a good business
within the last few years. A. nose is first
nodded to the proper shape in papier-
mache, and then it is WaXed and var
nished to the tint of the complexion Of
the nOseless person. ordinarily it is
fastened on by means of Il pair of spec
tacles, to the nose-piece Of which it is
firmly attached. In some cases, how
ever, where the remaining STUMP is
large enough, it is clampcd in place and
the spectacles are not necessary. An
ear is made in much the same way, but
it is far more difficult to attach. Most
frequently small springs lifting into the
ear duct are used. hut they are likely in
the end to seriously impair the hearing.
Other physical deficiencies are m
died by wigs, false teeth and glass eyes.
The last are made most exclusively In
Thuringia. Germany. and the workmen
are marvelouSly expert.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15
Made Good His Statement

In his class at Yale. says DR.. Snipe,
was Il student who climbed street lamp
posts and removed street signs for his
room characterization. The chief of DO
lice at New Haven happened by acct
dent II day to see the signs in his
room. and after informing him that the
fine for thus removing such articles
was So per sign, inquired how many he
had. The youth replied, "Forty.' The
chief said if he would return them the
mischief would be overlooked. On
hunting up the signs the student discoy-
cred that he had but thirty-two, and
that night he stole eight more in order
to return, as he did next day, precisely
forty signs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15
RIDING A HEEL W.T. ARTIFICIAL LEG.

er piece that encircles the opposite
shoulder, passing under the arm, at
which point it is well padded. The ell
bow may be swung freely or set at any
angle. To accomplish the latter a small
button is pressed after the limb has
been f1eXed, when it will remain in that
position until released. Movements of
the fingers are effected by a pad on the
inside of the arm. BY pressing the arm
against the side this pad is forced close
to the arm, thus by a connecting of
springs operating the fingers of the
hand. The hand is manufactured SO ii
will close by springs and be opened by
the pad, or vice versa. For business
men who wish an appliance for holding
papers or documents an apparatus is
constructed that is worked by the pad
mechanism or Il system of attachments.
Such an arm can be fitted to those hay
ing three inches or more of stump. and
provided it retain a healthy degree OF
force and rigidity it will enable the
wearer TO raise his hand to his mouth or
forehead. and to take his hat off his
head. These arms are made very stout.
and can do service in carrying heavy
v~alises. baskets. bundles. ctc.. tocesLes
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

At Jamrach'S, in ioaiJn, the other
day, some one asked the great animal
catcher and importer II a. dad run out
of mermaidS.
I'VE used to keep then" be answer
ed. "when they fetcLei four pounds
apiece, but now We cant gat more than
one pound for them. Frank Ruckland
burst up the trade whe1 Ia exposed the
method Of their manuflttt:re by the
Japanese from a iiSh anI 4 monkey
skin cleyerly united; 50 ne no longer
make them Il leading a-.tria.'" he slnil-
ingly added.
"The Japanese are remarkably in
genious:'
Not only thar. but they possess in
finite patience. The telescope fish is II
case in point. 1t il, 4 :l,l of immense
length, with a double, f.n-,i;.a tail, and
produced by breeding %" ~ principle
of artificial selection. .I3We.er, they
are quite common in Gn"u%ly uow."
and do YOU know ntW they get
white lava S~parroWs::" ;
They select Il pair - yc3yish birds
and keep them in L waite cage in II
white room. and they are attended ~ a
person dressed in white. The n!ental
effect on Il series OF generations l. birds
results in completely white birCS. They
breed the domestic cDel with enOr-
mously long tails aftcr c3e an princi-
pie. They first sclec, } bird With a
good tail giving him Z va~v high percli
to stand N: then wiz Heights the.
drag the tail downward. Trying on IN,
same system with the ,ilnSt specimens
of his descendants I'LL . all almost as
long as Il peacock'S j. p~0,iuced at last
And how marvciou>ly hey are in the
fertilization of plants. Did you yer
see one Of their dwarf res. perhaps
fifty years old, and yen Mt more than
an incl or tWu high
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

gallant Ben had been where he could
visit II of the little workshops where
wooden legs are whitfield Ut. Had he
taken such Il precaution Nellie Gray
might not have suspected that he had
4elt his legs in Badaios' breaches"
for artificial limbs are made so per-
iecily in these days that they do almost
as we'll rs the originals.
rev persons have any idea to what
an extent men are mended up after they
nave been mutilated by accidents. TO
see all the appliances that are used for
Pieclhg out the human anatomy a per-
son would naturally suppose that it is
not such a serious thing after all to lose
d leg or an arm, All eye or a mouthful of
'eeth, or to become ~involuntarily bald
vi hoSeless or earlesS. All such tritling
uehclencies al be easily supplied, and
me patching can be so cunningly done
mat only a narrow observer a detect
'Ae artificial from the genuine.
me business of making artificial legs.
arms, myers, ears and noses, or. ac-
CoFdlng to the generic classification of
me trade, artificial limbs" has grown
=" an extent which natural limbed peo-
.te Iltte realize. Seemingly the day
->H many morrows distant when sim
nv me vital parts of some men-and
'uheh-will be stroiling up and down
>"'N earth cuised as perfect and com
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

perfectly the wrist and finger joints
may be initiated, they remain utterly
inert unless supplied with and directed
by a continuous impulse from without.
Opening and closing the fingers is all
that can be effected by simple pressure
against another object or Il general
movement of the entire arm. A ser
viceable substitute for an arm and hand
must, therefore, be sought for on other
than an anatomical basis. TO meet the
case some very handsome and exceed
ingly ingenious c|ontrivances are TO be
seen. One consists of a sheath. or
socket as it IS technically called.
made Of English willow. canvas, and
leather, and lined with some warm fab
ric, into which the stump of the severed
forearm is To be inserted, and the
weight of which is distributed, by
means of straps passing through Il
band on the upper arm and thence
screw or a ca%tch-spring is let into the
end of this socket. by means Of which
any II of a number of tools can at
will be attached. and with which the
owner can subServe the more common
purposes of daily life.
one of the commOnest expressions
heard regarding Il person with an arti-
fetal lower limb is, Hes got Il cork
leg the idea conveyed being that the
person has an artificial. limb made out
Of cork-at. least so far as the knowl-
edge of the manufacturers now living
and the records of inventions now eX-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

ing the weight of the body. In order to
give additional strength and prevent
their splitting or being damaged by
water, these legs are covered with calf
skin rawhide, so tightly and neatly
drawn on as to resemble the natural
limb. This rawhide is then covered
with a tiesh-cOlOred waterproof cement
which forms 4 hard, CLASSY surface, so
they a be wiped off with a damp cloth
will easily sustain q weight of from 400
to 800 pounds.
There must be just as little mechan-
ism as possible in order to lessen the
chance of Il hitch somewhere and the
consequent modification to the wearer.
Every joint is frightened to a nicely.
The wire springs. two on either side of
the ankle joint, that impart a natural
and elastic motion to the ankle, no mat
ter whether the foot be turned UP or
down are covered with buckskin to pre-
vent squeaking. The lower one Of these
springs serves to bring the toes back
to a natural position after they have
been bent upwards either in stepping or
the toe or al uncve surface. BY an
arrangement of the cords and springs
the leg can be moved backwards or for
wards on the ankle joint, while the foot
remains fat upon the floor. This move
ment enables the foot to accommodate
itself to any position it may be placed
in when walking. BY covering the bot
tom of this artificial foot with soft
sponge rubber the step cannot, from its
sound, be distinguished from that of
the natural limb.
1t Is far more difficult to construct an
arm than a leg. owing to the manifold
uses required. Manufacturers general
ly are inclined to furnish arms that are
much too complicated, particularly for
the laboring classes. The arm is con
structed much after the principle of the
leg, and is manufactured principally
from leather and steel. 1t is held firmly
on the stump by an improved form of
shoulder cap so constructed that in car
rying an object the weight is thrown
wholly on the shoulder. Strong bands
pass across to and connect with Il small
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

plete human beings. all as the result of
the now swiftly soaring genius of body
part making. And the pitied unfortu-
mates who have been able to take adj
vantage of the result of this soaring will
be able to tire out al infinite number of
fellow beings who have missed the cru
city of buzz-saw, thrashing machine.
ana railway catastrophes. There's
many a man today gracefully walking
the streets whose real legs and feet,
arms and hands were long ago left in
the amputating chamber of horrors. So
wonderfully far is this marvellous spirit
of practical counterfeiting of human
parts being developed that after all the
mechanic may outdistance the alchem-
list toward the solving of perpetual life
for mankind.
The making Of artificial limbs has, in
fact, become a fine art and a by no
means inconsiderable industry. Every
surgical instrument maker provides
them, If not actually a manufacturer,
and most of them retain men for alter.
ing and repairing. Many of them have
the work done on the premises, a por-
ton of it being performed by artists
working at their own homes and receiv-
ing their orders from various employ
ers in the trade. One curious fact is
that this unique handicraft is often
hereditary.
Much exquisite workmanship is eX-
hibited in the making of the leg of the
more expensive sort. The craft has de-
rived its knowledge, Of course, from
surgery, so that the study of a limb is
a study in anatomy. The action of the
knee and the movements of the numer-
u joints in the foot are simulated by
the skillful use of tinely-tempered elias
tic cords. The movements of the nat
ural joints are reproduced so faithfully
that a very inappreciable halt, indeed,
is all that can be observed in the gait Of
the wearer of Il high-class artificial leg.
The mechanism of 4 foot and leg is call
cd upon to perform limited operations.
but the operations demanded of the
hand are almost infinite: and. however
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15
NJ HAD A PRE-.
Performed Some Acts That Were Not
on the Circus Programme.

An incident not on the bills occurred
during Ringing Brothers circus per-
Torrance the other day. During Il
number on the program in which the
several rings and stages OF the show
are used by Il series OF trained ami
MAJ acts. Il troupe OF monkeys We're
performing in the ring. when a tall
young Nermonter, with just enough of
mountain dew under his belt to make
him rather numerous. threw q half
pint bottle of liquor incD The arena.
Paddy-ItoOski, one Of tle performing
monkeys. no sooner saw the bottle
than he ran away from ais trainer.
snatched it from the ground, and. with
the quick instinct OF the eaters Of
everything" or the "baudar!og." as
Rudyard Kipling calls them, pulled
the cork, and, before ne could be pre-
vented, poured the tiery liquid down
his throat.
The liquor took III almost inmediatH
effect. and Paddy-RooSk: aad Il high
old time and performed some FRANKS
that were even NOR. amusing than
those on the program. lie lcercd
cunningly at his companions, tOttered
about the ring, and refused to take
his position among the othar monkeys,
at the same time jibberiug and chatter
ing In a way that only needed words
to make an intelligent drunk.
Professor Andres tried every means
known to the monkey trainers art to
subdue the hilarious Paddy Rooski,
but to no purpose. Fr9m ais gleetul
state he soon merged into one Of anger
and proceeded u DO UP thr other mem.
bers Of the monkey tribe n regular
pugilistic style. one OF tla attendants
secured 4 small net, au,t tlrOwing it
over the intoxicated monkey secured
him and carried him int> ..le dressing
room.
AS Paddy-Itooski vanished behind
the dresSing-room lie ler 9';t b yell that
would have done creI:. - L Kansas
farmer full of "bo0t-!eE whisky.
Boston Herald.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

tant are concerned. The expression
originated in this country by the ship
ment here Of a stock Of artificial legs
made in Cork. Ireland, early in the
present century. Were, however, the
ed to-day made solely of cork, they
could scarcely be lighter. AS it is they
are made of English willow, steel, raw
hide, and c%ar-spring rubber, and weigh
only 3a to 4 pounds. They cost from
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

She-Im afraid that it is not me that
you're after, but that it is my money
that you want. He-How foolish in you
TO say that. You know very we'll l can't
get your money without first getting
~ycu.-Boston Transcript.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

$40 to S121, according to the purse and
ually warranted for five years. The
upper portion of the thigh socket is
shaped and fitted to the stump SO ac-
curately that Il bearing is obtained up
on all sides alike, thus evenly distribut-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

his melancholy neck a rope he did en-
tWlne."
"One end he tied around q beam
And then removed his pegs;
And, as his legs were off. of ours
lie soon was off his legs
All of these tragic occurrences might
nave been entirely prevented if the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

But then. you know. you stand upon
Another footing now"
And poor Ben vas so overcome by
Nellie Gray's unkindness that, bold as
he was. he lost all hope, and ''round
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

Some folks maintain" remarked
Bass between puif>. that in the mex
world we shall follow he same occu-
pations as in this" And in this
world said Mrs. r.. "FDI ere smoking
necessarily Boston T.11,rr!pt.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15
~
MPioNss,,

"'0NsHl4
OF Miiwon,.
Record
like ao,o,,,.I
lot fame, rev
y. A. IJnN s'yIa
whoi aIr. "t1
ial knot ,is"
$ every ,ra..o5
! in that n mo.'1
;, ~conseo,,n,!.,d
ar and tb. ~.lS}
king aurjr.. ri
IS. And al,..,
Fme t, Row OWNS" ',,>7
Is to hin sr1 ,4r
trains n Dl'4 10
[g coupIa a, ,l.s
hge coinciG a,'e'
way a, o ,n,4.e
Ind Avann' :,
ir. Hupsi,o,..'a'
t which r,ai ,eF
a little wh 1T''S
has not raSi5,,,
only since
b thar fin.
bid a few ,,.'''s
.thodistcE,r~~
TO be sunna.',
foro,,,~ir..ii
to come ia f1,.
IL of the crsna
in MjlwanCn@
dock ,r,.
l every den'.
short finn. ,,..
ufhced to ,oal,s,
To in his wa.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

arms Upon his return to England the
heartleSs Nellie looked upon him with
disdain.
Before you had those timber toes
Your love / did allow;
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15
MAKE LEGS AND ARMS
pEOPLE WHO SUBSTITUTE ARTI.
FIClAL FOR THE REAL.
The Industry, Owing to the Activity
of Railroads., BuZZ-Saws, and
Fourths of July, Grows Yearly
Limbs Closely Counterfeit Nature.
Triumph of This Art.

tile, whose melan-
fate is sung
by Tom Hood.
might have found
the lean of retain.
ing the affections of
Nellie Gray if
he had lived in the
year 1895. When
Ben went off to the
wars it is narrated
tina "a cannon ball
tool off his legs, SO
no laid down hiS
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

KNIFE y EOEK o ONE-ARMED PEO-
PIE.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

,.AitI rHoNE
va desires 70
another SUP
Us, moving lll-
diaIs'
,"ination of hr-
-" were ne
I,criber wo'ild
Il The h 70
seconds, Mt
III the calling
would ring 70
with he sub
Il an awful
? lighthouse
ar. But II
ugh careless
lighthouse in
J,rJou Tit
harmed with
,rever lead a
the pleasure
after. Tie
o not, Ipra!
ID Bis.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-15

but when June
Il vas found
-%rlnionial kLc,s
e stood aghaS
: going to hap
'Sjf'e occasion
t. toI' them.
The record-union., 1895-10-10
ASYLUM SUPPLIES.

part the product of Monaghan labor, shall be
purchased by the officers OF this state having
the control OF any public institution under
the control OF the state. or OF any county, city
ana county. city or town thereof.
The Board reserves the right to reject ali
BIDS deemed too high or otherwise unsatis-
factory.
Parties To whom contracts shall be awarded
shall file bonds with the Secretary n. NJ. Orr,
on or before November 1, 1895.
Separate bids will be received for
groceries, Flour, Bran and Gram,
PROVISIONS, Soap,
sugar and Syrup, Chewing and Fine Cut
Coffee Tobacco
Tea Smoking Tobacco
Picked Roll Butter, lClothing
Fresh Dairy Butter and Dry Goods,
Eggs, Shoes,
Potatoes, Leather,
Fresh Beef and Mutton Coal.
Fresh Fish,
Payments to be made monthly in cash, as
the same is received from the slate Treasury.
Bids to be addressed n. VI. orr, Secretary OF
the Board of Directors of the Stockton State
Insane Asylum, Stockton. and Endorsed on
the envelope, proposals for Furnishing Sup
plies"
samples of articles required may be seen at
the stOreroom OF the Asylum.
In order to preserve uniformity and facili-
tate the award II has been resolved to receive
no bids unless made upon blank forms fur
uiShed by the Secretary.
BY order of the Board of Directors OF the
Stockton Insane Asylum of the State of Cali
fornia at Stockton. y. NJ. ORR, Secretary.
s2S-3wTTS
The record-union., 1895-10-10

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