Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-01
THEIR HANDS GONE
CLEVER DEVICES OF DISMEm-
BERED MEN.
ArmIess German sport Who hahdies
oar, Rod aud Gun with Equal faeili'
U-An e1-soldier Who writes without
Hands

Johann was born siNty-twO years ago N +
Baden His boyhood and early man
hood were spent as a sailor and usher
man on the Rhine. lie married a WON
an some years older that himself,
midwife by profession, and had slN chill
dren. Two only, son and daughter
were surviving when, ia 1865. he brought
his family 70 America. HE settled hrst
In Philadelphia. and then in Wildwood,
accepting IN the latter place a position
al a dollar 4 day ais a iaburrr M the
Meyer Rubber mills. There TWO years
latter, he got caught Ia grinding wheel.
ana before ne could be yXtrieatrt both
his arms were badly crushed Tie len
arm had 70 be- amputatrd Just below
the shoulder; the right one just below
the elbow The left arm H. ~ course,
useless but u tht risht hr aftArd
hl x which be gradually learned ID
manipulate with extraordinary dexter
ity. it MAS given occasional lybs
about he min. Or course he might
have got heavy damages from the uili-
owners hut the superintendent allowed
him his WAGES whether he worked ur
not, and with this concession Fuchs MAS
satisfied when !, t4I,,rr-r. f.r tn. N.,,
yark p4.arg 4af,, NJ t-r-Y,s t 49,
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a great Nh, r,ts.. ,,,tt ~ ~. 80. tt+t,..
gay. m. rod .b.L. 49,. .,tu.
swings toward N. ,,,J 300 ,,,.t,,
tween nv legs g.tg In ~. tn1t ~,
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time the hook i. ra,rgbt Is tx, ,.,,a
looms behind and rs,,,,, 90, !,
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FOLK Is 1T tb.rr s... MN, b..'....,.,.,
myself on nv nwn bo.R
Hut ne viii bay. no p,or. ,,.,,,.t..
this sort N gutur, ~. b,- NJ,
fect-d an Invention y,btst. -.
roughly cnrrtsd rut ,,l,,, a,,,.r ,.t,.
wood AZ c3n. n h,ra t,,.
gcnlpus idea behind II .rbla t,.,.,,.,..,.
consists In effect ~ t,yn ,.,..f,t,...
wheels nailed ~ 4 ,.rart t.-. $500,
Is made 81 a r1ftrt. ~ t.,,tt..,,.. - W.
rels fastened together a, ne n. ~, /,
groove around ~. gir,t,,,r.,,.,,.... i.
this groove 4 stout uur ,,t,h b,,,t ~,
tachmcnt a wound 4 bpndI. ~, =,
pay out the line or draw Il "a ~, ,,,,,i,,..
the wheel 10 rrynlvc outward ~ t,,,,,i
The two lines are baItrd a,5 ,E-,,,,.,.
from the boat In appaait. dIr,,tt,,,r
4 cog prevents tho wheel frn,p ra,,,t,
ing outward any farther tbs,r ,.-,..
sary when the cog IL yirl.ntt,, ..t,,,
ed the fisherman kuoyya br b,s 800, ,
something and rartit,. nm. ~. ~, - y =,
inward until IN. rrIzs a. s.s,,r,,d ~,
I Ingenious sun ID ~. ,rr,,,,.,,,,.,,,
which Mr.. Fucba aba.fs bts.,.,,,, ,,.t,t
his hook he takes IN tho weanon mn
puts II In place Right orp.sits htr
month. Mt tho bu,t .,J =,
which he leans nr,trst bts - - y,
take aim. are two gtrtngp E.,,b ,,.,,,
/ munlcates with trfpyo, ~, -. y
double barroled. 10 selzos ono -,
I these between his taatb vI,.., NJ, 49,,
I 4 wrench. ana hing, a. =, ~ W
i has unloaded It's contents ,,t.,,g-'z
\ out " ten the victim lies ann and 49,
I ing on tho ground N fr,,, ~ h,.
always goes out ON those cvr.,,t,,,,.
alone. How. then. does he load hia ynn I
I He exhibited HIS methods II ~ . ~,
ter His powder Haak .,d 80. ~ ~, =,
/ pouch measure on a,tnr,a,i,.it. s,,"'
. f''f'' HiHNuUlt ana no has only D.,