Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-08

amputated just below the shoulder and
the right vas taken of at the elbow.
To the stump Of the right arm be had a
hook affixed. which he gradually learn
ed to manipulate with great dexterity.
Having a fondness for outdoor life,
Mr.. Fuchs found that he could devote
some Of his time 10 fishing and hunt
ing with advantage. But he had 10 ez-
erc!se his ingenuity. In rowing boat
he encircles the oar with the stump 81
his right arm, pressing il against tie
cheek. which be bends down low 70
meet the oar to give him better pur-
chase. Planting himself in the bow Of
the boat, With q continuous wriggling
motion OF the whole right side Of the
body, Fuchs propels his boat along.
Mr.. Fuchs IS an expert fisherman. He
has an eight-foot rod. When he has
reached the right spot In the river be
anchors his boat and adjusts the rod
under his arnplt in such a way as TO
allow four or five feet Of II TO project
behind him. The bait he fixes on the
hook with his mouth. After experience
ing number Of nshaps from the hook
getting caught in his clothing Mr..
Fuchs devised an invention to avert
any further annoyance Of this sort.
This invention consists Of two re-
volvlng wheels. nailed to a piece Of
board. Each wheel is made Of couple
Of barrel heads fastened together so as
TO leave a groove around the circum-
ference. In this groove stout line with
hook attachment Is wound. \ handle
helps 70 pay out the line by causing
the wheel 10 revolve outward Or In
ward. The two lines are baited and
thrown from the boat in opposite direc-
tons. a cog prevents the wheel from
revolving outward any further than Is
necessary. When the cog Is violently
agitated the fisherman knows he las
caught something and rapidly turns the
wheel inward until the prize Is secured.
The arrangement By which Mr. Fuchs
manages to discharge his shotgun is
still more Ingenious With his hook he
takes the weapon and puts II In place
against his right shoulder Right O, DO
site his mouth at the butt end Of the
gun. which he leans against his cheek,
to take aim, are two strings. Each com
municates with trigger. In firing the
weapon he SEXES one Of the strings
with his teeth and gives a quick back
ward jerk Of his head. and the weapon
is discharged. In nine cases out Of ten
the object at which he aims, be 1t
bird or rabbit, is shot.
The method Of loading the gun Is also
ingenious. The powder flask owned By
Mr.. Fuchs measures automatically the
exact quantity required TO load the
gun. This he obtains by touching the
spring with the hook attached to the
right hand. Then he forces down the
powder into the barrel, following with
the shot by means Of the ramrod. which
rod is Withdrawn from the barrel Of the
gun by means Of the hook attached to
the right arm.
In addition to being sports man this
resourceful man has acquired knack
of saving wood, and he has got so that
he can manipulate saw with ease. He
dislikes 70 have nothing whatever TO
do, and when he IS not cunning or fish
ing he Is apt to be found In the yard
In the rear Of his modest cottage home
in Midtown 50 wing up wood.
Two years ago his wife, some years
older than himself. was stricken with
blindness and afterward became bed
ridden. and yet she, too, Is cheerful de-
spite her inflrmities.