The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-03
A r A i LEGS.
HOW THEY ARE MADE AND.
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Every Year Limbs That Approach More
Nearly to Perfection Are being Turned
ont--.xy 4 ! M nreehan,s,n of wooden
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81 for the advance Slhat mas peeh nla s
IN ca e constructlon OF aTtlnclals
Tn TaliFoaos4 are 70 pc thanked. ny
cause l'e a demand InaI Is always grossins
as regaras squall1y No less tnan as -
gaFcs g meet Ills civ
the llmbmaker, stralnlng every nerve nerve,
h l' 'hl 81 turning OUT eacn veal ~
allInDs that approach more Hearty lt5si9y -
per1ectlon. Inc wooden e leg OF lo-o ll'.
IS asWonderful mechanism. W me -
Is nn 11, Ike the real leg y goes ss n.y.
equal the real leg n any respect, &atnu
alongside OF real leg II VIII always LIN y
pc seen 70 De q poor. enough le' nia 7s
s 81 et hldden unuer snoes a al5
trousers or Skill sKlrt, u serves - gu
Hoies us sWearer go Walk Witno.1es q
cahe' II cannot y De toiu lloni q ne'e w. 9.
leg. II seems, II you take u ny anu
examine * II. u We nnaue " plnh Me'A'.
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llsh willow, strlps OF E = willow,
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oi1 ioui ~ li'e pounos -
dne io y, - always yelS ueii.ase 80
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e'' i' iouno soou go 80 -, :" 80, 49,
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cut " apoYe Cne hnee' lou VII! 'nel
'o4uil0 one VI .ne iueet eoAip i.eo'oo
woouen less nlaoe' one VIII q Jolne a.
Tue hhee anu s'hotcer d. LIE anhie'
iou Wall unCll youi stump - pei1ecety
nealeu 0snu neallny' anu 'n in7 you s,sl'
.ne woooen lesnlaAel, ne "oooen :.
9sinaAei 'ahes cast IL .pias.ei ~
.ne s'uAnp' ne neasules 5oui. .e1ieih-
.ns leg careiully. RETURN ne says
III such ana sucn tlme' Wheh
you return the leg IS ready TOT. you.
A tnlck stocking, called stump stock
ing, is put on your stump, and over
thaC the leg nus nuch as a glove hts
over hand. The stump sets into the
| leg so mat the weight tails OF the
SIDES, not on the end, of the stump,
and thus soreness is avoided. An ar
rangement OF straps about your Shout
| ders and breast holds the leg in place.
| You try to walk, and !f%yOu are fairly
confident, you Will walk we'll from
| the start. You will Ire surprised to see
that, somewhat, the knee and ankle
of the wooden leg bend in harmony
with the other knee md ankle. When
you sit down the wooden leg forms
itself naturally into {. right angle at
the knee, and when you walk the foot
Hexes itself on the ankle. What causes
this? The joints work like the joints
of wax doll-easily smoothly, firm
ly.r The foot, pressed on the floor
causes the ankle joint to work; the
bent of the natural leg at the knee
causes the wooden one to bend there
IN sitting down. You decide that you
are not badly on, after all, and pay
slUo TO the fegmaker and depart
Your purchase will last you about five
years. 1t will then be worn, beyond
remedy at the joints, and you will have
to get a new one This will, annoy
you; you will have got accustomed to
the old leg; the new one will not seem
the same until 1t, too, will be about
worn out. LII case OF alDpUtation be
low the knee the wooden leg costs
only $85, and no shoulder straps are
'required. A kind of leather drawer i:
attached to the top of the leg, and laces
up to the stump firmly. An artificial
foot costs 'S45. A wooden legmake1
said: "Only one In twenty are women
This is because women lead sheltered
lives, because they don't work on the
railroads, in the mines, or among dan
gerous machinery. Women, while they
abhor false limbs for themselves, do
not mind them on other persons. A
woman Will not hesitate to marry a
man with a wooden leg. One of the
prettiest women I ever knew married
a man who had two legs of wood, and