The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
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is soaked stretched and permitted to dry
night; this gives strength durability outer
covering lacks perhaps, coming to-
gether Someone might think this very
manshp but it purposey adjustment Be-
fore it is put the socket rawhde and ALL is cut down
the rear then the outer
with row of nicAeplated eyeets, over it. This
IS wise precaution for if the may
be made larger by letting acing trife and insert
ing piece Of leather while stump shrinks as fire.
auenty does wedge of leather be
covering laced more tightly Finally socket is
pulled off the cast rounded smoothly top consd-
$3.50 5000
The socket of beautifully finished piece
OF leather shaped and laced
the
English Willow Enters
The foot and ankle piece English willow,
light and durable coming
is taken individual ordering
the limb and the shoe is used model. Slowly
painstakng carved by hand with
knife, chsel and other piece cut
off the ball may to receive a
cord, and another "cord" govern
the hinge cords are
stout loops Of linen thread with
ranged keep the different moving far
either while permitting enough movement be ifeike
The knee joint is also at this
pair OF steel straps reaching the
piece half way the thigh jointed
these have been riveted
and Covered with wet rawhide tight This is
smoothed down with the thumb allowed dry abo,
twelve hours The rawhide strong piece
must do valiant copper wire band is so]dered
around the Then both are given eight
nine coats of goden-brown shelac Finally the foot is
screwed ankle; the toe piece is fastened To tho oot
by means of joint rubber webb tackled
across the ball of the foot Lastly
sole OF 1aWh1de and Leather with rubber added
For LITTLE People
stage suggests interesting fact about schdrens
limbs :chlds well limb while not
therefore in short time artificial limb might
too short This is renedied simply by the ankle
piece inserting required length;
tailed into the ankle ravhide
foot also keep with the growth Of the child by
ting longer piece.
The limb is merely vanished foot with
jointed straps extending upward The outside
socket placed the the ankle
to the straps flaps also sewed the steel bars thus
holding firmly place. upper support or thigh cor
set' piece of leather lined laced in
front, also fastened upper joint
by of rivets and flaps sewed over the bars each
side Of thigh
the bar; these have roller ends inner
socket suspended by means Of rawhde .hangers,
straps Thus with the elastic plenty
the socket freely
and comfortably The is LAGER
When the anpuation made above the knee the
wooden extends little above knee sockets
are added Very often the limbs finished
ored enamel instead of the sheac felt
feet 5onted or stiff ankle according to the desire
wearer
Almost Like the Thing
The remarkable thing about these artificial limbs
that they well perform the functions
Workingmen them occupa-
TONS whether the labor is manual skilled they
served we'll by the artificial
distinguished pursuits have by the
by own ndo1nitabe WILL
success life. -
The making Of artificial part of the i'm
dustry certainly less useful unfortunate humanity
the artificial They
leather
straps and the addition OF wooden The
hand is SO made that it hold and fork
for washing the natural hand, manual labor
Stockings are made especially to be arti-
clal legs They of cotton yarn are
all conica in shape being in
extras such as straps and cords oil wrench etc.
accompany every limb An artificial piece of ma
chnery and the wearer good lasting
Ice he must give it the every machine de-
mands. .E --Mna 1orioa