The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-28

fore the expiration Of the guarantee,
without ezra charge.
%Suspcndcrs arc not replaced free.
We make charges for them aud any
like repairs of the leg very reason
able.
This guarantee does not insure the
holder against brcakagc By accident,
neglect or improper treatment. In
making it our aim is to show that any
just claim will be treated in a fair
way and to insure both the wcarer
and ourselves against any possible in
justice.
The man with artificial legs can get
around as natural as life. This has
been proven time and time again, and
Harry Collcutt, who works for Sharp
q Smith in Wabash avenue, is a liv-
ing example. Both Of his legs were
amputated below tho knee and he had
two legs made. He walks about with
scarcely a perceptiblc limp and is able
to 60 skating in the winter time with
the best of them. He runs races,
boxes, jumps and rides a bicycle and
is as active as any young man of his
ago.
For a long time he rode to and from
his work on a wheel. He is able to
balance himself on one leg, to jump up
and down, to hop and to perform a
number of tricks. In speaking of his
artificial legs, Of which he is as proud
as a King, he said:
II I'M never troubled with corns or
rheumatism and never get cold feet in
a poker game"
There are g number Of athletes in
the country who have one or more
artificial limbs, and several meets
have been arranged isre men with
n or two artificial legs have Compel
ed for the championship in jumping,
racing, riding the bicycle and in other
sports. It is surprising what speed
some of the handicapped participants
have made.
There are various contrivances for
lengthening short limbs, for correct
ing curvature Of the spine and for
Strengthening club feet.
There is one oma in Chicago with
an artificial limb who says tho arti6-
cial one is better than it's mate, which
is flesh and blood. She says she
would not know what to do if IT were
not for the one she bought for 500, as
the other is weak and painful and
more bother to her han the wooden
one.
The best artificial limbs cost 500
each, but inferior grades may be had
for less. A leg costs from $75 to
500, an arm costs about the same, a
hand may be obtained for from S25 to
$40 and q foot costs $50 to $50.
Ingenious persons are continually
figuring on new appliances to aid the
unfortunates. Besides the well.nigh
perfect artificial limbs there are many
co%ntrivances to aid the manned.
Some artificial arms contain gloved
hands to be worn only on the street.
Those may be removed and q hook
substituted while the owner is at
work. Knives and forks are also made
to attach to the stumps to be used in
eating. And as cleanliness is next 90
goodness this matter has received
attention also and o brush has been
invented which is applied to the stump
and can be used to wash the flesh and
blood hand.
Not until late years has any attempt
been made at making artificial fingers,
but now where the person has stumps
of fingers left artificial digits are made
and fastened on and the result is salts
factory. Women often have them
made and they are attached to the
stumps with thin thimbles of German
silver, light, durable and clean. The
glove is, Of course, always worn with
these artificial fingers.
Some railroads make it e practice to
furnish artificial limbs to employees
who have been unfortunate while ON
duly in the service of the company
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