New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

Without Hands, Elbows and knees-Happy
Despite Her Terrible Deformty.

the contrary this is of her easiest stunts"
as all she has TO do fasten the brush to one
| of her feet and walk about. Similarly. she
| blackens her stove by mounting that piece OF
| furniture. placing foot through the handle OF
| the backing brush. and scuffing about for
| Can she carry coal? AS easily as she carries
water. When she needs some water she takes
the bucket and going to the hyarant: nus nus II;
| as gayly as If she had a hand TO grasp 1t with.
Not least among the accomplishments OF Miss
Kleinginne is the way in which she writes and
sews. She manages all her own correspondence.
OF course. she insists opening her own letters.
Where a reply is needed she gets a sheet OF
paper. places a lead pencil between her right
stump and her cheek, and away speeds the
pencil the writing being almost as rapid and
quite as leeibe that of the average person.
She has also learned TO write with her toes but
prefers the other method being easier.
1t is a lesson in patience, energy and will power
to watch this woman at her needlework In
handling the scissors she is an adept She
places the part of the scissors intended for the
thumb between her teeth, and with her right
stump she works the part of the scissors intend
ed for the hand So well does she operate the
markably short time. After the cutting is done
she bastes the garment together A thread is
secured, end of which is placed in her
mouth, and in an instant she makes a knot
with her tongue and, still more curious.
the knot is at the extreme end of the thread,
so that none is wasted. The other end Of
the thread she twists around a growth
on her stump. She is now ready TO insert her
thread into the eye of the needle. Next. the
thread is inserted. When 1t comes through the
eye Of the needle she grasps II with her teeth
and pulls 1t through Sometimes she holds the
needle between the toes of her right foot. When
she sews she uses her toes and teeth. Her gar
ment is now ready for the sewing machine. If
the machine is r9Dt threaded, she secures a spool
of thread. Moistening her arm the thread ad-
heres TO 1t, and in this way it is held until in
serted in the eye of the machine needle. With
wonderful rapidfty she operates the sewing ma
chine not sitting to sew. but standing IN front
and operating the footrest lever. while with her
arm stumps she guides the garment
Miss Keinginne does vast amount Of needle
work, and often sews the machine for q
whole day without getting tired. She is fond of
making crazy patchwork, quilts and cushions,
outdoor work. such as whitewashing her
fence. she delights in She is famous for her
flowers, which blossom in such q way as to make
her neighbors almost Jealous. Vegetables, too,
grow at her bidding-in fact, florist and
gardener Miss Kleinginne would have achieved
reputation and fortune had fate been kinder
10 her. Perhaps though she would have elected
10 be a professional cook, for she is considered
expert in the culinary art. making a specially
Of pies and custards.
What with her taste for music, her love of !
reading and her interest in her church Miss
Kleinginne lacks not for an interest IN the high
er things Of life. By means OF long pronged
piece of wood, which she holds between her
teeth, she plays number OF sacred tunes on
the piano She reads the papers daily SUBJ
scribes TO several magazines and Is a constant
reader of the Bible. Miss Kleinginne is devoted
70 her religion. She is a member of Zion United
Evangelical Church. OF Mohnton. belongs to the
Sunday School. Woman's Missionary Society
and Christian Endeavor Society. attends the
various meetings regularly and is considered
one of the most earnest workers the denomina-
ton has in Mohnton. She says OF herself that
God has given her gifts that others know moth
ing of-a statement that receives justification
from the fact that what she does she seems to
do by intuition. seldom being able to explain
how or why she does a thing in a certain way.
Add to this that she is always happy, sweet
tempered and eager to do her duty and one
can gather that many q perfect woman falls
below the standard attained by this intrepid
midget.