. Stories of a country doctor . with bothhands and feet in September,1888, when he came to Chi-cago with an attendant,utterly unable to do anythingfor himself—had to be carriedfrom a carriage into ourstore. Within an hour aftercompleting the feet he walkedto his hotel, several blocksdistant, and thereafter walk-ed all about the city. Withina few minutes after fitting hishands he took a pencil andwrote his own name quiteplainly. The following letter waswritten in April, 1891 : Charles Truax, Chicago,111.: Dear Sir: In reply toyours of the loth inst., I willstate that Dr. Wallace am-putated all
. Stories of a country doctor . with bothhands and feet in September,1888, when he came to Chi-cago with an attendant,utterly unable to do anythingfor himself—had to be carriedfrom a carriage into ourstore. Within an hour aftercompleting the feet he walkedto his hotel, several blocksdistant, and thereafter walk-ed all about the city. Withina few minutes after fitting hishands he took a pencil andwrote his own name quiteplainly. The following letter waswritten in April, 1891 : Charles Truax, Chicago,111.: Dear Sir: In reply toyours of the loth inst., I willstate that Dr. Wallace am-putated all four of my limbson January 27, 1888, andin September, 1888, you put artificial hmbs on me, and almost ever since I could walkwell, and now I am following a plow all day, and also canwalk up and down stairs with perfect ease, and have beenseeding or farming all spring. Yours respectfully, (Signed) John Langfeldt. JJearing Instruments, polling Qhairs, £tc. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED Chas. Truax, Greene & Co., Chicago, 20
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