. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... t No. 1180represents one of these trees, as it appears in nature, when the winterhas divested it of its foliage, and when the woodmans ax and saw areabout to fell it for artificial-limb timber. The tree is large, shelteringa great area of ground; it has a short, knotty trunk, frequently grow-ing to six feet in diameter at the base and ten to twenty feet in height,when it divides into many great and far-reaching branches. Thereare many species of willow, most of which are suitable for thepurpose. Bass or linden is a worthy rival of
. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... t No. 1180represents one of these trees, as it appears in nature, when the winterhas divested it of its foliage, and when the woodmans ax and saw areabout to fell it for artificial-limb timber. The tree is large, shelteringa great area of ground; it has a short, knotty trunk, frequently grow-ing to six feet in diameter at the base and ten to twenty feet in height,when it divides into many great and far-reaching branches. Thereare many species of willow, most of which are suitable for thepurpose. Bass or linden is a worthy rival of the willow, though it has no 350 A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. botanical relation with it. Cut No. 1181 represents a basswood tree inwinter; its trunk is straight and smooth, its general form is symmetri-cal, its branches forming graceful curves and returning angles. Both the bass and willow are native woods, abounding largely inNew England. The trunks are only used in the art. The India-rubber tree is indigenous to Central and South W:0h 2; o =2; O < < •A3 C2 o The gum that oozes from its bruised surface is used in the manufactureof the feet and hands of the Marks patent. Knowing what trees to select, we will accompany the woodman tothe forest, which is likely to occur on a cold, crispy winters morning,with a foot or more of snow on the ground; the company will prob-ably consist of a dozen men, with axes, cross-cut saws, steel wedges, and A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. 351 beetles, a powerful team of Normandies, a truck, drags, chains, and all the implements necessary for the rapid handling of great, heavy logs. As a preliminary, the ax-man will cut away the hedges and clear the
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