Care and education of crippled children in the United States . ool has been found in thecourse of this study where any effort has been made to plan em-ployment for an armless child. Miss Kittie Smith, of the Homefor Disabled Children in Chicago, who lost both arms at the ageof nine years, is a remarkable example of what perseverance andintelligence can accomplish in training the feet to do an extraordi-nary number of things for which most people would suppose handsto be essential. Miss Smith runs a typewriter, does very goodsewing and embroidery, draws with more than average skill, andmakes pi
Care and education of crippled children in the United States . ool has been found in thecourse of this study where any effort has been made to plan em-ployment for an armless child. Miss Kittie Smith, of the Homefor Disabled Children in Chicago, who lost both arms at the ageof nine years, is a remarkable example of what perseverance andintelligence can accomplish in training the feet to do an extraordi-nary number of things for which most people would suppose handsto be essential. Miss Smith runs a typewriter, does very goodsewing and embroidery, draws with more than average skill, andmakes pieces of furniture which require the use of a saw, hammer,and other tools. Such accomplishments must be regarded aspossible, however, only in those cases in which the loss of armsand the consequent beginning of unusual efforts with the feet occurwhen the child is very young. Fortunately, the number of crippled children who are de-prived of both arms as the result of either accident or disease iscomparatively small. The cases seen during the progress of the 64. c 2 z
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