. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. No. 271. No. 272. I have worn the rubber feet continually since then. Both my legs are amputatedbelow the knees. With the rubber feet I am able to do about as much as anyone. I am a laboring man and work at the bench ten hours a day. Quite fre-quently I am obliged to ascend a ladder to take articles from the shelves. I findno inconvenience in doing so. The rubber feet and rigid ankle make everystep reliable, and my footing, no matter where I am, absolutely sure. I walk a great deal and have passed many evenings about th
. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. No. 271. No. 272. I have worn the rubber feet continually since then. Both my legs are amputatedbelow the knees. With the rubber feet I am able to do about as much as anyone. I am a laboring man and work at the bench ten hours a day. Quite fre-quently I am obliged to ascend a ladder to take articles from the shelves. I findno inconvenience in doing so. The rubber feet and rigid ankle make everystep reliable, and my footing, no matter where I am, absolutely sure. I walk a great deal and have passed many evenings about the billiard table,having become somewhat expert in that fascinating game. Sundays when athome I can be found lying on a lounge, with my legs crossed in an easy andcomfortable position, reading some agreeable novel. A. A. MAEKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YOKE CITY. 193 I find no hindrance in whatever I wish to do, and firmly believe that theMarks rubber feet have fully restored me.
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