. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. to-day to the following places, Syracuse, Auburn, Cortland, Binghamtonand Scranton City, and by next Friday I will expect an answer from them. Ifsuccessful I will write you again. Hoping to hear from you in the near future,I am, respectfully yours, Thomas Cleary. (Extract taken from a local paper.)WALKING WITHOUT FEET. The Best Record Beaten.—A fair-sized audience assembled at IthacaRink last night to witness the effort of Thomas Cleary to beat the best milewalking record made by a man with artificial feet. Cleary, it w
. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. to-day to the following places, Syracuse, Auburn, Cortland, Binghamtonand Scranton City, and by next Friday I will expect an answer from them. Ifsuccessful I will write you again. Hoping to hear from you in the near future,I am, respectfully yours, Thomas Cleary. (Extract taken from a local paper.)WALKING WITHOUT FEET. The Best Record Beaten.—A fair-sized audience assembled at IthacaRink last night to witness the effort of Thomas Cleary to beat the best milewalking record made by a man with artificial feet. Cleary, it will be remem-bered, suffered the loss of both feet some two years ago. At 9 P. M. the man without feet made ^his appearance upon the floor A. A. MAKES, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORE CITY. 197 and began his task of endeavoring to l;e.\t the best record heretofore made, 19minutes and 30 seconds, at Atlanta, Ga., in 1881. Messrs. S. G. McKinney andC. J. Vivian were selected as time-keepers. The distance of one mile had beenaccurately measured, and consisted of 16 1/a No. 277. Mr. Cleary without apparent effort began his walk, going quite moderately atfirst, but as he neared the conclusion of the mile he quickened his pace andpassed the mile-post in fine style in 16 minutes and 50 seconds, thus beating thebest record by 2 minutes and 20 seconds, and making 17 laps in 17:10. BOTH LEGS AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEES. Mamaroxeck, Westchester Co., N. Y., Dec. 20, A. A. Marks : Dear Sir :—Over twelve years ago I met with the misfortune of having bothmy legs crushed by the railroad cars, which necessitated amputation below theknees. I was then a mere lad, and /lid not fully realize the gravity of my mis-fortune. By the advice of my surgeons and my many advisers, I placed my-self under your care for restoration. Your reputation as the one mostcompetent in the land had so impressed me that, from the first, I felt that Iwas soon to realize the most that skill and ingenuity could
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