Vulcanite rubber artificial limbs, arms and legs, moulded from life in form . ing and breaking, thence we soon changed our plan andundertook to bring about the same movements by imitating alower order of animal creation, that is, the Lobster, or ratherthe Armadillo first by producing a series of Armadillo arrangedshells by transferring impressions of natural arms to forms ofHard-Rubber, and second by so attaching the levers or bonesas it were, to these shells and thence connect them to somemoving power of the body so as to produce the manipulations oflife, and we assure our was su
Vulcanite rubber artificial limbs, arms and legs, moulded from life in form . ing and breaking, thence we soon changed our plan andundertook to bring about the same movements by imitating alower order of animal creation, that is, the Lobster, or ratherthe Armadillo first by producing a series of Armadillo arrangedshells by transferring impressions of natural arms to forms ofHard-Rubber, and second by so attaching the levers or bonesas it were, to these shells and thence connect them to somemoving power of the body so as to produce the manipulations oflife, and we assure our was such a success as toastonish every beholder; so quick, easy and natural were themovements of these arms, that we have seen the best Surgeonsof Philadelphia pull up the coat sleeve of the wearers to besure that the arms were artificial, at seeing two patients playtoss and catch across the room. The following cuts are taken from photographs of Chas. playing the violin, eating, &c, and hundreds ofpeople passing 7th and Arch Streets will testify to his playing. %^rp^ ^ ^ V*~ ^ fourth ^ -A/^^f^, 6L ^> clii^u^f ^ 1oO well. He could eat .and write as gracefully as ai^ one. Theseare the only arms made in the world that make an}r profes-sions to symmetry of form and where the first same thoughtand motion closes the fingers at every angle of the elbow, (he sameas a natural hand
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