. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. ent. Thebeam of hope that burst upon our friend that day was the forerunner of re-turning happiness, which reached its fulness the moment he found himselfagain upon his feet. But who is so wise as to know when he is happy enough?Our friend January is human like the rest of us, and under the influence ofone or two attacks of discontentment, he made trial of other apparatus, which,however, to do him justice, were each time no sooner tried than rejected, forone cause or another, but above all, we understand, because of the
. A treatise on Marks' patent artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet. ent. Thebeam of hope that burst upon our friend that day was the forerunner of re-turning happiness, which reached its fulness the moment he found himselfagain upon his feet. But who is so wise as to know when he is happy enough?Our friend January is human like the rest of us, and under the influence ofone or two attacks of discontentment, he made trial of other apparatus, which,however, to do him justice, were each time no sooner tried than rejected, forone cause or another, but above all, we understand, because of the absence ofthe rubber foot. Some wonderful charm there must be in this said rubberfoot, a charm which he delights to dwell upon, when he finds a sympatheticear into which he cau pour his praise. For our own part we have learned fromhim of its lightness, and softness, and the easy gracefulness with which itadapts itself to every possible movement of the natural foot, and that without be-traying its artificiafconstruction by the irritating thud characteristic of all other.
Size: 1393px × 1793px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidtreatiseonma, bookyear1888
