Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1892 — Artificial Limbs. [ARTICLE]

Artificial Limbs.

Ono of New York's latest artificial limb doalers makes tho startling statement that 100 people per day art uia med in tho United States Theu he gives us some Interesting figures about art!lima 1 limbs He says that 86 per cent of them are legs,, and 15 per cent, arms G t the legs 40 per cent are right, 46 per cent, left, and 5 por cent both right and last Sevotfty-etght per cent of legs aro of males, 38 par Cent of females. Females are more disposed to lose their right legs than their left