Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1904 — That Hand of Yours. [ARTICLE]

That Hand of Yours.

It is a profound study. No instrument devised by man compares with it for complication. It is a hammer, a vise, a forceps, a hook, a spring, a weight; it pushes, draws in, and t!he fingers alone contain elements of chisels, gouges, and all the tools a sculptor requires in modeling. From the elbow to the digital extremities its movements are produced by nearly fifty muscles. So complicated Is the cordage of a human hand that expert anatomists enn hardly keep in remembrance its intricate mechanism. With It all the emotions of the mind may be both manifested and intensified. How could a Freichman talk with his hand tied? The hand is the prime minister of the brain. It is the soul's agent in the accomplishment of its designs. It is a wonder of wonders. The well-earned reputation and increasing popularity of the Lewis’ “Single Binder.” straight fie vigor, is due to the muintuined high quality and appreciation of the smoker. Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Illinois.