Palmer's Legs
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Invention, Anatomy |
Announces the invention of an artificial leg by an American named Mr Palmer, and discusses its implications, including the fact that injured seamen will now be 'refitted and sent back to active duty', and the possibility of having taller footmen and better ballet dancers. | |
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