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February 4, 1829
The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A youthful Scottish man named Leywood, born without arms and with only one leg, exhibits remarkable foot dexterity in Kirkcudbright, performing tasks like eating, shaving, writing, and firing a musket to crowded audiences.
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A youthful Scotchman of the name of Leywood, who has been exhibiting in Kirkcudbright, to crowded audiences, is described to us as a perfect phenomenon in his way. He was born without either hands or arms, and with only one leg and foot—the right. On the left is a stump, to which is attached a wooden leg, and by means of this simple apparatus, he enjoys, when it suits him, the exercise of walking, though he cannot be called a great pedestrian. His forte, of course, lies in the use he makes of his right foot, which serves all the purposes of a pair of hands, though only furnished with four toes. With the great toe, and the one next it, he prepares and takes his breakfast, shaves his beard, sharpens his razors, washes with a towel, loads a musket, fires it off, writes a good current hand, and performs so many other feats that the want of arms appears to be a trifling deprivation.—Dumfries Courier.
A youthful Scotchman of the name of Leywood, who has been exhibiting in Kirkcudbright, to crowded audiences, is described to us as a perfect phenomenon in his way. He was born without either hands or arms, and with only one leg and foot—the right. On the left is a stump, to which is attached a wooden leg, and by means of this simple apparatus, he enjoys, when it suits him, the exercise of walking, though he cannot be called a great pedestrian. His forte, of course, lies in the use he makes of his right foot, which serves all the purposes of a pair of hands, though only furnished with four toes. With the great toe, and the one next it, he prepares and takes his breakfast, shaves his beard, sharpens his razors, washes with a towel, loads a musket, fires it off, writes a good current hand, and performs so many other feats that the want of arms appears to be a trifling deprivation.—Dumfries Courier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
Prodigy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Leywood
Armles Scotsman
Foot Dexterity
Medical Phenomenon
Kirkcudbright Exhibition
What entities or persons were involved?
Leywood
Where did it happen?
Kirkcudbright
Story Details
Key Persons
Leywood
Location
Kirkcudbright
Story Details
Leywood, a youthful Scotchman born without hands or arms and with only one leg, uses his right foot dexterously to perform tasks such as eating, shaving, writing, and firing a musket, entertaining audiences in Kirkcudbright.