THE WANT OF FORE-ARMS AND HANDS. 463 
vember 1821. The narrative is so curious, that I beg leave 
to subjoin it at length. 
" Case of William Kingston, horn without arms or 
hands. 
— " I went to Ditcheat last Monday, and the next morn- 
ing got him to breakfast with me at Mr Goodfellows. 
He highly entertained us, by putting his naked feet upon 
the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and toast between 
his great and second toe to his mouth, with as much facility 
as if his foot had been a hand, and his toes fingers. I put 
half a sheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and ink- 
horn. He threw off his shoes as he sat, took the inkhorn 
in the toes of his left foot, and held the pen in those of his 
right. He then wrote three lines as well as most ordinary 
writers, and as swiftly. He writes all his own bills and 
other accounts. He then shewed us how he shaved himself 
with his razor in his toes ; and he can curl his own hair. 
He can dress and undress himself, except buttoning his 
clothes. He feeds himself, and can bring both his meat or 
broth to his mouth, by holding the fork or spoon in his 
toes. He cleans his own shoes, can clean the knives, light 
the fire, and do almost any other domestic business as well 
as any other man. He can make hen-coops. He is a farmer 
by occupation. He can milk his cows with his toes ; and 
cuts his own hay, binds it up in bundles, and carries it 
about the field for his cattle. Last week he had eight hei- 
fers constantly to fodder. This last summer he made all 
his own hay-ricks. He can do all his business of the hay- 
field (except mowing) as fast and as well with his feet, as 
others can with rakes and forks. He goes to the field and 
catches his horse ; he saddles and bridles him with his teeth 
and toes. If he has a sheep among his flock that ails any 
thing, he can separate it from the rest, drive it into a cor- 
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