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ner, when nobody else can ; he then examines it, and ap- 
plies a remedy to it. He is so strong in his teeth, that he 
can lift ten pecks of beans mth them. He can throw a 
great sledge-hammer as far with his feet as other men can 
with their hands. In a word, he can nearly do as much 
without, as others can with their arms. 
" He began the world with a hen and chickens ; with 
the profit on them he purchased an ewe ; the sale of these 
procured a ragged colt (as he termed it) and a sheep ; and 
he now occupies a small farm."" 
The fourth aind last case that I have heard of, I extract 
from a Dumfries paper, dated 10th December 1822, pre- 
mising, however, that, from personal inquiry, I am given 
to understand that it is authentically reported. 
— " There is at present in Belfast, an ingenious young 
man, named Roger Bhanagh, who was born without 
arms, and is of course devoid of hands, which may be just- 
ly classed amongst the most useful members of the human 
frame. His feet, however, serve him in their place, and 
enable him to perform various operations, for which, at first 
view, he would appear wholly incapacitated. He has been 
seen opening out, with his toes, a closed pen-knife, with 
which he trimmed a quill, and made an excellent pen, in a 
very short space of time. He can write rapidly and dis- 
tinctly, his small letters being well formed, and his capitals 
cut with taste and ease. It is surprising with what expedi- 
tion he can thread needles, and even tie a knot at the ex- 
tremity of the thread with nearly as much facility as the 
most practised sempstress. He can darn his own stockings, 
and twist the thread or worsted line which he uses for that 
purpose to the proper degree of thickness. Branagh can 
row in a boat with singular energy, though it must be 
confessed his attitudes are more unique than graceful. On 
