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Show Farming Without Hands. London Tit Hits tells this story. Jean I.cdruns, 11 French peusnnt, was ino-lilllzcd ino-lilllzcd nt tho outbreak of wnr In tho artillery. Hclng known ns an expert grenadier, bo was chosen to train recruits re-cruits In bombing. While giving Instruction, In-struction, 11 grenndo ho held burst, killed six men, nnd wounded Lcdraus In live plnces. lie lost bis right eye nnd both his hands wcro blown off. Inimedliitely nfter his recovery, tho peasant girl to whom ho had been en-gnged en-gnged married him, und ho settled on Ids fnthor-ln-Inw's farm. This brave son of France, who lost his bands a llttlo over n year ago, Is now able to -wrlto perfectly well, to drlvo a horse und curt, drlvo u plow, hoe nnd dig In the, fields, nnd harness nnd unharness horse. All the appliances which he uses on both stumps of his forearms Imvo been devised by himself. |