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Show GOOD BUSINESS IN ARTIFICIAL LIMBS Washington, Oct, 13. If American manufacturers will give the unfortunate unfortun-ate cripples of Mexico an opportunity to buy artificial legs by the foot, or on the installment plan, there Is a great field In the Mexican republic for the artificial limb industry. Consul Wlllla M. Canady of Vera Cruz. Mexico, Mex-ico, in a report to this government, says: "The use of artificial limbs, at least In this consular juris. Motion. has always al-ways been restricted to the few lor-tunate lor-tunate ones able to pay for the usually usual-ly costly substitute, for In neirly every ev-ery instance, ii js the unskilled operative oper-ative who proves to be the victim, one whose daily or weekly stipend Is not large enough to warrant the purchase. pur-chase. Steam and electric roads, since their Introduction in this country, coun-try, are in a great measure responsible respon-sible for the many crippled persons seen here; yet even among people who could aflor.l the cost of an artificial arti-ficial limb, there arc proportionately proportionate-ly very few who make use of one, "A well-planned, energetic and persistent per-sistent campaign for the general introduction in-troduction into this country of artificial arti-ficial limbs and at a figure or on terms of payment within the reach or all ought to satiwfactDrily reward the efforts of the manufacturers. Goods of this kind are only procurable from some foreign country, France. Germany. Ger-many. England or the United States. "The principal factor to be bnrne in mind. Is always the cost to the purchaser. pur-chaser. While the American would not hesitate to pay from $10i upwards up-wards for an artificial limb, there arc those not so fortunate who woald gladly glad-ly avail themselves or the opportunity opportun-ity of providing themselves with artificial ar-tificial limbs If they could be payed for In Installments." |