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Show A Wonderful nan, William Kingston, of Ditch-heat, Somersetshire, England, was "the most wonderful of all that wondrous krew." Concerning him a writer of the London Chronicle says: I pat half a sheet of paper, with pen and ink. on the floor before him. He. threw oil his shoes as he eat; took the ink stand in the toes of his left foot (having been born without arms), and held the pen in those of the right. He then wrote three fine lines better than most can with the fingers. He feeas himself, and can bring both his mtxit or his broth to his mouth by holding the fork or spoon in his toes. He showed me how lie shaves. He can dress and undress himself. He is a farmer by occupation; milks his cows with his toes, cuts his own hay and binds up the bundles and carries car-ries it about the field for his cattle. In saddling and bridling his horse he does it with his teeth. He is so strong in hi9 teeth that he can lift ten pecks of beans with them, and he can throw a hammer as far with his feet as moat people can with their hands. |