He was completely deprived of arms, but the rest of the
body was well formed with the exception of the feet, of which the
second toe was faulty. The deformity of the feet, however, had
the happiest result, as the space between the great toe and its
neighbor was much larger than ordinary and the toes much more
mobile. He became so skilful in his adopted profession that he
finally painted a picture eleven feet in height (representing
Mary Magdalene at the feet of Christ after the resurrection),
which was purchased by the Government and given to the city of
Lille. Broca describes James Leedgwood, who was deprived of his
arms and had only one leg. He exhibited great dexterity with his
single foot, wrote, discharged a pistol, etc.; he was said to
have been able to pick up a sewing-needle on a slippery surface
with his eyes blindfolded. Capitan described to the Societe
d'anthropologie de Paris a young man without arms, who was said
to play a violin and cornet with his feet. He was able to take a
kerchief from his pocket and to blow his nose; he could make a
cigarette, light it, and put it in his mouth, play cards, drink
from a glass, and eat with a fork by the aid of his dexterous
toes. There was a creature exhibited some time since in the
principal cities of France, who was called the "l'homme tronc.
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