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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

CHAPTER VI
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The flaps were healed at the deltoid insertion and just below the groin.

Pare says he saw in Paris a man without arms, who by means of his head and neck could crack a whip or hold an axe.

He ate by means of his feet, dealt and played cards, and threw dice with the same members, exhibiting such dexterity that finally his companions refused to play with him.

He was proved to be a thief and a murderer and was finally hanged at Gueldres.

Pare also relates having seen a woman in Paris who sewed, embroidered, and did other things with her feet.


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