Scientific and Useful
The Brachionigraph. — This instrument is a patented indention designed with a view to render the art of writ- ' ing possible in the absence or uselessness of the hand. It can be thus adopted in cases of writers 7 cramp, certain cases of paralysis of the digits and in loss of the distal extremity of the upper limb. The instrument is of sufficiently simple construction. It consists of a long: strip of iron, curved 80 as to be easily adapted to the ulnar border of the forearm. This splint is sewn into a casing of supple leather material, which is also shaped as to form a kind of gauntlet is fastened to the forearm by an ingenious arrangement of a screw, hooks and studs, allowing of a very adjustable degree of pressure. The bar of splint carries at the distal end a mechanism with a universal ioint, by means of which a pen may be held in any desired position. With this instrument the act of writing is performed by muscles of the arm and shoulder, whilst those of the digits and thumb are thrown completely out of use. It is very easy to acquire the necessary dexterity for legible "handwriting." The invention is the work of Mr W. Macgill of the Academy Fraserburg, N. B. Continuation of reading matter on UTt page
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 63, 27 November 1886, Page 3
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225Scientific and Useful Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 63, 27 November 1886, Page 3
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