The mechanics, mechanical anatomy, and mechanical distortions of the bony structure of the human foot : being a synopsis of a demonstration given before the medical schools and societies in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia / by J.C. Plumer.

  • Plumer, John C.
Date:
[1862?]
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Credit: The mechanics, mechanical anatomy, and mechanical distortions of the bony structure of the human foot : being a synopsis of a demonstration given before the medical schools and societies in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia / by J.C. Plumer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    believe will bo siifricirnt ly and at onco apparent to all who nso thcin Tliat you may reap the pecuniary reward which your skill and ingenuity so well entitle you to, is my earnest wish, 1 remain, dear Doctor, as always, faithfully your friend. GILMAN DAVEIS, M. D. To J. C. Plumer, M. D. My Dear Doctor -. It gives me pleasure to add my testimony to the value of the I'atCTit Last, to the originality and accuracy of the scientilic principles on which it is based, as well as to its great j)ractical utility — and to express my entire concur- rence with the views contained in the letter above from my friend Dr. Daveis. Yours very truly, JOHN T. OILMAN, M. D. Portland, Dec. 22,1860. Dear Sir; Without having had any practical experience as to the advantages to be derived from the use of your Patent Last, I am convinced that it is constructed upon correct principles. By the aid of your ingenious diagrams and models which you have kindly explained to me, tlicsc principles are easily apprehended, and tlic application of them in the manufacturer of a proper covering for the feet must bo preventive and Irequently remedial of the diseases which, in the old method, arc so numerous and so frequently attended with pain and deformity. Fully conscious also of tlie beneficial effects upon the general health which walking made easy and pleasant, would produce in so many ways that readily suggest themselvesto all, I cannot but express the gratification I feel that you should have directed your attention to this sulyoct; and add my best wishes that your efforts should meet with the ample reward which, in my opinion, they richly merit, and be followed by even greater success, if possible, iu perfecting an improvement so much to to be desired. I remain very truly yours, WILLIAM WOOD, M. D. To J. C. Plumer, M. D. Portland, July 12,1800. Dr. Plumer, Dear Sir: Having learned the principles upon which your Anatomical Last is made, I was favorably impressed as to its effioacy in relieving a difficulty which we all have experienced, who have to walk considerably, viz : severe pain in the feet after walking. After having worn the boot made upon the Anatomical Last, I ibund my anticipations more than realized. I can walk nearly all day without experiencing the above named difficulty in the least degree. I also escaped the torturing process of breaking in my boots, for they were as easy at first as after they had been worn. Truly yours, C. H. BURBANK, M. D., Now in the U. S. Navy. Boston, July 26,1861. Dear Sir: I am greatly delighted with your newly-invented boots which I have worn during the past winter, and only wonder that the world should have been so stupid as not to have made the discovery half a century ago. Any one with a grain of common sense and a moment's reflection, cannot fai to see that your Patent Boots and Shoes areperfectli/ adapted to the foot, (that wonderful piece of Nature's Mechanism,) Qiy'xng to every i)ortion of it a. fidl and equal support and I ani sure that those who once make trial of your new invention will nevi^r go back to the old- fashioned boots or shoes, which are so prolific of Corns, Bunions, and a tliousand other troubles. Yo\ir '^ Patciit Jioofs seem to be part .and parcel of onv 2}h!/sical structure, supporting the foot firmly, girivg steadiness to the gait, and promoting human comfort to an eminent degree, especially in walking over rough surfaces. I wish I knew of some means by whicli I could make known to every man, woman, and child in Christendom, the nature and importance of your invention. Very truly yours, MOKKIS MATTSON, M. D. 05 Summer Street. To J. C. Plumer, M. D.