Medicine: Rehabilitation

Charles Pasche was born with no right arm and only a useless stump where his left arm should have been. Like many such "congenital amputees" (cause unknown), he learned to do an amazing variety of everyday tasks with his toes. It seemed impossible that he could ever become expert at what he most wanted to do—paint. But when Pasche was in his 20s, an Italian artist visiting his home in Geneva patiently taught him to hold a brush between his agile first and second toes, gave him aid in painting techniques.

Last week Charles...

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