Necessity the Mother of Invention
He was an inventor from the Middle West with an improvement in farm equipment; but he also evidenced his abilities in other directions. His left leg was paralysed, requiring him to walk with crutches. He had removed the chain and right pedal from an ordinary bicycle, leaving the left pedal as a rest for the foot of his bad leg, and he propelled the machine by his right leg, pushing the foot against the ground. Thus he was able to go from place to place with facility.
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Progress, Volume VI, Issue 12, 2 October 1911, Page 842
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92Necessity the Mother of Invention Progress, Volume VI, Issue 12, 2 October 1911, Page 842
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