Artificial hands are covered with a delicately tinted enamel, as nearly a flesh color as it is possible to make; but in order that they may be less conspicuous and the illusion more complete a glove should be worn at all times. We furnish a pair of gloves with each hand. _Tools and Implements_ Tools and implements in almost limitless variety can be used in an arm in place of the hand. Those most frequently used are the plain hook, double hook, ring, knife, fork, brush, and spoon. People who have never worn arms hardly know what will be of service to them. Special tools are required for special work, and these can be subsequently provided when it has been determined what will be most useful. With all arms with detachable hands, or rubber hands with the palm socket, we furnish a plain hook, knife, fork, and brush, without extra charge, or the price of any of these implements that are not wanted will be deducted from the price of the arm. _Finger Construction_ Usually the fingers for artificial hands are made of a single piece of wood, and it is obvious if the finger is curved or flexed that at some point the grain of the wood will be directly across the finger and will quickly break if subjected to any considerable strain. To obviate this difficulty we make the fingers for the wooden hands of two pieces of wood; on one side the grain or fibre runs lengthwise, and on the other crosswise, and between these two pieces of wood is placed a steel plate, and all are firmly riveted together, the steel plate projecting sufficiently to be securely riveted to the hand. The fingers are next entirely covered with rawhide, which, together with the other precautions taken against breakage, make them sufficiently strong to support the weight of the wearer. See No. 300, page 64. _Partial Amputation of Hand_ No. 301 (page 64) represents a stump after partial amputation of the hand, leaving free use of thumb, but it is with difficulty that this can be brought in contact with the remaining stump so as to be of service. No. 302 represents, for stumps of this description, a wooden sheath, terminating in immovable fingers partially closed, the hand being attached to the wrist and forearm by means of a leather lacing attachment. The sheath is covered with rawhide and enameled, and the fingers made as shown in No. 300. Price $40. Should there be amputation at the base of two or three fingers only, with no impairment in the movements of the remaining one or two, so that they can be brought in firm contact with the thumb, what is left of such a mutilated hand is far more useful than anything that can possibly be made to supplement it, but to conceal the loss and give the hand a more perfect appearance, fingers can be made and applied as represented by No. 302, over which a glove should be worn.