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Title: Blind Deaf
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: William Wade
Subjects: Deafblindness
Publisher: Hecker Brothers
Contributing Library: American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., M. C. Migel Library
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it gave trouble at about thesame time, and total blindness came on at aboutthirty-five. Can hear very sharp sounds, such as awhistle in the ear, but does not even recognize itas whistling—thinks it is talking. Retains herspeech, which is quite clear. Was taught manualreading in her hand by Miss Austin, of Deposit.Probably she does not hear sound vibrations, butfeels them. An interesting inquiry is suggestedhere. We do not see with our eyes, nor hear withour ears. The sight and aural centers in the brainare the real seats of those senses. The organs ofsight and hearing are but the tools or servants ofthe brain centers. Query—How far may feelingsound vibrations be cultivated to supply the loss ofhearing? Mrs. Lucy Moon (nee Webb), Wichita, Kan.—Born 1846; congenitally deaf; lost sight in oneeye by an accident at two years. Admitted to theIowa School for the Deaf in 1856, and left school in1864. Married Robert J. Moon (deaf) in 1868.Lost sight of remaining eye in 1876. Failed to 28
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SALLIE THORNTON learn reading- prints for the blind, but in February, The 1902, learned Moon, with a little difficulty, in two Blind-Deaf weeks. When will those interested in the blind learn that the adult blind can learn Moon when they cannot learn any other print? The worst of it is the discouragement that conies of trying- hard and utterly failing with punctographic prints or Line letter, and the very great difficulty their friends have in inducing them to stick to the trial to learn Moon. Samuel Moses.— Educated at the New York In-stitution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb,Washington Heights. Graduated with sight; hassince lost it. Was formerly in the Gallaudet Home ;now in the ward for the blind at Blackwells IslandAlmshouse. James Neal (colored), Knoxville Tenn.— Lostsight and hearing at eighteen. Was taught Braillereading and writing and palm writing by Miss El-len M. Dyer, Vineland, N. J.; was taught themanual alphabet at Tennessee School for the Deaf,and learned c

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