Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-02

In the examination Of this interesting. he
cause rare phenomenon But it has ham
pened with this, as with many other OH
Jects OF curiosity and advertisement. that
while n,a'iy gaze and admire, Lut f.,p rery
fer, reflect. The present .ubjrc, affords
vide held Tor investigation and The
writerof these remarks cannot bu, hone
that the following extract of IA letter from
the pen OF an able physiologi.t and learn
Ell physician VIII have the happy effect Of
exciting the piilosophic minds ofthis me-
tropols to careful examination of this
interesting case.
EXTRACT or A LETTER, DATED
New York, Fee 2Oth. 1915.
DEAR SIR-rhis letter w,lI reach yo,,
through Miss E. H......, AN interesting
stranger, aud rare phenomenon of he
human KIND, 10 the investigation OF which
invite Your particular attention as
pbyslologisi, aud your kindness tn the
female as gentleman. She is the famous
Aih'ness from England, who has shown
herseii III ,his CITY. Her personal worilI
and pleasing manners have induced ME
10 consider her case in different lirht
from What has been said and believed Of
the Aibino's kiad, and to write YOU upon
It,
Blumenbach. Halle, and the Eic,;onairs
DIES StienceS MedieateS, have said lin; hey
were .trSt, the offspring of black or Indian
races-secondly, that they principals, be-
longed to tl'e tOrrid rr9icus, aud 10 low
and humid cOuntries-thi,Yily, ila, they
we're diseased beings, aud afflicted with
species of white leprosy fourth. that
their skin, of a liyid and deadly white co..
ior was scaly and the epidermis dsiites-
cent Efthty, that in their intcilect, they
were duii OF Incaps,itated, and morose in
Their disposition; siathig, that thew were
m'cPeS and could not bear the light OF the
sun, nor distinguish objects except In The
dark, &c Nov you sill observe in the
present case, that with red cues or pink
and beautiful white silky head of hair
which are the true chsraC terisIics of an
AlbmS, Miss lis case answers moi TO
any OF tie above scientific assertions OF
definitions. They are therefore erroneous
or al least very eXceptionable. She is
certainly native of England and ilom
known Hhile family, having many bro
Tiers and sisters thai were born hrailbv
and free from blemislIes of disease or
OF compiexion. You will have an oppor.
iunliy OF asceTtaining, as | have done.
that there Is not any mixture of blood or
cot2TIn this person. BY attending TO those
characteristic signs which cannot all be
ehaced until She fourth generation. Bv
tins Teie once satisfactorily established
III court OF justice, the predCnIinaiing
uAt!e pareHiage ola child whom the ,rIIe "a
lhtr attempted TO throw on a black. There
is nothing 10 be seen In the case of Misc
ii, OF a morbid constitution, of an
impaired stale or mind, and much less
OF Sc0ty deSquetion Of EpIdermis. Size
comes from nOrhen section of inc
globe, and far from exhibiting norose
dispositions and a dull understanding.
she LAS a pleasing aud cheerful counte-
nance ; she possesses various acquire
menis, especially that of music, she sings
with great taste. She cannot in fine.
point ONT the least exception 10 her organ
ic iuntIons, except that of her eve sight.
Her eyes are necessarily .remulous AT day
light, and she feels much Inconvenience
from the sunshine, while she is more COM
portable by moon or candle light; bui she
denies having the power Of nicts{ope. or
OF discriminating objects I'D the uark.-
fou VIII remark, that instead of being a
ns'ope, she Is really preside that is, for
reading or needle work, she is obliged 10
use very strong convex glass or lens,
Three times more than the degree usually
necessary TO mau Of so years Of age.
fet her transparent cornea is very spt,e-
roId and should want ccnyeroinp in
stead ofa diVerglng medium. Ii is diff.
cuit TO account for that contradiction in
optical laws. Surprising, however, that
each OF her eyes has its chrystaiiaa lens.
would attempt to explain the phenome.
ma in this way.
The surface of tie retina being depriv-
ed at IT'S Pigmeat'm aig17un, is IheD. like
the membrane lining Of Tie mouth. of a
vyid red color IL is consequently irri-
ia'ed by tie presence of light, which rem
deFS lie eye ineGSsantly iTemulous the
more so, as he reirangihility of light from
Tie req c0iCr piercing through iranspd-
rent.irls, maSi be very irrilaHt 10 any part
OF The. organ OF vision There is consc-
quehtiy double action of light upon
Tie transparent coTBea, an and oas. as If
were, and we may ihfer, that being thus
exposed to double contact With or fric-
ton from light, il has grown much thick
or, just like the human culicle. which be-
comes callous and thick by the habit of
labor, friction and pressure. Iftbicker.
The transparent cornea is more probably
so IN the centre II presses on the ,Uea,
ana leaves the retlna, III want of a medium
or locus, maj San collect d great quantity
OF rays to depict upon il the objects that
are present. However difficult ii is to adj
inlre whatever is contrasting with our ba-
bliual ideas OF forms and cOIors, must
say, that me flowing white and silky head
OF HAIR OF Miss II, is really beauti-
fui and astonishing. You will notice. that
each hair is of itself fat, like floss silk,
! and not round like the human bair.--T
| suppose that It is dry, and always free
from that greasy secretion which requires
| so much care and attention for our own
| cleanliness. But what las become of
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