The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-11-22

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forms, such as long, round, and square,
and desiring her TO draw with her finger
on her other hand, and then presenting
10 her eye The respective forms, she
pointed 10 them exactly. She moi only
distinguished sOaIl from large objects.
but knew what was meant by above and
below TO prove which, figure drawn
In ink, was placed before her eve. hav-
ing one end broad apd the other narrow
and she saw the positions as they really
were, and not inverted.-She could al
go perceive motions; for when glass
OF water was placed on the table before
her, on approaching her hand near il, it
was moved quickly TO greater distance,
upon which she Immediately said, you
move it; you take it away.
She seemed TO have the greatest diff.
Gully IN findiog out tbe distance of anv
object; for when an objec; was placed
close TO her eye, she would search for
it by stretching her hand far beyond its
position, while on other occasions she
groned close to her own face for thing
far removed from her.
She learned with facility The names
Of the different colours, and. npo days
after the coloured papers had been
shown her, on coming into room, the
colour of which was crimson, she OBJ
served that il was red. She also Oh.
served some pictures hanging on the
red wall OF the room ia which she was
sitting, distinguished several figures in
them, but not knowing what they repre-
scented, and admiring the gilt frames.-
90 the same day she walked round the
pond in St. James Square, and wa.
pleased with The gli.tening of the sun's
rays on the water, as well as with The
blue sky and green shrubs, the colours
of which she named CORE city.
1t may be here observed, that she
had yet acquired by the use of her sight
but very little knowledge of any forms,
and was unable 10 apIay the information
gained by this new sense, and to COM
pare il with what she had been accus-
toned to acquire by her sense Of touch.
When, therefore, the experiment was
made of giving her silver pencil case
and large key 10 examine with her
hands, she Disseminated and knew each
dis incily but when they were placed
on the table, side by side, though she
distinguished each with her eve, vet
she could not tell which was the per-
Gil case, and which was the Key.
From this period till the time Of her
leaving London, March 81, 40 DAYS ac.
ter the operation, she had acquired
pretty accurate notion Of colours. their
different shades and names. Her knowl,
edge Of distance and of forms was very
Incomplete, and there was considerable
difficulty in directing the eye 70 an OBJ
Jeci. She, however, entertained the
cope that, when she got home, her
knowledge of external things would be
more accurate and ineligible, and
that, when she came 10 lock at those
objects which had been SO long familiar
TO her touch, the confusion which the
multiplicity of external objects now
caused, would in a great measure sub.
side.
There ID no other case on record of
the sight being restored at such an adj
vanced age In the celebrated instance
recorded by Cheselden, in the 35th vol
uWe OF the transactions OF the ROYAL
Society, the boy, who was also born
blind, received his sight at the age of
fourteen. In that case, also, the bow
could distinguish, before the operation.
black, white and scarlet, and when. in
a good light, he had that degree of
sight which generally continues in ar
eye affected with cataract; whereas. in
the lady. whose case we have given
above, The pupil being completely clos
ed, no light could reach 10 the retipa.
except such rays as could pass through
the substance Of the iris.
Massachusetts State Prison From the
annual Report of the Warden, TO the
3oth September, 1896, it appears that
the balance in favor of the earnings Of
the convicts, over and above the ordi-
nary expenses Of the prison, is S9,7f9:
II cents. OF this amounh S5,55I:8o,
has been paid on account Of two new
stone sheds and of the new prison, leay-
ing balance in favor of the prison, of
Si,l97:37. The number of conyicts,
on the 3o,h September, was 3l3, who
were thus employed. 1O5 stone-cutters.
81 Jumpers, 35 cabinet-makers, &c brush
makers, whilesmiths and tinmen, 3
shoemakers, copper-plate printer. 2
coopers, 10 weavers, 5 blacksmiths, 5
GOLFERS. Is tailoss, 8 oaklm-pickers, 8
cooks, 10 washers and waters, bar
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