The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-19
Eyes TO the Blind.

The following experiment is calculated to throw add
ona light upon the uses Of the senses and the phloso
ply of the human mind The success OF the celebrated
Chesselden, in opening the eyes of blind person in
England, is well known to metaphysicians, as well as
the application which was made Of it by Dr. Reid, in
explaining the faculties OF sight and touch. We trust
that Dr. Sloan is capable OF observing the phenomena
which must occur in the before him. and that he
will direct his experiments the best purpose and duly
record them for the benefit OF the scientific world The
case before presents finer opportunity OF studying
results than even Chesseden's. AS well recollec
that case which we have not seen for than forty
years. he experimental upon boy, who also born
blind but from whose eyes he couched extracted the
cataract 1--WE believe the latter y but it boy whose
mind not fully opened that Of Mr. Hoskns. and
who was not as capable Of observing the phenomena
which took place in himself, and Of philosophizing
upon the operations Of the senses. We ask the favor
Of Messrs. Collins & Green, the editors Of the New
Albany Qndiana) Bulletin, to hand this paper over 10
Dr. Sloan and request him to send memoir upon the
case at some future period We will lay it with grea,
pleasure before our readers We should be happy to
hear that Mr. HIS intimate and visible acquaint.
anee with his wife only calculated 10 increase the
tachment which prevails between them. 1t was her
part, a somewhat bold experiment to make.
NorE.-Sinee writing the above, we have turned to
that capital compilation OF the Encyclopedia Amer.
cana" by DR.. Lieber, which advise every scholar 10
add TO his library Il tells us that William Chesseden
the celebrated English surgeon and anatoms was born
in Leices,eshre, 1885, lived and fourshed in London
and died at Bath, OF apopexy in 1854 "a peculiar ope
ration which he performed on youth OF IL, who had
been blind from his BIRTH and who obtained his sight BY
OF IT, attracted much notice; and in IT'S he pub
lshed an account OF the Philosophical Transactions
We really have not time 10 look up the case
From the New Albany Qs) Bulletin.
We take the liberty OF noticing very successful opera
ton performed by physician OF city gentleman
named Ninian Hoskins, minister Of the gospel In Craw-
ford county, Indiana He has been blind from buh and
was 10 iuccd place himself under the hands OF DocL
Sloan, OF city, who operated upon OF his eyes
Mr. Hoskins taken home TO Crawford county before
the bandages were removed and when this done,
are informed by gentleman residing in tina, neighborhood
that The operation found have been cmineny
full lie describes the emotions OF the patient when sudden
possessed OF novel TO him. TO be Of the most
husiastc description Things which he had long been
quauied with through the medium Of the other senses be-
possessed OF and passing beauty and road,
which he had been used travel fearessy when blind had
TO be again learned His wife and children, ,chom he had
epsr seen, his friends his pashoners his home everything
him. became unending source OF delight and
born qualification He had che confused notion:
OF distance which the smallest children manifest, and
took the veest pleasure in behoding the great variety
coors In short. he compelled learn see, in pre-
cisey the that the smallest child does and n
him twas occupation Of the gratifying He
could scarcely realize that his sight, with all the blessing
Of which he had been suddenly gifted, the medium
through which he gained many pleasures simp,
was IL in It's operation and yet, to him, mysterious
Above ALL fervsn gratitude his Maker and the physi
clan IN rough whose fundamentally he had been
TO sight was the most predominant feeling
We understand that Dr. s. intends operating upon thu
other eye as soon the of the restored become
established, and the convenience Of Mt Hoskns will
mi, Of IT, 1t may be as well that this notice
made eatrey without the knowledge OF Dr. 81 and th
authority Of gentleman perfectly conveant with the cir
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