The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-01
Dr. T'urmbss1i, Asarisa and, Gc,s-
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" We advise all those afflicted with
deafness or loss Of sight, by all means to
Call on DR.. TURNBULL, at the Mills House,
Charleston. Read what the Aiercyry saws
about him;
We passed very interesting half.hour
yesterday in DR.. Turnbul's rooms at the
Nli!ls House, witnessing the almost mar
ve!ous results OF the Doctors discoveries
Tor The cure of the deaf aud dumb, Dr..
lurnbuli Is Il ScOichnan OF hinh reputc.
not only in his own country, bat also in
the ch:ci cities o! England, and bears ,cs-
tlmonials from the first medical men of
the age, which prove, beyond n doub,
his Skill and lhc wonderful! Success which
has OF late years attended ms one
rauons. The cases brought before the
notice OF ourselves and some ten or lwnIvc
iai'ca ana gentlemen, who happened to
DC present at lhc same time Yesterday,
were Hose o: William FAmmc:y and his
SISTER The former is yoan. man of lS
who, up 10 the age oi six, is rcpuicd 10 have
possessed, III slight degree, the sense
OF hearing, but since that period, mas been
totally deal and dumb, and has remained
entirely unc'luca,cd Bat fortnight aro
hr first was Introduced to DR. VnrnbuIi.
and n"w he already enjoys the gilo. spcccn
ana The power o! hearing. We heard him
arIicuIatc distinctly, Greek, Latin, French
anni Ens'ish words and phrases abcsidcs
'in'at'nS any n..slcai note that was sumo.
10 prn'e that IL was solely through the
organ of hearing that he repeated these
sounds, and not by IiutcIny the noEcmcnt
ot the lips ot the speaker, the Doctor
bandagcd his eyes, and he still closely
initiated every sound uttered, even when
al the distance OF several .cet from h,m.
and when spoken in the e~Ordinarv tone Of
voice. lie repeats all those words w.th-
OUT knowing their meaning, though DIR.
T., has already taught INN to al,swer cor.
rcctiy, a lew Simple questions, such as,
what is your name! Where DO YOU live
Are You happy! and Likewise to give the
names OF some few articles pointed out TO
him. His sister is % years old. and is
admitted TO have been born deaf and dumb
She has received the education USUALLY
given to persons thus afflicted. Her
case had been looked upon as hopclcss
one, but since her introduction to the Doc.
tor, which only occurred last Monday, 4
new life has dawncd upon her. She al
ready nrtcuates man" words; distinctly
and her extreme sensItivcnss seems 10
stand IN the way OF her speedy advance
Both these are extremely inlcrcline cases.
and Doctor Turnbul is sancunc in the
belief that each Will soon be possessed of
the full power Of the organs they have
bccndcprivcd Of. This brother anl sister
reside ut Mrs. Rcidy's Eus, BAY street.
fine Intelligent youth was also present,
who had been deafin one ear for some
time, but noW, thanks 10 Mr., Turnbull. has
recovered its use.
We understand that Doctor Turnbul|'s
treatment of tho blind has been equally
successful. He is an en,husias, in his pro.
lcssion, which Is ono of pride 20 him,
and OF happincs to his patients, for his
discoveries in medical science have really
made the deaf TO hear, the dumb to sneak,
and the blind to see.
Doctor Turnbull, invi es all who are
skcp,lcal, or curious to visit him at the
Mills House, any day at o clock, at which
hour he Is always prepared to bring some
cases of interest beiare them