Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-20
For Walton's Journal
Deafness Cured.


Deafness Cured.
Mn Error The following statements
from my own private history mny benefit an
unfortunate class of beings.
The greater part of my life | have suffer
ed a measure of deafness quite anonying to
myself and my friends For thirty-scyen
years my right ear has been useless ard my
left very imperfect. In my childhood had
a habitull and most dsogreeable discharge
of matter from both ears. Remedies were
useless. At the age of eight or ten years
this discharge ceased 10 be habiiual aud
enjoyed toerahle hearing till the age of
thirty. The discharge was then renewed IN
my right ear and entirely lost the use of it,
The left ear not being good, | suffered pain
ful inconvenience. Early IN June last the
offensive discharge of matter commenced
again in my left ear and was increased IN
the right Besides the trouble of frequent
cleaning, it caused me much vexation by at
tracing flies, and | became so deaf that
could not hear a word of the common table
talk Of my family. hoover would speak
TO me must come quite near aud make an in
convenien, effort. hoped for better times,
but hope was deferred.
In the month of August a son residing in
Boston was at my house on a visit. Solicit
Gus for my cure, he gave me some informa-
ton abou, Dr. rurnbull an eminent aurlst
in ,ston, and requested of me a written
account of my deafness. Confirmed by
experience al tho notion that my complaint
was hupelessly beyond human remedies /
scarcely felt any motive for complying with
his request, except willingness 10 CRAFTY
him. but | gave hun the writing aad he car
red It TO Boston. soon word came TO me
that my writing had got into Dr. Turnbuli's
hands aud he had confidently pronounced my
case curah,e. My hopes were raised, and
so uncomfortable case made me will NJ to
risk something. | went to Boston aud on
the seventh Of September became Dr. Turn
bulls patient
Nv variety of novel and painless opera
tons, occupying but a few minutes each
day, it soon became manifest that was not
doomed to disapp ointmeut. At the end Of
the month returned home with better hear
ing than | had enjoyed for thirty seven years.
The power OF my lett ear, though IL may not
be perfect, IS to me new and surprising
The right ear which seemed more hopeless.
is opened, and | am encouraged to eN pect
ITS progressive Improvements. Before went
To Boston could by no effort hear NY clock
strike, now hear it with my left ear closed.
The unoleasant discharge from my ears Is
removed, aud healthy secretions, to the great
disappointment of the flies, are formed.
enjoy my hearing with the uncommon adj
vantage of knowing It's value.
DR.. Alexander Turnbnl is of Scotc h
birth and education. He has long practised
medicine, | understand, with celebrity in
London and on the continent Of Europe
Latterly his practice has become confined to
diseases Of the eye and the ear. | found
him thronged with patients suffering IN both
these organs, and he seemed equally skiliul
in the cure of both. / have before me an
article from Chambers Edinburgh Journal,
from which | intended to mkee extracts
But as | am in danger of becoming tedious
by 100 great length, will only say that the
article gives an account Of a number of cases
of deafness in which DR.. Turnbul effected
surprising cures. OF these about a dozen
were cases Of deaf mutes. myself witnes
sed one case Of his curing a deaf mute. II
was that OF boy eight or ten years old, from
Rochester ~ Y; that he had been educated
as a deaf mute was evident from his use of
his fingers that he was born deaf | was as
sured by his father. And yet | witnessed
his manifestations Of wild delight in hearing
sounds heard his attempts to initiate the
pronunciation Of words from DIR. Turnbulrs
mouth come of the limitations wsro good
This, | was informed, was the third day of
his being under the Doctors care Leaving
the Doctors room at the same time with the
boy took him by the hand and babe him
good bye. He distinctly replied +" good
bye" having previously, as | knew, learned
to pronounce the words.
| cannot do better by my fellow sufferers
blind and deaf, than present some extracts
from two letters of Mrs. DeKroy,t, " he
Blind Authorizes" to Mrs. FILLMORE, late wife
Of the ex-President. The first letter Is dated
NV foRK, August II, 1852 Mrs.
DeKroyft, after acknowledging the receipt of
letter from Mrs Fillmore, says, When
heard it read, Notwithstanding you were so
kind as to tell me 50 much of DR.. Turnbulfs
wonderful cures, | confess | had but little
hope Of any help for me. had tried so
many oceullsts, and my poor eyes had been
dark so long, and then thought would but
try, and so, ere ! went to sleep that night. I
determined on leaving Boston the next
morning for New York. did so and one
hour after my arrival, waited upon DR..
Turnbull at the New York Hotel At first
he gave me but little encouragement, out
now, after having visited him six times, |
begin to distinguish my friends by their
dress and, with my eyes little shaded. |
can see the figures IN the carpet and OH
this little light, am sure, betokehs bright
er day yet To dawn. Dear, dear Mrs Fill.
more, J shall see again. OH shall see
again! Seven long years have been prison.
er to arkness bot now while Dr. rnrnhu
Is troubling the waters, behold you were the
good angel TO lead me i'm
Fray pardon my enthusiasm, Mrs. Fill
more for ! aln nearly Wild tins morning. =
The hrst time ~ seven years nave walked
the streets by myself, could not distinguish
the people rs they passed, but could Sc,
to tell the ladies' from the gentlemen. an,
on one Of the carts, MS il came near ia,
walk, read the immense word ice II n.
and at this fresh peep At the world of letters
] laughed outright. aud positively clappe,
my hands for JOY, exclaming, | SIC see
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