The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-27
An Extraordinary Medical Case in New
Orleans.

The d1etGr- IN New ORLEANS are greatly inter
e-tcd in tie ca-e ol q young German named
GeJTge Niekeu. whJ fell from a platform about
four months agJ. II wac then ~-UTr--ed that he
would die IN a few hour, for hi- head wac twice
it, natural sIl-. and nearly every EI-Irc u tie
-kulI glUai OUen. The lcit half q the -kull was
broken IN -eteral place., cDmprc--ing the brain.
BirI oIzel from hI- mouth. cye-. nose and ear,
and hi five -eu--- were -u-TeuL-l- His eyes
UrJtTuded out 81 their sockets re-rIug on tie
cheek-b1ne- five time their natural -Ize. and al
most 81 black a. cEil. Tie bladder was euIr-
mDu-ly di-tenieI and completely IaIaiy1ea. The
lower PORTION Jf tire bowels were in the same
condition Both had % b. operated on mechanic
ally. III Vul-e could MT be- felt, except IN tie
great arteries Of tie neck. He body could H.
IEicEDI with q Ien-kuite anywhere without the
lei-t evidence % feeling. b. a novel mode Of
tfeatmeut-the LeurpIatIy 90 Dr. John Chap
man, Of London. which consists III tie aIIlica-
ton Of heat and cold alternately q the whole
length Il tire -Vine. by means IF q special aIIa-
ratu- fJr the purTD-e, aided by tire employment
u induced aud interrupted electrical currents
called FaEIdEiti1n-thc young man commenced
n gradual IMPROVEMENT. Ut the expiration 81 4
month the b. blink and blue which dI-igurel
the uUTer half Of the b.dy had nearly di-aI-
feared. IT, Fix weeks h- eye. without any I'M
rrOyemcnt 81 vision, were reduced % their na.u-
raj sIze. and the bulge Of h- head lad contracted
% very near IT, nDTmal measure. and all the senses
h-l returned O. their healthy status. HE mind.
however. did not improve with the Improvement
pace Of tie Physical senses. For a month his
mind wu- a tJ-al blank. The mechanical pre-
cure VI the broken -kull on tie brain Of the left
size q hi- head -tiil CAUSED n slight I~araiytic
condition u tie right arm and leg. lie had r.
covered the rerf-rt u-s 81 hI- tongue. aIEI was
re-tsred o. complete c1u-cIDUsue-- 10 about seven
weeks
II We soon discovered that the recollection Of
every word and idea lad been literally knocked
out yf biz head. though reiuye-teI with full cJn-
sciJu-ne-- and tie power % using liz tongue. 10
wu- imT1--iLlc o. communicate o. him any idea,
name " object. The power g Intelligent Ian
guagc had yani-Lol-HOt the power II ar;icula-
ton, but tie power Of expression was let. lie
was unable o. make known liz wants BY the u-c
writing. for IL Was evident that the power -
write wOrI- from memory was ly-t he was,
therefore, literally thinking without words. lie
j. % German. and no word Of bis mother tongue
or that Of the English language was remembered
by INN. lie cJulI MT call the maine Of ans Of
biz associate. and when be began tD learn over
again. IL took him three weeks 20 learn hi- own
name.
During tie pat two months George hns learned
quite n number Of wOri-. maine, place and
things. lie can now 20 anywhere ia the city by
himself. Ui- mar Hi.AOTy-ET want Of q better
cxprc--iDu-is very good, anil h- mind strong
acssEe. though IL j. sometimes very tedious
D. teach him some wOri-, but not from tine want
Ol articulation, for that u perfect. Tell him 10
. hat for instance, and he is apt 10 saw
- mule" or anything cl=c that ne ln- learned;
Notwithstanding a. objects Of sense he knows the
meaning and use Of d. hat " and Z. mule" The
hemisphere Of the skull is uneven as the
rough pavement Of tie streets. Iiiz health l.
very good. lie J. about twenty yelrs of age;
lives with his mother ON laurel street, between
First and Second streets.