The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-08-29
Living Thirty Years on Milk.


4 letter from Killingley, Conn, to the
Hartford Times, narrates the following
On drive with some friends over
Pomfret hills the other day we called on
singular character-a man fifty years
old, who is deaf, dumb and blind. He
was born deaf aud blind. Whether be
would have been dumb or not, if he had
been blessed with sense Of hearing, il is
impossible to tell, but his glimmerings of
Intellect are evidently rather feeble
Where all. the avenues of communication
| but the senes of touch are closed, if in.
tellect exists it will manifest itself as in
the case of Julia Brace e
This man is well developed, physically:
is of ordinary height has a stout, thick
neck, and looks strong and robust aud
here comes in an interesting fact for
psychologists and those who make study
OF health in connection with diet. This
man has never eaten anything but milk /;
has never tasted water, nor particle of
any food but milk. Thirty years on clear
milk, and with neck like an OK aud ap-
parently a muscular system to correspond
Can we say now that milk is for babes
and calves only and not for strong men !?
This man had full set of strong double
teeth clear round, and every one Of them
had to be pulled out as he tore his clothes
to pieces with them. AS he didn't need
them to chew his milk with, he probably
thought he must make some use of them,
as they were evidently made for some
thing, and his clothes furnished excellent
material on which to exercise them.
Another popularity of this strange be-
ing is that through all his long life he
has chewed a razor rather, should
say, has gummed it since his strong teeth
were taken from him. From infancy, his
mother has had to place rag in his
month as soon as he has taken his food
| asked her what he would do if she
omitted it. She said he would give her
no peace till she put it back He dis
tinguishes strangers from the neighbors
and those who have visited him before
| took hold of his hand, and he took it
in both Of his and seemed to be consider
ing then passed his hand up the length of
my arm, aud then patted his head and
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| asked his mother what these manifesto
tions indicated She said that was his
way of expressing joy-or showing that
he was pleased. His principal enjoyment
seems to consist in having his mother get
through with her work and sit down by
his side.
He has a swing in the room, in which
he spends good part of the time swing
ing. Sometimes, when his mother steps
out, he will lock the door so that she can
get back again, which shows that he has
some wit about him, or trickery at least
He is always very wakeful at night, and
rouses his mother out OF bed many times
a night. She says she has lived thus
without good nights rest for thirty
years, with the exception of Saturday and
Suudy nights.
Evey Saturday night he calms down
like a lamb and keeps that night and ali
the Sunday after the strict letter of the
old "Blue Laws" of Connecticut. | don't
suppose he would venture to kiss his
mother on that day. Evidently the spirit
of Cotton Mather takes possession of him
then and rules triumphantly till Monday
morning.
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l. 4 l. L.,