The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-31
A Strange Recovery.

y strange cure Ot an lUfIfmliy which
had afflicted for many years a tady of
age etfec'ei. it is supposed.
by the action OF electricity, bat without
scientific or medical Interyrutlen by
physicians. took place in llackcnsack,
\ J about fortnight ago The per
sofa IN mhom tins at,iction resided. a..d
who was 80 suddenly and agrceably al
footed IL lsly named Mr. Quackru-
lush, LIVING Ola state street She is how
! 'in.ty-two years and six months old
She was born IT, fomptoD. n. j. where
size livrd f1r many years, and IN her
youth and middle age was a woman al
peculiar coucliues. Old age has hot
destroyed all the former lines of grace
in her features. and IL has spared to her
iuany If her faculties. For SIX or seven
years she has lived in fIackensacken. ut
the house ot her nephew. About TWEEN
~ years ago. her eyes, which bad been
growing dim. suddenly received new
keenuess. aud she has since been able
10 read the newspapers without specta
Cles, although she complains that the
print Of the Ii0.cs of which she j. a
constant reader, is rather fine, aud try
lug About the time that her sight ian
proved, her hearing became 50 badly
impaired that she could ouly hear the
loudc.t sounds. and conversation could
oa!y be maintained with her in ex-
lfemrly high and loud tones
Ga the evening of sunday. April 2S.
Il shower came up, aud at about 10
o'clock it passed over Hsckensack, Tie
flashes OF lightning were very VIVID.
and the thunder bad been hessy Mrs
tluaC kenbush. bo was somewhat ner-
yous. Wa, sitting up in her bedroom.
An unusually sharp fash Of lightning
caused her 10 start up Glickly from her
CHAIR The thunder followed. and with
the crash Mrs. t,uackcnbush felt "a
swapping II her ears. and ~ the rever-
h.ratIops Of the thunder rolled saay.
she was surprised and delighted 10 fiad
that she could hear the ticking OF the
clock IN her roum. and soon after the
noise of the family moving about tile
house and in conversation. Stree that
momer' sbe ha- been able 10 converse
easily With her friends and 10 ENJOY
the conversation ot others when carried
on ia distant manner. and not too tar
away tron her She has newer received
medical attcudanCc with viiw OF re-
covering her hearing. a. Ii WAS sup.
posed the failing was natural decline,
n suspension ~ faculty which could
sclre Is have been expected 10 remain
entiroly unimpsir,d in person Of such
advanced years
Although no medical opinion has
been sought, it is believed by physi-
clans who have heard of the case Tia,
the cure may have been wrought under
peculiarly favorable conditions of ihc
atmosphere. probably by electrical &C
ton. Mrs ousckenbush has been c, II
graduated by many of her friends, To
" nom sh.. relates With pardonsble ciee
;hs Wonderful recovery which she has
experienced Her sister. who dtci in
ber eishty-cis ishth ytar. WIS ia most r.
poets. remarkable woman - her
><if. retaining all her ordinary turct .ous
until the day @. her dsa,h. few years
age
Mrs Qnackehush's days ot a., iu,,4c>.
ate lot over. fog she hA~ been fgg many
years. and still conilnuy> 90 be- iadas-
trlous With her needle. aud has Iu her
extrcme old age constructed N,th rare
ueatncsS anG taste Evs,t tumtsT q
tted-Quilt>. IN " WhIch IL, takes pY.3e a
the work 1T haf,i- which have betn
tusv for nearly "A century. ami bitch