The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-25
A GOOD GIRL FOR A WIFE.
strange Case OF n Girl Who Re.
mains Dumb for Three Months,
and Then Speaks for Two
Hours and Becomes Dumb

mains Dunno Tor Inree MOntnh,
and Then Speaks for Two
Hours and Becomes Dumb
Again.
From the Kansas City Tines.
There Is now living with her brother
in.laE, G. Turner, 10 West Kansas, who
lives on State street, few doors from the
A. n. Church, colored girl named
Farley, who had not spoken for three
months and ous-week until yesterday
morning, at which time her speech re-
turned to her and she converted freely
with her friends for 4 period Of two
hours, when she wAs stricken dumb again,
and Is now in that present condition. She
lives in Quindaro, Wyandotte county,
and did so some four months since. About
the 10Th Of April las. she got up feeling
we'll as usual, and, dressing herself, pre-
pared to- 90 10 Kansas City. A Mr.. Lucas
coming along, told her TO wait and he
would saddle horse and let her ride In.
While doing 80 she felt strange feeling
coming over her as II she was being car
ried into the air, ard when the animal
was brought to the gate she was seized
with a dizzy feeling in her head and
sharp, shooting paine in her brain,
and from that time her speech and hear.
ing left her, although her other faculties
remained perfect She was removed 10
her brother.in.law's, Mr.. Turner, on
State street. West Kansas, where she now
il and has remained ever since her strange
attack. She cutters no pain, rests per-
fectIy easy, but Is very weak. Otherwise
her bodily health Is good. Her diet ia a
very little corn bread aud milk or
wafer, while she swallows with great diff.
feul,y. Last Monday she stated che had
vision, seeing both her father and moth
er, who had been dead some years. They
came 10 her and said thst.-on July l6
yesterday at I2 o'clock she would be
apt to speak, but could only talk for two
hours. A large number Of her friends
congregated at noon, and ut the time in
dicsted her tongue was loosened, and she
eonyersed quite freely on different sub
iects, bat at the stroke OF . her articula-
tion became thick and she ceased talking.
She Is Is years OF age, and bright, in
telligent looking girl, and writes on paper
or slate without any apparent trouble;
and BY this means she can communicate
what she requires. Her strange dreams,
or whatever It Ia, do not seem 10 depress
her mind or trouble her in any manner,
and but Tor being told OF her ailments
nothing particular would be noticed 10
regard 10 her. Ia her vision yesterday
her mother told her that there was an OBJ.
struciion in her throat, something like
silver dollar, which was put across the
throat and tied from ear to ear, and
no human power could relieve her,
bot she (her mother would come again on
Aug. / LAT which time she would be able TO
talk with her friends again for an hour or
go, but no more. She states that when
her mother touches her throat che can
speak at once, but only for the time stated.
Her mother also gives her particular In.
suuciions 10 have her lips wrapped in
fiannels by August l2, or neglectiug TO
do this shs would lose the use Of them.
There il nothing excitable about the girl,
and her conversation IL Straightforward
and rational, given without any apparent
constraint or make up. She is a strict
believer in God, aad has been member
OF the church ever since she was nine
years Of sge. A number Of physicians
have visited her. bat all pronounce her
case one that bsffles their comprehension,
and beyond their medical skill. Yester.
day the house was crowded the entire
day, but the effect Of company in a crowd
does not seem to annoy her in the least,
and she sits calmly writing answers 70 all
questions asked; but IL q firm believer
In the visions seen, and feels confident
that on the 18th Of next month her moth.
er will appear again, and release the
trouble in her throat, allowing her 10 talk
with her friends. To say the least, 1t Ia
one Of the most extraordinary circum.
stances that have come under the notice
OF the medical faculty. or, in fact, any
person else for a long time.