Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-08
Stannmering.

NJ Legouve has no great faith in the perma-
nent cure OF stammering when its cause is Or
ganic, that Is, resulting from some defect or i'm
perfect action of the organs of speech-in which
case, it is the medical mans business to find a
remedy. Although that form of stammering
occurs with all the consonants, still the STAN
merer finds that some letters of the alphabet
are more especially his enemies than they rest
just as horse will Shy at certain objects, while
he passes others with Indifference. M. Got, the
s0ttetdu'e OF the Coincide Franchise, who is now
both favorite and an authority with the Lon
don public. cleverly turned the fact to account.
Legouve had written, in collaboration with
Scribe, comedy, in which one of tie drunldtis
pe,sonae, who stammered, was Ii. ant to be,
though laughable, not ridiculous, but at times
even touching, M. Got cheerfuly undertook the
part, but after study, found difficulty in carry
ing out the authors intention. One day, how
ever, heI came to rehearsal triumphant 81
have 1t at last" he said 81 have been observ-
Ing sundry stammerers, and l intend to STAN
mer at two consonants only, always the same
'p' and Cd In this way am relieved from in
cessant stammering, and the part loses the
monotony of an unvarying DEFECT. only it
makes little more work for you my dear a,l-
thor. You must enrich my part with few al
d1t1onal p'S and DIS; will show you the points
a brilliant success. Medical skill has made
many efforts to overcome organic Stammerlng.
Temporary alterations, intermittences, have
been obtained, but hardly single radical cure
Certain specialists have advertised in the journ-
ais the number of marvellous cases in which
they have succeeded, but contradictory facts
ABOUND. In his youth, M. LegOuve WaS1nV1ted to
ball given by doctor famous for his treat
ment OF this peculiar defect, and who has really
rendered good service to the art of speaking by
his theoretical laborS. Monsieur" asked Le-
you've OF gentleman near him, ''will you be
our rts-d-ris in the next quadrille?" "W-w-
with p-p-pleaSure, M-m-monsieur." .sAh! here
Is an uncured PATIENT" was the unuttered OBJ
Servation. Soon, refreshments were handed
round. Monsieur" he said to another young
man, would you be so good as to reach me an
1ce?". C-c-certainly. Th-there it is" another
Stammerer!" EncOunter1ng an old school fe-
low, he was welcomed with: ''Ah-ah! y-y-you
here, t-t-too! D-d-do y-y-you remember how 1
used TO St-ta-stammer at SCHOOL," .:AsSuradly
do" Well c-c-consulted NJ. Co COLOMBIAN
am co-co-completely cu-cu-cured." Often the
the mind stammers, because the character STAN
mers, because you do not know exactly
what you mean or wish to say, because
you are bashful, or in rage, Or want to talk
too fast. Impotence, timidity the absence of
clear 1deas-such are the causes of this sort OF
stammering, which is not without It's remedy
AccuStOm yourself to speak slowly, and to
speak only when you are cool and calm and
you will cease to Stammer. distinguished
singer, who might be named, stammers slightly
when he speaks, but never when he sings.
Why? Because While singing. he is on sure
ground. Study and practice have made him
master OF his voice and his delivery as long as
the words are combined with song: but as soon
as he begins to talk his natural timidity makes
him fall into the old uncertainties OF pronuncis-
ton. The artist is gone, the man remains and
the Stammerer reappearS.-fA Al the Year R1LaI