Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-02
Hearing without Ears.

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jimmy client and humane people, to wit.
ANY yes, zee ,he wonderful scene of number
h No. Pess nersons from the Deaf and
il his l.s u," Institute. who were made to hear
'u pnch their tseth! They had all been
fectonssI I. some from birth and some from
b as thev =" There we're four pretty, pleas
used the nt.Ioaiking girls. and SIX or eight
the pur l;,h. bows. One of the boys had lost
be lash i, y arms. but the poor fellow had been
gu rht the sign language by his loving,
pur horse .:ant teacher, and could show that he
lch.load aiisrstood it by waving and lifting his
boz. : ,.Yn s We arms ai we're seated fine
at a good Ling gentleman got up aud said
Girards Vv 'I Inye been deaf for twenty years.
have tried all manner of speaking
changed .rmrets. which did me very little
ew horse onI and had made up my mind
stranger ,t for the rest of my life, must
ble-mau h l inar hear nv childrens voices, never
ly, as tb, .sn 70 the sound of sweet music, but
s'. lend a sad, silent life. One day, 1
[schievou, ,"s talking to friend with my watch
! Jimmy nv hand, and carelessly placed it
one OF tbs rnst nv teeth. 10 my establishment,
he Leader e"I,inly heard the ticking of the watch,
way. The hmoh it was utterly silent when
tely into fiarea at nv ear. 1 began to make ex
srmeuts. l held piece of bent met
lscles into IN nv teeth 1 tried a tuning fork.
STEADY remembered that Beethoven, the
Pht Of t6s treat composer, who became very deaf
and ben pLl A metallic rod between his teeth,
|Le other end resting on the sounding
the top oarl of his piano, and by this means
crossing "a WAS able to hear the perfect music
for ma. rbich his brain had produced. test
road raa Il various ways of hearing through the
, unSaled Goth. and now, after many trials,
eyes on ave perfected this, and he held up
md on hi rbat looked exactly like "a fan. "This,"
re continued, sis the audiphone. It
d rein hi made of flexible, polished, carbon
IS of soi zsl rubber Fine silk cords, attached
lie coul o the upper edge, bend 1t over, and
re fastened by wedge in the handle
~ to jump The tension is adjusted to suit the
3. " Tsk sound, as an opera-glass is adjusted to
the coacl nit distance. The top edge OF the fan
n arm an rests upon the upper teeth, and the
passenger kouud-waves strike its surface the vi
fulsed, bu braons are conveyed by the teeth and
The bones of the face to the acoustic
lmy's bod erve communicating with the brain,
idge iron 1t was almost impossible to believe,
thrown but the gentleman called up one of the
r fellow deaf mutes, and, standing just in front
Of him. gave u tremendous shout, which
made us all fairly bounce on our chairs,
Bag BIT, the boy did not start, or move so
much as an eye-lash, which showed
ery plainly that he had heard nothing
atn. 'u Then Mr.. Rhodes, for this is the name
i p ;"u aO Of the inventor of the audiphone, ar
N. to G," he boys hand adjusting it to his teeth
" y. J no Then, "a, g. c." said Mr.. Rhodes, in
,jn;t =, wv an ordinary tone. At the sound, the
"olns boy started, his face flushed, and he
b,n O =. raised his hand with quick surprised
80 ,e;ar. melton He heard for the first time in his
w az wv, wo, yt' He did not know what the sounds
,n - &c on meant because to deaf person Eng
e ,;n ,rIa ISL speech might as we'll be Greek-a
''''D deaf PERSONS mind is perfect blank
. ,;oos rs to the meanings Of sound, though
d r.eI IN, be may be able to talk fast enough on
n a nn..I,l bis fingers. Then Mr.. Rhodes went
a,v nra,, ehind the boy and said: "A. B, c."
J - p;sss little louder, and his teacher made
: ri t The signs of the letters at the same
md raw Of ime-the boy gave skip of delight.
Lor, III making the letters also.
p -, cotbs Then lady played OH the piano, and
hon nr ror The boy heard music for the first tme
praiS sam bis hand moved up and Gown with q
nnd wher lythmlc motion, az if keeping time to
Ill mn easant sounds.
ho,tom Then another boy was called, and the
tlv rouud same experiments were tried, the first
or ribbon boy looking eagerly on, and talking as
| last as his fingers would go, to the rest
Taka an y the class. The second boy said in
scant bal rsro Ia, lanS uaee, INA, ne couiu near
sugar, tw Lon,,, ~. ~: 'ounu i. 1'uo'oS
to II boil his "t.', AZ Iilu enough W hearly crack
together ,e,,;n nu'i' pu' ne showed no sign OF
Minutes been like a broadside of cannons.
nuart But with the audiphone to his teeth
,,uS car le heard everything. All the boys
While tn were tried IN turn, with nearly the
ike deli w ~Io saecess even TO the poor fellow
of Baker hall Nv arms. Inc audiphone was
! Of sursr Ield to his teeth, and such flood of
PIT then happiness came over his face, and
hot dr poured out of his eyes, that my own
than tur yves were blinded with tears. The
sboul 70 nch tones of parlor organ, which a
ouble th ssa'en present played upon,
careful Il seemed almost to translate him from
snpar 70 ttar'h TO heaven. 1t was not music to
u1A' 1t was sweet melodious sound,
Tho A vol le revelation of sense which gave
Dnonful; ua new and intense happiness.
espoonul r,a, .u now now one OF the girls, pale,
bonfnl. tl1e!y little thing, was called to the
@oie, The audiphone was placed to
;oaro has sef teeth, and Mr.. Rhodes made
b the dos vuuu: hope you understand that it
al in th s sas OF no use for him to ask ques-
|l;cable WV svn, because deaf person has to be.
4 deg gu IKE baby to understand the mean
* in hi W.. ~s Oh sound; the deaf must be edu-
IN strea a leu as to what an articulate sound is
objects ii III 'eil them. 1t would be with them
living thu "A w. teaching baby to talk.
p thinks w.. MGen the girl heard the sound, what
it hold ,o s'auy her face became Waves of
Int cod s U's color passed over her cheeks her
- pruied s. va were uplifted, her hand was
Ice. The L earo, the forefinger pointing to
The re P'.
hi, teeth naI now Mr.. Rhodes brought out
ton Of an lumoer OF flat boxes, each holding
says th| raSa aaiphone. He took them out, and
same i'd T Tbo. one to each of the deaf mutes.
laughinl verv ya, iaay present sang an echo song