Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-09
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From the Omaha Daily Republican,
hrepresentatiye Of the Republican on
Invitation made visit to the Nebraska
Asylum for Deaf Mutes FOL witness the
trial Ct the Audiphone, An invention BY.
r. SlRhodes of Chicago. and saws: Arriy-
ing ut the institution the reporter found
M. Rhodes giving an audiphone lesson
70 nfteen deat-mutcs, who were assem-
bled in the parlor. Each pupil was using
e audlphone with results that were GER
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One young man told the reporter that
until yesterday he had never heard a
sound, but. could read and write well.
With this instrument he pronounced the
letters of the alphabet plairly. and We
venture to say in yery few months he
will be able to talk well. The first trouble
seems to be in the use Of the tongue and
lips to make sounds never heard before.
Miss Collins. of Falls CITY, tried the in
strument and could ,hear well, but not
her own voice, but when she was handed
the double audiphone, where the two
discs with their lower edges united, caused
her to hearher own voice for the first
times Words capnot express her aston
ishment. And all this is through the au-
ditory nerve with connection of the
teeth. The carbonized disc of rubber,
like fan, is held between the teeth, and
the external ear has nothing to do with
the sound. = s',>, - '~ -.
After the experiments by DR.. Rhodes
Prof. Gillespie. who has perhaps given
more attention to the oral instructions of
the deaf and dumb than any other teach
or in the west, took the class in hand. It
is well known that persons afflicted with
deafness watch the lips. TO prevent this
lip reading the professor held q book
before his mouth and told the pupils
who were standing with the audiphone
between their teeth, to indicate how
many times he said co." either once
or twice, and one or two fingers came
up from the whole class as lie called
the letter. =" =.
He then went over the scale rising an
octave, and each pupil singly followed
int0nation of his voice. He then went to
the other side Of the room, out of their
sight and called out letters and words,
which were promptly repeated, and all
this was done with only two days in
struction. The great success Of opening
a world, new world as it may be truth
fully said, to these deaf mutes in grand
work, and to stand among these intelli-
gent faces, who before never heard voice
or sound, and see the pleasure exhibited
at the prospect ofhearing and speaking
is better entertainment than the world Of
fashion can offer.
Amongst the bright scholars are two
sisters from Furnas county, who seemed
so apt to learn the use of the audiphone,
and Mrs. Grundy might straighten back
when we say that they are Indians. Yes;
two girls whose color would not indicate
the fact, but whose future will demon
strate two women educated at this in
stitution such as the world wants. State
institutions. should. be placed in the
hands of men who will look at the future
of those in their charge, and this great
western field for active labor of brains and
muscle is open. 4 great man once said,
1tsNature is true to herself,n and so it has
proved with those who have no chance to
hear the singing of birds or the voices Of
the winds among her pines. a. keener
perception, deeper thought, realiza-
ton Of natures works is all within the
minds of the deaf and dumb. This
fgreat invention opens up a new world to