New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-03
sIGHT gIVEN TO A SEXAGBNIRIAN WHO
VAS BORN BEND.
from The Philadelphia Record Apra 20.

An aid coOred woman was sewing by the
light of oil lamp IN tue roni room OF small mouse on
Gem rest near Ely, Germantown last evening Inere
WAS something decidedly wonderful In TINS iact com
monplace as IL miah at first appear TIE woman Mrs.
Ua fic Holmes who Is sixty yelrs Old was pima rom
ner birth uut three weeks ago Mrs Holmes was porn
near 6aubddee on the Eastn sho OF MAY anu am
some relatives In Germantown She WAS several tllrs
taken 10 the Germantown HosIaa oa % ,t ~ 1 op
rirtS Dr. l. W. Fox one OF thu surgeons at the Hospt
raj was attracted by the PECULIARLY in tbe formation Of
her eyes aud made an examination. which Convinced
him that her sight might DC restored. nc gu
wooan's consent operation was not obtained wltn
out dieuty az she sad sire dreadfuly afeared OF
dem cut Doctors She, however found me opersIoh
ouife pauess Her eyes bandaged for eight dayF,
and size vas confined IN very dark room for several
days afterward. When the bandagcs we're taken on
sic was ast0nished. Although tue room was ustA
ennd see objects several feet distant but quite inois
Sinctly or "aIl mixed up" size aterward declored
Dr. Fox delighted at the success OF tue Operhon
winch consisted in the req oval OF rom c sa
eye BY what ia known as " Grarols met o. snu
awaited with great Interest the arrival OF he uy "neu
his 81 ject could taken iuio the light AZ lasl 81 VIZ
removed to one OF the wards OF the ho-p'sl wc ooEa
upon thr street, and the 0sndhge was re'noNed ihe
patIr n violently, and cried out as i WIN iear
and Tor quite nervous from the ertcts OF
shock For the frs time IN her life sac looked 9on
The eartn. The ;irst tnng q nouced was nie hoch
of splrrows in relating her experience 10 reporter
night she said that she thought they were easnp
although Strange TO say, few moments a'ierward sue
readiy distinguished watch Whioh wa shown her "
supposed that tina recognition was OWING 70 inc iac
that heard It's ticking and at once associated the Two
1t seemed kinder queer" abe said 10 the repor err
bat In wed thinss putty quick IL appears il 'S
soou able TO dstingdsi thOse OBJ CO WHICH sc %
Do On accustomed TO handle. such chair, door or
table she said t1at every thing seemed pretty ana ~
though at first all objects appeared TO her Dghi ana
shining ike H. became accustomed e. eOors
a "a can distinguish them very well. for lonS
lime distant objects appe red so near that she thougnt
thai shc could touch Them She begins % dis ngusn
distances great Owing TO her nrst impression
OF disia she Tor some time afraid To WALK win
her eyes open. the round or floor appearn tur way
of" IN strange contrast with ner Impression OF dF1aut
OBJECTS TIE popular impression That a peF.ou DOR
blind who restored 20 sight magines tina; men ana
women walking their hcaJs and trees 10, IKE
now makes mistakes quite udicrous as ~ the case OF
rie mistake NJ the birds for teaeups Tine blaze from
lap excl 90 the most lively surprise In her miDd she
idea what 1t and wuen II was brought near
her wanted TO pick itup When night approached upon
the day when she first used her eyes sue was IN night
fearing that losing the sight which she hau 80
wonderfully found after sixty yeas OF darkness