Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-28
A CURE FOB SHARPENING.
The Instructions Laid Down il az
q Old French Work.

q old French Work.
Ira Jones in Detroit Free Press
A few years ago in my wanderings among;
the old bookstores of New York, searching
for copies of rare works, a favorite pastime
of mine, in q store on Ann street, at the bot
tom of a pile of old magazines saw two vol
Hmes in paper covers, and on the back of each
was written the word with pen and ink, Cor
thophonaa." That is curious title, thought
l. Perhaps they are music books, for orthos
in Greek means fright" and phone, Sound"
They are either music OF books that treat on
the correct sound of something; we will dig
down and bring themto light anyhow. And
so we did, and when we reached them,
found they were tied together with piece
of faded blue ribbon. Having separated
them and seeking out ths title page Of the
first volume. found they were printed in Paris
and in the French language. The title in
English reads thus: 'HTreatiss on all De-
fects Of Speech, and Particularly on SIAM
mering OK Theoretical and Practical Re-
searches on Orthophony"
In looking through one found il contained
description Of the vocal organs, and a num-
Der Of rare anatomical engrnvings. I had
never met a book like this before nor since,
and Of course purchased the two volumes
and had them bound in ono, and there is the
book In its case opposite me as / write this
kster. Now do not wist to let this cure lie
buried in these volumes 0ive it In as COR
denssd form as I can in answer to a request
for . oure for ssamnscins: Draw a long
breath 50 Is to ELL the lossss with mir to their
fullest extent, and diSats Wa sentence you
wish to speak into syilables, beating time for
each syllable by bringing tho first finger Of the
right hand and thumb togsShsr. Have con-
fidsnos in yourself, and do not be embarrassed
in the presence Of strangers. Get some good
poem and read it through, always beating
time and drawing full breath at the end of
every second line. eGray's Eiegy in Coun-
try Churchyard" is good poem to reed; so
is Tassos Jerusalem Delivered" Shakes
peare, Virgil, by Dryden. or any good book
Of poetry will do.
II you have none of these, take the bible
and repeat the psalms OF David or the pro-
verbs OF Solomon, as 1 have directed, always
following the rule and reading aloud. You
must also use the measured syllables in con-
versation at home and in your workshop. If
you are q schoo boy, in your classes, take
care never commence to sprak wthout draw
ing full breath This rule must be followed
for at least four weeks, or perhaps longer if
an adult. Do not be ashamed of the monot-
ony of your measured syllables; be convinced
that your new method of speaking will not
last long, and that in all cases it is better
than the grilnaces and painful contortions of
the mouth that some stamnlerers have to
make in order to articulate certain words.
These directions, if faithfully and ener-
getically followed, VIII cure the worst case OF
stammering, If the upper and lower incisive
teeth are perfect, and the lips, tongue and
larynx are not deformed. The habit cannot
be broken too early; it grows with the age
Of the individual and gets fixed, so that it is
much easier to cure child when he is 10
years of age than when he is q.