New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
NOTES ON STUTTERIN G.
From The Detroit Post.


"A-a-a-re y-y-yOu the st-u-u-t-t-teTng doctor "
asked a much excited man of gentleman VINO was
seated comfortably in the parlor of the Griswoid
House.
mo sir, but claim to cure suffering and STAN
merlng" said tho doctor courteously. You seem
to have serious impeachment ~ your speechf'
in awfully mixed tones. disappointment isn't any
n-n-name for it'll S-s-say, doctor, If yy-you ocean
c-c-eure mm-lne III g,g-give y-y,you f-f-t-f-f :"
Whether be was going TO say i've dollars or five
hundred will never be known; his jaws kept pal
plating, his eyes rolled ana his mouth remained
open, but SOUND there was none. The doctor mo-
toned HIM to sit down, and made a careful investi-
CATION OF Ills vocal chords after which he remarked
simply:
"Go-o-oo-d." said the patient; ",y-y-y-see |
M III III AXE l-l-l-ove-'
You had better write what you have TO say" ine
terposed the doctor, handing him card and SencI
and in weeks you can tell the rest of the story
without a stamuer. l invite all present 10 come
and hear you al the expiration of that time"
The doctor does not claim to cure every case, as
there is occasionally malformatlOn OF the vocal
organs which can never be renedied but he does
not undertake such cases. L pom Delng askeu now
many lazy patients presented themselves TO be
cured of suffering he said not one per cent Oh tho
cases were women. hey controlled all impede
ments of speech by wlll-power
he truth u.s." said the doctor. suffering Is
simply nervous embarrassment in its worst state.
at Ills worst as he is excited and bashiul. woman
no calls Oh me will not talk at all she briggs
some friend along to describe her case. stutter-
ngD continued The doctor, is as contagious az q
disease and usually begins by the person acqur.
ing the habit in childhood. Children are natural
minics and are almost sure to SHUTTER II they near
some one speaking III that way tits almost ilnpOs-
slble Tor older people 10 hear 1t and not feel DIS
posed To affect the habit"
There are various ways by which the sufferer or
stammeTer-the terms ale OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to overcome his deforInity OF speech, one method
being to exclude all saliva from the mouth, another
to count silently, another TO hold pebbles IN tho
mouth as Demostnenes did when he walked on the
seashore ami communed with the waves. IL Is D
known fact that a man can be q confirmed slut
tererer and yet sing as well as any one,
and il is recorded of young lady that when her
lover had dozen times attempted TO pop the ques-
ton. each time giving up In despair and making an
ignomni0us retreat after such an attempt asI.
'W-w-w-ill you m-In-m-m M When the gr,
quietly remarked; If you can't say IL sing IT,
and the youth bawled out IN melodious measure,
"Will you marry me ~ and relieved her OK further
suspense. -.
Al suffering farmer who was driving INTO town
with a load of wood, met man VINO asked MN.
"s-s-say, m-m-m-ister. now mucn dido y-you ssk
fury "N-n-n-one Of y-y-your business; J7J-Just
w-w-wat till get down and I'll t-t-t-ei y-y-y9ug'
Fortunately n third party came along Just then
who explained 10 the farmer that the man was nos
making fun Of him. but was sufferer ike hi'
self
Two stammersrs meet at the depot; said the first
onei ..
"W-w-here a-a,srey;y-yOu g.S-o-o-ingT1
"W-w-w-why,D said tho other, "I-l.l-a-a-an
g-g-g-oing to N.N-N-ew Y-Y.Y-ork to g-s-gea
c-o-cured of stu-u-utteringp
"Th-h-h-afs t-t-ho p-p.p-iace ito g-g-g2., san
the first one, "t-t-thaps w-w-wheio Iii was