Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20
rE7IG WITHOUT EYES.
Experiences Of Young Man
sifa1- gIiad for Ten Years

-A-. lost my eyes, more tuaH tSn
ever '.- have seemed TO see with my
yea. trrlv with certain region Vi
Is. lg- . - placed the tip Of MS mid
Fratly on his loIeneau' as II
4 nervous disturbance anu t
HeJ with Do the peflLleteI u
... ls--erthan the PAIN OF hdiltl'
NJ 40 the slIgnt uepIesslou ~
s-.--zI Bone, just above ana Det"eeI
i-~.- margins 81 Inc eyeoIOns' a aIl
1870 al I-regulaI4F oFdI n5 10 ~
l-A'i init NJ which barely turned the
sll--i-- r--satb the roots Of the hair.
cur -T-r of nv brain that l seem
.r e. be- continued piacidly. III
--ry .Hlr ] know what IS gong
ls A and the relative direction 70
% -l--1u- with whom ! talk, and
~ another, but j have IN THIS
81 f.. brain Just as distinct ana
...-. ~ scenes. faces, figures and
WV rr- as ever lad when IN the
..-5rr If my senses. Ana the
i-- SIND about DO is that my I'M
generally prove 90 be correct.
n example turning 10 one OF the
~. If-lt complexion. tall and
-.sHv bald, with blue eyes,
s.r ana q fun beard slightly
So. wear q Iduuty gray sack
20 -r.-a plaid. with vest Of the
.-. Material and gray trousers, WIN
-..-.- Hr different shades. our
---s-- F. I'D Ribbed silk Cf the Lord stan
-.-rs--.-r with q diamond pm"
Har- Ul the group, four m all,
a MI tie Young man with Two
-e.-ar.-. stared 40 one another IN blank
=-.garart. The description could not
---. H...r more accurate in its terms If
81. Sind man bad been possessed OF
dozen r.lr5 rl perfect eyes with Wnlch 70
rEa LIS observations. Ihey We're
---1a-# about the heater IN large
7 Store hard by Printing House
~ra Sew York, and the speaker WnO'
rt,vrl standing his uhrmity, has punt
rralar-a business in cigars, had joined
s. rq--r not five minutes before. He
ia, slender 1.-THE, muscular man,
F-a.-aE .r perfect taste, self-pOssessed
srf natural iu his manner. He carried
a T-h- walking stick in his right hand,
moved with the easy grace Of person in
rrs,as. ri all his senses, and without
fs least glsti-a Of the cropping uncer-
tfirfr and caution Of a blind man. On
careful inspection an ordinary observer
would have noticed that his eyes were
unnatural. but be turned his head so
naturally aud yiyaci1usly from one to
another % speaking, and withal behaved
81 thor -lly like q person with two
good eyes u his head, that one could
hardly believe that both Orbs had been
euuc.glreI, leaving two stumps only Of
tie 0pr nerve.
.Nl~ describe me-" said one Of the
rlrtt. iluhter of the medical pro-
lesion. who believed I'm nothing but
tissues and functions, and did not deny
fqtauan might have q soul, but aYerred
that neither dissection nor experiment
bad ever furnished any evidence in sup
uart OIL Che hypothesis. Describe me,
and I'm believe in your brain vision
Tie blind man turned his glass ewes
toward the ~keptic and answered with
tue prUmruude and absence Of hesitancy
ut one stating q fact Of direct Observa-
ton. -l on are dark. with a very pale,
translucent. delicate complexion; dark
gray ewes, hair almost black, with gray
sTeIks about the temples; Greek features
cut ike cameo; heavily bearded on the
upper liI, but elsewhere clearly shayen.
You appear tp he about So years Old; YOU
a7g OF slight figure, and YOU wear a
dark cltaWay coat, with vest Of material
The sam. rs the coat; gray trousers, with
pale -u.l color, confined 40 the throat BY
q silver ring 0ruamented with a dogs
lgIJ."
Unless some Kind of cerebral image Of
surrounding objects were formed ii was
absolutely impossible for the Young man
% give .u detail such an accurate
description 70 the medical man, with
accessories 90 dress, etc.
self .- .rnrrHTE4 f.T. H.- al ,,,-r-s,,.T.-
y have often heard blind men declare
That they could see with the anterior pOr-
uln g. --e brain, and persons under the
l-l influence Of ana sthetics often say
t-Ai they have seen every movement of
i-- surgeons during the operation. not
WIN ll--- eyes, but with the middle part
q NE forehead. But I never took any
s,-lh DID, >-.l assertions, uOteveu enough
90 testt--m.
ile t-.l man went on to tell his story.
Ae.e IMAM t-l years ago, in consequence
Y. on li-lmmdtory affection, both ewes
were emu. .ei.ed. lie was then Is wears
a-t' 40 lrst he was perfectly be-
ntltle. lJ the loss, but gradually his
---.t----- senses, tact and hearing in
ls--it4l-- became maryelOuslv acute.
S-l So accurate that he could estimate
Instances and the directions of foreign
.s4-es WIN the quickness and exactitude
= Vision. While with the tlps Of his fin
- -e could discriminate cOlOrs and
T -- With wonderful accuracy.
--'-.-. --.1rs have different tempera-
80 7. me trained sense, but he ascribed
e-.---t 20 perception in this respect
-- i----Lce the existence Of which he
E--+ Suspicion until he lost his sight,
-'sa... also, q sO-called new sense
~ t.Hlel. He became abnOrmallv
T.-'e - vibrations In the atmosphere
~. ground beneath his feet. In
f75-..,- ~ vas soon able 10 distinguish
r.r.-t % Incredible distances on the
49, -.-.----, ana even In buildings a square
- --"at. He has, with this strange
f--t--- q the footsteps Of "a person
er.s-- lss, and heard the person
mat distance away. walk
W. .-l-s ~ stairs and enter q room
s-f ~ '.s--ls every movement. pause
F- .-. , ,-.-.-.--l OF gait as exactly though
49, e SEE through brick walls. At
49, 80 unnatural constituencies To
H. ---,-7 disturbed him exceedingly.
q -.---,' ny sleep; the bed seemed to be
c7-i-S- NioFatory phenomena. dis
commits .-- harmonious, mixed and
h1v-----7 50 laeNtrleably. After a while.
~ .bs-- Al> nerves became habituated
~ 49, .-elomena; and they subserved
r. ~ 50 lt sensation and parcention
IN ~ Il extraordinary wav. He can
F... yellow, green. blue and violet
u5E - PIC another by the manner in
- tFs --s-.ed the tips Of his fingers
M H. q any exposed surface
a,5r --ltrenCe in temperature
h-tt-- =- taatIs perceptible to him.
ezsrtis.s .- 5-.alSe influence that each
tra. % .e pendent Of mere tempera-
en- r--. a-l"s the cars on the differ
tuu ~ street railway in the CITY
t5ns n.y., ---,1er by the different vibra-
aud es- -.,d ly them when in motion.
.r1n $50 - =lisl an Eighth avenue car
ainty. q Nesey street with GER
sail iI lever Ioa5le myself to inquire he
and r---- -o.e than one Of YOU would
would ..1 =, INTO the wrong car. some
U5rafi-T. u Authorization: but the
T5e1 r--.o- lle atmosphere about me.
notion ~ II, would say that il is not I'M
Car as IT, s ..-.' aIe Just as distinct to nv
ins-r-.----- sound OF a voice or n rnusicaI
hs5-,;sg5I And they are yvondayf,,II,-
vo-,L strangely melOdiOus soroot;,',o':
hsrs-- '.s-ls ones ewes to hear ~,
uusieSl exception Of the low. sino11sr
IN. -es mat a tree makes in Grow
tlnk o.. e--sn put my ear against tbe
l.a1i1-- n. sapHng FOR the pleasure of
ton ba5-..e & music that is beyond deserin-
vas ir So -.--l; and last summer. when !
oaz from .--ol--97try, l learned to tell an
and 81 - -1tle, pine from a hickory
has n the music Of each for 'aacb
ton r- peculiar melody ana n,1ISa
s-tis,- ----4 almost write a booI- an ~.
s-uus- e.l mean to take another
T-sWf... u If ! should live so lone
eo1t.r-- me has a low. soft. sweIIinS,
-1lor. 81 use. which, though moDSS,,
-rse, when listened Ia for