Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-14
SOMETHING ABOUT SUFFERERS.
A Talk With the Man Who Cures Siam.
mering-HOw the Malady IL Acquired
BY AssOcfatiOn-The Aversion Of One
Sfutterer for Another.

Its terrible affliction. Yes, know: have
seen many cases worse than yours. Have you
always been so, or did 1t come from association?
I've seen folks stammer SO that they had to
stand on their heads to talk. Or rather, mean
/ they couldn't talk withous standing on their
head. Take seat; don't say a word; don't ex-
cite yourself by speaking until tell you,'' and
the professor of stammering settled the STAR
man into chair and began to instruct him as
to the causes of stammering.
"B-but-I-I-dont- broke out the
scribe
There now; stop. Say but"
but don't stammer,' cried THE STAR. "At
least didn't when came here. Ijust want to
talk about other folks who stammer."
The professor comprehende6 the situation.
.Stammering. Well starnmering is the
effect of a cause which is the effect of another
them. It is a peculiar sfiction. It has been
supposed to be incurable. Stammerers are
nervous because they stamlner and don't
pie stammer so that they have ut when they
60 to talk; One young fellow was brought
here by his father, and when asked him II
he wanted me to treat him, he puffed his clubs
out and began putting wind In jerks between
his aF and nav sna Sesns he ar ws
took him in charge, and In three quarters q an
There is a peculiarly about folks who STAN.
Tfsy sIes like each Others
and like to keep together But Sufferers
will run from each other and you can't offend
contact with another, SO that there should be
any apparent rivalry. have known very Be-
rious trouble to arise from two, strange slut
terers meeting each other. I know a white
man, who was nearly killed by q suffering
negro, who thought when he suffered back 4
Of him Down south there ey sa ease that sams
near resulting in duel. stranger In the place,
a young gentleman who was terribly afflicted
in his speech, was introduced TO young lady
al ball who was afflicted in the same way.
When he suffered out request for the next
dance she took great oftense because she
thought he was mimickng her inffrmity She
informed her brother and q challenge ensied,
but the seconds discovered the mistake"
Most of them, but not AL: heard of two
young men who suffered terribly. They We're
and the other acquired it through imitation,
because of his admiration for bis fiiicted friend
Families sometimes get to stanmering in this
suffering man and suffering woman marry
Ing. They would never get along with their
eourtshiP But sometimes woman win get to
stnmmering because of association with an af.
hicted husband, and the children viii follow Ii
up. 1t is not in this case an hereditary physi-
ton. once found an aunt and three nteees
who were afflicted in this way. They all lived
together, and their conversations were very re-
markable. cured them all
Stammering is an atfiiction that has kept
some of the wealthiest and most accomplished
young ladies and gentlemen almost as recluses
out OF society. heard of dhe very rich young
Virginia planter who became SO morose and
disguised. after spending any amount Of money
to get cured. that he withdrew from oil his as
socfations and married q negro wench. Some
folks are so sensitive about the matter that
they won't have anything to do with any.
body"
How long does 1t take you to cure bad
case? THE STAR KAN asked.
sometimes the professor replied az can
effect cure in half an hour; sometimes 1t takes
days or even week or two. 1t depends more
upon the intelligence OF the patient than upon
the severity Of the case. Twas travelling through
Virginia, and at one Of the little way stations
there was telegraph operator and express
agent who suffered SO at times that he would
fall right down on the foorin commissions while
trying to speak. 1t happened that the train
that brought me to his station also brought a
young man who was to take his place Oh &C
count of his inefficiency. I got on to the cir
cu1nstances in the case, and got OF the train
ahead of the relief operator and getting the
suffering man off in a back room of the station
succeeded in curing him from suffering while
the other was waiting to relieve him of his
job"