Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-04-02
ERNEST FREyERT'S CASE.
More of the Boy at the Home, Wiz
Became Blind, Deaf, Dumb an,
Insane, in Three Days.

Insane, in Three Days.
Ernest Frever', the young lad i
The Orphans Home who brcam
blind, deaf, dumb and crazy il :
lew DAYS, and as rap dly recnvere :,
! resents "a rather curious study
those VIII care to investigate th
queer things which sometimes hap
pen to the human brain and body.
| He first became deaf abou tie
days ago, and soon afterwards be
came totally blind, and for about -
hours was dumb
The next stage of his mysterious
malady was not insanity as repor ed,
but he pass 4 into state IF temp
rary del rum
His dumbness was first manifested
when he attempted to say good
morning to Mr. Grlmmon, the
Superintendent of the Home His
! lips went through the mot on Of
| speaking, and bis face was painful y
t listed in his frantic attempts to
talk, but no sound passed his lips.
Seeing that the boy who is about 9
years of age-was suffering in some
way, Mrs. Grimmon took him aside
and asked him what(was the matter,
but he could Only make wry faces
and point in dumb show to his
mouth.
Cant you talk, Ernestl
He shook his head and then burst
into tears
The Home physician was called in
the same It " and made an examina
ton of his vocal organs, but nothing
seemed the matter with tlem, AND
h was able to talk IN few hours.
LOSES MS HEARING.
He first manifested the loss OF his
hearing, (Which followed the regain
ing Of his soerch), by crying piteous
Iy when the Home Superintendent
left the room Wh,n c He'd ana
spoken to he PAID II" attention, and
loud noise made close behind his
ear did not startle HIM. THIS condi>
tioa lasted nea ly week.
HE BECOMES BLIND.
But there was new surprise in
store for the Home people when the
discovery was made that Ernest was
blind
One morning, when the bell rang
for the inmates OF he Home to get
up, he left his bed, but was observed
grouping about for his clothes and
stumbling agaiust the furniture
Some Of BIZ nrades rep ,rted his
condition to erlntendent, who
was at FIRST dist q to bslisve that
he was shamming, but soon felt con-
WINGED that he was not, as the boy
stumbled againss the stove and
burned himself before he realized
what it was
Several tess were made which con
WINGED everybody that he was indeed
blind, although his eyes did not indi-
cate it.
A box of matches was placed in
his hand, and he was told to light
lamp. He lighted the match, and
not seeing any light threw it bu ming
to the floor and proceeded to light
another
He held one until it warmed his
fingers, and then shrank back in |
horror and pressed his hand over his
eyes.
When he fully realized that he was
blind, he dropped his head on his
arm as it lay on the table, and sob !
bed pitifully.
w en- the Home physician arrived
All examination was made of his eyes,
but there was nothing in their out
ward appearance to indicate their
lack of sight.
"Can you see anything at all!'
The boy shook his head.
ANY faint lightl'
Another shake.
Next day he began acting in
foolish manner and indulged in
strange antics
Tins continued several hours, until
AMI Raging ne fell to tie
1oor in conyulsioAs, and rolled abou,
IS if in pain. He writhed, taissed, |
md beat the floor With his hands.
HIS VOICE COMES BACK
Then his speech returned, and in
he most unex pected way. 1t came
n probablv the most natural way