The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
NeW York Hcrnid.

Neu YORK. HcroM.
Stammering and suffering are no,
permanently cured in New York by
simple method. Those Affections dIffe
but slightly. In one case there Is in
ability to pronounce certain words il
the other. certain sounds Neither &C
cOrdIng to New York professor, VIII
Is a graduate Of German college 70
the vocal organs, Is disease, but bot
are habits that will disappear undo
proper treatment.
The inability to talk plainly or to AZ
tlculate except with great effort, whel
due to organic trouble or malfOrmatiCn
does not come under the head Of STAN
merlng and is not within the scope 0
the suffering specialist.
''The whole thing is very simple,
said the professor, $50 simple that vO,
will smile when | tell you that the SOLE
and only cause Of suffering and STAN
merlng Is careless respiration People
who suffer from the Impediment have
only to pause, take in long breath
and then opening the mouth IN the
manner laid down in the charts uspc
by elocutiOnlsts, pronounce the wore
sharply. Have You never noticed the
remarkable TACT that people who are
lnveteratc stammerers are often accom-
plshed vOcalists? That is because in
the act OF singing respiration is done
In Il proper way.
s. novel fact is that the troubles Oh
stammererS or Sufferers lie entirely
with the vowel sounds. Patients dc
not seem 10 understand this. In de-
scrlblng their cases they will tell me
that they have difficulty in sounding
p or d. That Is where they are
wrong. They sound the cOnsOnant all
right, but stagger at the vowel. A pa
tlent comes to me, and | say to him.
say papa He Will commence p-n-n-
PIP, oh, professor, | c-c-c-c-c-c-an't say
p-p-p-ppapa-
1t Is at once apparent that his trou
be lies with the vowel "a Then the
treatment commences. Standing be-
lore him, | suggest that be take long
breath through the partially closed
'"H"th until the lungs are we'll filled
and then at the moment of exhaIat,on
following my direction, he opens the
mouth IN the proper manner as indi-
Gated by chart, and pronounces with
me IN high, mechanical voice. paw
paw. This is often repeated, the VOW
els being changed
Prom words we pass on to sentences
ana so on to Introduce in close cOnnec-
ton all the vowel sounds. The res-
plratlon before each vowel sound is
necessary. The treatment therefore
consists IN forming this habit. As the
patient pupil progresses the length ct
this respiration is reduced. the nro-
nunclatlon IS made in a lower mitch
ana III a few weeks, rarely over five.
the most lnveterate sufferer can talk
fnently and rapidly with no sign Of
his former affilctlon. But eternal vjo-
lance is necessary.
"Shorll the apparently cured ma
tlent become careless and forget the
necessity OF respiration as taught him
ne may relapse into his former
state, and then his traing must be done
all over again. 4 boy Is wears of ao..
was once brought to me. His v,s .
STUBBORN case, but IN six weeks | had
hlm talking all right. Time passed ~,
Tor two years. | frequently saw tho
boy at his fathers house and was do
lighted with the cure. Last su,,or
came to my institute. He was =.
DAD oil as when first met him.
1t seems that his father had sent
nlm on a short business trip to E,rone
way rom Inc restraining influence of
ne father, whose ears were ALWAYS alo,,
or any return OF his sons affi,ct,on
md much disturbed, as he exnl,inod
o me, by the noise Of the vessels M,
he became careless. and bav-
nS once reiapsed he became worse ev-
Try day, and was really forced to short
n his stay abroad and return - No..
ork for treatment.
He was a bright lad. who ro.d;1,
pplled himself to my rules. and IN :,
eek ne was all right again. As =
natter OF fac:, he need not to have
ONE back to me, but could have an
ned his old lessons with success
me herman government has long
'cosnlzed the Importance OF rat,o,al
eatinent OF vocal lmpediments and
'hool children afflicted in this man
er are put through a regular course
graduates OF the college at Franz
ri where this specially is taught in
'e government employ. The Cor
an treatment Is that of elono,t.
aiming in elocution.''
The habit of imperfect resnir,t i,, !;
morally found in connection win
me diseases OF childhood Ito ~.