The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
ETA,s WHISTLING LARYNy.
The Remarkable Musical Equipment or q
Little Girl OF New Haven.

From the Nctr Huren Ersnin0 Register.
One of the most remarkable Instances of
,pmsdtiaI . ans'omihr al ihN, 4rsn q %T"MG to !"
New Haven. The. circumstances are as yet
unknown to the New. Haven. physicians and
to whose attention tho case has Leen
brought, pron9unces it TIE most remarkable
mans parlance, Is known as that of II Wits
thing ~larynx, though the doctors have a tech
a are1t confusing %ftnG lSr to Il the aver Average ~ a" int %dfe s%an" The
individual IN whom this, peculiarity has de
y;Sslopsd is the lyle dapEhter Of Mr.; and Mrs.
eight years old, and. notwithstanding her
youth, the case Is. remarkably well deyelopcd.
tie without the use of her lips, pharynN, palate,
or cheeks, all Of which are brought INTO play by
Eva aave the trst manifestation Of her lar.
yngcal whistling ability when but two years Of
age. Mr.. Spear lived near "a talking parrot,
which was very apt Mt mllnlrking CONVERSE
tons between the members of the family. On
one OCCASION he repeated a renark made by
ished to hear the little ono repeat the remark
in an exact imitation or the manner in which
1t was repeated By the bird, Her astonish-
tie one mimicked the whistle Of the parrot APP
parently. without the slightest effort, 1t was
duced by the lips and tongue, as people or
dinarIiy whistle, but by the throat or some
Ia whistle In this peculiar manner, until she
now whistles popular airs, or such %sratcheS Of
them as she hears, WITHOUT NSllS llCF ups.
Prof. BOnncy, the musical Instructor. was
greatly Interested upon learning of ENn's
whistling ability and At once manifested n de,
sire TO investigate the case. lie listened
TO an imprOmptu performance by the little
the case worthy OF the attention not only Of
the medical profession, hut Of the musical
instructors. At present Eya's whistling is CON
fined TO those snatches Of popular songs which
she hears her sisters play On the piano aud to
he, hymns which are common IN tho house
hold. She has no technical knowledge Of mu-
sic, hut whistles "Oy ear" When she f. doing
so her lips are as they would hc when at peT-
feet rest. There is not the slightest cont ar-
ton Of them or any movement She whistles
equally we'll with her mouth tightly closed.
pom attempting a hla, note however, sho
would in Alternating t!c same thing. How.
ever, there Is no suggestion OF singing in her
whistling,
similar 10 that produced by one proficient IN
mimickiug the notCs Of - horn, thuugh Of u
much tGeE and clearer tone; The notes ara
tone seldom or never heard In ordinary whis,
Ting, and tho high ones with. II clcarncss and
fulpess beyond anything produced hy the most
artistic whistler ~ the ordinary kind. Mile
nothing of the nucuess Of the ordinary Wills
thing Is lost, the strength and volume of the
dured, aud from this fact would be a vast i'm
proyement over ordinary whistling when per
formed In the presence Of an audience.
Eva Is somewhat shy in exhibiting her nc.
COmplishmcnt before strangers, but amuses
herself and her parents ana sisters with il in
the family, as any boy might 10y whisIlius In The
time worn fushInu common 10 All hlNs,
No attempt has ever been made To cultivate A.,
as Eva has only begun 20 take lessons on tho
PIANO, hHt even nnw ihere II n s9ggestlgn 81 az
MARBLES when the little one attempts such
melodies as The Whistllng Coon" or the
q half octsves. She has discovered that she
can whistle even when holding the tongue be-
tween tho index finger and the thumb.