The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
HIS VISION IS PERVERTED.
A Bow who Writes backward. but see.
n ~ m Written Corrertiv.

II - N Written Correctly.
A remarkable case OF what. for want
Of a better name. Is termed perverted
vision Is just now attracting much at
iention in North iamS, Mass. Tho
yictim Of this - e malady Is John
Ghslotti, a six---4--old boy who at
tends the public schools OF that city.
Physically and mentally. 90 far as SCI
entists and physicians can determine.
he Ia no way differs from other boys
OF his age. except that Il Is practically
Impossible for him 10 write In the or
binary manner. He uses his left hand.
writing from right 10 left. forming his
letters and sentences backward. T.ls
popularity Of the boy was noticed as
soon as he began TO take writing les
sons. Tie learned the letters quickly.
and wrote rapidly for one 20 young.
but his writing was invariably In the
reverse order. Starting from the wrong
side OF the page he would cover his
copybook with characters which looked
unlike anything called writing. but n
the page was held before a mirror the
reflection was perfectly leglble and APP
peared Ike ordinary writing. Strange
to say he makes figures In the proper
manner Yet he cannot explain the
difference between writing figures from
lett 70 right and letters Jus, the re-
verse Il seems impossible TO teach
this child that there Is anything Pc
ouliar about his ehirography. and he
persists that his handwriting Is like
that OF any other person. One may
guide his right hand over q line OF
copy In the proper manner. but the mo-
meni his hand IA released he instantly
changes the pencil 10 bis left hand and
commences 10 write IN his through
the-looking-glass fashion. Another Pc
euliar feature OF this perverted vision
Is that apparently he has no dlmeulty
IN writing the Handwriting Of other
persons, although there % such a diff
Terence between his own and that OF
others. His teacher. Miss Alice c.
Buckley, says that he evidently tries
very hard 10 DO az he "a told. but Il
Is as diihcult Tor him 10 write In the
ordinary manner az Il would be for
another 70 practice his unique method.
She cannot make up her mind whether
his difficulty comes from a defect In
his eyes or from the fact that he Is
LEFT handed. but she has little hope Of
remedy unless she can Induce the child
10 use his right hand. DR.. c. W.
Wright Of North Adams. specialist
on the eye. after a number OF exam
nations Of the boys eyes. has arrived
az the conclusion that the child il. 70
use his own expression. "a freak OF ma.
ture.' lie does not. however. think
that there IL any unusual crossing Of
the nerve fbres % the eye. The doc.
tor. In all his years OF experience
never met with an analogous case
Some years ago a returning Arctic ex.
plorer told Of a number OF Esqulmaul
whom be met In the north 90 Green.
land. who. when he gave them som,
eolored autographs. persisted In hang
ing them upside down. and when asket
Why they dld 90 declared that onll
when they were 20 hung did they ap
pear natural. To these natives the &C
teal individual or object seemed q
occupy proper position. but In IN
case Of pictures. apparently. the,
found Il necessary 70 reverse them Il
order TO appreciate them.