The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-31
SIZE HAS A WONDERFUL TONGUE.
Crippled Girl Who supports Herself
in Remarkable Manner.


Miss Fannie w Tunison of Sag Harbor.
L. L., is probably the most wonderful Grip
pie IN the world Since the day of her
birth her hands, feet legs and arms have
been paralyzed, but being Of a most ambi-
tious nature and entire.y unwilling that
she should be only a useless burden to
those around her. she has by the most
untiring and painslaking efforts trained
her tongue to perform many of the duties
usually accomplished with the hands. Her
case, according to the best medical author
tiles, is without a parallel in the world,
and to those who have seen this young
lady at work it hardly seems possible
that she could do an that she claims.
Mss Tunison, who is about 80 years old
is in no way deformed; in fact, she is a
very good-lookng young lady, bright and
intelligent ard an excellent conversation
alist. She lives with her father and two
cousins in a little fsherman's cottage,
which was built by her grandfather
seafaring man and a soldier of the war of
1912.
Every morning Miss Tunison, who is an
early riser, is lifted by her father into her
invalids chair which has a c,ever,y con-
strucled work table attached TO IL. In this
chair she remains throughout the day
held in by a strong band. which also sup
ports her body, which is entirely power
less. In the winter her chair IS placed by
the front window, so that she can see the
people passing along the sidewalk, whEe
in summer she is wheeled out of doors ana
taken around the village. Everyone in
ihe place knows the young and cheerful
invalid.
From the time she is lifted into her chair
in the morning until she retires at night
she is never idle, as she is engaged in
painting pretty bookmarks and blotters,
embroidering doilies, mats and Tides, max
ing attractive table covers, linen outline
quilts or quilts OF craze, outline
patchwork. All of this work is
done with her tongue and
mouth and without the slight
est assistance. as she threads her needle.
knots her thread and even uses pair of
scissors with her tongue. She will take
a needle out of her needle book by little
lead weigh. which holds IL down and then
places II standing up in her work After
the thread is wound off the regular length
she cuts 1t off with her scissors. her tongue
takes up the thread and in some strange
way II is passed through the eye Of the
needle. She passes the needle through
the work which she is holding then throws
the work over and holds it down by
wight and draws the needle through with
her tongue This she will continue to do I'M
til her work Is done.
In drawing she uses wax crayons or solt
lead pencils She Is fond Of drawing flow
ers with colored wax crayons and when
II ia taken into consideration that she has
not the use OF her hands but only her
tongue 20 do II with she arrives at some
king results In stringing beads she
is remarkably dexterous. She will place
the needle after 1t is threaded upright in
The cloth to hold it,, and then with her
tongue she will pick up some beads, one
bv one and place them on the needle.
When the needle is full she will take 1t
out Of the cloth and let the beads pass
down on the thread and then put the
needle in place again for more.
She has a metalaphone, on which she
loves to play occasionally 70 amuse her
self and viii often. when she mas friends
In to see her show then how she uses IT,
She places the instrument on the table.
and. holding the malet IN her teeth, VIII
manipulate It dexterously with her tongue.