The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-02

as De finished sketch more rapidly than
] could have done there is The s. re o,
f.a. heart. THE walls are in such . con
d.ti,n. and thus ana 50 Is likely q occur
iie put or bis tot and hurried away a
u Che incident had been one a the most
commonplace things in the world
4a-re is something uucanuy. but fas-
e.n1tns iu the look 81 The blind man as
he diagnoses a difficult case His eyes
strain impuf 'ontly his face quivers and
his whole body has tho intense alertuess
hat comes with concentrated mental ef-
fort BE makes bs Inquiries much as
ary physician does. except that he makes
fewer Of them. but looking on one gets
tho impression Of watching a man work
orr a point IN chess. There are no Pc
culiarties 81 form or Of feature either to
distract him or give him elcw
The facts are these now what do they
irdlcafc9" he seems 90 be asking himself
Taen n the case fails under the catalogue
81 heart or luuS diseases. he listens. list
ems intently with his ear 10 the back or
% the chest. His assistant straps over
tho patients pulse an instrument which
traces us movements on charcoal-coverod
paper. ard cOrroborates the evidence Of
tho ear
quick what do you hnd?'' asks the
blind doctor as he gropes impatiently for
the strip 81 paper which Is Of no use 70
MIN until the studens az his elbow has
translated "a for him. quite right.
could hear IL distinctly" He mods as he
turns TO the other physician and begins
a rapid diagnosis IN a low voice.
Among students at che medical col
leges the privilege Of being In al "one
Of Babcocks exumi ma ions" Is highly
priced All ~ DR. Baboock's practice r.
len.
read 90 him. make archaeological analy-
Sos and do such work as absolutely re-
qurcs sight He speaks with pathetic
discourngement Of blind men In che med
Zeal profession
what DIR. Dnbcock Thinks of His
Calling.
1T f. the worst calling in the world
for blind man" ne says. "Inded to-
day ] believe tnat 81 IL Impossible for
one without sight 20 study medicine as
&. should be studied. Twenty-Five years
ago. wacn ! began, the microscope was
little used. Surgery was not indispensa-
pie % medicine and not many physicians
touched he knife To-day everything Is
changed Scarcely diagnosis but re-
quircs the microscope"
but YOU have achieved success" rs the
reply that naturally rises 90 the Tins o.
May he co., De replies "but az what
q rriee' am an Old man az a. and YOU
see my hair s white. Why. y O'Clock At
night ana o'clock On the morning nnd
me always az work ! never rect Nv
assistants are reading 20 me and tran
scr.h.ng notes for me constantly. From
ihe time that I enter my ONCE IN the
mornsg mtl ] leave u az night I am
keyed up 20 tho highest tension. I had
y years OF inccssont study before I he.
gan to practice. ! have 10 depend upon
my imagination, my Intuition for a thou-
rthd things that another man gets by
rifht may say 7 think. that a very
strong imagination has helped me more
man nnf other one thing And then -
o. 2fids hosinungIy. u don't hook ike a
blind man Patients would lose coma
dence in mo % rroped about ike the
average eiehdcss man
~ IS true that Dr. Rahcock has nothine
~ the appearance of blndness Ua A.
AAnd ONE man with the face OF vvriter
rather than u p man o. science IA.
ewes are me, large and brown. deem set
niner h."Ny eyebrows His face r. color.
i"ss ana nis hair and moustache are
"hHc ne walks about his ONCE almost
seeing man ard on the street he Il
always accompanied BY his negro vaies
~. baccock says that he, ga not tako
up the study Of medicine because he seI,
any particular inclination for &. He frrt
thougnt o. law and was dlscourared. M,
the dihiculties that his friends set before
him
There are plenty OF people to discourage