The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-18

stand the spoken language.
When the entire world was startled and
gladdened a few years ago By the mar
wells which human beings had worked In
the life OF that deaf. dumb and blind girl
Helen Keller, II was little thought that
within a very short time II would be made
possible for ali the dumb to be taught
10 speak plainly and distinctly. Yet that
very thing has been done, and the won
derful workings Of the methods of sci
ence have been so slowly but surely oper-
ated that today there are scores OF So
called mutes carrying on conversations
Just as though they had never been mutes
and just as though their ears were per-
feet.
But the teaching Of the dumb TO talk Is
not the most remarkable part Of what has
been done Berett entirely of hearing, the
twentieth century child when brought
under the proper influence, IS now en-
abled 20 hear. as they term the seeing
with the eyes. eyes which must be train
ed 10 a superior degree Of sensitiveness
No finger movement r. found necessary
so far as the deaf and dumb are con
cerned
Philadelphia has the distinction OF be-
ing the first city I'm the country with
home for the training OF speech In deaf
children which the legislative body Of the
state has recognized as worthy It's moral
and financial attention. At Belmont and
Monument avenues. in the Quaker city,
Is a home which has been the scene OF
surprising results.
When the writer called at the home the
other day he did not know that all these
mnrvela had been worked and for ten
minutes he carried on conversation with
children who seemed very Intelligent, but
all of whom seemed to have a sore throat
or something OF that sort, for 1t was
noticeable fact that when they spoke
their voices sounded very much like the
sounds emitted by q monograph. only
sharper and clearer and more In mono
tone than anything else. The visitor also
became n little nervous when he noticed
how the little eyes OF all present seemed
90 be all the timo focused on his features,
which we're not so particularly pleasing
nor so greatly favoring a monstrosity as
20 call for all this peculiar attention But
Il was all explained later when II be-
came known that all of the children spok-
en- 20 and speaking were what were previ-
ousiy called deaf mutes, and that II was
necessary for them to watch the lips OF
tho stranger in order that they might
understand what he was saying.
Wonderful photographs.
This school IN Philadelphia Is filled with
bright-appearing boys and girls OF ages
ranging from s to II years OF age. Photo
graphs show the method by which the art
OF speech Ia taught the children. The fair
maid who posed for the camera Is, or was,
deaf mute. and her name Is Anna
p'Angelis. being a niece OF the famous
comic opera singer, JEFF D'Angells. She
was born deaf. but is now one or the
brightest girls In the school.
Miss Ranhardt asked the girl what SEN
tence she would like 10 say. and have it
photographed. and she relied very dis
tinctiy. 81 can talk"
The elementary syllabies OF this short
sentence were caught In fiyo exposures
before tho camera
The elements OF which the word TT Is
composed consist OF the | and the e. The
mouth assumes half-oval shape as the
first half OF the word - spoken. Then the
lips draw together the tongue wedges In
between and tho ~ Is there. OF course,
as the child spoke It before the camera.
tribe more care had 20 he exercised than
when the ordinary conversation was car
ried on. But the demonstration OF tho
method was entirely successful as far ns
tho Grst word was concerned
Gan Is difficult expression to d.
vide" Miss Renhard, remarked. as the
camera was made ready for the second
word As the Eirl spoke tho mouth shaped
itself In peculiar fashion. tho tongue
went toward the roof Of the mouth, aud
the half-hlssine sound which issued was
produced by tho obstruction OF the organ
OF speech The second part OF can
brought the tongue directly downward.
but a slight difference was observed from
tho position IN the nrst word.
In tail" a circlc-llko movement OF
tho lips seemed to swell out the word at
once. From the throa. the vowel super
seded Tho more ilspluE consouant nich
oply lasted the fraction Of second. 60
appear aEain an the mouth closed
In saying that Anna gained "hcr faculty
% speech" the expression f. made Use OF
adviscdiy. since Mise GArrct. thc cead ~
the home said that child is not dumb
the home. said that q child ts uot dumb,
Alyaed To restore The organ by careful
training, a sort of MASSAGE ~ thc muscles
of the mouth O.. therefore. ono OF tho
purposes OF the home
How riley Are TauEht.
"And how do yoa start nT Sas tho
question which Mlss Garrett seemed pre-
pared g. answer tu an instant
An we really dcu Ht1i0.' she said.
with an amused smile. we simply talN
q he chtl3, just sa we woula go o. a
child with tho capacity ~ bearing, be-
cause in thAt Way tHe attention se 'f l'soii
tifectcd Go INC Ape 10 i7 aaton shinE to
know gnc mart5'rus power ot eKF.oaai'u
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thf mouth. The Cu-ssr rHaHt rHtntF. le-
might say
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