The Taney County republican., 1905-05-04
A NEW.FouNo SENSE.
Sensation Of a Man When First Hs
Saw Light.

%" IiyHts
II the eyes of one who had never
seen were suddenly opened the world
would be a strange sight. We see not
only by means Of the physical powers
of the eye. but by experience. A blind
man whose sight is restored cannot
recognize his own wife until he touches
her face or hears her voice. A man
who had never seen until he was &c
years old has sent to the Problem. q
magazine for the blind. remarkable
account Of his experience when the
bandage was drawn from his eyes i'll
the hospital, and he was, as 1t were
born again into the world.
What saw frightened me. It was
so big and made such strange emotions.
l called out in terror and put out my
hand My fingers touched my nurses
face. I knew she was there, for she
had just taken the bandage from my
eyes. and | knew what | was touching
but did not know it was | saw
"'For mercy sake, what is it?' I
asked.
"The nurse answered me soOthingly,
taking my fingers in her hand and
moving them from her mouth to her
eyes, to her nose. chin and forehead.
1T is my face that you see Look.
You know this is my mouth-my chin
and these are my eyes
Soon knew that was seeing what
was familiar to the touch of my fingers
IA human face. But the sensation Was
still one of terror. seemed so small
beside that expanse of human features.
which was so familiar to my fingers, 50
unnatural to my new sense.
when the nurse moved away from
my cot felt a new sensation, which
was so agreeable that laughed aloud.
The nurse came back, but not so cI0so
as before.
"'What is that?' asked.
"You are looking at the blanket
which lies across your feet she said.
Blankets must be very beautiful
thing | said.
at is q red blanket she explain
ed.
"Then thought knew why pee
pie spoke of the beauty Of the red rosr.
This was my first knowledge of co.ors.
81 saw, and yet did not know that |
saw. How could know at first that
those new and wonderful sensations
meant the birth of a sense OF which I
knew nothing except in theory: of
course 7 was expecting to see, but wa;
this sight--this tumble Of extraor-
dinary sensations?
"The dazzling light first convinced
me, for ! had always been able to d'S-
tinsuish between night and day. But
| could not recognize objects with my
| new found sense until had TRANSLATED
| into its speech the language of the 9TH
er senses.
The one lesson OF the blanket was
sufficient to teach me the color red.
Yellow was different matter. The
nurse brought me cool drink. could
recognize her by sight now. The thing
[ saw In her hands knew to be tray
after had lcTt of it. Suddenly felt
thrill of disgust.
What is that thing on the tray"
usked 1T makes me sick
"lt is a lemon you said you liked
lemonade
Then it Is yellow. 1t Is the corol
that nauseates me-
Any object close to me looked ire
mendously large. had otter rompc.
with children. yet when first set eye:
on baby il locked gigantic.
THE first day sat by the window
put my hands ont to feel the pavement
""That must be the pavement,
said. I'm going to feel of 1t to max
sure
my goodness laughed the nurse
, The pavement is two stories below.
"Tbe first meal ate was an odd eS
perience When saw that great han
with a huge fork approaching n
mouth. the inclination to dodge wa
, almost irresistible" - Youths Con
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