The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-13
King and Queen of Spain Send
Physician to Study in
This Country.
pY LA MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.

HE. recent presence OF King Al
fonso's principal physician, Or.
Vincente Lorento. in this coun-
4 try al the instance Of the Queen
OF spain 10 report on the various
methods in use here Tor the relie1 o.
the ceaf and dumb, has excited gooo
deal of sympathetic interest FOR u
the physician was sent over mere w
the royal Spanish couple on such
MISSION Il is because one OF their little
boys, :heir second son, the in1~nie
l.tue. has been deprived OF speech ana
Of hearing from his birth although
nerfec,Iy healthy child. mentally ana
physically. in every other respect
,betic about Affections of this kind
where the children OF the re.gnins
houses of Europe are concerned fot
whereas in the case OF Ordinary.
everyday people they are aoie 70
shield these causes o. so nuSs,c 9szs
there is no such privacy where t1e
sufferers belong to the sovere.sn
dynasties. 1t is q fierce light tnat
beats upon and around the throne anu
those who have the fortune OF misior-
tune to be born on its steps are unable
80 sscane its glare, no matter how
much their dear ones may WISH 70
shield them For q grown-up person
: painful to know that his ailments
torn, a subject of general puonc ois
cussion that is not always fEiendiE
SIN more cr.Si for parents wnsi
ne Ills of their children are thus
made the topic Of controversies IN
zonversa.ion and in print
tn. little Infante jaime Is the frss
ON &C r.ureoaaD royaisy N mooe,n
times to be born deaf and duIno; ~ wn.1e
outside OF Europe one OF the dauenhe.s
of the presen, Khedive is thus amnct-
ed. a brother of the late King Hum
bert. Prince Otto. Duke OF nontser'd' a.
fancy. but likewise devoid OF reason
and his death at the age OF eisntsen
was a merciful release. me -
Reuss-Greiz is not only deaf and oumo'
bu, also blind and imbecile. Other-
wise he is in good health ana nAeiy
to live for many yesrs. Inc roSa
LandSrave Of Hesse. nepnew
Queen Alexandra Of England, IS wholly
hI;nd a. were also the late sovereign
Grand Duke Of MeckIenburs-Ssreiitz
ara King George of Hanover, whose
.irhtlessness. however. did not prevent
his figuring among his troops on .ne
Sattlefisks of Langensalza In Ass9'
like the ole blind King OF boheH-a
who fell at the battle OF Csecy IN tne
fourteenth century and whose herAIa'e
adopted by the v:ctor- Edwaro tne
Black Prince. and has been oorne ever
since by the heirs apparent OK the Eng
Curiou..y enough. the King Of Han
overs sister-in-isw- princess SONS,
was likewise stone c,i"u' ~
enabled her other children 20 coneea'
from her the death of neT ELDEST soH.
who had been killed ir a dcei- oh''i
her own demise eighteen months iaseF.
They gave her TO underssano th1t ne
was travelling round the wo, "a ana cvn-
cocted bogus letters which y was SUP
posed TO have written 20 her from tnc
rsrious cities In the United states
from Japan. from China and from In
dis. Not until she had passed 20 Tue
a.; her sid. Of the Great DfVf+e Cd"
she have discovered inc pious irauo.
One of the most atfrac'iF. thinN
about Emperor wiil'a'n nas ceeh .1
br,ye manner i'm which from eaf.y
childhood IA. has. DESPITE MS eNt''o
binary activity OF body aud nind: suo,
mistsd to the handicap OF GRIPPE"
and ~ithercd left arm wholly useless
and which ne owed 10 iae csseiessnSss
and brutality Of the ooc'o's
S0cschIessness 70 vcry rare amSse
the rssgning houses 81 EUROPE. o0t
6eaSneso 10 very common among mem
10 such On extent thaf u - ssm0sS ~
sa-deA a. q Joke FOR any s:asse@ea OF
coureier 20 claim tina: he has me ear
An sxssoerlinasy lawsuit % a0w tn
progress n Paris. whsse . fcftere az
q sa1Sissa loIlssu 70 st sta1e Two
yssss a9o Prince Aiesareer ve0ersoee.
foc1SG 0oVusnes-0snsral - the Iseeed
% 0p0os, aled se TIE ses SeSsst
ss1gss 81 tie French mstsepe'se. BE-
OveatS,ee Sss entire fcSsU0s % hss
weWSsO. Paul Nussrus -Bey. h's ssSsers
ssa rte remsts!nG w~wesrs ~ be
fasas!y. 5nOsu1tps rerhews eeo nseees
s0d tSste chiJdrsN, g. TIE ""Ms~ "
ssuvsssn, he~e csms4ese seSesev 70
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