El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-30
BLIND, DEAF AND
DUMB, SHE SPEAKS
Helen Keller, Wonderful
Woman, Hears and Sees
by Vibrations.

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept. SO.-An event
in the history of the south was the
anpearance of Helen Keller, charac-
terized as the most remarkable woman
in the world in Knoxville and at the
National Conservation exposition TO-
dov Misc keller has come back into
the south for the first time since she
left her home in Tuscumbia, Ala, as a
small child to begin the studies and
the achievements that have astoundeo
the world. And what is more, Helen
Keller came back into the southland TO
make an oral address.
When it is remembered that at the
age of 10 months Helen Keller, follow
ine, A severe illness. was found TO De
bereft of the sense Of speech, the sense
of hearing and the power to see, the
very fact that she is now an educated
woman and with the power TO make an
address to an audience becomes IN
itself all the more astounding.
The very study of the career OF
Helen Keller opens up an almost end
less chain of speculation and conJec-
ture The miracles have been done.
How?
At The National Conservation exposI-
ton today Helen Keller and her de-
voted friend and teacher, Mrs. John
Macy. told about these things. Great
interest in the appearance Of Miss
Keller was aroused and a record
breaking crowd was present Persons
came from long distances to see and
to hear Helen Keller and Mrs. Macy.
They wanted to know this young col
lege graduate and all about her
Helen Keller knew whether or not
she was addressing big gathering
and knew whether or not her address
was being well received or applauded,
and this although she could neither see
nor hear. How? By the sense OF Vibra-
ton. Her senses are so acute that she
knows by the vibration of the air that
reach her whether or not the crowd IS
large and these vibrations also bring
to her brain the knowledge that ap-
plause is coming from her auditors
Miss Keller, deaf, dumb and sight
less, performed her part in the enact
ment of her life's story by giving evil
dence of what has been called the
most marvellous modern miracle-the
teaching of speech to the dumb. She
spoke aloud She delivered a brief
address in tones that reached the fur
therest seat of the balcony. words OF
infinite sweetness uttered in a voice
which. while it lacked infections, was
clear, distinct and even penetrating.
The other actor is the drama classic
in its simplicity was Mrs. Macy. who
for more than 20 years has been the
eyes, ears, speech key 10 the riddle OF
the universe for Miss Keller.
For more than an hour Mrs. Macy
held the stage alone. telling the story
of two lives that have been so inter
twined that they have become almost
synonymous for each other. She told
Of the finding of the deaf, dumb and
blind child of six years, of her slow
mastery of her character, of the grad
ual downing of perception and the CO.
relation of ideas.
1T took Helen Keller 20 years to
learn to spek," said Mrs. Macy. Her
spoken words have given wings 70 her
heart. They may be weak and broken,
but they can fly Day after day for 20
years she felt my throat, my lips, my
chest, even my mouth and my tongue
that she might catch the movement Of
the muscles; and finally. through the
labor of love of Charles White, sing
ing teacher of New England. she has
learned how to enunciate almost per-
fectly and has gained resonance and
vibration in her tones"