The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-12
Restoring Memory of Harry c.
Mount, Injured in Taxi
cab Fight.

New York, August 11.-Mental sug-
gestion by friends is slowly restoring
to Harry C Mount. standard OIL man.
his memory, which was paraly2ed
when. on July II, he was struck on
tho head during fight in a taNicab
in Broadway.
The treatment Is considered unusual
from The fact in cases similar TO
Mounts the surgical operation of tre-
banning usually Is performed
But so success sful is the mental sug
gestion" plan surgeons attending
Mount say they believe 1t will result
in n complete restoration OF his mem
DRY.
Mount has an apartment in the
Hotel Bellccla.re, Scventy-seventh
street and Broadway There his
friends gather daily and try TO re-
sSorc his shattered mental faculties by
.;Gsgesting things of which he once
had positive Knowledge.
After being struc.. DOWN In the taxi
cab, Mount was unconscious for eight
days in 81. Ninccn.'s Hospital. Then
he began TO recover. and on August 1
he was ~ position to 20 back 10
his apartment ,n the hotel. But then
his friends ucre shoclecd TO learn his
injuries haG erected hts memory TO
an alarming extent.
Forg:ct- rnme OF Son.
His son, Aio3tB emery. twenty-five
years old was orc of tho first to speak
TO him when lie regained conscious
ness.
Hello. father. do you know me?" he
asked Mount.
why. hello" replied the patient. in
a cheerful tone, doing his best TO re-
member his sons name. but failing.
Mount finally had to admit he couldn't
remember the name. although he knew
tho speaker 10 be his son.
I'm Monty" said the son.
"Oh, yes. Monty" repeated the faith
cr. doubtfuily The word conveyed
nothing to him. Tha; and similar in
cidcrts caused his friends to get to-
sethcr on Il mental suggestion treat
ment.
They found common nouns and
names stumocd him badly He would
stuttcr and stumble over them even
after they had heeu repeated 10 him.
1t looks 10 his instructors "a If they
must keep pcgging sway FOR three
months before they can get Mount into
shape to resume his business activi-
ties.
Name OF Hotel Stnmps Him.
They found II hard to teach h!iu the
name OF the hotel lie is in. He knew
ii is In Broadway. near Seventy
cnth Street. but he had to struggle
desperately with "Bclleciaire" before
he mastered it.
His friends sit for hours talking Il
him. He does not know what they are
driving at. but they have taught HIN
how TO talk about common subjects
When he stops short and tries to re
call name. they tell him what it is
and he may remember 1t for shor
time
They tried him on all the summe,
resorts he has visited 1t was a Iona
time before he had Brighton Beach OF
some such name as that at his com
nand when he wanted it, It wa:
learned he stu retained his grasp OF
numbers, SO dates and streets came
easy to him. But for weeks In which
his faithful attendants feared tn.
wosst he could drag but one name ou'
OF the chaotic past and tina, wa.
Broadway
One OF the mental suggestion
nurses" as his friends call themselves
is Russell Hastings Millward. who soor
will lead an exploring party into tn,
Guatemala jungles, and who has spcn
more time at the bedside OF the patien
than In preparation for his departure
Expert on OIL Lands.
Mount is an expert in the valuation