Evening star., 1933-12-24
YULET|DE bECKONS
TO SLEEP PATIENT
Indications of Returning Con.
SCiousness Cheer Ma
guire Family.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated FreSS.
OAK PARK, Ill, December 23.-
Patricia Maguire, who has spent the
last % months OF her % years victim
of form of sleeping sickness, gave
further indications today she was doing
her best to make this Christmas season
a happy one for her family.
A few visitors were allowed her and
she partly opened her eyes. squinted q
bit in seeming effort to dispel double
vision, with which, according to the
family, the doctors say she is troubled
Her slight activity strengthened hope
OF her relatives that the greatest
Christmas gift they could ask-her re-
awakening-mighv not be too far ir
the future.
This season has brought the first
hope to the mother and sister, who
have constantly nursed her day anC
night since February is, 1882, that
consciousness possibly is returning tc
the pretty brunette.
It is the little things she does, as
well as details of her physical condi-
ton, that lead the family to feel that
the brain fever" as the mother, Mrs
Peter Miley, described her ailment, Is
abating.
Doctors Are Encouraged.
The doctors, who have sought
through serum injections, blood trans
tusions, medicines, artificial fever, to
restore the girl to normalcy, are en-
couraged, too, the mother said.
Ihe medical opinion that Patty is
better" as the mother quoted the doc
tor, has brought the spirit of season
INTO the little yellow home.
Ihere's tree, cleaning with deco
a ~ fr1Iw,
Pats door
=, Thinning the Christmas tree was
the job Pat always loved" said the
mother as she escorted the visitors into
the girls bed room, where she Law an
parently doing lightly.
Sne awakened" but not into con-
Sclousness, as they approached the bed
She only stirred reStlessly, swallowed
and moved her head on the pillow. But
she half opened her hazel-colored-un-
seeing-eyeS.
As she lay quiet moment, she might
well have been a healthy g!rl-and a
very lovely girl with glossy, short
cropped, dark hair; clear, warm COM
plexion, and vivid red lips-sin,ply
asleep naturally.
Patty you have company" the
mother said, leaning down to lift her
head slightly. Patty hushed her dron-
ing breathing.
open your eyes, Patty; open your
eyes" the mother urged.
Slowly, muttGring the meanwhile
Patty half opened both eyes. Then she
closed one.
Almost Conscious Act.
That brief wink seemed almost a con-
sciouS act.
I'VE don't know" said the mother
but we have had her eyes examined
by specialist and they are all right
1t is expected she will see all right when
the brain fever subsidies"
Then the mother tried another tactic.
Patty, SMILE
Repeated efforts brought no definite
response.
well, then, Patty, won't you show
your clean teeth?"
They had recently been cleaned by
a dentist.
GO on. Patty" encouraged the
mother. AS she did she touched the
girls jaw.
And the girl drew back her lips after
few moments in manner to definitely
display her teeth.
The talk then turned to more scien-
tific indications of possible improve
the doctor had now pronounced her re-
flexes normal.
Patty, in the meantime, drifted back
into "slumber," her breathing again
regular and audible, her eyes closed.