Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-06-15 | Page 5 | Helen Keller May Help Mute Prince

HELEN KELLER MAY HELP MUTE PRINCE MADRID, June 14. The Tnfanta Don Jaime, second son of the klnjr and queen of Spain, now 5 years of age, was born denf and dumb. For a long time no one outside the palace knew of the prince's Infirmity and there It was scarcely mentioned except In whispers. Tho late Premier Senor Canalcjas announced two years airo that the littlo prince had a form of tuberculosis tubercu-losis which prevented him from hearing or talking. His lack of hearing was proven by maklnc a loud noise suddenly near the boy. He did not move. .Although .Al-though 3 years of age nt that time he had novor uttered a sound, and already had the fixed look and strantre behavior characteristic of the deaf and dumb. Spanish specialists adjudged him Incurable. Incur-able. One of them performed a difficult operation without beneficial result. The child was sent to the sanitarium of a celebrated physician in Switzerland, but j he returned in the same condition as bo-fore. bo-fore. Don Jaime at present Is under the care of Valencian nuns whose mission in life is to educate the deaf and dumb. The name of Miss Helen Keller has been mentioned men-tioned in the palace, but nothing definite hns been arranged about asking her to undertake the teaching of tho boy. One difficulty Is that Miss Keller, who does not know Spanish, would have to teach in a foreign language.