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Show AUVE, BUT PI ONOUNCED DEAD. fleetoratloa of the Speech of a Mute Child Who Was Onoe Prepared For the Grave. After bing mute for two years the tittle 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and lira. F. JL Brook of Vineland, through teeing the blood flowing from a cut ok one of her fingers, suddenly regained her speech. The case is a remarkable one and has excited the interest of physicians and of those who are acquainted with the circumstances of her affliction and most remarkable recovery. Two years ago the little girl, who was then 6 years of age, suddenly lost ber power of speech. She was eating as apple at the time and in some manner dislocated one of her teeth. She ran into the house and threw herself on the lounge, vith blood flowing from her mouth. She refused to answer &ay ques lions, and the inquiries of her astonished parents only elicited so9 and moans. The next day the child was still mute and also refused to partake of any fuxl Her parents beftame alarmed, and physicians phy-sicians were called in. They were unable un-able to diagnose the strange malady, asd the child grew worse. Medical skill irs of no avail, and she grew weak and emaciated. After several weeks the child dld apparently, and the doctors pro-BOtlnoed pro-BOtlnoed her dead and left The little form was covered with a shroud and preparations for the funeral begun, when signs of life were discovered ia the seeming corpse. The girl sat up and with her fingers made signs indicative of her desire for food. From that momeot she began to mend slowly and in thw course of a year regained her former good health and spirits. She was still, however, as silent ss a sphinx. Nothing could induce her to utter a word, and she continued in this condition until a short time ago. 6he accidentally cut her finger while playing one day, and the red blood flowed from the wound. Either the tight or the smell of the fluid seemed to have a strange effect upon the child, and that day marked the turning point In the history of the case. During that same night, while in bed, she startled ber sister by speaking her name quite distinctly. She also uttered Beveral oth r words very plainly. Since then she has been Improving daily and now can wtioulate qaite plainly. PhiladtlrtW Timet, |
