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Show HAD TO PROVE THE HABIT Man Who Had Allowed Himself th Practice of Keeping Left Ey Closed, Qot In Much Trouble. Physicians of Birmingham, Ala., recently re-cently called" attention to the case of Thomas Armstrong, a boy of twelve years, who use hi hand a well a hi feet for locomotion instead of walking erect. He has never known any other way of getting about The Juvenile court took tho boy in charge in the hope of teaching him normal walking methods. Charles Apploton of Now Orleans was tho subject ot illustration at a lecturo given by a physician In that city not long ago. Ho had contracted tho habit of closing his left eye. Ho said It rosted his sight, ho fancied, the left eyo being the weaker of the two. The habit grew until he was not using It for reading purposes. At tho lecture 'it was recited that everything had been done to break him of tho habit, but without success, until un-til ho met with an adventure on a street car that ruffled him considerably. considera-bly. A woman boarded the car on which ho wasa passenger. He had hlB left eye clo'sed as usual. She casually cas-ually glanced at Appleton and remarked re-marked the closed eye without there seeming to bo nuy cause for an apparent ap-parent affliction. Sho looked onco or twlco ngaln and mado such an Impression Impres-sion on Appleton that he was startled out of his habit and opened his eye. Tho woman looked, started, denounced him as a fllrter, complained to tho conductor, waxed angrier tho more sho thought of the affair and finally had Appleton arrested. He had to prove his peculiar habit In order to escape a flno. |
