Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-08-11 | Page 1 | Old Man Was in Darkness for Ten Years

OLD MAN WAS IN FOR TEN ON HIS EIGHTY NINTH BIRTHDAY HIS SIGHT IS RESTORED a when his daughter hands him the family bible and he reads name on cover new york aug il 11 ephriam bayus recovered his eight bight partially on his eighty ninth birthday after having been totally blind tor for ten years mr air baylis who lives in jamaica has prayed constantly that sight be restored to him and he says has never lost faith that his prayers would be answered to test his hia renewed power power of vision his daughter ella baylis handed the family bible to him A birthday gift from heaven cried the old gentleman joyously 1 I can read the words family bible on the cover mr baylis suffered a stroke of apoplexy ten years ago while he was ill III cataracts formed on his eyes nd ho he became stone blind his family physicians called specialists on the eye in consultation nothing could be do done ei for the blind man they said nor Is the partial restoration of his eyesight explained mr air baylis said he rubbed his alg eyes very hard on thursday a sharp pain darted through his right eye which endured half an hour then he could see dimly he cannot read fine print n but ut deciphers coarse print and figures on calendars and recognizes his friends faces he prays he may be able to read his hie bible before he dies