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Show nun I DEE HOSPITAL I HIS LOST POWER I OE MEMORY 1 Although apparently recovered from the injuries he had sustained when he was found on the Bamberger roadway near Ogden three weeks ago. la man believed to be (J. D Walraven has lost his memory. He is unable ! to recall the past but believes his name to be Yalraven because when he takes a pencil to write that name j occurs to him. His case is being watched with interest by local physicians phys-icians who visit him Jaily Walrayen was found unconscious from injuries to his head and was 1 taken to the Dee hospital lor treat -j ment. Although he believes he was pushed from the train be is unable to remember anything that occurred 1 previous to the accident His mem-crv mem-crv center seems to be the only part of his brniu affected, for he can read and write name the months of the year and remembers what has occurred occur-red since the accident When asked where he a- born, the unfortunate man answers that he does not know. The only two cities j ' be i. members are New York and X; Mexico 1 It) He believea be was In ..IeYo when the city was bom bard - ' td- : Iff He does not know whether he is married. He can remember no mother, moth-er, fa', her or friend's All bough bethought be-thought he had heard of the name jj1' Georg" Waahtrigton, he did not kuow until told who is the president or the United Suites The name Alice oi i urfl to him frequently and he thinks (hat perhaps he has a wife 1 by that name. t When questioned recently, he waB :isked If he rememberr. Christmas. H-answered H-answered that Christmas occurred on Djecember 26, but he was unable to I tell why the date was celebrated. i When u-ked If he had hear! of Jesti-Christ, Jesti-Christ, lie said he had but did not know- who he was 3lf Physloians believe that the man will recover in time. During the last lew days, W'aJ raven has told them that at; times be feels as though he was about to remember something Put that although he striven the remembrance re-membrance remains elusive. He has been told to keep pencil and paper at hand to jot down his recalled thoughts. It 's believed that if .i m though Is re. .died and he has it on paper that he will bo able to think back still further At present Walraven converses Intelligently In-telligently and s-.eiiis to remember what he reads. He believes what he Is told and rememb'is that also It is probable tha. tfce fellow will be retained at the hospital until he fnilv recovers or his case Is found to be hopeless. The physicians are hoping that he will renumber eSOUgU to give them Information concerning j his relatives or friends that they may be uotifleJ. |