Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-13 | Page 1 | Child Talks for Days and Cannot Stop

CHSLO TALKS FOB DAYS AND CANNOT STOP - WALKEGAX. Ills., Feb 1-. The baffling case of little Miriam Rubin. B -year-old daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mr3. A. M. Rubin, of Waukegan. Ills, today Attracted Attract-ed the attention of noted upe-ciallKts upe-ciallKts as the child began her eighth da-f talking without ces-satlon. ces-satlon. A week ngo yesterday the girl e,omplained of pains about her arms and shoulders. The following follow-ing nipht she began talking. She has beep talkinp constantly eve since, all efforts by medical specialists spe-cialists and others having failed. Propped up In bed, the child talks rationally a.nd. usually of serious disposition, occasionally s e.r lanphs whore aDythint aid e,r a situation develops that ordinarily arouses mirth. At first, Miriam talked In a normal voice, hut now speaks more quietly, although al-though persons anywhere in her bedroom can hear everything she says. With the exception of two hours' slumber last Monday night, she baa not hail any sleep with iv- exception of a few occasional moments .f drowsiness during which she continued to talk. Her dolls, doll clothes, her Btud.es in school, her teacher and dancing lessons are among (ho many topics about which the child talks. She eats heartl'y. , . r . ppetite being as good as over. Specialists advanced the theory to the child's parents that her condition might be a forerunner r,. sleeping sickness, but so far there have been no manifestations of unusual drowsiness; in fact Miriam has been very much wldc-I wldc-I awake. oo