. Blind Deaf . a County, 111.—Graduated from the Illinois Institution for theDeaf in 1870. Lost sight in 1900. Tried to learnLine and Braille, but failed, and learned Moon inten days. Joseph Copper.— Born 1852. Was admitted tothe Central Hospital for the Insane, Indianapolis, in1900, from the Hancock County (Indiana) poor-farm. Relatives not known. Hospital recordsshow that he suffers with chronic mania with hom-icidal tendencies, but not suicidal. Is said to beblind from attempts at suicide by shooting. Hadhearing earlier in life ; was uncontrollable in school,was dang-erous, and was dismisse
. Blind Deaf . a County, 111.—Graduated from the Illinois Institution for theDeaf in 1870. Lost sight in 1900. Tried to learnLine and Braille, but failed, and learned Moon inten days. Joseph Copper.— Born 1852. Was admitted tothe Central Hospital for the Insane, Indianapolis, in1900, from the Hancock County (Indiana) poor-farm. Relatives not known. Hospital recordsshow that he suffers with chronic mania with hom-icidal tendencies, but not suicidal. Is said to beblind from attempts at suicide by shooting. Hadhearing earlier in life ; was uncontrollable in school,was dang-erous, and was dismissed for since 1898. Walter A. Garrett, Chattanooga, Tenn.— Bornin Walker County, Georgia, January, 1871. Sightbegan to fail at nine ; is conscious only of stronglight. Can hear slightly with an ear trumpet, butnot distinctly. Says he has had no education,doubtless meaning schooling, as he is bettereducated than the majority of the blind-deaf. Mrs. Susan Harrington {nee Worcester), Lynn, 26. MAGGIE CASTOR. Mass.— Born in Dracut, Mass., 1835. Had a twin Thebrother. Both were deaf and had very defective Blind-Deafsight. They were in the Perkins Institution for ayear, but as they were not blind it is presumablethat they were there experimentally. Both attendedthe American School for the Deaf, at Hartford, from1845 to 1852. Mrs. Harring-ton married Henry Har-rington, a graduate of the Fanwood School for theDeaf, in 1869 ; had one daughter, with senses unim-paired. She lost sight in 1896, and was taught toread raised prints by Miss Lydia Hayes, of Somer-ville, Mass. Her brother died some years ago, andMrs. Harrington died about a year ago. Mrs. Mary Hug, Philadelphia, Pa.—Educatedas a deaf-mute ; became blind later. Anna Johnston.— Born Eau Clair, Wis., March,1887. Lost sight and hearing at fifteen years. Ad-mitted Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Delavan,in January, 1904. Has full vocabulary and speechand a large fund of knowledge, needing onlyknowledge of
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