Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1892 — Blind Tom's Sister. [ARTICLE]

Blind Tom's Sister.

Speaking of the insanity of Blind Tom’s sister, a special from Columbia, Ga., says: “She early displayed a positive aversion for music. She is the antithesis of her brother. The sweetest melody and most entrancing harmony cause her to rave. The notes of a cornet drive her to desperation, and she entertains such a hatred for pianos that she cannot restrain herself whenever she sees them. She has tried to ruin several pianos, and, as for violins and flutes, she smashes every one that comes within her reach. She is perfectly sane when she hears no music, but the moment melodious sounds cause her tympani to vibrate, her brain becomes heated and she is transformed into a raving maniac. A phrenological examination shows that there is a depression where the organ of tune should be. In Blind Tom’s cranium there is an abnormal development there. Scientific men are puzzled to explain tho phenomenon, and they advance some curious and diverse hypotheses. ”