Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1915 — When the Deaf Hear. [ARTICLE]

When the Deaf Hear.

It is often said that persons afflicted with certain forms of deafness nan hear perfectly in the midst of a tumult a locomotive engineer was found to be very deaf, and, although he protested that he could hear perfectly well while on his engine, he was suspended from duty. Some time afterwards he applied for reinstatement, again urging the fact of his perfect hearing while on duty. Finally, the physician rode with him upon a locomotive and put him to every possible test To the doctor’s surprise he found the man able not only to hear Ordinary sounds, but also to distinguish whispers and movements that were inaudible to his companion.