Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1917 — How Many Deaf Mutes “Hear” And Are Thrilled by Music [ARTICLE]

How Many Deaf Mutes “Hear” And Are Thrilled by Music

F Deaf mutes love music. It thrills them. They feel it by placing their hands and elbows on a piano while the teacher plays it. The vibrations not only give sensations which enliven the body, but they actually stimulate them. The parts most sensitive to vibrations are the chest, head, lungs and feet. “An exciting feeling comes up through the floor,” is the way-one deaf !boy describes it, according to the Popular Science Monthly. “Without music I would be lonesome,” wrote a little Italian deaf mute. "It gives me a strong shock through the fpet to the head,” stated another. Others when asked to explain their sensations, said: "I feel it in my temples and in my legs,” “I feel it through my body,” and "I feel It in my chest and lungs.”