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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

CHAPTER IX
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It is said that by odor alone she is always conscious of the presence of another person, no matter how noiseless his entrance into the room in which she may be.

She cannot be persuaded to take food which she dislikes, and is never deceived in the taste.

It is, however, by the means of what might be called "touch-sight" that the most miraculous of her feats are performed.

By placing her hands on the face of a visitor she is able to detect shades of emotion which the normal human eye fails to distinguish, or, in the words of one of her lay observers, "her sense of touch is developed to such an exquisite extent as to form a better eye for her than are yours or mine for us; and what is more, she forms judgments of character by this sight." According to a recent report of a conversation with one of the principals of the school in which her education is being completed, it is said that since the girl has been under his care he has been teaching her to sing with great success.

Placing the fingers of her hands on the throat of a singer, she is able to follow notes covering two octaves with her own voice, and sings synchronously with her instructor.


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