OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 15

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Blindness and Deafness. —By tho kind invitation of Professor Wallenbarg and Dr Grant, the Editor of this journal, in company with the Editor of the ' Saturday Advertiser,^ visited their consulting rcomo, at the Criterion Hotel, yesterday morning. The flrst case shown waß that of a Miss White, aged eleven years, the daughter of a settler »t Oamaru, who has been totally blind for years. This young lady has been under the treatment of these clever eculists for three days, and, wonderful to say, her eyesight has been perfectly restored. The father of the girl assured us that he had placed her under the care of several medical men who had failed to do her any good, despite the money that he lavished upon her. The next was the case of a Miss Hughes, a Dunedin resident, who stated that she had been deaf for a period of over three years. Strange to say, she has only been under treatment for eight days, and her hearing has been fully restored, This fortunate girl ia nearly in ecstasies over her good fortune. The next ►subject under treatment was a laborer named Patrick Francis, working at Logan's Point, who informed us that latterly he was struck in the right eye with a stone, by which he lost his sight, and of late his left eye has been materially affected by the blind one ; but, thanks to the skill of Professor Wallenburg, he has now racovered the sight of his tw© eyes, and is able to discern the smallest print. Herman Schultz of Hyde, was the last patient introduced. He stated that ho had been totally deaf for years, and that he had only been under treatment for a few t'ays, and now he could hear plainly. The gentlemen have numerous other cases under treatment. The cases that we have instanced should be sufficient to remove any doubt /com the mosb sceptical. All the patients i hat are now under treatment have been tampered with by the medical profession with no satisfactory result, and this in the major portion of ihe cases, causes more aggravation, and makes effectual cure more difficult. The above cases clearly illustrate that Dr Grant and Professor Wallenburg are, without doubt, what they profeßS to be — Oculists, Aurists, and Specialists. We would strongly recommend those who are either afflicted with blindness or deafness to consult the gentlemen at oace as their stay here is limited. — Dunedin 'Tribune' September 24th, 1879. '