Has Its Advantages.
I That Mr Thomas A. Edison, the eel* ' brated inventor, is deaf is a fact well known to lhe public. Only his intimate frkndc, however, are aware that in his case deafness is more a. psychological phenomenon than a physical condition. That which interests him he can usually hear very well', but to that which does not interest him, he can be as deaf as the proverbial post. Not long ago a specialist in diseases of the car called upon Mr ISdieon, and unfolded a plan of treatment which he was Gure would restore his hearing. The inventor listened to his etory with patience, as At was informative on several points. To the proposition that he submit to treatment, however, Mr Edison opposed an emphatic negative. "What I'm afraid of," said he, "is that you would be successful. Just think what a lot of stuff I'd have, to listen to that I don't wa^t to hear ! To be a little deaf, and be the only one who knows just how deaf you are, has its advantages, and, on the whole, I think I prefer to let well alone."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 72
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