Terror of the Unknown.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 28, Issue 23, 24 March 1916, Page 7

Terror of the Unknown.

"Utter bewilderment and astonishment were my first feelings when sight was given to me,” said a man who had never seen until he was thirty years old. "The bandage was drawn from my eyes in the hospital. What I saw frightened me; it was so big, and caused such strange emotions. I called out in terror, and put out my ha;d. My fingers touched, my nurse's r ace. I knew she was there, for she had just taken the bandage from my eyes, and I knew what I was touching, but I did not know what it was I saw. " ‘For mercy’s sake, what is it ?’ I asked, in agonising tones. "The nurse answered me soothingly, taking my fingers in her hand and moving them from her mouth to her eyes, to her nose, chin, and forehead. 'lt is my face that you see. Look ! You know this is ray mouth—my chin, and these are my eyes.” "Soon I knew that I was seeing what was familiar do the touch of my fingers'—a human face. But the sensation for long was one of terror. The first meal I ate was an odd experience. When I saw my hand with a huge fork approaching the inclination to dodge was almost irresistible.”