LOCALISATION OF SOUND BY THE BLIND.
A correspondent writes to "Nature:"— "My friend, the Eev. H. J. Marston, second master of the school for blind sons of gentlemen at Worcester, has communicated to me some very singular instances of the power of localising sound possessed by blind boys. One of the games in which his pupils most delight is that of bowls. A bell is rung over the nine pins just as the player is ready to throw the bowl, when, totally blind as he is, he delivers it with considerable accuracy of aim, Mr Marston vouohes for the fact that it is no uncommon feat for a boy to strike down a single pin at a distance of 40ft three times in succession. It is significant that this game cannot be played by the blind boys in windy weather. And yet the allowance for windage on a heavy bowl can be no very large quantity. The boys also played football with great zeal and considerable skill. Bells are rung at the goals throughout the game, and the ball contains two little bells. With these guides the boys manage both to follow the ball, and to direot it to the goals."
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2258, 24 May 1881, Page 3
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