38 6 Mr . Ware’s Case of a young Gentleman, 
me that her child could see. About an hour before my visit, he 
was standing near the fire, with a handkerchief tied loosely over 
his eyes, when he told her that under the handkerchief, which 
had slipped upward, he could distinguish the table by the side 
of which she was sitting : it was about a yard and a half from 
him ; and he observed that it was covered with a green cloth, 
(which was really the case,) and that it was a little farther off 
than he was able to reach. No further questions were asked him 
at that time ; as his mother was much alarmed, lest the use thus 
made of his eye might have been premature and injurious. Upon 
examination, I found that it was not more inflamed than the other 
eye ; and the opacity in the pupil did not appear to be much di- 
minished. Desirous, however, to ascertain whether he was able 
to distinguish objects, I held a letter before him, at the distance 
of about twelve inches, when he told me, after a short hesitation, 
that it was a piece of paper ; that it was square, which he knew 
by its corners; and that it was longer in one direction than it 
was in the other. On being desired to point to the corners, he 
did it with great precision, and readily carried his finger in the 
line of its longest diameter. I then shewed him a small oblong 
band-box covered with red leather, which he said was red and 
square, and pointed at once to its four corners. After this, I 
placed before him an oval silver box, which he said had a shi- 
ning appearance ; and, presently afterwards, that it was round, 
because it had not corners. The observation, however, which 
appeared to me most remarkable, was that which related to 
a white stone mug ; which he first called a white bason, but, 
soon after, recollecting himself, said it was a mug, because it 
had a handle. These experiments did not give him any pain ; 
and they were made in the presence of his mother, and of Mr. 
