material from the ,google ,print project47 ,,anecdotes ,,incidents ,,of ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,w4 ,r4 ,,roe1 ,m4 ,c4 ,t4 ,d4 ,d41 ,head ,master ,midland ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 ,derby1 ,author ,of ,alice ,gray3 a ,true ,story2 c4 ,,derby3 ,,francis ,,carter1 ,,iron ,,gate4 #ahhf4 ,,preface4 ,the ,deaf and ,dumb cannot help themselves as others can4 ,from the cradle they are cut off from their fellow creatures4 ,they can only cry1 like the dumb brute1 to make their pains and wishes known4 ,god only can know the bitterness of heart1 the desolation of the deaf and dumb child of the poor1 as it grows up in a world without speech or sound--a lifelong silence6 ,a mother's smile it may understand1 but her soothing voice never comforts or delights it4 ,while others grow in love1 and life1 and intelligence1 its heart is chilled and its mind enfeebled4 ,only under suitable instruction1 given at an early age1 can the deaf mute become anything but a burden to others and to himself4 ,the anecdotes in the following pages will doubtless be read with considerable curiosity1 and it is hoped that the ,midland ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb at ,derby will receive some pecuniary assistance by the publication of this little book4 ,there are #aaai ,deaf and ,dumb in the ,institution's district1 which comprises six of the ,midland ,counties4 ,the ,institution is supported by voluntary contributions4 ,w4 ,r4 ,r4 ,midland ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 ,friar ,gate1 ,derby4 ,,anecdotes ,,of ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,illustration ,,ask ,a ,,blessing4 ,a little boy was admitted as a pupil into the ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb at ,derby4 ,previous to his admission he had given his parents and friends a great deal of trouble1 and fears were entertained that he would be none the less troublesome to those in charge of him at the ,institution4 ,happily however1 owing to the firmness and kindness of his teachers1 he very soon yielded to the rules and became a good1 obedient boy4 ,at length the time came for the vacation1 and1 amongst others1 this little fellow went home for his holiday4 ,the dinner hour arrived1 and sitting down with his parents1 he looked up at his father and put his hands together4 ,he wanted his father to ask a blessing4 ,the father made the boy understand he did not know what to say1 then the poor little fellow began to cry4 ,at last he thought of a plan1 he would ask the blessing himself2 and so he spelt on his fingers the blessing he had learnt at the ,institution1 and got his friends to spell on their fingers after him letter by letter and word by word1 and thus overcame the difficulty in which he was placed4 ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,clergymen4 ,in ,america there are four deaf and dumb clergymen working in connection with the ,church ,missions to the ,deaf and ,dumb4 ,there are also in connection with the same mission eight lay readers1 all of whom are deaf and dumb4--,deaf ,mute ,world4 ,,how ,,to ,,save ,,the ,,rates4 ,in a vast majority of cases where the deaf and dumb are allowed to grow up uneducated and uncared for they become inmates of ,workhouses or ,lunatic ,asylums4 ,many years ago ,l---- ,k---- was taken from a workhouse in ,derbyshire where he had been for a number of years1 and educated and apprenticed to a suitable trade2 he is now a steady1 industrious man1 married1 and himself a ratepayer4 ,this is only one of many similar instances that have come within our experience4 ,in some other cases they are struggling to support widowed mothers and sisters4 ,,fatal ,,accident ,,to ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,bride ,,on ,,the ,,day ,,of ,,marriage4 ,the following is taken from the ,manchester ,mercury and ,harrop's ,general ,advertiser1 ,june #aj1 #ahjj3--,on the #abth ult41 in the ,island of ,anglesea1 ,mr4 ,henry ,ceclar1 a gentleman well known for his pedestrian feats1 to ,miss ,lucy ,pencoch 7the rich heiress of the late ,mr4 ,john ,hughes1 ,bawgyddanhall71 a lady of much beauty1 but entirely deaf and dumb4 ,this circumstance drew together an amazing concourse of people to witness the ceremony1 which1 on the bride's part1 was literally performed by proxy4 ,a splendid entertainment was given on the occasion by the bridegroom2 but a dreadful catastrophe closed the scene1 for the bride1 in coming down stairs1 made a false step1 and fell with so much violence against a chair that she immediately expired4 ,m4 ,,berthier4 ,this gentleman1 who is now senior professor in the ,paris ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb1 is described as a man of rare merit1 probably superior in literary abilities and acquirements to any other deaf mute from birth that any country can produce4 ,he is the author of several works that would do credit to a well-educated man whose knowledge of language had been acquired through the ear4 ,on a recent occasion of a public exercise at the ,institution he was decorated by the ,president of the ,republic with the ,cross of the ,legion of ,honour1 the first time such a distinction had ever been conferred on a deaf and dumb person4 ,,his ,,right ,,name4 ,in a letter received by the head master at the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution at ,derby1 a lady writes about a little boy she had assisted in obtaining admission into the ,institution1 and said that ,during the little time 7#ah months7 that ,william has been in the ,institution he has improved wonderfully4 ,she writes--,you know he used to be so wild1 dirty1 and careless2 he was always interfering with everybody1 in fact he went in the village by the name of ,troublesome ,dummy4 ,all is changed2 he is a nice clean1 well behaved boy1 and people are beginning to call him by his right name1 ,william4 ,we shall never forget what you have done for him4 ,illustration ,,an ,,ingenious ,,boy4 ,we were lately shown a curiosity in the shape of a sewing machine entirely of wood4 ,it was whittled out of ordinary pine with an ordinary jack-knife by an ordinary boy--no1 not an ordinary boy2 it was the handiwork of a deaf and dumb boy who resides at ,massachusetts4 ,a machine was left at the house of the boy by an agent1 and the lad1 with considerable ingenuity1 made a counterpart of the machine1 and did it wholly with a jack-knife4 ,,mighty ,,proud4 ,at a meeting held in a country village in aid of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 ,derby1 a number of the pupils were present on the platform4 ,one of the speakers called attention to a bright looking little fellow1 and asked the audience if they knew him8 and amidst general laughter spoke of the boy's earlier years1 how he had seen him running about barefooted and dirty1 playing with the worst boys in the streets2 but now completely changed in his habits and character4 ,he went on to relate a little incident he had himself observed a few weeks previous1 when the boy was home from the ,institution for his holiday4 ,the little deaf and dumb boy was coming along the road1 looking clean and bright1 and carrying a book in his hand1 when four of his old gutter companions1 all in dirt1 and who ought to have been at school1 saw him1 and one of them shouted out1 ,hello1 here's owd dummy comin2 and all four went to meet him1 and tried to make friends with him1 but he thought they were scarcely clean enough for his company1 and quietly passed on his way towards home4 ,the boys were surprised1 and stared at each other for some time2 at last one of them said1 ,oh1 ain't he got mighty proud8 ,illustration ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,sculptor ,,at ,,brussels4 ,a deaf and dumb sculptor named ,van ,louy de ,canter has recently obtained two prizes1 one a silver medal with a ribbon of ,belgian colours1 and a second class award for his best work in marble2 the other a bronze medal2 he has also an honourable certificate from the ,belgian ,exhibition of #ahhj4 ,it is encouraging to hear of his success1 and to know that from his devotion to the art1 he will persevere in the right way to be a credit to his country and to his numerous friends among the deaf and dumb4 ,,monograph of the ,,colleonbola ,,thysanura4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,lubbock1 ,,bart1 ,m4,p41 ,c4 ,this work is one of the many magnificent contributions to the literature of natural history issued by the ,royal ,society4 ,it treats of curious animals which the author considers as more nearly allied to the ,insecta than to the ,crustacea or ,arachnid4 ,it is magnificently illustrated with #gh plates 7#ca being coloured71 and the whole of the illustrations were executed by a painstaking deaf and dumb artist1 ,mr4 ,hollick4 ,it will mark an era in the study of those neglected1 but intensely curious animals1 and we doubt not will repay both author1 and artist1 and the ,society for the labour bestowed upon it4--,daily ,paper4 ,,the ,,countess ,,of ,,orkney4 ,illustration ,the following curious anecdote is related of ,mary1 ,countess of ,orkney4 ,she was deaf and dumb1 and was married in #agec1 by signs4 ,she lived with her husband1 who was also her first cousin1 at his seat1 ,rostellan1 on the harbour of ,cork4 ,shortly after the birth of her first child1 the nurse1 with considerable astonishment1 saw the mother cautiously approach the cradle in which the infant was sleeping1 evidently full of some deep design4 ,the ,countess having perfectly assured herself that the child really slept1 took a large stone1 which she had concealed under her shawl1 and to the horror of the nurse--who1 like all persons of the lower order in her country1 indeed in most countries1 was fully impressed with an idea of the peculiar cunning and malignity of dumbies--raised it with an intent to fling it down vehemently4 ,before the nurse could interpose the ,countess had flung the stone--not1 however1 as the servant had apprehended at the child1 but on the floor1 where of course it made a great noise4 ,the child immediately awoke1 and cried4 ,the ,countess1 who had looked with maternal eagerness to the result of her experiment1 fell on her knees in a transport of joy4 ,she had discovered that her child possessed the sense which was wanting in herself4 ,illustration ,,epitaph4 ,in ,st4 ,modwen's ,churchyard at ,burton-upon-,trent1 ,staffordshire1 the following inscription has been copied from the tombstone of a deaf and dumb man3-- ,this ,stone ,was raised by ,subscription ,to the ,memory of ,,thomas ,,stokes1 ,an eccentric and much-respected deaf and dumb man1 ,better known by the name of ,,dumb ,,tom1 ,who departed this life ,feb4 #beth1 #ahcg1 ,aged #eg years4 ,what man can pause1 and charge the senseless dust ,with fraud1 or subtlety1 or aught unjust8 ,how few can conscientiously declare ,their acts have been as honourably fair8 ,no gilded bait1 no heart ensnaring meed1 ,could bribe poor ,stokes to one dishonest deed3 ,firm in attachment1 to his friends most true-- ,though deaf and dumb he was excell'd by few4 ,go ye1 by nature formed1 without defect1 ,and copy ,tom1 and gain as much respect4 ,a ,,happy ,,death ,,bed4 ,not long ago there died in the county ,wexford1 in ,ireland1 a deaf and dumb shoemaker named ,henry ,plunkett4 ,he had for many years been a true and sincere christian1 and therefore when he came to die he was not afraid1 but rejoiced at the thought of meeting his ,saviour4 ,during the last few hours of his life on earth he suffered much pain2 but he was quite sensible1 and made signs that if the house was piled up with gold he would not take it all and live1 for1 he said1 pointing his hand upwards1 ,i wish to go up4 ,to the woman who attended him he signed1 ,do not fret1 not never2 ,i am going to ,jesus4 ,the contrast between the white face--white as marble--and the long jet black hair and beard is striking1 wrote the clergyman who sent this account1 shortly after his death4 ,but beautiful as he looked in death1 he looks far more beautiful in heaven1 where he now is1 clothed in the white robe of ,christ's righteousness1 which he has provided for all who truly love and serve him4 ,,the ,,coming ,,mayoralty4 ,the state coach for the ,lord ,mayor elect will be furnished by ,mr4 ,j4 ,offord1 of ,wells ,street and ,brook ,street1 who has also supplied the chariot for ,mr4 ,sheriff ,johnson4 ,the coach for the new ,lord ,mayor is quite in harmony with modern ideas and taste4 ,the side windows1 instead of being rounded off in the corners as formerly1 are cut nearly square1 to follow the outlines of the body4 ,this novelty renders the body of the carriage much lighter than usual1 and more elegant in appearance4 ,another 'innovation' is the painting4 ,it has hitherto been usual to paint the under part of the carriage white or drab1 relieved by the same colour as the body1 but in the present case the whole vehicle has been painted a dark green1 the family colour of the ,lord ,mayor elect1 relieved by large lines of gold upon the body1 and gold and red upon the under carriage4 ,the natural elegance of this arrangement of colouring is heightened by the beautiful heraldic paintings of the ,city arms and those of the ,fishmongers' and ,spectacle ,makers' ,companies1 of which ,mr4 ,alderman ,lusk is a member4 ,these have been executed by ,mr4 ,d4 ,t4 ,baker1 the celebrated deaf and dumb artist4--,the ,times1 #ahhc4 ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,in ,,texas4 ,deaf and ,dumb men have a poor chance in ,texas4 ,one of them went to a farmhouse1 and1 when asked what he wanted1 put his hand in his pocket to get a pencil1 and he was at once shot down by the farmer1 who thought his visitor was feeling for a pistol4 ,,the ,,indians ,,and ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,illustration ,we are quite sure the ,indians were delighted by the reception tendered them by the children of the public schools and the inmates of the ,institutions for the ,blind and ,deaf and ,dumb last ,friday1 in the ,academy of ,music1 but their happiness was made complete1 on ,sunday evening1 at the ,la ,pierre house1 by a visit which they received from six of the pupils1 all girls1 of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institute1 accompanied by the ,principal1 ,mr4 ,foster1 and one of the teachers4 ,on their arrival at the hotel they were received by ,mr4 ,welsh1 the humane commissioner1 and shown into a well furnished private parlour1 when they were introduced1 one by one1 to ,general ,smith and his ,indians1 whose faces plainly showed the delight which their hearts felt4 ,they at once singled out the two girls who had taken part in the reception at the ,academy1 and bestowed upon them special marks of friendship4 ,tea being announced in a few minutes1 the whole party proceeded to the dining room1 where they were seated at well spread tables1 three ,indians and one mute at each4 ,here the striking similarity between the signs used by the ,indians of the ,west and our deaf mutes was plainly observable in the spirited conversation which ensued4 ,the merry laughter which broke forth from these usually quiet stolid men was sufficient to mark their keen appreciation of what was said4 ,one old chief1 slightly confused1 sought to excuse his awkwardness with the knife and fork to one of the young ladies1 by stating that at home he never used them1 but ate with his fingers4 ,they exchanged signs for butter1 coffee1 milk1 meat1 bread1 salt1 sugar1 knife1 fork1 c41 which were remarkably similar4 ,after tea the whole party assembled in the parlour1 and then began a scene indescribable4 ,the ,indians1 wild with delight1 talked away to the mutes1 who1 equally happy1 seemed to catch and understand everything they said4 ,they described their homes1 their hunting expeditions1 their wives and children2 how they lived and how they buried their dead4 ,one of them gave a very graphic account of the great snowstorms which frequently occur among the mountains4 ,one told about the wars he had engaged in1 and the number of scalps he had taken1 and then asked the teacher if he had ever killed a man1 and on receiving a reply in the negative1 seemed quite disgusted4 ,another1 a great rider1 said that with them the horses had plenty of grass to eat1 and were fat1 but here1 in the city1 they had none1 and were consequently very poor4 ,another old chief1 a very fine looking man1 stated that he had a large family of children at home1 and then asked the smallest of the girls if she wouldn't go home with him1 promising to bring her back as soon as she had taught his little boys and girls how to make signs like the mutes4 ,these wild men seemed thoroughly at home in the presence of the children1 their habitual restlessness and reserve disappeared2 they had met for once white persons with whom they could converse without the tedious process of interpreting1 and the conversation1 as ,mr4 ,welsh expressed it1 went directly to their hearts4 ,in parting with their young visitors1 the ,indians freely expressed the pleasure which their visit had afforded them1 then sorrow at the separation1 and promised to relate all that had occurred to their friends and kindred in the ,west4 ,when it is remembered that all this and much more took place between a delegation of wild ,indians and six mute girls attending the ,institution in our city1 it certainly will be considered remarkable1 and probably never before in the history of civilization has such a meeting occurred4 ,as a means of communication with the wild tribes roaming over our western plains1 the capacity of the sign-language of mutes can hardly be over estimated1 and a few well-trained mute missionaries could1 without doubt1 be made the instruments for accomplishing much good among this down-trodden despised race4--,new ,york ,herald4 ,illustration ,,exhibition1 #ahea4 ,at the great ,exhibition in #ahea there was exhibited a set of oak tables and cabinet of ,stanton oak1 combined with glass and ormolu1 etc41 made and carved by three deaf and dumb persons2 the castings by ,marsh1 of ,dudley4 ,a ,,mate ,,for ,,laura ,,bridgman4 ,illustration ,hetty ,hutson lives in the city of ,wilkes-,barre1 ,pennsylvania1 a girl seventeen years old1 who has been deaf and dumb and blind from birth4 ,she is active in her nature1 and has a remarkably intelligent mind4 ,through the one medium of gestures1 as perceived by the touch1 she understands wonderfully well1 and in turn makes herself understood4 ,she will wipe dishes and put them away with scrupulous care and exactness2 will go down the cellar alone at her mother's bidding and get apples2 then1 running up with astonishing rapidity1 will give them to anyone she is bid1 and put her own into her pocket4 ,at a motion from her father she will go upstairs and get his best hat1 deciding by touching his broadcloth suit which hat he wants4 ,she knits and sews in a very creditable style1 and manifests a desire to learn to do other kinds of work4 ,she is neat and orderly in her habits1 and ever acts in a ladylike manner1 while in disposition she is cheerful as a sunbeam1 and as playful as a kitten4 ,for about one year1 at irregular intervals1 a young minister of the name of ,j4 ,b4 ,howell1 devoted one hour each week to her instruction1 and she made some advancement1 novel as his method was2 but in ,june last he went to ,brazil as a missionary1 since which time she has been without instruction until recently4 ,she is now receiving daily instruction by means of the manual alphabet4 ,it is1 however1 to be regretted that her present teacher is an entire novice in the work she has undertaken1 but as she has large sympathy for her1 and individual experience as to the needs of her pupil1 it seems safe to hope that she may lay a substantial foundation1 upon which some more accomplished person may build an education which will make this greatly afflicted being equal to ,laura ,bridgman1 of world wide fame4 ,a ,,thought ,,of ,,the ,,south ,,sea ,,islanders4 ,among some of the islands of the ,south ,sea the compound word for hope is beautifully expressive2 it is manaolona or swimming thought--faith floating and keeping its head aloft above water1 when all the waves and billows are going over it--a strikingly beautiful definition of hope1 worthy to be set down along with the answer which a deaf and dumb person wrote with his pencil1 in reply to the question ,what is your idea of forgiveness8 ,it is the odour which flowers yield when trampled on4 ,,deaf1 ,,dumb1 ,,blind1 ,,and ,,lame4 ,david ,simons1 of ,boston1 is deaf and dumb2 he is also blind2 likewise he is lame4 ,penniless he is1 and houseless4 ,finally1 he is black1 which may or may not be considered a misfortune4 ,no1--finally he was run over by a team and dreadfully bruised4 ,yet we suppose that ,john ,simons still desires to live1 for he consented to be carried to a hospital4--,deaf ,mute ,advance4 ,,international ,,exhibition4 7,from ,the ,graphic1 ,may1 #ahgd47 ,messrs4 ,doulton and ,co41 who have done so well with stoneware1 dignifying the simplest material by giving even to the most ordinary and cheapest articles shapes of real beauty1 exhibit in ,room #i a most praiseworthy set of examples 7#cgai7 of very remarkable art and character1 demonstrating principally possibilities of wall decoration4 ,on the floor at the base of the division are some noble pieces of graphite stoneware contributed by ,mr4 ,frank ,a4 ,butler1 who is deaf and dumb4 ,a ,,young ,,genius4 7,from the ,journal of the ,society of ,arts1 ,may #a1 #ahgd47 ,another artist who has made his mark on the ware by the originality of his forms is ,frank ,a4 ,butler4 ,he is quite deaf and almost dumb4 ,he is one of many thus heavily afflicted who have passed through the school4 ,he began his artistic life as a designer of stained glass1 but his invention was not needed1 nor1 ,i dare say1 discovered in the practice of an art which is almost traditional4 ,i introduced him to the new work1 and in a few months he brought out many new thoughts from the silent seclusion of his mind4 ,a bold originality of treatment1 and the gift of invention1 are characteristic of his work4 ,he has struck out many new paths4 ,a certain massing together of floral forms1 and ingenious treatment of discs1 dots1 and interlacing lines indicate his hand4 ,,the ,,little ,,demerarian4 ,illustration ,a little coloured deaf and dumb girl in ,demerara came to ,mrs4 ,h----'s school1 and wished to learn to read4 ,it was thought impossible to teach her2 the missionary's wife therefore shook her head1 and made signs for her to go home4 ,but she would take no denial2 so ,mrs4 ,h---- sent to ,england for the ,deaf and ,dumb ,alphabet4 ,it was astonishing how quickly the child was taught to read the ,new ,testament1 from which she learned to know ,jesus as her ,saviour4 ,one day she signed to her kind teacher1 ,missie1 me too happy4 ,you would think when me walk out that there were two people in the road2 but it is ,jesus and me4 ,he talk and me talk1 and we two so happy together4 ,,draughts4 ,mr4 ,james ,wyllie 7the ,herd ,laddie71 the greatest living draught player1 has been in ,aberdeen for a whole week1 playing in public against all comers4 ,he played altogether #ih games1 of which he won #gi1 lost #c1 and #f drawn4 ,it is worthy of notice that three of the draws were secured by ,mr4 ,benjamin ,price1 a deaf mute1 and a well known local player4--,scotsman4 ,,the ,,unwelcome ,,tap4 ,illustration ,isabella ,green was a young woman who was completely blind and deaf1 and she was brought before a number of eminent surgeons to see if anything could be done for her4 ,her sad condition had been produced by violent pain in the head4 ,the only method of communicating with her was by tapping her hand1 which signified no1 and squeezing it1 which signified yes4 ,the surgeons concluded that her case was incurable1 and in reply to her earnest inquiries she received the unwelcome tap4 ,she immediately burst into tears1 in all the bitterness of anguish4 ,what6 said she1 shall ,i never see the light of day1 or hear a human voice8 ,must ,i remain shut up in darkness and silence as long as ,i live8 ,a friend who was present took up a ,bible and placed it to her breast4 ,she put her hands on it1 and asked ,is this the ,bible8 ,her hand was squeezed in reply4 ,she immediately clasped it in her hands1 and held it to her bosom1 and exclaimed1 ,this is the only comfort ,i have left4 ,i shall never be able to look upon its blessed pages1 but ,i can think of the promises ,i have learned from it4 ,and she then began to repeat some of the promises--,cast thy burden upon the ,lord1 and ,he will sustain thee2 ,call upon me in the day of trouble1 and ,i will deliver thee2 ,my grace is sufficient for thee1 c4 ,she dried her tears1 and became peacefully submissive to the will of ,god4 ,,corot ,,and ,,his ,,pupil4 ,corot the ,artist had a deaf and dumb pupil4 ,the young fellow was employed in copying one of his master's beautiful pencil drawings1 when he even tried to imitate a stain of glue which was on the paper4 ,corot1 when he saw it1 smiled1 and said1 or at least wrote1 ,trs bien1 mon ami2 mais quand vous serez devant la nature2 vous ne verrez pas de taches4 7,very well1 my friend2 but when you are before nature you will not see any stains47 ,m4 ,jean ,baptist ,corot1 the great ,french landscape painter1 died ,february #bcrd1 #ahge1 aged #gi4 ,,dumb ,,for ,,two ,,years4 ,two years ago1 says the ,auburn ,advertizer1 ,george ,scott1 one of a gang of desperadoes in ,new ,york ,city1 committed a robbery1 for which he ought to have received ten years in prison4 ,when he was arrested he feigned to be deaf and dumb4 ,upon his trial he made much of his infirmity1 and the result was that he succeeded in escaping with a sentence of two years4 ,being transferred from ,sing ,sing to ,auburn prison1 he still kept up appearances1 by means of which he escaped from doing heavy work1 but was assigned to duty in shoe shop ,no4 #a as waiter1 being supposed to be fit for no more valuable service4 ,he was sharp1 ready and intelligent1 and generally well behaved1 though hot tempered4 ,keeper ,bacon1 under whom he was placed1 had him always under strict surveillance1 but never was led to suspect by anything in his conduct that he was not deaf and dumb4 ,indeed1 he says that he once saw ,scott1 who always went in the shop by the name of ,dummy1 so roused up and maddened by something that had occurred1 that he thought he would go crazy1 yet he gave no sign that he was otherwise in respect to hearing and speaking than he seemed4 ,about two months ago ,dummy's time was up1 and he was discharged4 ,to give him a start in life again1 keeper ,bacon hired him to do some gardening4 ,principal keeper ,gallup did the same thing4 ,he worked in this way for two or three weeks4 ,while at his work children would talk to him and play round him1 yet he was always apparently oblivious to their presence4 ,but ,dummy had a tongue and could use it1 and his hearing was as keen as anybody's4 ,one day he fell in with a fellow convict who had just been discharged from prison1 and they went off up the street together1 talking gaily4 ,captain ,russell1 foreman in one of the departments of the prison shoe shop1 who was in the street1 overheard their conversation2 and on another occasion it happened that one of the keepers met ,dummy at ,louis ,schuch's and talked with him for a long time4 ,,the ,,bachelor ,,of ,,science4 ,a fact without precedent has just happened at the ,sorbonne4 ,a young deaf mute1 ,m4 ,dusuzeau1 underwent recently with success the examinations for the degree of ,bachelor of ,science4 ,this distinguished pupil has answered by writing all the questions which have been put to him4 ,this success1 unexpected a few years ago1 greatly honours the ,imperial ,institution in ,paris1 and is due to the high standard which its learned director1 ,m4 ,vaisse1 maintains in the studies1 and to the devotedness of the censor1 ,m4 ,valade ,reoni1 head master of the instruction1 and who has been the affectionate master of ,m4 ,dusuzeau4 ,m4 ,dusuzeau was married on the third of ,march last1 at the church of ,st4 ,germain1 l',auxerrois1 ,paris1 to ,miss ,matilda ,freeman1 daughter of ,james ,b4 ,freeman1 ,esq41 of ,philadelphia1 in the presence of a distinguished circle of friends4 ,miss ,freeman stayed in ,england some months in #ahhb1 and is therefore well known to many of our deaf and dumb friends4 ,,like ,,the ,,copy4 ,florence ,b----1 a little girl in the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution at ,derby1 was painting in water colours during her leisure hours4 ,she had been told to be very careful with the card she was painting1 and do it exactly the same as the copy1 and to these instructions she strictly adhered4 ,when the card was finished she took it to the head master1 who at once noticed a black spot painted on a bright flower4 ,on being told she had spoilt the card with doing this1 she replied ,but it's like the copy1 and at once produced it1 when it was found that by some means an ink spot had got on the copy4 ,,drunken ,,billy4 ,illustration ,a poor deaf and dumb man1 who might be said to be entirely friendless in the world until the ,institution of the ,deaf and ,dumb was formed at ,derby1 was continually in trouble1 owing to his intemperate habits4 ,drunken ,billy1 as he was called by some1 had however a tender place in his heart1 and we frequently visited him at his lodgings and assisted him in various ways4 ,after a time ,billy was persuaded to sign the temperance pledge1 and began to attend the lectures and services for the adult deaf and dumb4 ,for a time all went well1 but one hot summer day one of his fellow workmen1 who ought to have known better1 knowing that ,billy had signed the temperance pledge1 offered him a shilling if he would drink a glass of ale he held in his hand4 ,the temptation was too strong for ,billy to resist1 and having taken one1 it was not easy for him to resist a second1 and in the end poor ,billy got taken up by the police4 ,the head master of the ,institution at ,derby appeared1 by request1 to interpret the evidence1 and it transpired that ,billy had been sent to prison in the same month1 ,june1 each year1 for the seven previous years4 ,the magistrates however expressed their reluctance at sending ,billy to prison1 and asked him1 through the interpreter1 if he would try and keep sober1 and if he would again sign the pledge2 this he promised to do1 and the magistrates on the bench not only dismissed the case1 but each became subscribers of one guinea annually to the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution4 ,billy1 true to his promise kept sober1 and again attended the services for the deaf and dumb1 and when nearly #gj years of age gave a brief lecture of his ,life's ,experiences to the deaf and dumb1 which caused considerable amusement1 especially his remarks about ,derby fifty years ago4 ,billy was always thankful for the help rendered him by the ,institution1 and frequently said ,if he might have his way he would be glad to die and get to heaven where he could hear4 ,poor ,billy's life was a hard one1 for death took a good wife and four little ones during the first ten years of his wedded life1 and one by one the whole of his relations passed away4 ,billy has now done with temptation1 and recently passed away to the majority1 his last remarks bearing testimony to the value of the ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb4 ,,rapid ,,bicycle ,,travelling4 ,yesterday week a young man named ,sydney ,cornwall1 of ,coventry1 started at six o'clock in the morning for ,salisbury 7a distance of #abh miles7 on a bicycle4 ,on the morning following his friends received a letter from him1 posted at ,taunton1 stating that he had reached that place and had yet fourteen miles to go that evening2 and a subsequent letter on ,wednesday morning informed them that he had arrived at his destination at six o'clock on ,tuesday evening1 having stopped the previous night at a hostelry some miles beyond ,taunton4 ,this young man is deaf and dumb1 and his enquiries for the right road must have cost him some considerable time4 ,the driving wheel of his machine is only forty inches in diameter4--,bicycle ,news4 ,,heroic ,,conduct ,,of ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,girl4 ,illustration ,on ,tuesday last an inquest was held by ,mr4 ,michael ,fullam1 ,coroner1 at ,aughaward1 near ,ballinale in this ,county1 on the body of a respectable middle class farmer named ,james ,prunty4 ,it appears the deceased1 a feeble old man of #gf years of age1 went into an out-house occupied by his own bull for the purpose of cleaning it out1 and while in the act of doing so1 the bull broke its chain and turned on him4 ,by the interposition of providence1 his daughter1 a deaf mute1 happened to come that way1 and looked into the bull-house1 her attention having been attracted by seeing the door lying open2 and there1 at the instant her eyes rested on the interior1 she saw her aged father tossed high in the air above the bull's head2 when he fell on the ground the bull gored him with his horns1 pawed him with his feet1 and raged with fury4 ,the daring girl--the poor deaf mute--did not hesitate for an instant1 but with most surprising presence of mind rushed to the rescue4 ,she caught up the old man's stick which she saw on the floor as she entered1 and seizing the bull by a copper ring in his nose1 she thrashed him soundly on the head4 ,the struggle was terrific--it was one of life and death1 both for herself and the old man who now lay helpless at her feet4 ,the bull did not tamely submit to his chastisement1 but directed his assault on the lone girl2 he tore her from her ankle to her armpit1 struck her on the breast1 and dashed her against the wall3 but still she clung with a death grasp to his nose1 and belaboured him with the stick1 until she finally conquered and forced the infuriated animal to yield to her command4 ,she then threw away the stick1 and changing the ring into her right hand1 raised the disabled old man from the ground and carried him on her left arm outside the door1 forced back the bull1 and closed the door in his face4 ,such heroic conduct as this has seldom been manifested by the bravest of men1 but it is almost beyond credence that the deaf mute who was examined before the jury through an interpreter could have performed such an extraordinary feat4 ,yet so it was1 and the jurors one and all were thoroughly satisfied with the clear and intelligible description of the most minute particulars of the occurrence exhibited by this most wonderful girl4 ,it is sad to say that after all her exertions1 the poor old man died in an hour after his release from the bull-house4 ,the jury handed to the coroner the following memorandum at the close of the proceedings3-- ,we cannot separate without putting on record our entire admiration of the heroic conduct of ,bridget ,prunty 7an orphan and deaf mute71 who1 at the risk of her life1 relieved her aged father1 ,james ,prunty1 from the furious assault of his own bull1 7from the effects of which he died yesterday71 by catching him by a ring in his nose1 and while holding him back1 carried the old man on her left arm out of the house in which he was attacked3 and we urgently recommend her to the notice of those benevolent gentlemen who appreciate and reward such an act of noble daring for the preservation of human life4 ,given at ,aughaward1 #bbnd ,jan41 #ahgh1 ,,bartholomew ,,quinn1 ,foreman4 7,for self and fellows71 ,m4 ,,fullam1 ,coroner4 ,longford ,journal4 ,we are glad to say that on hearing of the bravery of this little deaf and dumb girl1 ,mr4 ,harman1 ,m4,p41 at once sent #e1 and many other friends also shewed their appreciation of the girl's conduct in a practical way4 ,the following touching lines were composed by a ,deaf friend after seeing the account in the ,longford ,journal3-- ,,the ,,brave ,,deaf ,,mute4 ,the tale of bravery ,i tell1 ,will your attention hold1 ,though not performed on battle field1 ,nor by a warrior bold4 ,an ,irish girl1 to whom the ,lord ,nor speech nor hearing gave1 ,tho' but a poor deaf mute was she1 ,her heart was stout and brave4 ,deaf1 dumb1 yes1 poor and motherless1 ,friendless and obscure2 ,only her father left to her1 ,and he was old and poor4 ,a farmer he1 and owned a bull1 ,that in a shed was chained1 ,for it was savage1 but one day ,its liberty obtained4 ,the poor old man was unaware ,the bull had broke its chain1 ,until the beast upon him turned ,ere he the door could gain4 ,the dumb girl neared the open shed1 ,as she the threshold crossed2 ,oh6 dreadful sight1 her father high ,by savage bull was tossed4 ,she could not hear if help was nigh1 ,she could not call for aid2 ,so quick to rescue him she ran1 ,too brave to feel afraid4 ,one hand she slipped within a ring1 ,that through its nose was placed2 ,and with her father's stick upraised1 ,the angry bull she faced4 ,oh6 then ensued a struggle1 fit ,to fill her heart with dread2 ,while at her feet her father lay1 ,to all appearance dead4 ,long and fierce the battle raged ,between the bull and maid2 ,nor would she yield1 tho' by its horns ,her side was open laid4 ,blow after blow upon its head1 ,with heavy stick she rained1 ,until the savage beast was cowed1 ,and she the victory gained4 ,and then the stick away she threw1 7,but held on as before17 ,her father with one arm she raised1 ,and slowly neared the door4 ,then back into the shed she forced ,the bull1 and slammed the door1 ,while in her aching1 bleeding arms1 ,her father's form she bore4 ,but1 sad to say1 her father dear1 ,whom thus to save she tried1 ,had been so injured by the bull1 ,in one short hour he died4 ,an orphan now1 alone and poor1 ,homeless1 and deaf and dumb2 ,oh1 who will help some christian friends1 ,to make for her a home8 ,if you who read these simple lines1 ,with speech and hearing blest1 ,and have it in your power to aid ,and comfort the distressed1 ,oh6 think of this brave-hearted girl1 ,and help her in her need2-- ,with voice and pen on her behalf ,for timely help ,i plead4 ,a ,,victory4 ,peter ,sims1 a deaf and dumb boy1 was walking past a large shop one day in winter1 when he saw a beautiful pair of skates in the window4 ,he had often wished for skates that he might skate upon the ice1 and when he saw these he desired to have them4 ,he looked2 no one was watching2 he thought1 ,i can take these skates easily1 and no one will know4 ,before he had been sent to school this boy had been a very bad boy2 he had often stolen little articles1 but now he was learning about ,god1 and he knew that ,god had said ,thou shalt not steal4 ,as he stood looking at the skates this commandment came into his mind1 and there was a struggle in his heart4 ,his old bad nature said1 ,take the skates2 his conscience answered1 ,no1 for it is wrong to steal4 ,at last he made the signs1 steal1 bad1 not 7he was seen1 though he did not know it71 and went on without taking them4 ,he had gained a great victory over the temptation of the devil1 and the next time he was so tempted the fight was not so severe1 as sin had less power over him4 ,,the ,,queen ,,and ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,not far from ,osborne ,house1 ,isle of ,wight1 there lives a poor man in a small cottage1 who a few years ago had a deaf and dumb daughter1 who used to do a great deal of knitting for the ,queen4 ,her ,majesty frequently visited this woman1 and used to talk to her on her fingers4 ,the deaf and dumb woman is now dead1 and during her illness the ,queen visited her and talked to her for her comfort4 ,her ,majesty apologised that she could not now talk so fast as when she was young4 ,,example4 ,vauncey1 a little deaf and dumb boy1 was admitted to the ,institution1 at ,derby1 and night and morning he would watch with keen interest the other boys kneeling at the bed-side1 and spelling on their fingers their prayers4 ,in a few days the little boy learnt the alphabet1 and the head master on going upstairs to look round1 was surprised to see him kneeling reverently by his bed-side1 eyes closed1 and spelling on his fingers the alphabet right through4 ,a strange prayer1 the reader will think2 but not so to our ,heavenly ,father1 who doubtless would accept it as the poor boy's best offering4 ,illustration ,,the ,,converted ,,mute4 ,during a revival of religion in one of the ,new ,england villages1 a son of the clergyman returned home for a brief visit4 ,the lad was a deaf mute1 and had spent his first term in the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 just then commencing its history4 ,his parents having no knowledge of the language of signs1 and the boy being an imperfect writer1 it was almost impossible to interchange with him any but the most familiar ideas4 ,he1 therefore1 heard nothing of the revival4 ,but before he had been at home many days1 he began to manifest signs of anxiety1 and at length wrote with much labour upon his slate1 ,father1 what must ,i do to be saved8 ,his father wrote in reply1 ,my son1 you must repent of sin1 and believe in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,how must ,i do this8 asked the boy again upon his slate4 ,his father explained to him as well as he could1 but the poor untaught boy could not understand4 ,he became more than ever distressed2 would leave the house in the morning for some retired place1 and would be seen no more until his father went in search of him4 ,one evening1 at sunset1 he was found upon the top of the hay1 under the roof of the barn1 on his knees1 his hands uplifted and praying to ,god in the signs of the mutes4 ,the distress of the parents was so intense1 that they sent for one of the teachers of the ,asylum1 and then for another2 but it seemed that the boy could not be guided to the ,saviour of sinners4 ,one afternoon the father was on his way to fulfil an engagement in a neighbouring town1 and as he drove leisurely over the hills1 the poor inquiring and helpless son was continually in his thoughts4 ,in the midst of his supplications his heart became calm1 and his long distracted spirit was serene in the one thought that ,god was able to do his own work4 ,the speechless boy at length began to tell how he loved his ,saviour1 and that he first found peace on the very afternoon when the spirit of his father on the mountains was calmed and supported by the thought that what ,god had promised he was able to perform4 ,,nothing ,,bad4 ,on entering the school room one morning1 one of the little deaf and dumb girls quickly turned over her slate1 and colouring in the face4 ,the teacher asked1 ,what have you been doing8 ,the girl signed1 in reply1 ,nothing bad1 sir4 ,on turning over the slate we found the girl had written ,drunkenness clothes a man with rags4 ,a ,,sad ,,case4 ,illustration ,t---- ,l---- lived near ,derby4 ,hers was a sad case--deaf1 dumb1 and so nearly blind that she had to be led about2 moreover1 she suffered from extreme weakness in the legs1 and was delicate on the chest4 ,her father being dead1 it was difficult for her to obtain the necessaries of life1 and it was thought the workhouse must be her future home4 ,the case was brought under the notice of the ,committee of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution at ,derby1 who decided not to let her go into the workhouse without trying what could be done for her4 ,accordingly she came under their care1 and gradually became stronger2 but the difficulties in the way of her education1 owing to her sight1 were not easily overcome1 in fact she had to be taught as one perfectly deaf1 dumb1 and blind4 ,she however made good progress1 and is now a good tempered1 hard working girl1 actually earning her own living4 ,she can wash and scour and knit and sew quite as well as many persons blessed with the senses of sight and hearing4 ,she frequently attends the meetings for the adult deaf and dumb1 and always has something interesting to say1 especially on religious subjects4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,clergyman4 ,among those who were ordained deacons on ,trinity ,sunday last year by the ,bishop of ,winchester was ,mr4 ,r4 ,a4 ,pearce1 who is deaf and dumb1 and who is to devote himself specially to ,missionary work among the deaf mutes in the diocese of ,winchester4 ,the ,rev4 ,c4 ,m4 ,owen1 ,secretary to the ,mission1 believes that this is the first instance of a deaf and dumb man being ordained in the ,church of ,england4--,irish ,ecclesiastical ,gazette4 ,the ,rev4 ,r4 ,a4 ,pearce has had the honour of being presented to the ,queen4 ,mr4 ,pearce has visited the ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb at ,derby4 ,a ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,beautiful ,,answer4 ,the ,rev4 ,r4 ,stewart says3 ,i knew of a gentleman who went to a ,deaf and ,dumb ,asylum to make known to the inmates the way of salvation through ,jesus ,christ4 ,he asked questions by means of writing them on a blackboard4 ,one day he wrote the question1 ',what does ,god do with the sins of the people who believe in ,him8' ,one of the lads wrote below the question1 ',all our sins were written in ,god's book1 but ,jesus came and drew ,his bleeding hand across the pages where the sins of the people were entered who believe in ,him2 thus covering over with ,his own blood the transgressions of ,his people4' ,was this poor deaf and dumb lad right8 ,yes1 indeed1 for ',the blood of ,jesus ,christ1 ,god's ,son1 cleanseth us from all sin4' ,i ,,must ,,help4 ,illustration ,the following little incident will show how interested the deaf and dumb are in trying to help ,institutions struggling to obtain monetary support in order to admit the numerous cases pressing for admission4 ,a number of the pupils from the ,institution at ,derby were present at a meeting1 when the head master was advocating its claims for support4 ,at the close of the meeting a deaf and dumb young man came up and said1 ,i have been very pleased with what ,i saw the children do1 they will soon be very clever4 ,i hope the people will all help you2 other people helped me to get a good education1 now ,i must help others who are deaf and dumb to go to school4 ,i will try and collect #e for you4 ,true to his promise he did collect #e1 and sent it saying1 ,next year ,i must try and collect #aj4 ,a little time since he called at the ,institution with the handsome sum of #aj1 which he had collected in pence from #cga persons4 ,several other deaf mutes have shown their interest by collecting #a to #c from time to time4 ,,canon ,,farrar ,,with ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,illustration ,the ,washington ,post gives an account of ,canon ,farrar's visit to that city4 ,he was interviewed by one of their reporters as to what he thought of the place1 and he replied that he was greatly pleased1 but what interested him most was the ,deaf ,mute ,college4 ,he was of opinion there was nothing of its kind in the world4 ,the ,canon was conducted through the ,college by ,dr4 ,gallaudet1 the president1 who explained to him the various arrangements1 after which ,mr4 ,olof ,hanson1 a ,swede1 who has mastered ,english since the loss of his hearing1 delivered orally the following address3--,two and a half centuries ago the ,pilgrim ,fathers laid the foundation of the nation4 ,america may in a sense be called the child of ,england--and a well-grown child1 of which she need not be ashamed4 ,in visiting this country1 therefore1 you do not1 we trust1 feel like a stranger1 but1 as it were1 among relatives and friends4 ,archdeacon ,farrar is no stranger to us2 his beautiful ,life of ,christ is a well-known volume in many a public and private ,american library1 and there are few who have not read his noble eulogy on our departed hero1 ,general ,grant4 ,as a friend then1 we bid him welcome4 ,permit me now to say a few words about the instruction of the deaf in this country4 ,in #ahag the first deaf mute school in ,america was founded at ,hartford1 ,connecticut2 there are now upwards of sixty schools for the deaf and dumb in the ,united ,states1 and to day more than #gjjj pupils receiving instruction4 ,the minds of the deaf are just like those of other people1 and only need to be developed4 ,although the avenue of the ear is closed1 through the other senses information is imparted1 and sight1 being the most convenient1 is chiefly made use of in instructing the deaf2 but to teach them persons of experience and intelligence are required1 and to obtain such teachers money is necessary4 ,our ,government has wisely recognised this1 and it accordingly makes liberal provision for educating the deaf1 as well as the hearing1 all our institutions being supported mainly by the ,government4 ,it was long doubted that the deaf could master the higher branches of study1 and it has been reserved for this college to see if they can4 ,in this country we have the deaf as teachers1 lawyers1 chemists1 artists1 clergymen1 editors1 c4 ,many take a most creditable rank among the hearing persons in their professions4 ,among the graduates of this college will be found some of the most intelligent and best educated deaf mutes in the world4 ,the college is the only one of its kind in existence4 ,two young men from the old world have come all the way here to obtain an education which they could not get at home4 ,they are cordially welcomed1 and we hope many more will come until the time arrives when they have a college of their own1 where they may acquire the advantages of a high and liberal education4 ,mr4 ,francis ,maginn1 son of the ,rev4 ,c4 ,a4 ,maginn1 county ,cork1 was then introduced to ,canon ,farrar1 and his address read by ,dr4 ,gallaudet4 ,as one of the two students from ,europe just alluded to by my friend1 ,i have the pleasure of welcoming my distinguished countryman1 ,archdeacon ,farrar1 to ,washington4 ,having acquired the rudiments of my education in the metropolis of ,great ,britain1 where you from ,sunday to ,sunday expound the unsearchable riches of ,christ1 and being a native of ,ireland1 where my father ministers in the ,church of ,ireland1 it is but natural ,i should express my deep gratification that you should have come amongst my ,american brethren in affliction4 ,i am sure1 sir1 that you have felt as ,i have done when coming to the great and prosperous ,united ,states1 that the ,american people is one of which we may well be proud--a great and highly civilised people1 with whom we are connected by every tie of blood1 and every relation of business--they are a people who bear our civilisation1 in many things improved1 our language1 literature1 laws1 and religion4 ,in an educational point of view the nation is prominent1 and her silent children have the advantages of spacious institutions1 supported by her revenues4 ,it is greatly to be regretted that our brethren in ,great ,britain enjoy none of these elaborate advantages of intellectual culture4 ,whilst ,mr4 ,foster's ,act benefits thousands1 and while #ae1jjj1jjj are annually voted for the masses1 one third of the mutes of right school age are being left uneducated4 ,what that means1 the ,english have no conception1 or they would not be apathetic or unconcerned2 no class when uneducated is more entirely cut off from all human intercourse than the deaf and dumb4 ,the ,canon1 in reply1 expressed his thanks for the cordial reception given him1 and concluded with a short prayer1 which was interpreted by ,dr4 ,gallaudet1 ,president of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,college4 ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,soldiers4 ,during the ,franco-,german ,war1 an army corps of #djj deaf and dumb ,frances-,tireurs were led to battle against the ,germans4--,paris ,journal4 ,,robert ,s4 ,,lyons4 ,robert ,s4 ,lyons went about ,ireland last summer visiting the deaf and dumb1 and talking to them about ,jesus4 ,he was then home for vacation from ,america1 where he had gone to study1 in order to fit himself to be a missionary to the deaf and dumb4 ,we all hoped that he would have entered on his duties as such this summer1 and that many of his deaf country men and women would have been helped by him on the way to heaven4 ,but ,god has ordered it otherwise4 ,he died at his father's residence1 near ,newtownstewart1 after a long and painful illness1 on the evening of ,friday1 the #eth of ,june last4 ,mr4 ,francis ,maginn1 who is also deaf and dumb1 went with ,robert ,lyons to ,america last autumn1 and left his studies in the ,college that he might take care of him on the journey home1 has written some reminiscences of his friend1 of which the following is a part3-- ,it was my privilege to be his companion on his return to ,washington1 and to share the same rooms4 ,he spent much time in ,bible reading and prayer4 ,he was attacked in ,february last with a serious illness1 which he bore with wonderful patience4 ,at one time his death was expected4 ,we sat up one night watching for his last breath1 but life was lengthened4 ,he seemed to improve for a while1 and was able to go out for a drive in the ,president's carriage4 ,every comfort was his1 supplied by the kind ladies of ,dr4 ,gallaudet's family4 ,flowers1 books1 pictures2 every delicacy possible constantly sent to tempt the appetite2 but his strength scarcely increased4 ,prayers were daily offered on his behalf4 ,even a little girl prayed daily for him1 and said1 ',i know ,god will hear my prayers1 and he will recover4' ,but such was not the will of ,god4 ,he was sent home1 and given up to my care4 ,the voyage was fine four days1 when a gale arose which lasted five days1 and tried his strength terribly4 ,he seemed sinking1 and said1 ',i will not live to see my parents again4' ,i said1 ',you will1 if you trust in ,god1 and if it is ,his will4' ,when we came to see lights of the ,irish coast we felt joy and comfort4 ,arrived in ,londonderry he had scarcely any strength to stand4 ,when ,newtownstewart was reached his relations and ,i knew each other by our troubled and anxious faces4 ,his sister wrote that on the last two occasions that his mother talked to him of his sufferings his reply each time was1 ,if we suffer with ,him 7,jesus71 we shall reign with ,him4 ,again1 he said he left himself in the hands of his ,lord1 to take him or leave him as ,he pleased4 ,he breathed his last in the arms of his brother ,john1 on ,friday1 the #eth of ,june1 at #aj4cj p4m4 ,the end was so peaceful that they could not tell when the last breath was drawn4 ,the funeral took place on ,monday1 the #hth1 when the long procession of vehicles1 some forty or fifty in number1 bore testimony to the love and respect with which he was regarded in his own neighbourhood4 ,next after the chief mourners walked ,samuel ,carrigan and young ,m',causland1 two deaf mutes who loved and honoured him4 ,many others would have been present also1 had it been in their power1 for ,robert had the love and regard of all the deaf and dumb who knew him4 ,copy of a letter given to ,r4 ,s4 ,lyons on leaving ,america1 by ,dr4 ,gallaudet1 ,president of the ,college3-- ,national ,deaf ,mute ,college1 ,kendal ,green1 ,near ,washington4 ,,my ,,dear ,,robert1--,i want to give you more than a mere good-bye in words1 as you take your leave of us4 ,i want to tell you how much ,i have been pleased with your course here as a student1 how gratified ,i have been to see your pleasantness in your work1 and how thoroughly you have won my respect and esteem2 and then want to add that your patience and cheerfulness under the heavy cross of extreme illness has made you seem a real hero4 ,it is an added pleasure to think that this heroism is of that sort which those sons of men alone exhibit who are filled with the spirit of our good and glorious leader1 ,christ4 ,i believe1 dear ,robert1 that you have that spirit1 truly and fully1 and ,i am sure it will sustain you in all future work4 ,as you go far away over the ocean to your home1 to your loved ones1 and to that work which ,god will give you to do1 my prayers will follow you daily that ,god will give you health and strength to do ,his will1 and1 above all1 that the peace of ,god which passeth knowledge may fill your soul4 ,wishing you every blessing that earth and heaven can bestow1--,i am1 yours in loving friendship1 ,e4 ,m4 ,,gallaudet4 ,,helen ,,silvie4 ,illustration ,helen ,silvie was a ,scotch girl4 ,she was born in the village of ,dunblane1 situated on the beautiful banks of the river ,allan4 ,she lost her hearing by fever when about five years of age1 and two years after she was sent to the ,edinburgh ,institution for the ,education of the ,deaf and ,dumb4 ,she was a very shy child1 and would not speak any words after she became deaf1 so she soon forgot how to do so1 and when her education was begun1 she was nearly like a child born deaf4 ,for a time she was peevish and discontented2 her mind was dark4 ,but so soon as she began to understand1 it was as if light shone into her mind1 and she became cheerful and happy like her companions4 ,at first she did not seem very clever4 ,but after two years she began to improve fast1 and soon was one of the best pupils in the ,institution4 ,she was very amiable and affectionate1 and a great favourite with her companions4 ,when she grew up she became an assistant in the school1 she taught one of the junior classes in the early part of the day1 and instructed the girls in sewing in the evenings4 ,for some years she was thus usefully employed4 ,but her brother wished her to go and live with him1 and keep house for him at ,bannockburn1 and she consented and left the ,institution4 ,after a time ,helen wished to return to the ,institution4 ,so she wrote a letter to a friend and asked her to find out if she would be allowed to become a teacher again4 ,but the ,superintendent of the ,institution was ill1 and no answer was sent to her letter4 ,then ,helen thought she would go herself to the ,institution and see if they would employ her4 ,it was winter4 ,she set out from ,stirling in a steamer on the last day of the year #ahde1 and arrived at ,granton ,pier at night4 ,it was dark4 ,a gentleman offered to conduct her up the pier1 but he did not know the way4 ,he should have turned to go towards the town1 but he led her straight on4 ,they came to the edge of the pier1 and in an instant both were plunged into the sea4 ,they were soon picked up1 and carried to the hotel4 ,helen soon seemed quite well1 and she was sent on to the ,institution4 ,she felt so happy at being again among her old friends that she did not soon go to bed4 ,she thought herself much better than she was4 ,she caught a very bad cold4 ,in a few days inflammation of the lungs came on4 ,her sufferings were very great1 but1 she bore them patiently2 and on ,sabbath morning1 the #ahth of ,january1 #ahdf1 her spirit took its flight to her ,saviour's bosom4 ,her pastor1 who visited her on her death-bed1 was much pleased to see how fully she trusted in ,jesus4 ,he said of her after she died ,i think of her as one of the spirits of the just made perfect4 ,illustration ,a ,,cat ,,assisting ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,woman4 ,the chill wind was moaning1 the rain falling drearily1 and day darkening rapidly1 when a lady might have been seen walking along quickly through ,eccles ,street4 ,she was thinking of home1 with its bright warm fire1 and how soon she could get in out of the cold and wet4 ,suddenly she stopped1 as a feeble cry arrested her footsteps1 and looking round1 she perceived a cat crouched against some steps4 ,the storm was beating on the poor harmless creature1 and night coming on4 ,the lady did not turn away and hurry on1 as some selfish people would have done1 but pitied and called the poor cat4 ,it looked so forlorn1 and gave a frightened glance in her face4 ,gaining courage from what it saw there1 it trusted her1 and jumped up1 curled its tail over its back1 and trotted contentedly after her4 ,the lady went on4 ,when she looked back now and then1 there was pussy trotting steadily behind4 ,presently the lady knocked at a hall door1 and when it was opened they passed into a bright room1 and pussy sat down to dry before a warm fire1 where two other cats1 sleek and well fed1 kept her company4 ,well1 our puss1 whose name was ,gipsy1 very soon was lapping a saucer of warm milk4 ,after that she looked at the fire1 and winked her eyes until she fell asleep4 ,sarah ,darby1 who is deaf and dumb1 was at that time living in this house4 ,pussy became very fond of ,sarah1 and liked to sit in her lap because she was kind to it4 ,now ,sarah did not think a cat could help her1 but she knew that ,god commands us to be kind to helpless creatures1 and ,he always rewards us when we obey ,him4 ,you will wonder how a cat could help anyone1 so ,i will tell you4 ,sometimes ,sarah was alone in the house1 and when a knock came to the hall door there was no one to tell her but puss1 and puss did so4 ,how8 ,she jumped down off ,sarah's lap1 and looked up in her face every time a knock came1 and after the door had been opened got on her lap again1 and waited for the next one4 ,so this is how the cat helped the deaf and dumb woman4 ,,the ,,earl ,,of ,,shaftesbury4 ,at a meeting in aid of the deaf and dumb held in ,dundee1 at which ,lord ,panmure presided1 a number of deaf and dumb children were present and put through an examination4 ,the question was put on the blackboard1 ,who is the greatest living statesman of ,great ,britain8 ,one of the boys instantly wrote1 ,the ,earl of ,shaftesbury4 ,the chairman patted the boy on the head1 and asked1 ,why do you think the ,earl of ,shaftesbury is the greatest living statesman8 ,the boy answered1 ,because he cares a great deal for the like of us deaf mutes4 ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,lady',s ,,idea ,,of ,,music4 ,illustration ,a lady who graduated from the ,institution at ,new ,york some years ago1 was questioned as to the capacity of the deaf to enjoy music2 she wrote3 ,i think all deaf persons have an idea more or less vague of musical sounds4 ,it comes to all who cannot hear through the sense of touch4 ,the vibrations of the chords of a piano1 when strongly played1 are sufficient to produce real enjoyment by means of feeling to one who can touch the case merely4 ,the soft1 tremulous notes1 even convey an impression through the nerves1 similar1 ,i fancy1 to that which others obtain through the ear4 ,but the real music for us comes through the eye4 ,the rippling of waves1 the tremulous vibration of leaf and blossom and twig1 all these sights make for us a harmony perhaps as perfect as the most finished orchestra4 ,,half ,a ,,score ,,deaf ,,mutes4 ,on ,tuesday evening last the ,stamford ,corn ,exchange was crowded with people eager to see half a score little deaf mutes from the ,institution at ,derby4 ,the children--six boys and four girls--caused considerable amusement1 and also pain to think they should be so afflicted4 ,the youngsters can draw1 read1 and write in a way that is surprising1 and some of the faces were marked by unusual brightness and intelligence4--,stamford ,mercury1 ,sep4 #ahth1 #ahhd4 ,a ,,dumb ,,dog4 ,illustration ,a deaf and dumb lady living in a ,german city1 had1 as a companion1 a younger woman1 who was also deaf and dumb4 ,they lived in a small set of rooms opening on the public corridor of the house4 ,somebody gave the elder lady a dog as a present4 ,for some time1 whenever anybody rang the bell at the door1 the dog barked to call the attention of his mistress4 ,the dog soon discovered1 however1 that neither the bell nor the barking made any impression on the women1 and he took to the practice of merely pulling one of them by the dress with his teeth1 in order to explain that some one was at the door4 ,gradually the dog ceased to bark altogether1 and for more than seven years before his death he remained as mute as his two companions4 ,,cleansing ,,from ,,sin4 ,matthew ,jones1 a poor deaf and dumb boy1 once wrote the meaning of ,jesus ,christ's blood washing away sin4 ,being asked if he was afraid ,god would punish him for his sins1 he wrote this answer1 ,no1 for when ,god sees my name down in ,his book1 and all the things ,i have done wrong1 and all that ,i have left undone1 there will be a long account2 but ,he won't be able to read it1 because ,jesus ,christ's bleeding hand will have blotted all the account out1 and ,he would see nothing on that page but the ,saviour's blood1 for ,i have asked ,him to wash all my sins away4 ,,the ,,bible ,,and ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,the following is taken from the ,british and ,foreign ,bible ,society's ,report for #ahhe1 being an extract from one of their agents in ,belgium named ,gazan3--,for the last fourteen years ,gazan has been in the habit of getting shaved by a barber who also keeps a drinking saloon4 ,though not a member of a temperance society ,gazan is an abstainer1 and is none the less welcome1 and he occasionally is able to sell to persons who frequent the place4 ,one day last year when the barber's shop was full1 a man was there who had often prevented people buying1 and when ,gazan left began to say all the harm he could of him4 ,this he heard from the barber's wife1 who expressed great annoyance at it4 ,some time after a young man1 deaf and dumb1 called upon ,gazan and gave him to understand he wanted a ,bible4 ,with the aid of a pencil they carried on a conversation1 in the course of which ,gazan showed him several passages marked in the ,bible4 ,this was on a ,sunday morning1 and in the afternoon the deaf and dumb young man came back to attend the service1 for which ,gazan lends his room2 and he continued to come ,sunday after ,sunday1 when by signs and giving him passages to read he was interested in the service4 ,he was introduced to the deaf and dumb evangelist in ,brussels1 and having found work as a printer1 is living there now1 lodging at the house of ,m4 ,crispells1 who holds the service at ,louvain4 ,on ,christmas ,day he went to ,louvain to see ,gazan1 and showed him a number of texts which had been pointed out to him during his former visits1 and showed remarkable familiarity with the ,scriptures4 ,this deaf and dumb young man is no other than the son of the man above referred to1 who had spoken against him in the barber's shop4 ,the conversion of his son has had a remarkable effect upon him2 he is now quite a changed man1 and does all he can to assist ,gazan and to induce people to buy his books4 ,,cork ,,temperance ,,exhibition4 ,the following were won by deaf mutes3--,both certificate and prize1 ,e4 ,morgan1 for painted album2 ,a4 ,corkey1 doll's dress2 ,b4 ,henderson1 same2 ,j4 ,giveen1 stitching2 ,j4 ,o',sullivan1 knitting2 ,g4 ,seabury1 laundry work4 ,also1 prizes were won by ,j4 ,armstrong1 handwriting2 ,l4 ,corkey1 texts in ,bible album2 ,e4 ,phibbs1 doll's suit2 ,e4 ,gray1 knitting4 ,a ,bible album made by deaf mutes at ,cork was much admired4 ,each page has a picture with a great many texts written round it4 ,,good ,,influence4 ,illustration ,a few years since an aged man1 who had long been a sincere and devoted christian1 was placed in the same ward in the ,infirmary of ,n----with a deaf and dumb youth4 ,the former received and enjoyed the visits of the chaplain1 whilst the latter was considered inaccessible to instruction4 ,an arrangement was at length made for the good old man to partake of the sacrament of the ,lord's ,supper1 when he made1 as it appeared to the chaplain and matron1 the singular request that the young mute might partake of it with him4 ,a secret was then divulged which had been known only to the two patients themselves4 ,having spent a long period of time together1 the old man had improved the opportunity thus afforded to effect intercourse with the youth by signs1 and had been enabled1 by the ,divine blessing1 to convey to him a knowledge of salvation through a crucified ,redeemer4 ,there appeared every reason to believe that the poor fellow possessed an enlightened understanding and a renewed mind1 and he was allowed to participate in the desired privilege4 ,shortly after this the old man died1 and when the youth was made sensible of the event1 his countenance brightened with joy2 he waved his hand and pointed up to the sky to intimate that he was gone into heaven4 ,after a time the mute followed his kind friend and instructor4 ,when he felt himself dying1 he first put his fingers in his ears and took them out again1 to show that his ears would be unstopped2 he then put out his tongue and pointed to heaven1 to show that that would be unloosed4 ,these facts were communicated to a friend by the matron of the ,infirmary--herself an eminent christian1 who has since died1 and who did not doubt that the youth had obtained a correct and experimental knowledge of the gospel of salvation4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,man ,,in ,,the ,,revision ,,court4 ,on ,thursday afternoon a singular scene was witnessed during the proceedings of the ,revision ,court1 at ,ashton-under-,lyne4 ,a man named ,james ,booth1 of #c1 ,dog ,dungeon1 ,hurst polling district1 was objected to by the ,conservatives1 and ,mr4 ,booth1 their solicitor1 announced that the man was deaf and dumb1 but just able to utter a monosyllable now and then4 ,mr4 ,chorlton1 the ,liberal solicitor3 ,what can ,i do 7laughter78 ,mr4 ,booth first by writing asked what the man's name was1 and then began to talk to him with his fingers1 but being an indifferent chirologist he made very poor progress4 ,he had merely elicited that the man was the owner when ,mr4 ,chorlton began to grow impatient1 and inquired1 ,why don't they both go to the ,isle of ,man for a week 7laughter78 ,nothing more could be got out of the man except a yes or no after questions had been patiently propounded by ,mr4 ,booth in the dactyologic alphabet4 ,at length the ,barrister spied a rent book1 and this was pounced upon and the vote allowed very joyfully1 to save further trouble4 ,the dumb man then spake1 stuttering1 and with great effort1 ,i claim my expenses4 ,mr4 ,chorlton3 ,he's got those words all right1 at any rate 7laughter47 ,mr4 ,booth3 ,he can talk a little but hear nothing4 ,recourse was again had by ,mr4 ,booth to his digits1 and he interpreted to the court that the man was a hat body maker1 and wanted #es4 #f;d4 ,the ,barrister3 ,i will allow #es4 ,the money was handed to the man1 and he went away smiling4--,newcastle ,journal4 ,,julia ,,brace4 ,julia ,brace1 a deaf1 dumb1 and blind woman1 who died in ,august1 #ahhd1 in her seventy-eighth year1 was well known all over ,america1 at least wherever attention has been paid to the education of deaf mutes4 ,in the year #ahaj1 when about four years old1 she lost her sight and hearing from malignant sickness4 ,at that time there was no school for deaf mutes4 ,it was not until after she was turned nineteen years that she entered school1 and she remained there between twenty and twenty-five years4 ,during her long stay at the school her case always attracted particularly interesting attention on the part of visitors4 ,in many ways she could render much service in the daily work of the ,institution4 ,she could even distinguish clothes belonging to different pupils1 and was therefore employed in sorting and putting them away4 ,she had a good many curious and amusing ways4 ,for instance1 when girl-pupils1 dressing1 took their turns before the looking glass to comb up their hair1 she always insisted on having her turn1 and would stand there to comb hers like any one else4 ,but one thing was noticeable4 ,she had a very clear notion of her own rights1 and would not allow any interference with them4 ,sometimes her idea of a personal right was rather out of a common course1 but she had no question about it1 and probably could not see how any one should have4 ,her case is not to be compared with that of ,laura ,bridgman1 who possessed mental powers of a higher order4 ,she had not got the benefit of early1 assiduous1 and special care that was given to the latter1 and probably she had a much less acute mental constitution at the outset of her education4 ,her education began late1 and at a time when very little was known of the proper way of education for a case like hers2 and she consequently did not make much progress in language4 ,however1 it has been found quite easy to communicate with her as to all the common events of her daily life4 ,,an ,,amusing ,,story4 ,here is an amusing story hailing from ,munich4 ,during the past year the professor of ,aesthetics in the ,university1 whose lectures are proverbially wearisome1 delivered his lectures 7as usual7 to a scanty audience4 ,there were five students in all1 who1 week by week1 melted and grew beautifully less1 until at last but one was left4 ,this solitary individual1 however1 seemed to concentrate in his own person all the diligence1 application1 and punctuality of his frivolous fellows4 ,at the conclusion of the last lecture of the course the professor approached him and praised him for these admirable qualities1 and proceeded to inquire of him1 ,what is your name1 my young friend8 ,no answer4 ,what country are you from8 ,absolute silence4 ,the matter was soon elucidated1 for it was discovered that the patient and persevering disciple was a poor deaf mute1 who had taken refuge from the severe cold of winter in the warm lecture rooms of the ,university4 ,illustration ,the following is extracted from ,the ,christian ,leader3--,at a ,christmas competition of blind readers which took place on ,friday and ,saturday1 #bast and #bbnd ,december1 #ahhc1 in the ,mission ,hall in ,bath ,street1 ,glasgow1 was found a blind deaf mute among the blind hearing competitors4 ,educated when young in the ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb1 he was able to do for himself until he lost his sight two or three years ago4 ,he had then to make use of his fingers in reading as well as speaking2 and in spite of the formidable difficulties in the way of his learning the embossed type1 he made a most creditable appearance on ,saturday and gained a special prize4 ,the remark made by one of the examiners when this man was reading will1 we are sure1 express the thought of all who peruse these lines--,how thankful to ,god we ought to be for the use of our faculties1 and especially for this precious blessing of sight6 ,this blind deaf mute is ,mr4 ,daniel ,hunter ,ardrossan1 one of the members of the ,ayrshire ,deaf and ,dumb ,mission4 ,a ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,heroism4 ,illustration ,about five o'clock on ,sunday afternoon several gentlemen standing on ,vine ,street ,wharf witnessed an act which was highly commendable4 ,thomas ,hall1 a lad of nine years1 having strayed from his parents1 was at play upon the wharf mentioned1 when his foot slipped and he was precipitated into the strong tide of the ,delaware4 ,a deaf mute named ,argus ,cornish1 an eccentric genius1 who does odd jobs along the wharves1 and who1 an outcast himself1 seems to take pleasurable pride in protecting others1 and has already saved several lives1 although standing with his back to the scene of accident1 seemed1 as his name implied1 to have a hundred eyes4 ,without any hesitation he stripped off his coat and shoes1 and plunging into the water1 in a short time brought the boy safe to land4 ,argus' heroism should not be overlooked4--,american ,paper4 ,,the ,,right ,,hon4 ,w4 ,e4 ,,gladstone ,,and ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,mr4 ,gladstone1 on being presented with the freedom of the ,worshipful ,company of ,turners1 gave an address from which the following is an abstract3-- ,i went a few days ago to examine the collection of works prepared at ,messrs4 ,doulton's ,pottery to be sent to the ,exhibition at ,philadelphia4 ,those works were delightful for the eye to behold4 ,they were also highly satisfactory on the distinct ground that the price of production appeared to be so moderate2 but1 most of all were they delightful to me1 because they were true products of the soil4 ,there was a high faculty of art as it seemed to me developed in the production of those works1 and that faculty of art had grown up in ,lambeth4 ,it was the ,lambeth ,school of ,art from which ,messrs4 ,doulton derived an abundant supply of workers to whom they could intrust the preparation of those admirable objects4 ,among the works ,i would mention one4 ,it was a beautiful piece of work produced by a youth who from his birth was both deaf and dumb4 ,now1 consider what it is to be deaf and dumb2 what a cutting off of resources2 what a stinting of the means of training and improvement2 and then consider1 notwithstanding this1 how it was through an inborn resolution in the centre of his being it was in the power of this lad to make himself a producer of works that could command admiration on the score of beauty1 again showing how the energies1 if rightly directed1 can be forthcoming when required4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,girl',s ,,dream4 7,,written ,,by ,,herself47 ,i had a dream on the #bfth of ,january4 ,i was going for rolls1 and going back ,i met ,gracie1 a friend of mine1 and she and ,i spoke quite well--we were not deaf and dumb4 ,a poor boy1 very ragged1 carried a basket with some coloured glasses and stones1 very bright1 and some curious musical instruments that ,i had never seen before4 ,he walked behind us1 and he called to ,gracie1 and she turned to him1 and he said to her that he wanted her to buy many of them2 that they were a penny each4 ,we took them up and looked at them1 and they were very curious4 ,she chose a bright red one for a brooch1 and bought it for a penny4 ,then he said to me ,will you buy some8 ,but ,i did not want to be tempted to buy1 and he told me a great deal about its very beautiful sounds2 that it was more beautiful than all the others1 and nothing could be more beautiful to hear in this world1 and he showed me how to play on it1 and we heard beautiful sounds4 ,so ,i changed my mind1 and wanted it very much1 because ,i could hear it4 ,then ,i saw a policeman come up to us because he heard the beautiful music2 and he laughed very much1 and looked so very happy4 ,i said to the poor boy1 ,thank you very much for your showing me how to play on it4 ,and he was very glad as he went away4 ,gracie went home1 and ,i went home1 carrying my glass organ with me4 ,the above appears to us specially interesting2 it is a curious circumstance that a deaf and dumb girl should seem to hear sound in her sleep4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,councillor4 ,kapotrine ,moller1 a ,russian ,councillor of ,state1 son of ,general ,moller1 and nephew of the tutor to the ,grand ,dukes ,nicholas and ,michael1 has just died at the age of eighty-three4 ,he himself1 his brother1 and sister were all born deaf and dumb4 ,he was educated in the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution in ,st4 ,petersburg1 rapidly learnt to read1 and showed such ability that he was first admitted into the ,imperial ,chancery and afterwards into the ,council of ,state4 ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,boy ,,and ,,his ,,mother4 ,zachariah was a deaf and dumb boy1 thirteen years of age1 who was being educated in an ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb1 after an absence of four years he went home to see his mother4 ,when he entered her house1 in company with his benefactor1 she was sitting in a state of intoxication1 which greatly affected him4 ,he took his pencil1 and thus attempted to show her the evil and danger of such conduct1 and gave her much good advice4 ,after retiring with his friend1 at whose house he went to lodge1 his countenance became very sorrowful1 and the tears trickled down his cheeks4 ,his friend asked him the occasion of all this1 when he wrote that he was thinking if he got to heaven how sorry he should be not to find his mother there4 ,,speed ,,of ,,manual ,,spelling4 ,illustration3 ,the ,manual ,alphabet ,in reply to a question ,what is the number of words a good hand speaker can make or say in one minute8 ,a deaf mute says1 ,take the average number of letters per word of the ,english language as five2 this is the number decided upon by the ,postal ,telegraph department4 ,the average of the ,bible is about #d-a_/h4 ,a good hand speaker can go through the alphabet ten times in one minute4 ,i have proved this by personally testing several deaf mutes4 ,the pauses between words occupy the space of one letter each1 so we must deduct one sixth of the whole thus3-- ,letters in alphabet #bf ,number of times spelt #aj ,total letters per minute #bfj ,deduct about one sixth for pauses #de ,average letters per minute #baee --- ,result #dc words per minute4 ,,portobello ,,swimming ,,club4 ,on the mornings of ,wednesday and ,thursday the deep-diving medal of this club was competed for by five members4 ,the depth of water varied from #ac to #ah feet4 ,mr4 ,robert ,smith was very successful in recovering the plates from the bottom1 bringing up six on the first and two on the second morning1 with which number he secures first honours4 ,the second place was taken by ,mr4 ,j4 ,wallace ,james4 ,mr4 ,smith1 the medallist1 is deaf and dumb4--,scotsman1 ,aug4 #bith4 ,illustration ,,dear ,,tammas4 ,a poor old deaf man resided in ,fife2 he was visited by his minister shortly after coming to his pulpit4 ,the minister said he would often call and see him2 but time went on1 and he did not visit him again until two years after1 when1 happening to go through the street where the deaf man was living1 he saw his wife at the door1 and could therefore do no other than inquire for her husband4 ,weel1 ,margaret1 how is ,tammas8 ,none the better o'you1 was the curt reply4 ,how1 how1 ,margaret1 inquired the minister4 ,oh1 ye promised twa years syne tae ca' and pray once a fortnight wi' him1 and hae ne'er darkened the door sin' syne4 ,weel1 weel1 ,margaret1 don't be so short6 ,i thought it was not so very necessary to call and pray with ,tammas1 for he is so deaf ye ken he canna hear me4 ,but1 sir1 said the woman1 with a rising dignity of manner1 the ,lord's no deaf6 ,and it is to be supposed the minister felt the power of her reproach4 ,,royal ,,scottish ,,academy ,,exhibition ,,for #ahhj4 ,john ,s4 ,rennie ,reid1 a young ,aberdeen lad1 now resident in ,edinburgh1 who1 though labouring under the great disability of being deaf and dumb1 has for some years back been an enthusiastic art student1 has succeeded in procuring admission for three oil paintings1 each of which gives good indication of his deftness and skill in the delineation of nature1 and the ardour with which he has followed up his studies4 ,hide and ,seek represents some children playing at that game in a hay field4 ,largo1 the ,beach at ,low ,water gives us a pretty coast scene1 with figures on the beach4 ,baiting the ,line is a very effective study of a common incident in fisher life4 ,,in ,,derby ,,police ,,court4 ,illustration3 ,,pupil ,,as ,,taken ,,from ,,the ,,police ,,court4 ,a few years since the ,head ,master of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution at ,derby was sent for1 with a request that he would hasten to the police court to see what could be done with a little deaf and dumb boy4 ,the sketch is a faithful picture of the little fellow as he stood in the dock charged with stealing4 ,the police1 in giving their evidence1 said that many complaints had been made of the boy's conduct4 ,one lady complained of his illusing her dog1 another a cat1 and another killing her bird2 others that he was always throwing stones or stealing1 and that he had actually tried to upset a railway train4 ,it appeared that twice previously the boy had been taken up by the police1 but owing to his tender age nothing could be done with him4 ,the ,mayor1 addressing the ,head ,master of the ,institution1 said something must be done with the boy2 unfortunately he was getting worse and worse2 the case was a very sad one1 the boy being deaf and dumb1 but the public must be protected4 ,the other magistrates present concurred with the ,mayor's remarks1 and after consulting with ,mr4 ,bailey1 ,j4,p41 ,chairman of the ,committee of the ,institution1 who was on the bench at the time1 the boy was sent direct to the ,institution1 where food was given to him1 after which his photograph was taken4 ,the sketch given on the previous page is copied from it4 ,the boy settled down1 but not without giving considerable trouble2 it was not to be expected that a boy1 though so tender in years yet hardened in bad habits1 should at once conform to the rules of the ,institution4 ,the teachers were not1 therefore1 greatly surprised to find him early one morning prowling in a quarter of the ,institution to which he had no proper means of access4 ,from time to time his teachers had difficulties to contend with not easy to describe4 ,there has1 however1 been a gradual improvement in the boy's life and character4 ,the sketch given above is from a photograph taken when the boy had been in the ,institution one year4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,same ,,pupil ,,after ,,one ,,year',s ,,training4 ,,an ,,interview ,,with ,,laura ,,bridgman4 ,illustration ,we presume most of our readers will have read of ,laura ,bridgman1 who is without any perfect sense except that of touch4 ,a correspondent of the ,christian ,union gives an interesting account of an afternoon spent with her1 from which we make the following abstract3-- ,if any one supposes that by reason of her deprivation she is queer or awkward in person or manners1 he is altogether in error4 ,there is nothing at all singular in her appearance4 ,when ,i entered the parlour1 a member of the family with whom she lives was playing on the piano1 and close behind her1 on a low seat1 there was a very slight1 very erect1 quiet1 self-possessed looking person1 who seemed to be listening to the music1 while her hands were busy over some crocheting or some similar work4 ,she would have been taken for a guest who was fashioning some pretty article whilst being entertained with music4 ,the expression of her face was bright and interested2 and one watching her satisfied look would have been slow to believe that she did not hear4 ,the green shade over her eyes indicated that she was one of the blind4 ,she had on a brown dress1 a blue ribbon at the neck1 a gold ring and chain1 and a watch or locket in her belt--a neatly attired1 genteel1 lady-like person1 looking about thirty-five 7though her age is not far from forty-four71 with soft1 brown hair1 smooth and fine1 a well shaped head1 fair complexion1 and handsome features4 ,that was ,laura4 ,as soon as she learned that she had a visitor who knew people in the town where her nearest kindred live1 she came swiftly across the room1 leaving her work on the centre table as she passed it1 and grasped my hand1 laughing with the eagerness of a child4 ,then she sat down face to face with the lady who has charge of her1 and commenced an animated conversation1 by the manual alphabet1 easily understood by one who has practised it2 but the slight-of-hand by which the fingers of the friendly hostess1 manipulating on ,laura's slender wrists1 communicated with that living consciousness shut in there without one perfect sense except of taste and touch1 was something mysterious1 inscrutable to my duller sense4 ,yet that the communication was definite1 quick1 missive1 so to speak1 manifest enough1 for ,laura's face beamed1 and she was all alert4 ,partly by the letters and partly by signs she said a great deal to me4 ,she ought to be at home to be company for mother1 she said2 and1 once or twice1 she fashioned the word ,mamma very distinctly with her lips4 ,she asked if ,i knew a member of her family now dead1 and said that was a long year after ,carl died4 ,she seemed brimming over once with things to tell me1 and wanted me to know about her teaching some of the blind girls to sew1 which she takes great pride in1 threading the needle1 and making her pupils pick out their work if it is not done nicely4 ,she is a good seamstress herself1 does fancy work1 and can run a sewing machine4 ,next1 she caught hold of my hand and led me up two flights of stairs to her room to shew me her things2 but the first movement was to take me to the window1 where she patted on the glass and signified that ,i should see what a pleasant prospect there was from it4 ,and there she1 who had never seen or heard1 waited by my side in great content while ,i looked and listened4 ,yet her face was radiant1 and she stood there as if she both saw and heard4 ,i wish ,i could bring before all those who are discontented with their lot1 repining because ,god has withheld something from them or taken something away1 the cheerful face of this lady1 who has so little1 but who accepts it as though she had all1 who has never seen a human countenance or heard a human voice1 who in the infinite glory and beauty of this outward world has no part1 shut in by herself in that silent1 dark1 unchanging1 awful loneliness4 ,next she showed me how springy her bed was4 ,then she took off my shawl1 and showed me all the pretty things and conveniences she had in her room1 opening every box and drawer1 and displaying the contents4 ,her jet chain she laid against her neck1 her bows and collars and embroidered hand-kerchiefs were taken up one by one1 and deftly replaced in their proper receptacles4 ,her writing materials1 sewing implements1 little statuettes1 trinkets1 large ,bible--,i had to see them all4 ,lastly she took out a sheet of paper1 pressed it down on a ,french writing-board1 examined the point of the pencil1 and wrote her autograph1 ,god is love and truth4 ,s4 ,n4 ,bridgman4 ,and then from her needle-case and spool-box produced a cambric needle and fine cotton1 and showed me how to thread a needle1 which was done by holding the eye against the tip of her tongue1 the exquisite nicety of touch in it guiding her to pass the thread through4 ,it was done in an instant1 though it seemed impossible to do it at all1 and then she presented me the threaded needle triumphantly1 having secured it by slipping a knot4 ,going down to the parlour again1 she told me how kind it was in ,dr4 ,howe to fit her up such a pretty room2 and then ,i must go into the school room1 whither she led me by the hand1 and introduced me to several of her friends among the pupils1 and when ,i took my departure she would have the teacher go with me to the door to tell me which car to take4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,boy',s ,,devotion4 ,illustration ,under the trees standing by the left bank of the ,thames1 and sheltered from its waters by a mound of earth1 is an old but comfortable boathouse4 ,a few roughly-hewn steps lead from the mound to the water's edge1 where some six or seven boats rock idly on the surface4 ,over the door of this tottering mansion hangs a wooden board1 with the words ,timothy ,gainsad inscribed in large letters upon a black ground4 ,a gush of light and warmth issuing from the door guides the weary traveller to a haven worthy of his choicest desires4 ,well can ,i remember the dark outline of ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral1 lifting its rounded dome in massive grandeur to the skies1 and the faint outline of the opposite bank shining dimly in the distance4 ,i remember1 when a lad of seven1 a rich and influential lady coming down from ,yorkshire to spend the winter months in ,london4 ,she brought with her a dumb boy attendant1 whom she had adopted and treated with the greatest kindness4 ,one dark night she hired a boat1 and rowed out upon the river4 ,scarcely was she lost in the river mist ere the flood gates of heaven were opened1 the rain came down in torrents1 the waves dashed against our rude pier and threatened to dislodge it1 while now and then an occasional streak of lightning1 accompanied by a clap of thunder1 lit up the dark surface of the river4 ,my friends had gone off in a boat in search of the lady1 and ,i was alone in the room4 ,seated on a stool by the side of a blazing fire1 ,i was reading an interesting novel1 when the door was violently pushed1 and the dumb attendant of the young lady rushed in1 seized a life belt from the wall1 and made for the door4 ,i ran to intercept him2 but guessing my purpose1 he raised the stool and brought it down with a crash upon my head4 ,i staggered back to the wall and fell1 and he disappeared through the door4 ,with a reeling head ,i tottered to the door1 and looked out upon the river4 ,great heavens6 ,i exclaimed1 he will be dashed to pieces6 ,for there1 revealed by a flash of lightning1 was the dumb boy1 standing on the rail of the bridge1 preparing to plunge into the surging waters below4 ,a short distance from the bridge was the boat occupied by the terrified lady4 ,it was fast sinking1 and as he plunged from the bridge it sank4 ,i saw him come to the surface1 stunned and bleeding2 ,i saw him raise the life-belt in his hand1 and throw it to his mistress4 ,she caught it1 and his face lit up with joy2 then--he sank6 ,his mistress was saved1 and some time after the dumb boy's lifeless body was washed to the shore1 and laid in an honourable grave4 ,over it stands a beautiful angel of white marble1 holding a scroll inscribed with these words3--,here lies ,gustavus ,arisild1 who died in the surging waters of the ,thames to save his mistress4 ,,the ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,faith4 ,one day a minister's servant brought a subscription book and laid it on his study table1 saying1 ,a dumb man brought it1 sir4 ,on looking at the book1 a thought struck the minister that he should not let that dumb man out of his house without seeking his soul's good4 ,he invited the man in1 and after kneeling in prayer before the man1 and putting a subscription into his hand1 the following conversation took place in writing4 ,the minister wrote3 ,my dear friend1 have you found the ,lord ,jesus ,christ to be precious to your soul8 ,are you born again8 ,the dumb man answered1 ,yes1 ,i understand what is meant by 'born of the ,spirit1' it means a 'new creature' in ,jesus4 ,the minister was not quite satisfied with the answer1 and therefore he asked1 ,when were you made a 'new creature1' and how8 ,he answered1 ,i was under the impression of sin six years ago1 but ,i prayed to ,god for ,christ's sake to give me a new heart1 and ,i felt joy and peace in my mind4 ,i prayed ,o ,lord1 have mercy on me a poor sinner4 ,i also read the ,psalms of ,david4 ,in order to bring out distinctly whether he really arrived at scriptural peace1 for he feared that1 after all1 the dumb man's faith might turn out to be only a vague and wavering confidence1 the minister asked him again ,if ,god were to call you away this night1 would your sins be brought against you1 and would you have to answer for them all8 ,he answered1 ,i trust in ,god for ,christ's sake1 because ,jesus died for me4 ,all those who trust in ,jesus' precious blood are cleansed from all sin4 ,he is mighty to save4 ,the minister then asked1 ,was it through the instruction you got at the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution that these good impressions were made upon your mind8 ,he answered1 ,my teacher used to teach the ,bible to all deaf and dumb pupils1 but ,i did not feel any grace from ,god till ,i was afraid to meet ,god for sins2 then ,i looked to ,christ by faith and got peace4 ,the minister then asked1 ,will you write a sentence for me to read to poor sinners1 from a dumb man that cannot speak8 ,he then wrote as follows--words which he meant to be used by the reader3-- ,o ,lord1 have mercy upon me a poor sinner6 ,o ,jesus1 save me from death and hell6 ,o ,jesus1 take me away to heaven and eternal bliss6 ,o ,jesus1 take care of me every day6 ,will you sign your name to all this8 then asked the minister4 ,he immediately complied with the request4 ,we only give the initials ,j---- ,g----4 ,,deaf1 ,,dumb1 ,,and ,,blind4 ,an examination of students who were deaf1 dumb1 and blind took place on ,washington ,heights4 ,the principal1 ,dr4 ,isaac ,l4 ,peet1 gave various interesting exhibitions of their skill and accomplishments4 ,a blind1 deaf1 and dumb boy1 about fourteen years old1 who had had less than a year's instruction1 was given an order to count out twenty crayons and put them under a mat4 ,the order was given by means of the sign language1 transmitted by feeling the motion of the hands of the person who communicated with him4 ,the order was correctly performed amid the applause of the audience4 ,a blind deaf mute also wrote several sentences on a type-writer1 and on another type-writer a deaf mute without hands wrote by means of a stick inserted in his coat sleeve4 ,,ordination ,,of ,,deaf ,,mutes ,,in ,,philadelphia1 ,u4,s4,a4 ,nearly all the deaf mutes connected with the ,protestant ,episcopal ,church in this city assembled yesterday morning in the church of the ,covenant1 to witness the ordination into the priesthood of two deaf and dumb men4 ,the ceremony had been long talked of among the deaf mutes1 and as none of this class of persons had ever before been ordained to this order in the church in this country1 there was a widespread desire among the ,episcopal community to be present at the ceremony4 ,the church was well filled when the exercises began4 ,owing to the length of the services1 the regular morning prayer was omitted1 and after hymn #aec had been sung1 ,rev4 ,thomas ,gallaudet1 ,d4,d41 ,principal of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution in ,new ,york1 who was to preach the sermon1 was introduced4 ,dr4 ,gallaudet prefaced his sermon by saying that when a deaf mute was addressed1 the words were not spelled out1 but that the ideas were represented by signs4 ,ideas about the intellect were conveyed by a sign about the head1 those relating to the sensibility by a motion near the heart2 in short1 the sign language was as distinct and individual as the ,english language4 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,chamberlain1 of ,iowa1 stood up in the chancel as ,dr4 ,gallaudet began his sermon1 and interpreted the sermon to the deaf mutes who sat in a body near the front of the chancel4 ,dr4 ,gallaudet sketched the progress of deaf mute education from the establishment of the first school in ,hartford by his father in #ahag4 ,as illustrating the individuality of the sign language1 he mentioned that while he was in ,brussels in ,august last he preached to a congregation of about twenty deaf mutes1 ,english1 ,french1 ,belgian1 and his sign language was comprehended perfectly by all4 ,sounds1 he said1 are only outward symbols of ideas1 just as signs are4 ,at the conclusion of the sermon1 ,rev4 ,henry ,w4 ,syle and ,rev4 ,arthur ,m4 ,mann were presented for ordination1 the former by ,rev4 ,dr4 ,miller1 and the latter by the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,atwell1 of ,toledo4 ,sitting within the chancel1 one at each end of the communion table1 were ,bishop ,stevens and ,bishop ,bedwell1 of ,ohio1 while nine other clergymen surrounded them4 ,among them the placid countenance and venerable form of ,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,syle1 father of one of the candidates1 was especially noticeable4 ,bishop ,stevens then read the exhortation1 and it was interpreted by ,dr4 ,gallaudet to the two candidates1 who stood in their robes at the chancel rail4 ,eagerly did they watch the motions of the reverend gentleman as he conveyed to them the words the ,bishop was speaking4 ,the ,bishop then asked ,mr4 ,syle the questions laid down in the prayer book4 ,as ,dr4 ,gallaudet finished interpreting each question1 ,mr4 ,syle handed a slip of paper on which was written his answers1 to ,rev4 ,mr4 ,clere1 of ,phillipsburg1 who read it aloud4 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,mann then arose1 and ,bishop ,bedwell stated that the questions and answers would be interpreted4 ,he asked the same questions asked by ,bishop ,stevens1 and ,mr4 ,mann slowly communicated his answers1 using only his right hand in replying4 ,the ceremony of laying on of hands was then performed1 ,bishop ,stevens and several others laying their hands on ,mr4 ,syle's head1 and ,bishop ,bedwell performing that office for ,mr4 ,mann4 ,the ,sacrament of the ,lord's ,supper was then administered to the newly ordained priests1 and they were welcomed within the chancel rail4 ,a special invitation was given to the deaf mutes to commune immediately after the clergy1 and there were enough present to occupy the long chancel rail twice4 ,the sacrament was then administered to the congregation1 and the audience was dismissed with the benediction by ,bishop ,bedwell4 ,on ,saturday1 the second biennial session of workers among the deaf mutes in the ,episcopal ,church was begun in ,st4 ,stephen's ,church4 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,f4 ,j4 ,clere1 of ,phillipsburg1 was elected ,president1 and ,rev4 ,mr4 ,syle secretary and treasurer of the conference4 ,an address of ,bishop ,howe1 and papers by ,messrs4 ,clere and ,syle were interpreted to the conference by ,dr4 ,gallaudet4--,philadelphia ,inquirer1 #aeth ,oct41 #ahhc4 ,,pictures ,,by ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,artists ,,in ,,the ,,royal ,,academy1 #ahgf4 ,no4 #acja4 ,despatches4 ,t4 ,davidson4 #cj4 ,elter ,water1 ,langdale4 ,c4 ,e4 ,emerson4 #abce4 ,the late ,w4 ,a4 ,langdale1 ,esq4 #abdg4 ,portrait of a ,lady4 ,mrs4 ,north1 deaf from girlhood4 ,,whaite',s ,,water ,,colour ,,exhibition1 ,,manchester4 ,the ,staff of ,life1 by ,f4 ,t4 ,tavar1 is a drawing worthy of ,hunt for its literal truth4--,manchester ,courier4 ,march #beth1 #ahgf4 ,,fairly ,,done4 ,a good story is told of ex-governor ,magottin1 of ,kentucky1 who is a good talker and likes to do most of the talking himself4 ,recently1 in making the journey from ,cincinnati to ,lexington1 he shared his seat in the car with a bright-eyed1 pleasant-faced gentleman4 ,the ,governor1 after a few common-place remarks1 to which his companion smiled and nodded assent1 branched into a description of the scenes that he had witnessed in different parts of the country1 grew eloquent over the war1 described with glowing speech the numerous horse races he had witnessed1 talked learnedly of breeding1 and told thrilling stories of his battles with the ,indians in the ,north-,west4 ,the hours slipped rapidly away1 and when the train was nearing ,lexington the two exchanged cards and parted with a cordial shake of hands4 ,the ,governor drove to an inn1 and to a number of friends he remarked that the ride had never seemed so short before4 ,then you must have had pleasant company aboard4 ,you are right4 ,i met a gentleman of unusual intelligence4 ,we conversed all the way over4 ,i never was brought in contact with a more agreeable man4 ,indeed6 ,who was he8 asked his friends4 ,wait a minute2 ,i have his card1 and the ,governor felt in his pockets and produced the bit of pasteboard4 ,his name is ,king4 ,not ,bob ,king8 shouted a dozen in one breath4 ,yes1 gentlemen2 ,robert ,king--that is the way the card reads1 was the proud reply4 ,a roar of laughter followed4 ,why1 ,governor1 ,bob ,king is as deaf as a post2 he was born deaf and dumb6 ,a ,,novel ,,situation4 ,illustration ,during the past year a gentleman had occasion to visit a certain city in ,new ,england4 ,he arrived at night1 went directly to his accustomed hotel1 and to bed1 slept soundly throughout the night1 and in the morning discovered his watch had stopped4 ,when he opened the door of his room another gentleman was taking in his boots on the other side of the corridor1 and of him our friend asked if he could tell him what time it was4 ,to his surprise1 the gentleman took no notice whatever of the question4 ,he asked again1 ,sir1 will you be good enough to tell me what time it is8 ,my watch has stopped4 ,no answer4 ,the gentleman1 without looking up1 shut his door and disappeared4 ,at that moment two other gentlemen came walking down the corridor1 and ,mr4 ,x4 asked of them the same question4 ,the two gentlemen1 without looking to the right or left1 continued their walk without an answer or sign4 ,well1 thought ,mr4 ,x1 this is very curious4 ,however1 he went back to his room4 ,presently the bell rang for breakfast1 and immediately a waiter entered the room1 seized him by the arm1 and began a series of gesticulations4 ,mr4 ,x4 lost his temper1 and burst forth with ,what in the name of goodness is the matter8 when the waiter cried ,oh1 and vanished1 laughing4 ,mr4 ,x4 began to think something was very wrong1 but went down to breakfast4 ,when he entered the salle a manger1 which commonly had a dozen or twenty people at the tables1 he found the hall filled with gentlemen in black coats1 all feeding gravely1 and in silence4 ,a waiter silently beckoned him to a place1 and when he was seated he said to his neighbour--,sir1 will you be kind enough to tell what all this is about8 ,no answer4 ,the person1 like ,charlotte in ,werter1 went on eating bread and butter4 ,our friend began to feel decidedly queer1 and getting out of his seat1 went to the nearest waiter and piteously besought him1 for heaven's sake1 to tell him what was the matter with the house4 ,oh1 said the waiter1 don't you know8 ,why this is the ,deaf and ,dumb ,convention1 which meets to-day at ,hartford4 ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,both ,,heard ,,and ,,spoke4 ,vincent ,ogden was recently charged with begging1 under the pretence of being deaf and dumb1 at ,launceston4 ,p4 ,c4 ,barrett said that he saw the prisoner in the butcher's market4 ,he was making signs1 and pretending to be deaf and dumb4 ,he took him into custody1 and after they arrived at the police station asked him his name2 he made no reply at first1 but subsequently said he was called ,william ,ogden1 that he was a native of ,manchester1 and had just come out of ,bodmin ,gaol4 ,committed for two months1 with hard labour4 ,,entertainment ,,by ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,the inhabitants of ,mansfield had some most enjoyable meetings on ,monday last1 when a number of the pupils from the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution at ,derby gave some very interesting illustrations of blackboard sketching1 including animals1 birds1 fishes1 c4 ,in reply to the question asked by one of the audience1 ,what have you come to ,mansfield for8 ,a little girl1 amidst considerable laughter1 wrote ,to get money4 ,the gentleman then asked her what work she would like to do on leaving school8 ,the reply was ,i would like to be a lady's servant4--,mansfield ,paper1 #ahhe4 ,,lord ,,seaforth4 ,lord ,seaforth1 who was born deaf and dumb1 was to dine one day with ,lord ,melville4 ,just before the time of the company's arrival1 ,lady ,melville sent into the drawing-room a lady of her acquaintance who could talk with her fingers1 that she might receive ,lord ,seaforth4 ,presently ,lord ,guildford entered the room1 and the lady1 believing him to be ,lord ,seaforth1 began to spell on her fingers quickly4 ,lord ,guildford did the same1 and they had been carrying on a conversation in this manner for about ten minutes1 when ,lady ,melville joined them4 ,her female friend said1 ,well1 ,i have been talking away to this dumb man4 ,dumb6 exclaimed ,lord ,guildford1 ,bless me1 ,i thought you were dumb4 ,a ,,supposed ,,lunatic ,,in ,,derby4 ,illustration ,at the ,borough ,police ,court this morning1 a man1 who said his name was ,jim1 but from whom no further information could be obtained1 was charged with being a wandering lunatic4 ,sergeant ,parker said that1 at a quarter-past one o'clock on ,monday afternoon1 his attention was called to the prisoner1 who was on the ,midland ,railway platform4 ,he noticed that the prisoner was wandering about in a strange manner4 ,after making enquiries1 he had telegrams sent to ,bath1 the replies to which were to the effect that the prisoner had been found wandering about the line there greatly excited1 that they did not consider he was right in his mind1 and that they had given him written directions to enable him to obtain a ticket for ,derby1 which he succeeded in doing4 ,he spoke to the man1 and thought he wanted to go to ,london2 but when the ,london train came in he could not prevail upon him to take a ticket4 ,he had #a #hs4 in his possession1 and also some tea1 a razor1 basket1 and other articles2 but no letters or anything from which they could find out his address4 ,he took him to the police station1 where the police surgeon examined him on ,monday night1 and pronounced him to be of unsound mind4 ,the doctor promised to call again this morning1 but had not yet done so4 ,the ,bench remanded the man until the following morning1 so that the police surgeon might attend and give evidence4--,derby ,daily ,telegraph4 ,the alleged lunatic1--the deaf and dumb man1 whose only name was ,jim1 and who had been charged with being a wandering lunatic1 was again brought up4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,r4 ,roe1 head master of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 said that he had been sent for1 and that he had been communicating with the prisoner by means of signs1 and found that he was deaf and dumb1 and totally uneducated1 but certainly of sound mind4 ,the police surgeon again appeared1 and said he had examined the man1 and had come to the conclusion that there was no indication of insanity about him4 ,the prisoner was discharged and handed over to ,mr4 ,roe1 who promised to take care of him till something was heard from his friends4--,derby ,daily ,telegraph4 ,the man was kept at the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution for a few days1 when it was found that his friends were residing on the other side of ,bath4 ,it transpired that the man had been on a visit to some friends at ,bath and could not make the authorities understand where he wanted to go1 hence the error in sending him to ,derby4--,w4 ,r4 ,r4 ,a ,,clever ,,gymnast4 ,walter ,stevens1 a member of the ,british ,mission to the ,deaf and ,dumb1 last year won the first prize for all round performances at the ,gymnasium of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association4 ,the prize consisted of a very handsome gold and silver medals with silver buckle and strap4 ,he was successful in #ahhc and #ahhd in winning second prizes1 but this year he carried off in grand style the much-coveted first prize4 ,his performance on the horizontal bar was truly marvellous4 ,illustration ,,william ,,de ,,courcy4 ,this boy was educated at a ,deaf and ,dumb ,school4 ,he was fond of learning1 and soon had many companions4 ,one of the delights of his life was visiting the farmyard which was attached to the ,institution4 ,william had been taught to be kind to dumb animals4 ,he watched the little birds with much interest1 and liked to feed them4 ,there was one bird which came daily to be fed which he used to call his own4 ,he was eager for religious instruction1 and soon knew ,god made him1 and that ,jesus was his best friend1 and that sin was displeasing to ,god4 ,he loved ,jesus much1 and often signed about ,him to his school fellows4 ,after ,william had been at school for some years he was taken seriously ill1 and he was asked if he were afraid to die8 ,his reply was1 ,no1 ,i know that ,god sent ,his ,son to save me4 ,shortly before he died his school mates signed to him that ,jesus was kind4 ,william smiled1 and then signed in answer1 ,yes1 ,jesus is kind1 and shortly after fell asleep1 his happy spirit took its flight to that world where there are no deaf and dumb4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,sculptor4 ,there has just been placed outside ,st4 ,saviour's ,church1 for the ,deaf and ,dumb1 ,oxford ,street1 ,london1 a statue of ,the ,good ,shepherd1 which has been entirely modelled and carved by ,mr4 ,joseph ,gawen1 a deaf mute1 who was a pupil of the late ,mr4 ,behnes1 and an assistant of the late ,mr4 ,foley1 ,r4,a4 ,the statue is pronounced by competent judges to be an admirable work of art4 ,he also executed a marble bust of the wife of ,sir ,g4 ,e4 ,hodgkinson4 ,some years ago he produced a splendid model in competition for the ,wellington ,memorial4 ,,buxton4 ,the ,entertainments given on ,tuesday in the ,pavilion by ,deaf and ,dumb children from the ,institution at ,derby drew large audiences4 ,the children looked bright and happy1 and their personal appearance was a sufficient indication that they were taken good care of at the ,institution4 ,mr4 ,roe gave some interesting illustrations of teaching the dumb to speak on the oral system by placing the youngest girl on a chair and explaining how sounds were produced4 ,mr4 ,roe asked various questions as to names and objects orally1 to which answers were instantly given in the same way4 ,the ,institution at ,derby is an excellent one1 and the ,committee of management deserve the warmest thanks for what has already been achieved1 and we hope will be materially assisted in north ,derbyshire by all christian people who have at heart the welfare of an afflicted class of society4--,buxton ,advertiser1 ,sept41 #ahhd4 ,illustration ,one of ,her ,majesty's ,inspectors of ,schools recently visited the ,institution for the ,deaf and ,dumb at ,derby1 and says the children wrote some texts which pertinently answered some questions on religion which were given to them4 ,in answer to the question ,who made the world8 a little girl at once wrote on the blackboard ,in the beginning ,god created the heaven and earth4 ,the second question was ,who are sinners8 ,one of the boys wrote ,all are sinners and have come short of the glory of ,god4 ,a little ,irish girl was then asked ,how do you hope to be saved8 ,the child wrote ,this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that ,christ came into the world to save sinners4 ,in answer to the question ,what does the ,bible say about the righteous8 a little girl wrote ,the righteous are as bold as a lion4 ,the last question proposed was ,how can you show your love to ,jesus8 when one of the pupils at once wrote ,he says if ye love me keep my commandments4 ,,her ,,latest ,,and ,,best4 ,a little girl was admitted to a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 and in due course1 before she had obtained a thorough knowledge of language1 learned ,little ,jack ,horner4 ,two nights afterwards1 when the deaf and dumb pupils were kneeling at prayer1 they were surprised to see this little girl kneel down and earnestly repeat ,little ,jack ,horner4 ,it might be said she was offering the latest and best thing she had4 ,illustration ,,the ,,little ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,preacher4 ,illustration ,in a small town in ,germany lived a locksmith and his wife1 to whom ,god had given one child1 a girl1 who rejoiced the hearts of her parents as she grew up strong and happy4 ,but the father longed for a son1 and ,god heard his prayer1 and a boy was born to him4 ,now indeed there was joy in the home2 but their happiness was soon saddened1 for the child was found to be deaf and dumb4 ,he was otherwise a beautiful boy1 with large blue eyes4 ,what could they do for him but pray8 ,ah1 if only the ,lord ,jesus was here now1 spoke the father once1 how would ,i seek ,him1 and bring our child to ,him2 how would ,i pray ,him to lay ,his hand on our dear child1 too1 and give him hearing4 ,and ,i know ,he certainly would1 the mother answered4 ,but the ,lord ,jesus is with us1 though we see ,him not2 let us entreat ,him for our child4 ,at length the boy was three years old4 ,his eyes were full of intelligence1 and he seemed to understand everything around him4 ,the ,god-fearing habits of his parents had a great influence over him4 ,at family prayer the mother held the little one on her lap1 his hands clasped together1 and when the father asked a blessing on their frugal meal1 the little child would also stand behind his stool1 and would never taste a morsel before it was asked4 ,it was advised that the boy be placed under the care of a famous physician in a neighbouring town4 ,the father would leave untried nothing possible for the welfare of his boy1 and so very soon set out on his journey4 ,the sun was already set when they reached their destination4 ,then the father took the boy's hand1 and they went together to a relative's who lived in the town4 ,but what a different home from that which the boy had left3 the relative did not believe in the ,word of ,god1 but only thought of pleasure and doing according to his own wisdom4 ,so long as the father was with him the child was content4 ,he would not move from his side1 and at night slept locked in his arms4 ,but the father could not stay long2 pressing business compelled his return home4 ,his departure was very sorrowful for the child1 and the father felt it no less4 ,at length the dinner time came4 ,all was prepared1 and the family gathered round the table1 and with a good appetite began the meal4 ,but the dumb child sat not2 he stood behind his chair and waited4 ,the others told him to sit and eat1 but he understood not4 ,his lips were speechless1 but he made signs that they should pray4 ,the people understood him1 but would not show they did4 ,then the child ran to each1 and1 with a supplicating look1 tried to clasp their hands together4 ,a feeling of shame came over them4 ,they wished to quiet him1 but dared not try4 ,should they pray8 ,they had never done it1 but the child waited4 ,at length the wife stood up1 then the husband1 and then all the others1 for they did not know what else to do1 and the wife prayed1 with trembling voice1 ,lord ,jesus1 come to our meal and bless it1 and grant us ,thy mercy4 ,thus did the dumb child become a holy messenger1 and1 though he was speechless1 witness for ,god where ,he was entirely forgotten4 ,but how was it with the child8 ,was his coming so far any use8 ,was he cured8 ,no2 the doctor could do nothing for him1 and he remains speechless still4 ,but later he attended a deaf and dumb institution1 where he learnt reading1 writing1 and arithmetic1 and many other useful things4 ,above all1 he has learnt to know for himself the ,lord ,jesus1 and to be resigned to the affliction ,god has laid upon him4 ,he still lives1 and is a ,god-fearing young man1 and the joy of his old parents4 ,he has learnt the trade of bookbinding1 and can well support himself4 ,speaking with his sister of the old times1 he said in the deaf and dumb language1 smiling1 ,ah1 ,god has made me deaf and dumb that ,i should preach of the holy ,jesus4 ,a ,,naval ,,chef ,d',,euvre4 ,illustration ,gervase ,murray1 a deaf and dumb young man1 the son of a poor widow living at ,balbriggan1 has just completed a miniature merchant ship1 which in mechanical structure1 symmetrical build1 and neatness of finish1 is not probably surpassed by anything of the kind to be seen in ,ireland4 ,it has been minutely inspected by competent judges1 who assert that its tout ensemble a more perfect piece of ingenious workmanship they have never seen2 nor could the most experienced ship carpenter do more justice to the various compartments1 appendages1 and riggings than has its mute architect1 with but very indifferent apparatus--a penknife1 a file1 and a bradawl being the principal instruments employed in the work4 ,it measures exactly six feet from the figure head to the helm1 and is precisely the same extent in height from the top of the mainmast to the keel1 the width being of proportional dimensions4 ,the materials are all of the best description1 are tastefully polished or painted where necessary1 and are so exactly fitted in every part as to baffle the detection of any conspicuous fault whatever4 ,it is fully manned with a crew of little wooden men1 and officers in uniform1 and completely equipped with boats1 capstan1 blocks1 hawsers1 cables1 davits1 cat-heads1 bars1 bolts1 buckets1 chocks1 compasses1 and even three brass cannons2 in short with everything that may be seen in a large ship4 ,she bears the significant name of ,the ,star of the ,sea4 ,had he been able to exhibit it1 as he intended1 at the late ,dublin ,exhibition1 there is no doubt that it would have attracted considerable attention1 which perhaps might have led to a substantial recognition of merit having been awarded to a poor dumb youth1 the chief support of his widowed mother1 as a well-deserved recompense for the patience and native talent displayed in the construction of this tiny chef d'euvre of naval art1 which must have given him an immense amount of trouble and anxiety during the two years he has been engaged in building it4--,irish ,journal4 ,,alexander ,,ferguson1 ,,the ,,famous ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,swimmer4 ,illustration ,alexander ,ferguson1 a dock mason of ,dundee1 7though now in employment at ,irvine71 has rescued forty-seven persons from drowning--one paper says fifty-one--in the ,tay1 ,forth1 ,clyde1 ,dee1 ,tyne1 ,mersey1 ,wear1 ,ayr1 ,irwell1 ,calder1 ,humber1 and other rivers in ,england1 ,scotland1 and ,ireland4 ,he is thirty-nine years of age1 and made his first rescue when about ten years old4 ,we have before us accounts cut from the newspapers and other publications1 from which we give the following particulars of some of the rescues and swimming feats3-- ,at ,troon ,dock4 ,one ,sunday a boy1 who was playing with his companions at the quay1 missed his footing1 and fell into the harbour4 ,alexander ,ferguson1 observing the occurrence1 pulled him out in a very exhausted condition4 ,a purse of #ae was presented to him4 ,at ,ayr ,harbour4 ,a boy named ,william ,m',lean1 aged #ab years1 fell into the water and was just disappearing when ,a4 ,f4 leaped into the water and rescued him4 ,at ,androsan ,harbour4 ,a boy named ,robert ,bodman1 aged #aj years4 ,he was rewarded with the sum of #af by merchants and gentlemen4 ,at ,llanelly ,harbour4 ,a boy named ,francis ,cornwall1 #aj years old4 ,at ,towey ,dock4 ,richard ,pearce1 #aa years of age4 ,in the ,camperdown ,dock1 ,dundee4 ,alexander ,yule1 #aj years of age4 ,at ,king ,william ,dock1 ,dundee4 ,james ,anderson1 a bricklayer4 ,at ,devonport ,dock4 ,a girl named ,victoria ,napier1 #aj years of age4 ,at ,dundee ,pier4 ,a boy named ,alexander ,robertson1 #aj years old1 for which he received the rescue medal of the ,forth ,swimming ,club and ,humane ,society 7#ahfd47 ,at ,falmouth ,dock4 ,sarah ,armstrong1 #aa years of age4 ,at ,lime ,dock4 ,oliver ,markham1 #g years old4 ,at ,maldon ,dock4 ,a girl named ,jessie ,brown1 #ab years of age4 ,at ,camperdown ,dock4 ,mr4 ,alexander ,doig1 merchant of ,forfar4 ,at ,swanage ,dock4 ,a girl named ,catherine ,bruce1 aged #ad years4 ,at ,portcawl ,dock4 ,a boy named ,albert ,jones4 ,at ,exmouth ,dock4 ,a girl named ,alexandrina ,nelson1 #ad years old4 ,at ,victoria ,dock4 ,a boy named ,charles ,blair1 #h years of age4 ,at ,alexandra ,dock4 ,richard ,harrison1 #h years old4 ,at ,earl ,grey's ,dock1 ,dundee4 ,peter ,band1 #h years of age4 ,at ,teignmouth ,dock4 ,edgar ,thorpe1 #h years of age4 ,at ,alnwick ,dock4 ,csar ,franklin1 #aj years old4 ,a brave man4 ,the last official act of the late ,mayor of ,great ,yarmouth was to present the silver medal of the ,humane ,society to ,alexander ,ferguson1 mason1 of ,dundee1 for having saved the life of ,charles ,cullen1 a private in the #eeth ,regiment1 who fell overboard the steamer ,juno on returning to ,inverness4 ,ferguson dived and saved him1 but ran great risk of being drowned1 ,cullen having fallen under the paddle wheel1 which was in motion4 ,gallant rescue from drowning in the ,river ,mersey1 off ,garston1 near ,liverpool4 ,on ,thursday afternoon four young lads had an exceedingly narrow escape from drowning in the ferry harbour2 they were amusing themselves with a boat1 when they overbalanced and fell into the water2 this was noticed by ,alexander ,ferguson1 mason1 who was standing on the jetty1 and he1 without divesting himself of any of his clothes1 swam to their rescue4 ,having succeeded in getting hold of three lads1 he landed them ashore1 and then struck out for the other1 who by this time had almost disappeared1 his hands only being visible above the water4 ,ferguson landed him ashore also4 ,after some time all the four were able to walk home to ,liverpool4 ,a large crowd was on the jetty at the time1 and great excitement prevailed4 ,ferguson deserves great credit for the courage and presence of mind he displayed1 and it is believed that but for his efforts the lads would have been drowned4--,liverpool ,mercury1 #ahgb4 ,,great ,,swimming ,,feats4 #a4 ,fourteen miles down the river with the rapid ebb tide1 from the middle buoys opposite the ,tay ferries to far buoy at the mouth of the river ,tay1 in #e-a_/b hours 7#ahei47 #b4 ,across the ,frith of ,clyde from ,carrought1 ,ayrshire1 to ,ailsa ,rock2 #h miles in #c hours1 through strong currents4 #c4 ,across the ,frith of ,forth1 from ,buckhaven1 in ,fifeshire1 to ,north ,berwick2 #ah miles in #g hours 7#ahfb47 #d4 ,across the ,bay of ,leece1 from the ,mull of ,galloway ,lighthouse to ,barrowhead2 #aj miles in #d hours4 #e4 ,across the mouth of ,loch ,ryan1 from ,ronmach1 in ,ayrshire1 to ,kirkcolm ,point in ,gallowayshire2 #d miles in #b hours4 #f4 ,from ,john ,o',groat's ,house to ,stoma2 #h miles in #b-a_/b hours1 through dangerous currents 7#ahgc47 #g4 ,across the strong-currented river to ,cardell ,point1 on the east of ,cantyre1 from ,penrioch1 on the coast of ,arran2 #aa miles in #c-a_/b hours 7#ahgd47 #h4 ,across the ,frith of ,clyde from ,west ,kilbride1 in ,ayrshire1 to ,grombe1 on the east coast of ,arran1 a distance of #ab-a_/b miles in #d-a_/b hours 7#ahgd47 #i4 ,across the ,frith of the ,clyde from ,port ,glasgow to ,cardross2 #i miles in #b-a_/b hours 7#ahgd47 ,in all these instances he was followed by persons in boats4 ,we are informed that he has received presents for rescuing lives of the value of #cjj1 besides twenty suits of clothes1 and has also won many cups and other prizes in swimming and diving matches1 and has also received several gold and silver medals4 ,alexander ,ferguson has on several occasions been present at the services for the adult deaf and dumb held at the ,institution at ,derby4 ,illustration ,a ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,gratitude4 ,illustration ,m4 ,felix ,martin1 an artist1 deaf and dumb from his birth1 has just executed a group representing the ,abb de ,l',epe teaching a deaf and dumb youth4 ,he desires it to be placed in the ,court of the ,sourds et ,muets ,institution at ,paris1 to which he gives it in recognition of the debt of gratitude which he and his deaf mute brethren in misfortune owe to the ,abb for their moral and intellectual emancipation4 ,,sir ,,walter ,,scott ,,on ,,the ,,deaf ,,dumb4 ,sir ,walter ,scott in his novel ,peveril of the ,peak1 uses the following language as to the deaf and dumb of his day3--,all knowledge is gained by communication1 either with the dead through books1 or more pleasingly through the conversation of the living4 ,the deaf and dumb above are excluded from improvement1 and surely their institution is not enviable that we should imitate them4 ,aristotle considered the deaf and dumb as incapable of acquiring knowledge2 while ,st4 ,augustine insisted that they could not be instructed in the holy faith of the ,catholic ,church4 ,could the worthies come back to this world they would be slightly amazed at the practical refutation of their prophecies4 ,,uneducated4 ,what would any of us be without education8 ,by education1 ,i mean not book-learning only1 but the training in good habits which is given in well-ordered homes and schools4 ,can any one read the following true story of a deaf and dumb man without feelings of the deepest pity for the poor fellow left untaught and untrained1 to wander at will over the wild though beautiful country of his birth4 ,was he happy8 ,read the story1 and judge for yourselves4 ,a few years since an artist visited ,ireland to sketch the wild and rocky scenery for which parts of the coast are celebrated4 ,one of the places he went to was so poor and uncivilized that there was no house better than a cabin to be found in the whole district4 ,in a cabin1 therefore1 he took up his abode4 ,one day he was busily engaged sketching some high cliffs1 at the bottom of which the wild waves dashed in fury4 ,his seat was in a position as perilous as it was grand4 ,presently he observed a creature approach1 whose appearance at first puzzled him exceedingly4 ,a nearer view showed him that it was a man clothed in a goatskin1 but with the gait and manners of one wholly unused to civilized society4 ,the artist thought that he was about to encounter an escaped lunatic1 and1 although no coward1 he confessed to a feeling somewhat akin to fear passing through him as he looked down at the depths below1 and calculated how small a push might launch him into eternity4 ,then he remembered something about the advantage of being civil to madmen1 and determined to try and ward off his impending fate by a show of civility4 ,beckoning the poor creature to him1 he commenced to talk to him1 to show him his drawings1 and to offer him a share of his lunch4 ,the man made no reply1 but apparently assured by the artist's manner came up close1 sat down beside him1 and was soon deeply absorbed in devouring his portion of the lunch and in admiring the pictures4 ,still he never spoke1 only uttered some unintelligible sounds4 ,the artist congratulated himself on the success of his experiments2 but1 nevertheless1 he thought that on the whole discretion was the better part of valour1 and after a little he got up and returned to his lodging1 the man following him at a distance4 ,on arriving at the cabin he related his adventure1 when the people exclaimed1 ,ah6 it's only poor dummy6 and assured him the poor fellow was perfectly harmless1 but he was wholly untaught1 had received no training in a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 and lived in this wild neglected manner4 ,he was never asked to work1 but roamed about at will1 being fed by the neighbours1 who would give bits to him as they would to a dog4 ,the artist was greatly touched by what he heard1 and continued to be kind to the poor deaf and dumb man1 who1 on his part1 attached himself to his patron in the most docile manner4 ,every morning he went to carry the artist's drawing materials1 waited on him during the day1 and only seemed too delighted if he could perform any little service for him4 ,in return the artist could only reward him by kind looks and a share of his sandwiches4 ,once he offered him money1 but it was received in such a manner that showed plainly he did not understand its value4 ,and the neighbours said it was no use to give him money3 food was the only thing he seemed to care for4 ,at last the time came for the artist to return home4 ,when it dawned upon the poor deaf mute he was about to lose his friend1 he set up the most piteous wailing1 and refused to be comforted1 not even by the choicest morsels of food4 ,the artist1 when relating it afterwards1 said that he was never more moved in his life than to see this unfeigned sorrow1 and to feel himself unable 7owing to the man not having been trained in a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution7 to convey one single idea of suggestive consolation4 ,,trades ,,of ,,the ,,deaf ,,dumb ,,in ,,england ,,and ,,wales4 ,the following particulars showing the trades of the ,deaf and ,dumb are taken from the last ,government ,census of #ahhc3-- ,,females3-- #cae domestic servants1 #ab teachers of the deaf and dumb1 #gd charwomen1 #aeh washing and bathing service1 #bb bookbinders1 #ba cloth manufacturers1 #adf manufacturers of silk and cotton goods1 #fb making lace1 carpets or trimmings1 #ehj milliners and dressmakers1 #ge tailoresses1 #bh straw hat and bonnet makers1 #ii seamstresses1 #ab glove makers1 #ai baby shoe makers1 #f brush makers1 #ae paper bag makers1 #i workers of porcelain1 c41 c4 ,,males3-- #bd artists 7painters71 #bd artists 7engravers71 #e sculptors1 #ah indoor domestic servants1 #cg gardeners1 #bh commercial clerks1 #bh messengers1 #dg engaged in harbour and dock service1 #cg farming on own account1 #c farm bailiffs1 #dfc agricultural labourers1 #ae nurserymen1 #ac grooms1 #b veterinary surgeons1 #b gamekeepers1 #dj bookbinders1 #ee printers1 #bf lithographic printers1 #bf engine fitters and machinists1 #aa watch and clock makers1 #da bricklayers1 #acg carpenters and joiners1 #fa masons1 #ii painters and paperhangers1 #ge cabinet makers1 #ba ,french polishers1 #bb wood carvers1 #ab carvers and gilders1 #ab coach-makers1 #ae wheelwrights1 #dc saddlers1 #db shipwrights and carpenters ashore1 #e innkeepers1 #a maltster1 #e brewers1 #ag butchers1 #ai bakers1 #d confectioners1 #dd worsted stuff and cloth makers1 #cdd tailors1 #ejg shoemakers1 #bc pattern makers1 #aj hair dressers1 #aj brush makers1 #bi basket makers1 #ah wood turners1 #bc coopers1 #ga coal miners1 #bb brickmakers1 #bb workers of porcelain1 #bi glass makers1 #aa jewellers1 #ee blacksmiths1 #fe iron and steel manufacturers1 #ad tin plate workers1 #cfj general labourers1 #aa engine drivers1 stokers1 c41 c4 ,there are in ,great ,britain and ,ireland about #bj1jjj deaf mutes4 ,a ,,will ,,made ,,by ,,pantomime4 ,the ,supreme ,court of ,maine recently1 after a six days trial1 sustained the will of ,horatio ,n4 ,foster1 who was deaf and dumb1 seventy-six years old1 who could neither read1 write1 nor use the manual alphabet4 ,the will1 which was made by pantomime1 devised #gjjj dols4 ,only one similar case it is said was ever tried in the ,united ,states1 and that was in ,north ,carolina4 ,a ,,brave ,,defender4 ,after reaching our encampment 7at ,jenin in ,palestine7 our dragoman told us that the people of the village were so quarrelsome and thievish that it was never safe to stop a night there without an extra guard1 and he had engaged the brother of the sheik of the village to occupy this responsible post4 ,this man was a great1 tall1 athletic-looking fellow1 but a deaf mute4 ,while we were taking our dinner he came into our tent1 brandishing a revolver4 ,he expressed to us by signs how safely we might lie down and rest1 because he 7brave fellow as he was7 by the aid of that revolver would protect us from all harm4 ,directly after our waiter--,dominicho--came in and informed us that the guard had borrowed this revolver from our dragoman1 ,ali ,solomon1 but that he stood in mortal dread of the weapon he had flourished before us so heroically2 that he refused to touch it till all the charges were withdrawn from it4 ,with such a champion for our defender what cause could there be for fear8--,in ,bible ,lands4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,lawyer4 ,mr4 ,lowe1 a gentleman who has been deaf and dumb from his infancy1 will1 we understand1 be called to the ,bar by the ,society of the ,middle ,temple on ,saturday next4 ,he has had a good legal education1 and is considered very clever as a conveyancer4--,brighton ,gazette1 ,nov41 #ahbi4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,man ,,on ,,the ,,bible4 ,the following remarks on the ,bible were written by a deaf and dumb young man #bf years of age3--,the ,bible is more valuable than all other books in the world4 ,it is divided into two parts1 the one called the ,old ,testament and the other the ,new ,testament4 ,the former was written by inspired men1 directed by the ,spirit of ,god2 the latter contains the news of the ,gospel1 written by the witnessing disciples while ,christ was on the earth4 ,the ,bible informs us of the guilt of sin1 of the punishment of the wicked1 of the ,saviour who died to save men from dangerous destruction1 of the way of forgiveness by ,christ1 of the condescension of ,him1 of the mercy and love of ,him1 and of the happiness which ,christ has promised to ,his disciples4 ,the ,bible teaches us how to do good to others1 how to help them in distress1 how to avoid temptation1 how to love and obey ,god1 how to pray to ,god to keep us out of dangerous things1 and pray to ,god for our parents1 for their children1 and for our other friends4 ,the ,bible is a very precious gift from heaven1 and contains many precious truths1 therefore we should reverence it4 ,,uneducated ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,ignorance ,,of ,,god4 ,illustration ,vauncey ,thompson wrote after having been under instruction in the ,deaf and ,dumb ,school for six years3--,when ,i was at home1 ,i knew one word1 ',god1' but ,i did not know what it meant1 nor how the world was made1 and my mind was very hard and uncultivated1 resembling the ground that is not ploughed1 and ,i was perfectly ignorant4 ,i thought then that my mind would open when ,i was a man3 but ,i was mistaken1 it would not have opened if ,i had not come to school to be taught2 ,i would have been ignorant and have known nothing that is proper1 and no religion would have come toward me4 ,i must study my ,bible till my life is departed1 and ,i hope ,god will please never forsake me4 ,,do ,,the ,,deaf ,,dumb ,,think ,,themselves ,,unhappy8 ,two deaf and dumb scholars of the late ,abb ,siccard were asked--,do the deaf and dumb think themselves unhappy8 ,the following is the answer of ,massien3--,no2 because we seldom lament that which we never possessed1 or know we can never be in possession of2 but should the deaf and dumb become blind1 they would think themselves very unhappy1 because sight is the finest1 the most useful1 and the most agreeable of all the senses4 ,besides1 we are amply indemnified for our misfortune by the signal favour of expressing by gestures and by writing our ideas1 our thoughts1 and our feelings1 and likewise by being able to read books and manuscripts4 ,the following is the answer of ,clerc1 the other pupil1 to the same question3--,he who never had anything has never lost anything1 and he who never lost anything has nothing to regret2 consequently1 the deaf and dumb who never heard or spoke1 have never lost either hearing or speech1 therefore cannot lament either the one or the other4 ,and he who has nothing to lament cannot be unhappy2 consequently the deaf and dumb are not unhappy4 ,besides1 it is a great consolation for them to be able to replace hearing by writing1 and speech by signs4 ,a ,,deaf ,,mute',s ,,ideas ,,before ,,instruction4 ,the following extract from the correspondence of a deaf and dumb pupil with his teacher is a fair specimen of the natural condition of the deaf and dumb before receiving instruction3-- ,before ,i came to school ,i thought that the stars were placed in the firmament like grates of fire1 and that the moon at night was like a great furnace of fire2 ,i did not know how the stars and moon and heavens were made2 but ,i supposed that the people1 like us above the firmament1 kindled the moon and stars2 and ,i did not know whether the heavens was made by art or not4 ,i thought the world little and round like a table1 and was always intending to go to the end of it4 ,,observations ,,of ,,deaf ,,dumb ,,children4 ,a gentleman called to see some little deaf and dumb girls who had been present at a large meeting in aid of the ,institution on the previous day1 when the gentleman asked1 ,what did you think of the great meeting yesterday8 ,i thought1 replied a little girl of ten summers1 people would give great money for deaf and dumb school4 ,to another little girl the question put was1 ,did you observe any difference in the behaviour of the people present at the meeting8 ,i saw some smile1 and ,i believe some were fretting4 ,what do you think was the reason that some fretted8 ,i thought they fretted about the deaf and dumb and about ,god4 ,a ,,deaf ,,dumb ,,boy',s ,,remarkable ,,dream4 ,illustration ,william ,brennen1 aged about fourteen and a-half years1 having been awakened from sleep1 his first words were that he had been dreaming2 and when he got into the school-room he commenced writing upon his slate as follows1 assuring his teachers that he described exactly as he thought he saw and heard in his dream1 and from his character for truth there was no doubt he did so3 ,i was dreaming about ,god2 that he sent ,jesus ,christ1 who came into the world from heaven4 ,he was present with twelve men2 they saw ,him1 and were frightened4 ,he said1 ,will you love ,god1 and why8 ,they said1 ,he is the creator of all things2 ,he saved us from our sin2 ,he was walking on the water2 ,he made them to live on the water and on the land4 ,he spoke unto them1 whose names are ,disciples4 ,i saw them by dreaming4 ,he said unto me1 ,will you love ,god1 and why8 ,i said unto ,him1 ,because ,he made me in a happy state and holy2 he brought me to heaven from this world4 ,his face was luminous and beautiful2 he had a long beard1 his hair was short and shining--,i could not look at him4 ,he wrote judgments of mankind--some were very good4 ,when they died he took some to heaven1 and some were sent to hell4 ,his robe was very bright1 like a cloud round the sun4 ,i could hear more than all the people in the world4 ,i was more obedient to ,god4 ,there was not the sun1 nor the moon1 nor the stars4 ,i saw ,addington--7one of his friends who had died lately7--who was in heaven4 ,he shook hands with me4 ,he was more tall than you4 ,i saw ,adam and ,eve3 ,god made him by ,his word4 ,he made him of the dust of the earth4 ,he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life4 ,god said1 ,thy name is ,adam4 ,he took a rib of the man whilst he slept2 he made woman by taking the rib from a man4 ,her name was ,eve4 ,he made them in a happy state and holy4 ,he made a garden of ,eden4 ,he sent them to live in the garden4 ,god said1 ,thou shalt not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge4 ,i saw ,god making the world and all things4 ,first the world1 firmament1 sun1 moon1 stars1 land and water4 ,god made the water with ,his breath1 ,he gave it into the world4 ,he made the sun1 moon1 stars very quickly with his word4 ,he made the sun of part of the earth1 from the world1 and the moon of a little part from the sun1 and the stars of a very little part from the moon4 ,he did not make anything with ,his hands1 but by ,his word4 ,i saw the world before the sun was made--it was all earth4 ,he made ,europe1 ,africa--all6 and with ,his breath ,he made the sea4 7,here his action was remarkable4 ,he drew on his slate the continent and islands1 blew with his breath with scarce any motion of his lips1 and showed that the waters instantaneously flowed through their channels1 and the seas were formed47 ,god made the firmament by ,his word2 it is like silk paper1 it is all round the world3 there is water over it and clouds under it1 and the sun shines through it1 and the moon1 and the stars4 7,here he described by gestures the motions of the earth1 the sun1 and moon1 and that there were countless stars1 larger much than the sun2 that there was no axle on which the world moved1 nor anything to keep it up like a cord1 but that it was moved and upheld by the breath of the ,almighty47 ,there were many angels with him4 ,he had not a loud voice1 and his eyes see the sun before him and behind him4 ,he spoke very kindly to me2 ,i saw many spirits in heaven2 they were worshipping ,god and obedient to ,god2 they did not speak2 they listened to ,god and were obedient to ,him2 and ,god was often speaking to them2 and they loved ,him4 ,he was commanding them to look at evil and right things in the world1 and they were very bright like clouds2 thou couldst not see them1 because they were invisible4 ,angels are often in the world2 they are always present with us1 and in every place1 separating the people's hearts1 good from bad4 ,god tells them to separate the good from the bad2 and they are always soaring with their wings4 ,their wings have not feathers2 they are like the clouds4 ,the angels are soaring always1 and standing on the air and the clouds2 they never are flapping with their wings2 they are never tired1 nor sleepy1 nor hungry1 nor thirsty1 nor eating1 nor laughing1 nor smiling2 ,i saw some more crying a little1 because the people have sin from them4 ,they are very beautiful like the sun4 ,god is more bright than an angel4 ,they can walk on everything in heaven and in the world1 and in hell they are not burned4 ,god was sitting on the clouds1 and on the air1 and on the water4 ,he is still1 quiet2 ,he never laughs4 7,his gestures here were striking in an astonishing degree1 and his whole mind seemed overcome1 with a sense of the ,divine greatness and glory47 ,god was very kind to the angels1 more than all the world4 ,,the ,,scriptures ,,and ,,the ,,state ,,of ,,the ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb4 ,open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction4 ,open thy mouth1 judge righteously1 and plead the cause of the poor and needy4--,prov4 xxxi4 #h1 #i4 ,now therefore go1 and ,i will be with thy mouth1 and teach thee what thou shalt say4 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,who hath made man's mouth8 or who maketh the dumb1 or deaf1 or seeing1 or the blind8 have not ,i the ,lord8--,exodus iv4 #ab1 #aa4 ,but when that which is perfect is come1 then that which is in part shall be done away4--,i ,cor4 xiii4 #aj4 ,but ,i1 as a deaf man1 heard not2 and ,i was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth4--,psalm xxxviii4 #ac4 ,all things are full of labour2 man cannot utter it2 the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing4--,ecclesiastes i4 #h4 ,and he said unto them1 ,go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature4--,mark xvi4 #ae4 ,and how shall they preach except they be sent8 as it is written1 how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace1 and bring glad tidings of good things4--,romans x4 #ae4 ,and in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book1 and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity1 and out of darkness4--,isaiah xxix4 #ah4 ,then the eyes of the blind shall be opened1 and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped4 ,then shall the lame man leap as an hart1 and the tongue of the dumb sing2 for in the wilderness shall waters break out1 and streams in the desert4--,isaiah xxxv4 #e1 #f4 ,but as it is written1 ,to whom he was not spoken of1 they shall see2 and they that have not heard shall understand4--,romans xv4 #ba4 ,this is a faithful saying1 and worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came into the world to save sinners1 of whom ,i am the chief4--,i ,timothy i4 #ae4 ,as they went out1 behold1 they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil4 ,and when the devil was cast out1 the dumb spake2 and the multitudes marvelled1 saying1 ,it was never so seen in ,israel4--,matt4 ix4 #cb1 #cc4 ,now when ,john had heard in the prison the works of ,christ1 he sent two of his disciples1 ,and said unto him1 ,art thou he that should come or look we for another8 ,jesus answered and said unto them1 ,go and shew ,john again those things which ye do hear and see3 ,the blind receive their sight1 and the lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 and the deaf hear1 the dead are raised up1 and the poor have the gospel preached to them4 ,and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me4--,matt4 xi4 #b-f4 ,then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil1 blind and dumb2 and he healed him1 insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw4--,matt4 xii4 #bb1 #bc4 ,and great multitudes came unto him1 having with them those that were lame1 blind1 dumb1 maimed1 and many others1 and cast them down at ,jesus feet2 and he healed them2 insomuch that the multitude wondered1 when they saw the dumb to speak1 the maimed to be whole1 the lame to walk1 and the blind to see2 and they glorified the ,god of ,israel4--,matt4 xv4 #cj1 #ca4 ,and one of the multitude answered and said1 ,master1 ,i have brought unto thee my son1 which hath a dumb spirit3 ,and wheresoever he taketh him1 he teareth him2 and he foameth1 and gnasheth with his teeth1 and pineth away2 and ,i spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out1 and they could not4 ,he answereth him1 and saith1 ,o faithless generation1 how long shall ,i be with you8 how long shall ,i suffer you8 bring him unto me4 ,and they brought him unto him2 and when he saw him1 straightway the spirit tare him2 and he fell on the ground1 and wallowed foaming4 ,and he asked his father1 ,how long is it ago since this came unto him8 ,and he said1 ,of a child4 ,and often it hath cast him into the fire1 and into the waters to destroy him2 but if thou canst do anything1 have compassion on us1 and help us4 ,jesus said unto him1 ,if thou canst believe1 all things are possible to him that believeth4 ,and straightway the father of the child cried out1 and said with tears1 ,lord1 ,i believe2 help thou mine unbelief4 ,when ,jesus saw that the people came running together1 he rebuked the foul spirit1 saying unto him1 ,thou deaf and dumb spirit1 ,i charge thee1 come out of him1 and enter no more into him4 ,and the spirit cried1 and rent him sore1 and came out of him2 and he was as one dead2 insomuch that many said1 ,he is dead4 ,but ,jesus took him by the hand1 and lifted him up2 and he arose4--,mark ix4 #ag-bg4 ,and they bring unto him one that was deaf1 and had an impediment in his speech2 and they beseech him to put his hand upon him4 ,and he took him aside from the multitude1 and put his fingers into his ears1 and he spit1 and touched his tongue2 ,and looking up to heaven1 he sighed1 and saith unto him1 ,ephphatha1 that is1 be opened4 ,and straightway his ears were opened1 and the string of his tongue was loosed1 and he spake plain4 ,and he charged them that they should tell no man2 but the more he charged them1 so much the more a great deal they published it2 ,and were beyond measure astonished1 saying1 ,he hath done all things well2 he maketh both the deaf to hear1 and the dumb to speak4--,mark vii4 #cb-cg4 ,,united ,,states ,,of ,,america4 ,the ,tenth ,census ,report of the ,u4 ,s4 of ,america for #ahhj contains some interesting statistics of the deaf and dumb1 and apparently show a considerable increase as compared with the whole population4 #ahej4 #ahfj4 #ahgj4 #ahhj4 ,total population #bc1aia1hgf #ca1ddc1cba #ch1eeh1cga #ej1aee1ghc ,deaf ,mutes #i1hjc #ab1hba #af1bje #ch1hgh ,no4 of ,deaf ,mutes in each million of population #dbc #djh #dbj #fge ,out of #cc1hgh there were #ah1efg males and #ae1caa females4 ,the number of native deaf mutes was #cj1ejg1 and foreign #c1gba4 ,white1 #cj1ffa2 coloured1 #c1bag1 including #c ,chinese and #cg ,indians4 ,,causes ,,of ,,deaf-,,mutism4 ,the intermarriage of blood-relations is doubtless one cause4 ,in one school for the deaf and dumb #be per cent41 in another #bj per cent41 and in others #ae per cent4 of the pupils are said to be the off-spring of marriages between blood-relations4 ,davy mentions the following case observed by ,menire3--,a married couple1 being cousins1 who enjoyed excellent health1 had eight children1 of whom four were born deaf mutes1 another was idiotic1 another died when five years of age1 and two others suffered from absolute deafness1 which only made its appearance later on4 ,in the ,institution at ,derby there are three sisters1 and also a younger sister at home1 all born deaf and dumb1 the parents being own cousins4 ,on the other hand1 there are at the same ,institution several children having deaf and dumb brothers or sisters1 where no relationship exists between the parents1 notably one family1 in which both parents are healthy1 and in which there are four deaf and dumb children4 ,in the same county there are other cases of three1 four1 and even six in a family1 yet there has been no relationship between the parents4 ,in addition to the born deaf1 measles1 bronchitis1 typhus1 scarletina1 and other diseases are the causes of deafness1 and consequently dumbness4 ,cases are known to have resulted from lightning1 fright1 boxing on the ears1 and where young children have been allowed to fall on the head1 etc4 ,damp houses are said to be a cause of deafness4 ,in ,paris among eight children born in a family1 five were born deaf1 and these had all been born in a damp house4 ,the family who had previously lived in the same house had three children1 among whom were two born deaf and dumb4 ,it is sometimes said that certain unhealthy trades in which the parent or parents are engaged are responsible for some of these cases1 but the only complete statistics are those of ,nassau1 the results of which are as follows3-- ,among #bg ,pipe-makers #c deaf mute children1 therefore #a deaf mute to #i4j #adf ,stonemasons #d #cf4e #ahf ,brass-founders #e #cg4b #ajf ,potters #b #ec4j #eij ,carpenters #h #gc4g #agf ,earthenware-makers #b #hh4j #cha ,sailors #c #abg4j #a1gaf ,bricklayers #aa #aef4j #a1cji ,smiths #g #ahg4j #cgd ,vat-coopers #b #ahg4j #a1hid ,tailors #aj #ahi4d #b1iaa ,shoemakers #ae #aid4j #a1fad ,joiners #h #bja4g #b1jjf ,vinters #i #bbb4h #ead ,coopers #b #beg4j #a1chj ,bakers #e #bgf4j #di1bja ,farmers #ajd #dgc4a #ah1baa ,labourers #bd #geh4h ,meckel says that in the families of tradespeople1 who are constantly exposed to a damp unhealthy atmosphere or other injurious influences1 deaf-mutism occurs most frequently4 ,moreover1 ,meckel has found that deaf-mutism is more frequently met with in flour-mills than elsewhere4 ,among #iij millers in ,nassau1 there were found eight deaf mutes1 or one deaf mute to #abc4g4 ,illustration ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,boy ,,not ,,afraid ,,to ,,die4 ,bernard ,grimshaw1 a little deaf and dumb boy1 lay seriously ill in the sick ward of an ,institution1 and was asked1 ,would you be afraid to die8 ,no6 because ,christ has taken away the sting of death1 if we believe in ,him that ,he died for us2 and we should not be afraid of death1 if we believe in ,him that ,he died for us2 and we should not be afraid of death because ,he has promised to give eternal life to all believers4 ,what do you consider the best thing you have been taught1 since coming to the ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution8 ,i have learned about ,god and ,his beloved ,son ,jesus ,christ1 and the ,bible4 ,that is best4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,sexton ,,robbed4 ,george ,e4 ,fischer1 the deaf and dumb sexton of the ,st4 ,mary's ,avenue ,congregational ,church1 put out the lights and started for his boarding house at #aj o'clock at night4 ,he had gone but a short distance from the church when he was pounced upon by unknown persons1 who approached from behind and knocked him down4 ,after striking him another blow the fellow went through his pockets1 taking every cent he had4 ,fischer is a hard-working man1 but is in poor health1 and will feel the loss heavily4--,omaha ,world1 ,may #bdth1 #ahhf4 ,,acuteness ,,of ,,educated ,,deaf ,,mutes4 ,one evening the senior class of girls and boys in a ,school for the deaf and dumb were invited to put any questions they wished to the ,teacher2 amongst others1 the following 7which show considerable acuteness and reflection7 were proposed to him3--,who made ,god8 ,were there any angels before the world was made8 ,before the world was made1 how was ,god eternal8 ,do you know1 are there houses in the moon which people inhabit8 ,do you think the dwellers in the moon have got the sin as well as ourselves8 ,will there be a new world when this is burnt up8 ,how do you know the scriptures to be the word of ,god8 ,do the angels know when the last day will come8 ,a ,,russian ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,youth',s ,,reply4 ,a young ,russian1 of great talents1 though deaf and dumb1 who had been to a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution to be taught1 with a view to become the master of a similar ,institution in ,russia1 was asked the difference between intelligence and discernment8 ,he said ,intelligence is a faculty1 by which we distinguish good and evil1 what is useful and what hurtful4 ,i think discernment is the faculty of distinguishing the greater and less degrees of good and evil4 ,illustration ,,the ,,age ,,of ,,deaf ,,mutes4 ,the question is frequently asked1 ,is there a greater mortality among the deaf mutes than there is among the total population8 ,the statistics so far published1 on the whole1 show a somewhat greater mortality among the deaf and dumb than that among the total population4 ,it may1 however1 be stated that the deaf and dumb having to labour under greater difficulties1 generally succumb more easily in the struggle for existence than their more favoured fellow-creatures4 ,in ,bavaria1 in #ahga1 there were #d1cdh deaf mutes2 #eeg of these were between #ca and #dj years of age2 #eef between #da and #ej2 and #heb were #ej years and upwards4 ,in ,prussia there were #bc1egi2 of these #c1jeg were between #ca and #dj years of age2 #b1edj between #da and #ej2 and #c1fji were #ej years and upwards4 ,in #ahhc1 the ,north ,midland ,counties of ,england had #gje deaf and dumb3 #adh of these were under #e years of age2 #hc were #ae years2 #ha were #bj years2 #bbg were #be years2 #abg were #de years2 and #ci were #fe years and upwards4 ,,deaf ,,mutes ,,in ,,the ,,town ,,and ,,country4 ,wilhelmi tried to ascertain by means of his statistics in what proportion deaf mutism occurred in towns and in the country1 and found that it preponderated in the country4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,deaf ,mutes4 ,deaf ,mutes among #aj1jjj ,inhabitants4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,in ,magdeburgh ,in the ,towns #aha #e4b ,in the ,country #cch #f4g ,in ,erfurt ,in the ,towns #ha #e4d ,in the ,country #ahf #h4e ,in ,pomerania ,in the ,towns #cgh #h4c ,in the ,country #abei #ab4h ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,,comparative ,,numbers ,,of ,,the ,,sexes ,,of ,,deaf ,,mutes4 ,in all countries where statistics have been compiled1 the number of male deaf mutes exceeds that of the female4 ,in #ahga there were in ,prussia #ab1gcf male and #aj1hdc female deaf mutes4 ,in ,england and ,wales in #ahhc there were #d1djh male and #c1bhj female deaf mutes4 ,in ,staffordshire #bfd males and #bag females4 ,in ,leicestershire #fd males and #ej females4 ,in ,lincolnshire #aab males and #ic females4 ,in ,nottinghamshire #if males and #ge females2 and in ,derbyshire #aba males and #hh females4 ,,probable ,,numbers ,,of ,,the ,,deaf ,,dumb4 ,there is an increasing desire on the part of the various ,governments of the world to give information likely to be useful to the instructors of the deaf and dumb1 but it has been proved beyond doubt that the ,census returns in many cases are not altogether reliable1 the numbers being considerably understated4 ,the following ,table by ,hartman1 compiled from the various census returns1 shows the per centage to the population3-- ,,european ,,countries4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- ,date of ,total ,no4 of ,deaf ,mutes ,statis- ,population4 ,deaf among #aj1jjj tics4 ,mutes4 ,inhabitants4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #a ,germany #ahgg #ci1hfb1acc #ch1dhi #i4ff #b ,france #ahgb #cf1ajb1iba #bb1faj #f4bf #c ,great ,britain and ,ireland #ahga #ca1fca1bab #ah1aeb #e4gj #d ,italy #ahga #bf1dac1acb #ai1che #g4cd #e ,austria #ahfi #bj1cid1ihj #ai1gja #i4ff #f ,hungary #ahgj #ae1dag1cbg #bj1fii #ac4dc #g ,spain #ahfj #ae1feh1eca #aj1ije #f4if #h ,belgium #aheh #d1ebi1efj #a1ihi #d4ci #i ,netherlands #ahfi #c1ege1jhj #a1aai #c4ce #aj ,sweden #ahgj #d1afh1ebe #d1bff #aj4bc #aa ,norway #ahfe #a1gja1gef #a1efi #i4bb #ab ,switzerland #ahgj #b1ffi1adg #f1edd #bd4eb #ac ,denmark #ahgj #a1hfd1dif #a1aef #f4bj ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- ,,non ,,european ,,countries4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #a ,united ,states of ,america #ahgj #ch1eeh1cga #af1bje #d4bj #b ,argentine ,republic #ahgj #a1gdc1aii #f1fbf #ch4jg #c ,british ,colonies in ,n4 ,america #ahga #ehc1ece #dgj #h4je #d ,in the ,west ,indies #ahga #ije1gcj #fij #g4fb #e ,in ,africa #ahga #ccj1dfj #ebi #af4ja #f ,in ,australia #ahga #cje1gcj #ef #a4hc ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- ,in ,prussia 7#ahge7 the ,census showed a population of #bd1fjd1cea1 the number of the deaf and dumb being #bd1cae1 or #i4i to #aj1jjj of the population4 ,in ,india there are1 it is said1 over #bjj1jjj deaf mutes4 ,the total number in the world is supposed to be over #gjj1jjj4 ,,king ,,george ,,iv4 ,,the ,,deaf ,,dumb ,,boy4 ,when ,king ,george ,,iv4 visited ,ireland a deaf and dumb boy determined to send a letter to ,his ,majesty4 ,the following extracts taken from this characteristic letter will be interesting3 ,wednesday1 #dth ,july1 #ahba4 ,my dear ,george1--,i hope ,i will see you when you come here to see the deaf and dumb boys and girls2 ,i am very sorry that you never did come here to see them4 ,i will be very glad to see you1 if you will come here often to see me4 ,did you ever see the deaf and dumb in ,london8 ,you must write a letter to me soon4 ,would you like to see me at ,claremont8 ,i could not go to ,london1 because there is too much money to pay to the captain of a ship for me4 ,do you know ,grammar1 ,geography1 ,bible1 ,arithmetic1 ,astronomy1 and ,dictionary8 ,i know them very little4 ,i am very delighted that ,i am improving much4 ,perhaps ,i will be an assistant of the ,deaf and ,dumb ,school4 ,where were you born8 ,would you like to correspond with me8 ,i would be very fond of you4 ,you ought to write a long letter to me soon4 ,what profession are you of8 ,i never saw you2 ,i am very1 very anxious to see you indeed1 and would like to see the ,king of ,england very much4 ,will you send us some deaf and dumb children1 and give us money to pay for educating them4 ,i am1 your affectionate friend1 ,,thomas ,,collins4 ,the answer was as follows3-- ,to ,thomas ,collins1 ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 ,claremont1 ,glasnevin1 near ,dublin4 ,sir ,benjamin ,bloomfield is commanded by the ,king to present to ,thomas ,collins ten pounds for being a good boy4 ,phoenix ,park1 #crd ,sep41 #ahba4 ,with these ten pounds the boy was afterwards apprenticed to a printer4 ,,poor ,,sam ,,tranter4 ,the lot of the uneducated deaf and dumb in this world is a pitiable one1 and their isolation is keenly felt4 ,often have we seen some of this portion of suffering humanity unable to plead for themselves1 or tell their tale of woe or hardship4 ,such was the condition of poor ,sam ,tranter4 ,though ,sam was never in a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 his skill and plans for worldly prospects were extraordinary4 ,in his boyhood he was left friendless and uncared for1 but persuaded a shoemaker to give him work1 at which poor ,sam was fairly successful2 owing1 however1 to the man's ill treatment he had to leave1 and1 to save himself from starving1 went in the workhouse4 ,after a brief stay he again went forth to try his hand as a shoeblack1 and after various attempts to shift for himself1 he began to master difficulties by wonderful energy and perseverance1 and there is no doubt had the poor fellow been properly taught in a ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution1 he would have risen in life4 ,after a time ,sam commenced selling cockles1 mussels1 and oysters4 ,from a small beginning he increased1 and in course of time he took a shop1 and employed five women1 at which he said he had made as much as #bj some weeks4 ,owing1 however1 to his lack of education1 the poor fellow was continually robbed1 and eventually got into trouble through debt1 and was worried with summonses2 hence his failure as a cockle and oyster merchant4 ,he then took a stall1 and afterwards a shop for the sale of gingerbread1 c42 this was also doomed to failure4 ,he then tried street-hawking with a barrow1 to keep himself from the workhouse2 but this also failed1 and his barrow was seized for debt4 ,poor ,sam was again penniless1 friendless1 and homeless1 which compelled him once more to seek refuge in the ,union1 where he afterwards died after great suffering1 at the age of #fj years4 ,his remains were followed to the grave by a few deaf and dumb friends4 ,poor ,sam might have said with ,david ,whilst ,i would do good evil is present with me4 ,illustration ,,faith ,,cometh ,,by ,,hearing4 ,a deaf and dumb ,lady said that the first time she went to church after she was impressed with the truths of christianity1 she saw over the pulpit the words ,faith cometh by hearing1 which caused her great unhappiness2 for1 she thought1 that as she had no hearing she could never have faith4 ,shortly after1 however1 she saw this text in the ,bible1 and observed that it was followed by and hearing by the ,word of ,god1 which gave her so much delight1 as shewing her a way in which it was possible for faith to come even to her1 that she clasped the ,bible to her heart4 ,,massieu4 ,one of the best educated and most distinguished deaf mutes was ,massieu1 who gave the following remarkable replies to questions put to him by various friends3-- ,what is hearing8 ,hearing1 said he1 is auricular sight4 ,another party asked him whether he made any distinction between a conqueror and a hero8 ,arms and soldiers made a conqueror2 courage of heart a hero4 ,julius ,caesar was the hero of the ,romans2 ,napoleon the hero of ,europe1 was the answer he wrote on the blackboard1 without hesitation4 ,in reply to the following questions1 he instantly wrote answers4 ,what is hope8 ,hope is the blossom of happiness4 ,what is happiness8 ,happiness is pleasure that ceaseth not2 and misfortune is grief that endeth not4 ,what is the difference between hope and desire8 ,desire is a tree in leaf2 hope is a tree in flower2 and enjoyment is a tree in fruit4 ,another pupil standing by wrote1 in reply to the same question1 ,desire is the inclination of the heart2 hope is a confidence of the mind4 ,a stranger asked ,massieu1 ,what difference do you think there is between ,god and nature8 ,his reply was ,god is the first maker1 the ,creator of all things4 ,the first beings all came out of ,his divine breast2 ,he has said to the first beings1 ye shall make the second2 to the second ye shall make the third beings2 ,his wills are laws2 ,his laws are nature4 ,what is time8 ,a line that has two ends1 a path that begins in the cradle and ends in the tomb4 ,what is eternity8 ,a day without yesterday or to-morrow1 a line that has no end4 ,what is ,god8 ,the necessary being1 the sun of eternity1 the mechanist of nature1 the eye of justice1 the watch-maker of the universe1 the soul of the world4 ,the deceptive and acute question1 ,does ,god reason8 was put to him1 it is said1 by ,sir ,james ,macintosh1 ,massieu at once wrote1 ,man reasons because he doubts2 he deliberates1 he decides2 ,god is omniscient2 ,he knows all things2 ,he never doubts2 ,he therefore never reasons4 ,lucien ,buonaparte once asked ,massieu1 ,what is laziness or idleness8 ,it is a disgust from useful occupation2 a disinclination to do anything2 from which result indigence1 want of cleanliness and misery1 disease of body and the contempt of others4 ,in writing this answer the gestures and looks of ,massieu were in perfect accordance with the ideas that might be supposed to exist with him and the words he was writing4 ,when he had finished the last word he turned round1 and then his whole person1 with his countenance and his eyes1 exhibited one of the justest pantomimic representations of laziness which it is possible to conceive4 ,after he had a moment dwelt upon this personification1 which his fancy suggested to him1 he made an expressive transition to the looks and manners of a person filled with that dread and abhorrence which the idea of laziness should ever inspire4 ,illustration ,,grace ,,annable4 ,grace ,annable was deaf1 dumb1 and blind1 and although her form and features were well proportioned1 she was a great sufferer from constitutional weakness2 yet her temper was mild and affectionate4 ,strange to say1 ,grace was a capital nurse1 and was much attached to several very young children1 some being mere babies2 in order to ascertain whether they were crying1 she would pass her hand most carefully over the mouth and eyes1 and soothe their little distresses with all the care and success of a talkative nurse4 ,grace was fond of fruit1 and would beat the pears and apples from the trees1 and could select the best with as much judgment as if she had been possessed with the sense of sight4 ,illustration ,she frequently went in a field to gather wild flowers1 to which she was directed by the pleasantness of their odour4 ,her sense of smelling was remarkably exquisite1 and appeared to be an additional guide to her fingers4 ,grace would feel and admire ornaments1 etc41 and would never break or injure the most brittle things even in a strange room4 ,a gentleman once made several experiments with her in order to test for himself her reported abilities1 and expressed great surprise that one thus afflicted should be able to accomplish so much4 ,grace has1 after a patient life1 passed away into that land where deafness and dumbness is for ever unknown4 ,a ,,deaf ,,and ,,dumb ,,boy ,,and ,,his ,,brother4 ,brownlow ,harrison1 a bright little boy who had spent a few years in the school for the deaf and dumb1 was watching with great earnestness for his father1 who was to fetch him home for the summer vacation4 ,illustration ,brownlow had made unusual progress during the last half-year2 this he himself knew1 and made him intensely anxious that his younger brother1 who was also deaf and dumb1 should be admitted as a pupil in the ,institution4 ,brownlow himself at once wrote to the ,committee as follows3--,when ,i was at home ,i was ignorant1 and ,i don't know about ,god2 but ,i am now taught about religion1 and it is wonderful2 ,i will be taught before ,i leave school4 ,my dear brother cannot read1 and he cannot understand2 ,i wish he will come to school1 for he don't know about ,god and angels1 and all things good or bad4 ,i am afraid he will grow wicked if he is not taught4 ,i will feel thankful to the gentlemen to send my deaf brother to school4 ,,francis ,,carter1 ,,printer1 ,,iron ,,gate ,,works1 ,,derby4 ,transcriber's ,note3 ,in the anecdote entitled ,,deaf1 ,,dumb1 ,,blind1 ,,and ,,lame1 the character is named once as ,david and once as ,john in the original text4 ,this discrepancy has not been changed4 ,punctuation and alternative spellings have been retained as they appear in the original text4