The mind unveiled; or : A brief history of twenty-two imbecile children.

  • Kerlin, Isaac Newton, 1834-1893.
Date:
1858
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Credit: The mind unveiled; or : A brief history of twenty-two imbecile children. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Brandeis University Libraries, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.

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    INTRODUCTION. BY JOSEPH PARRISH, M. D. Among the greatest discoveries of the present century is the fact that Idiots may be redeemed, from their sorrowing night of ignorance and degradation, to enjoy the light of knowledge, and become co-laborers with their more favored fellow-men, in the productive interests of our social and Christian civilization. This fact is demonstrated in the little volume before us; and the means that are employed for its accomplishment, are also de- scribed. In perusing it, I have been forcibly struck with the simple eloquence of the imperfect words and broken sentences, of the poor children who are noticed, and with the valuable lessons which they teach. They not only have a claim upon us, but they have a message for us. They represent different phases of imbecility, as it is manifest in different spheres of life. Feeble-mindedness comes not to the poor alone, where it casts a deeper gloom over the home of want; but it visits the mansions