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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    nesa of expression, if tempered with a moderate ap- preciation of the fact, that we would not be so unjust as to immolate a healthy, intelligent, natural child, in an institution devoted to the care and relief of precisely opposite conditions. This child is one of the most interesting of our group. The following references to her early his- tory, may be interesting. In infancy, her health was considered good, except during dentition, when she had repeated nervous twitchings. She was backward in com- mencing to walk, but when she had once learned, was quite active. In some respects, her habits were very nice. She was particularly careful of her shoes; but would clean them when soiled, with a new dress or apron. Her tastes for certain colors and stj^les of dress were odd. In disposition she was unsocial; preferring solitude to society; she preferred even to play by herself, and her amuse- ments were as eccentric as they were original.