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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    hands, taught to grasp the rounds, his feeble knees, had been freely exercised on the walks, and his back, straightened up by gymnastic exercise. If he had any opinion about this course, he might have con- sidered himself quite abused. We soon found that there was one agent, most certain, to stimulate his attention. A room was darkened, and a shower of ether, in which phos- phorus had been dissolved, was thrown over the ceiling and about the room. Ab was frantic with joy; he jumped from his chair, and followed the changing flakes of light, uttering his first expres- sion of pleasure—La! la! la! la! An anecdote in Ab's history, which has come to us, will also show his enchantment by fire. A creek passes on 'the outskirts of the town, where he was born, called Jordan. Ab, one dark night, escaped from his attendant, and after wandering along the stream, he came in view of the bright light of a brick-kiln, situated some distance back from the opposite shore: the poor, infatuated boy, delighted with the glare that sprang from the blackness beyond, crawled down the bank, waded through the cold waters, and clambered the oppo- site hill. He then eagerly pushed forward for the dazzling light; nearing it, he was suddenly pre-