Facts and opinions relating to the deaf from America.

Date:
1888
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    23. KANSAS INSTITUTION. 'Not a sufficient number of cases of offspring of deaf-mutes is imder my knowledge for me to speak with mucli force on the question. And yet I am acquainted with several such families, but do not now recall but two cases where offspring are also deaf. ' S. T. Walker, Principal' 24. LE COUTEULX ST. MARY'S INSTITUTION, BUFFALO, NEW YOEK. ' Of the 442 pupils who have been under instruction in our school there is only one instance of a deaf-mute born of deaf- mute parents. ' Sister Mary Ann Burke, Principal.' 25. MINNESOTA SCHOOL. ' In regard to the intermarriage of the deaf, I have seen very few instances of children of deaf parents inheriting their infirmity during the 36 years I have laboured among these children. For 22 years I have been superintendent of the Min- nesota School, have had about 500 deaf children under my care; during that time over 30 of them were married and have chil- dren, but none of these are deaf. Not a child received here has had deaf and dumb parents. In one case a mother is hard of hearing but the father is all right. I regard the intermarriage of own cousins as much more dangerous to the well being of off- spring than the intermarriage of deaf mutes. Still, I would be very guarded not to allow two who were congenitally deaf to marry each other. Moreover, after considerable observation and careful consideration, I feel confident that happiness follows the intermarriage of the deaf far more frequently than it does when one of the couple is deaf and the other hears and speaks. I am confident this is the rule. ' J. L. NoYES, Superintendent: