The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-13

to appreciate the utility Of that clothing to which be-
fore he barely fubmittcd AS foon as he appeared to
perceive the advantage fclothes there was but l-
gle eP necetiary to oh:ge him to treis hfelf This
end was obtained, in few days. by leaving him eve-
ny morning expoied to the cold within the reach of
his clothes until he found the method of putting
them on himfelf An expedient very Gn,ilar efseaed
the purpoe Of leading him into habits of neatnefs and
Cleanliness; as the certainty Of paing the night in
cold and bed induced the necety Of his riiiry in
order to fatisfy his natural wants.
In addition to the u(e of the bath, prefcri-
bed the application Of dry friions the pinal vere-
bra, andeyen the tickling of the lumbar regions
This lat mean feemed to have the mott ftimuIatinr
tendency: found niyfef under the neSeity Of for
bidding the ufe of it, when its effects no longer
confined to the production of plsafurable emotions
but appeared to Indicate fome danger of awakening
the fenlations OF premature puberty.
Such were, among multitude Of others, the Nj
muants, as well phy6eal n,oralf, with which la
boured to dcveope the fenblity of his organs 1hefe
produced, after the Mort pcee of three months
general excitement of all his fsniitive powers. BY
that time the touch hewed itelf ienble to the in-
Preilon OF all bodies, whether warm cold, fmooth
rough, foft or hard. AT that period wore pair
OF velvet pantaloons, which he feemedto take
pleaiure in drawing his hand. il was by his touch
that he generally afcertained whether his potatoes
were sufficiently boiIed he took them from the bot
tom of the pot with fpoon he then laid hold of
them, repeatedly, with HIS fingers, and afterwards
decided, from the degree OF hardnes iofnefs whe-
ther to eat them to throw them back into the boil
ing water. When apiece of paper was given him to
light CANDLE he feldom waited till the wick caught
lire, but hay threw away the paper before the fame
was near touching his fingers. After having been
induced to puh carry body that was either hard
or heavy, he feldo failed to draw away his hands ON
fudden, TO look at,en:vely the end of his fingers
although they were not in the gh,ea degree bruiied
or wsunded, and to put them in leizurely manner
IN the opening Of his waiacoat The fenfe of fmel
had been, in fin,ilar manner, improved in confe-
quence of the change which had taken place in his
contribution The eat irritation applied to this or
gan excited fneezing and Ipreumed, from the hor-
TOR with which he was leized the fira time that this
happened, that it was thing altogether new to his
tie was 10 much agtated to throw himfelf on
his bed. e4
The Improvement of the fenfe of tale was Gill
more remarkable. The articles of food with which
this child fed for little time after his arrival
at Paris, were fhockingly dfguning. He trailed
them about the room, and eat them out of his hands
that were beimeared with filth. But at the period
OF which am now fpeaking, he eonfantly threw a.
way, IN pet, the contents of his plate, If any par
t'ee OF dirt or duff had fallen upon it and after he
had broken his walnus under his feet he took pains
to clean them in the niceft and mott delicate manner
Atlength dileafes even the difeafes which are the
OF civilizaton, added their teffinony to the deve-
loPement of the principle OF life Very early in the
fPring our young favage affected with violent
cold; and fome weeks after, with two attacks of
flnilar nature, one almoa Immediately iucceedng
the other,
Theie symptoms, however, were confined only to
Tome of the organs thoie of the fight and hear ng
were not at all afe3ed by them evidently 5ecaufe
theie two fenies, being much lefs 6mple than the
ref, required minute and more protracted educate
cation as will appear from, the fequel of this hiory
he simultaneous Improvement of three fenies, that
was Produced in coniequence of the ftin,ulsnts APP.
Piled to the n, at the fame time that thee two la
NAMED itstionary, is an important fact and deferves
particular attention from PhyGologis. 1t ieems to
prove what from other fources appeared not improba
BILE, that the fene of touch Of fe and of taae, are
merely different notifications Of the organ of the
kin whih thofe Of the ear and the eye, being lels
exPoied to external inpreiions and enveloped with
covering much more complicated, are iubjeA to
other laws OF anelorations, and ought, on that ac-
count to be eoniidered as continuing clsfs perfect
ly dilind.
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