Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-06-22

cured, as to excite the astonishment OF
every person. The celebrity which
Dir. Broster acquired by this cure,
brought him a'number of pupils, some
OF whom came even from London, to
receive the benefn Of bis Instructions,
and the success with which these cases
were treated, far surpassed even the
most. sangune expectations of the indi-
viduals themselves. Persons who had
almost lost the power of giving utter
ance to particular words, we're CON-
pletely emancipated from all embarrass-
ment of speech. Others, WHO loud
not articulate without contorlions OF
countenance, and other nervous indica-
lions, were enabled to speak with ease
and fuency; and one gentleman, who
had scarcely ever ventured to breathe
sound before company, was enabled to
make formal speech before large
party, who had been assembled by his
father to commemorate the almost mi
raculous cure Of his son.
The removal Of impediments of
speech has always been considered as
the work of time and laborious exer-
ton, and those who protested to have
studied the subject most deeply, re-
CURED the constant attendance of their
pupils for months, and even for years.
Mr.. Broster's system, however, is of
very different character. Some of
his most striking cures have been per-
formed after a single lesson, aud, in gen
erai, few days is all the time that
he requires for effectingi it. This rapid
ity of cure, indeed, is one Of the most
valuable features in his system. The
hope of speedy remedy encourages
the patient to apply his whole mind to
the system, and enables the poor, and
those who cannot quit their professions,
to avail themselves of a discovery,
which otherwise could have been no
benefit to them.
Hitherto we have considered this
new method as applicable only to the
ordinary imPediments of speech, but we
have reason TO know that Mr.. Bros
ter's method embraces a much wider
range. He has applied it TO the cure
OF Cases OF weak articulation; he has,
as it were, given the power of speech
to those who were supposed to be labor
Ing under bodily disease, and he actual
ly communicated the power of reading
aloud before company, to a venerable
philosopher, whom paralytic affection
had almost deprived Of the power of
speech.
During our inquiries into the success
OF Mr. Broster's system, we have had
occasion TO Peruse several letters which
have been addressed to him, by the
individuals whom he has cured, and by
the parents of those pupils who were
unable to express their own gratitude.
The respect and affection which these
letters breathe, while they show the
value which has been set upon the
cures, evince also the kindness and gen.
lleness OF the treatment by which it has
been effected. Mr.. Brosler's human
lty to the poor, and to those whose
circumstances do not permit them to
prove their gratitude by their liberali-
ty, deserves 10 be especially noticed.
We know of cases where he has refused
any compensation for his trouble; and
we are sure. that in every case where
1t is necessary, his liberality will be con.
spicuous.
As we are not acquainted with the
nature Of Mr.. Broster's system, we can
not give any opinion of it as a scientific
method. We understand, however, that
il is as simple as it is eflicacious and
that though much depends on the skill and
judgment of the person who applies it,
yet it is capable of being successfully
practised by those who have been COM
pletely instructed in its principles and
details.
This important discovery has hither-
to excited little general curiosity. The
interest which it has called forth has
been chiefly local, and confined to the
relatives and friends Of the persons
whom it has benefited; but, as Mr..
Broster's pupils increase in number-as
the remarkable cures which he per-
forms becomes better known, it cannot
tail to excite that notice which il so
justly merits and if its success shall
continue to be as great as it has hitherto
been, we have no doubt that the legs-
ia'ure itself will rank Mr.. Broster
among those public benefactors whose
services enttle him to public remuner-
ation.-Black1Oood's Edinb. Mag.