Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-27
Frem Me H0rtford CoHra1E. WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT or MEN.
 TAI POWER

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 TAIL POWER.
 viEr BdiiOr,-During a recent visit to the for. mer field n my ministerial labor in RoyaltOn, w., l availed myself Of the opportunity tO see young Stafford, son of T. H. Saffurd, Esq of whom much Of late has been said tn the public journals letter written by Rev G. Dennisnn, containing some astonishing statements respecting his mental power has recently been published in the Supple menr to the CoUrant Being well acquainted with his pa ents. and much interested i'd the boy, as oiciated at his infant baptism, had a strong desire to have personal interview with him- From long and minute examination am prepar" ed to believe what have seen published m reia- tion to this wonderful child. He is now nearly 10 years old When about 9years old he made all the astronimical calculations for an Almanac Tor the year 1918 The Almanac has been Pnhl'shed oV A. Low, Es1., Bradford Vt It IS ot me usual S'|e and sold at the usual price of common AlmanacS Ca specimen nav ba seen at the otlce ct the Cour- ant I am also acquainted with most of the gen. tlemeo whose certificates are published m the AL manac certifying that they witnessed the orIgnal calculations of iferent portions of the Almanac, and am convinced that there s not the least deceD. lion in that matter. His rules for calculating and projecting eclipses very short and principally of his own construction. The same IS true of nearly all his mathematical calculations. Multi plying mentally three four figures hv as many mnre taken at random, and giving the product ac- curatalv seems to be a mere pastime. and he would generally give the answer before any one m the room could perform the operation on slate ln numerous trials of this kind think he made but one rptstake and when his answer was doubted m that ins' ancs a review. he immediately correc. ted the mistake In almost every operati"n o' thiskjnd he usos different rules. and makes differ ent combinations that he may obtain the result hv the shrtest possihle process and when asked giVes a minute exnlanation of his whole process yer probably for the present one could ne nurn oeh- e6tted bv adopting his rules with oIlv that power of memory allotted to man. From repeated 'r'o'S | am sure he will give the cube root of any num- Der where the root contains but two figures in from two to five seconds. He IS thoroughly ac' ouainted with Algebra, Trigonometry. Surveying. practical and theoretical. Navigation, &c. He grasps with great delight. and masters with won d rful ease and ranidity abtruse principles in the higher branches of mathematics such as ditteren- ,ial, eXUonen!a and integral calculus, conic sec = tons huXions. Sc.
 Mathematics may be called his hobby ii he has any, vet few surIasS him in knowledge ot Geog raphv and Grammar and he feasts on the produc- tons ut the ablest logicans and moral philosophers He is delighted with epic and tragic poetry. and has been much interested in Mrs Sigourney's pro. duc,ions After spending several hours with him, could not help exclaiming, Lo! what hath God wrought!
 From ,nfancv his giant mInd has dwelt in a fee ble flame. He is of the usual ight of children ot his age. bu, is pale and slender. He has rather large head, high forehead. and large prominent eyes. His pa, ents ind II difficult Task to restrain him from almost constant and even hazardous men tal ettort ard but his indcions aud !ntelli gen, Darents should have the charge o hun Tor the pres+n,
 was naha4e to draw from him anything of spe cial interest respecting his religious views and frelin.s He promised me, though with apparent reluctance that he would trv 10 avoid dwelling on scientific subjects the sabbath.
 What he is destined to become, should his life be spared can he known only to Him who in inf mite w,sdo,n bestows his own gifts according to h'> own will
 Yours, respectfully. A. c. WAsHBvRN.
 Suheld, No'. ls45
 St0f. Proiection to .Miasion dsies.-The Rev. Dr Felk in rec,nt letter stter aliudi'g 6 to fla escape of the Nts,oran Mission, from thre"tenins clouds savA~-'' We would not think ton mnch c, any arm nt r1esh, and still we teel bound to thank God for dAlivcrances oi whatever kind On nap plicatIun being made in our behalf to MT Everett our minister in England. by the Missionaries al Consta rtinoplp, lnasnliced b. us,, Mir Everett applied lu Lord Aberdeen for protection tor and the latter promptly engaged tn instruct the British Arl5a4 a4s4dr in Persia. twho being Papist, ha,; refused Us the protection which his predecessors had ex,end.d to us,) to protect us in Case We should need his aid.
 ARMENIAN PRAYER MEETING IN CoNsTAN r1NnpLs-The American Board, at their meeting in Worcester, re lnestpd the missions to hold their annual meeting if possibe, and, at all events, a prayer meeting in September, when the boald meets Mr. Dwight writes that on Thursdav, Sep. tenber llh, lthe day "tthe Boards assembly in Brookvn.> the n0tipe 6reihsen. forty oT forty five in ntm''rr, held three meetings for special praver in behalf of the Board This is the more reres. ting, from the fact that they leave their business and cross the harbor 10 attend such meetings.
 The remarkable effect in the snstenaiion of life in cases of C"' sumption, and other diseasea nf the Chest and L""gS. when using the Health Restora. tive. is astonishing We particularly invite the a'. Ien'ion of the sick to the advertisement of MT c. Brinckerh"ff's Health Restorative A dspassiona,e judgment it's virtues, frmed after full and faith fu rial of il, will satisfy any who can be satisfied by rapid and permanent cure. B.
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