Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-14
VERMONT PHOENIX.


We nave oeeh gfeaiy lhteres'en Dy nm arti-
Gle on the subject above Indicated in that excel
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as IL coh'aihs matter mghiy interesting 10 COM
niunity in the exercise Of philanthropy and be-
neyocuce. VIC make some extracts fron Il. The
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cent origin Ihcy have been considered as
beyond the reach Of humanity-in a condition
incapable Of melioration or unconventional
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h"'elhgehce OF 'ns.rueuon cAh DC communicates
TO them The article before us shows that even
In the most hopeessly idiotic there lies buried
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Mr. george sumner, OF Boston, now resident
in Paris, in letter to DIR. S. G. Howe (who was
sncc;ally apno;n,ed nv the Massachusetts Je,;.-
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thus speaks oil the result oil efforts in Faris to
improve their moral and mental condition;
.Durinc the past six months have watched.
with eaoer interest. the nnoeress which many
voung IDIOTS have made in Paris. under the a.
rrc,ion of At Seu,in ami a, Rcetrc under that
of Mes.rs Vo;.in and Yalee and have seen. with
no less qualification than a-,oni.bruent nearly
one hundred fellow bc;nos who hut n short time
s;nce war. .b,t ont fra1, III .on,r,,,u;on III
mankind WIN werc objects of loath;ng and dis
euSt.--manv of whom rejected every article Of
elothing-others of whom, unable TO Stand erect,
crouched themselves In corners and gave signs
of life only Ly piteous howls.--otherss in whom
the faculty of speech had never been sleveloped.
and many. whose voracious and indiscriminate
nluttonv satisfied itself with whatever they could
lay hands upon, with the garbage thrown to
swine, or with their own excrcnionts these
unfortunate beinat-the rejected of humanity,
have seen nroperly clad. Standing erect. walk
inc. speakine. eating in an orderly manner al
common table. working quietly as carpenter and
farmers; gaining, by their own labor, the means
of existence; storing their awakened Intelligence
bv reading one 10 another; exercising towards
their teachers and among themselves the gener-
Gus feelinss of mans nature. and SHINING IN uni
son SONGS OF Thanksgiving"
~ must DC interesting 10 kho" no" 'hese re-
suits were brought about; and Mr. Summers
letter gives the following description of the treat,
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T" Let US take young IDIOT in whom scarce
any Of the senses appear developed; who Is
abandoned to the lowest passions, and who is
unable TO walk or to execute voluntary move
ments. He is brought to Bicetre and placed at
once IN the class oil those boys who are exeent-
ing the moving power Here with about 20
Others, who have already learned to act some
what in unison, he IS made, at inst by holding
ana gu'aihg ms arms ana iee., ano ai,srwar rus
" ue eAei's s t, o' nn'.auon' 10 'oi'ow INC
mJ ,"1 - VI Jus eo'npanlons' insse' a. ,he
oruer o. .ne leAeher, ~ tIrough win various
asps anu movements ., tne mead, arms ana ieei'
VIM ~ INC 'Anie unlS INA. ue{ I've "no'ssone
eAe'yise 70 'i'e aiinsi part On ,nefys'en, ueVei,
oPe tne ms persona, sentiment thaI o. rest ana
lmmooley. AFTER th's, me class IS made, al INC
WORD OF command, 70 designate various parts Of
inc oGdy- on u'e zV.n January, the number OF
uhis ciass was 70 some OF "hom hau been seVe-
raj months under treatmenti others OF whom had
been but Jus, auAehed TO IT, The teacher, lst'
indicated, with ms hand part OF the body,,as
head, arn'' hand, lace hair, eyes, and named Il
aloud the children repeated the movement and
touched the par, znd, Inc teacher designated
with the VOICE, part winch the IDIOT touched
srd, lie designated part by gesture, and the
pupils named 1t aloud There are many, Of
course who are slow to do thus, but the love oil
imitation, ami the care OF teachers, produce,
"a une' tho necessary regularity OF movement
the organ OF speech has vet however, 10 DC ce-