The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-27

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The Deaf and Do0b Asylum At Osashe
"A Visit to the Inssitasion-lts His.
terry anA GFoWsh-Thc G;reunds and
BalR1tngN. with their Wants nusl
iNeeaS-o0iee9s Esd Pupils- HSseory
and Character 0f lnstraclion, etc..
etc.
How do the blind sec, and the deaf hear,
and the dumb speak? Nothing is more melan-
choly TO dwell upon than what is suggested
concerning the three classes indicated in the
foregoing sentence when viewed in the light
Of misfortune; or more wonderful to contem-
plate when We search for the great living
principle Of man-that principle which. is
mysterious man. The link that connects
the mind with material things and produces
recognition, we are prone to regard with
but a passing attention in our familiar in
tercourse with nature; and It is only when
We meet with those instances Of what are
called Uncommon misfortunes that j: is .di-
vested, somewhat, of the mystic mantle tha,
olscures it, and We are awed in the presence
Of man and the majesty Of God.
The great natural means for the develop
mcnt Of the mind is spoken language, con-
veyed ibrough the sense Of hearing. When
ever both, or either, Of these faculties cease
other means must be adopted for commuui-
cation, or the requirement Of ideas is at once
mited to mere observation with the brute.
These reflections were very forcibIy
brought to our mind through recent visit
to the Kansas institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, at Olathe, where all that is valuable
of the discoveries wrought by the best ages
Of reason, is devoted to the amcliora,ion Of
the condition ofthis portion Of our unio-,u-
nate, and the development of their minds
and Intellectual faculties.
Before entering into details concerning
this institution, We may, for the purpose
Of conveying better understanding Of the
general subject, note few of the important
points in the history of the treatment of the
deaf and dumb in all ages, and, in i quota.
ton from some Of our most eminent writer's
and thinkers, whose EXAMINATIONS leave the
deductions which govern the opinion of to-
day, exhibit the elements now accepaol Al
lying at the foundation Of true prOgrcss in
this noble work.
The idea Of attempting the restoration of
the lost faculties, or of repairing the loss by
education, seems never TO have occurred To
the ancients. In fact, in many instances, the
authorities cOnnived at the destruction of
such children as were born withou, all %: the
usual faculties, as they might become more
or less burden to tho State. The laws of
the different nations, in former times, seem
to find 4 general expression in the code Of
Justinian, promulgated in the sixth century,
A. ID. 1t assumes throughout tina, deaf mutcs
from birth are incapable of managing their
own affairs; placing them in this respect on
4 footing with the insane, idiots, and those
suffering from permanent and inc,Ir,bIc dis
ease, in requiring guardianship. They could
only buy and sell by the aid of a curator or
guardian; they could not alter the ,lescen, of
property, make a gift, will or codicil, or
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