Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-25

Deaf Bunb and BIlsd-psstructivs Prepsnsl.
tles-L stTnHgs Gnd Drsary Life.
On drive with some friends over Pomfret
Hills, Connecticut, the other day, we called
on angular chAracter-a man who Is thirty
years old, who ls deaf, dumb, and blind
Whether he would have been dumb or not
had he been blessed with the sense Of hear
Ing II Is impossible 10 tell, but his gllmmer-
ings OF intellect are evidently rather feeble.
The man Is well developed physically u OF
ordinary height has q stout, thick neck, and
looks strong and robust; has never eaten
anything but milk has mover tasted water,
nor particle Of food but milk. Thirty Year,
on clear milk, and with . neck like an OF,
and apparently muscular system TO corre-
spond. Can we say now that milk Is for ba-
bles and calves and not for strong men This
mau had full set Of strong double teeth
clear round, and every one OF lhem had ~ Ia
pulled out, as he tore his clothes TO pieces
with them. As he didn't use them to chew
bis milk with, he PROBABLY thought he must
make some use Of them, as they were EVIL
IDENTIFY made for something, and his clothes
furnished excellent material on which 10 En-
ercise them. Another peculiarly Of this
strange being Is that through all his life long
he has chewed q rag, or rather, should gay,
has gummed Ii since his strong teeth were
taken from him. From infancy his mother
mas nul 70 pl1Cd n Iuk unOulu - bo0n
rs he had taken his fool. Bhe said he gave
her no peace I'LL she put 1t back. He dlStln-
guished strangers from the neighbors and
those who had visited him before. l took
hold Of his hand, and he took II in both OF
his and seemed 10 DO considering then he
passed his hand up the length Of my arm. and
patted his head and chest and made slngu-
lar gutteral noise.
His mother said that was his way OF ex-
pressing jOy-ot showing that he was pleased.
His principal enjoyment seems TO consist In
having his mother get through with her VI Tk
and at down by his side. He has q swing In
the room, In which he spends good part Of
the time swinging. Sometimes when his
mother steps out he will lock the door 90 that
she cant get back again, which shows that
he has some wit about him, or tTickeTy at
least He Ia always very wakeful at night,
and rOuses his mother out OF bod many tines
In tho night She says he has lived thu,
without good nights rest, for thirty 70 an,
With the exception OF Saturday Rnd Sun day
nights. Every Saturday night he Gains
down like lamb, and keeps that night and
all the Sunday after In the strict 10 tier of the
old "blue laws" OF Connec ticpt. His mothel
attributes this hebdomRdAl % the fact thai
she changes his clothes on Saturday night
But IL Ia probably owing TO the mere fact o.
change from the Ordinary routine. Thu
slight ripple Of change Is a change to him
and the rest sort Of weekly landmark il
tho dreAry, monotonous blank OF his life
Perhaps through the cloud and mlSts Of hi
vacant mind he welcomes thls sllght ripple
and thus In his poor way computes the hlgh
OF tina What meAneth II to such q mlnC
as thlsl To wake and sleep, TO draw TIL
breath TO take pint Of milk. The sun goe
round, the seasons change, but nauRht o
this knows he. Nations arise and nation
fall-'tls the same 10 him. One dreATy round
forever blank-wlll death improve his state
The bird that dies, the dsh that sWimt bai
better life than hlS.-OorrepORdeHcs Hart
ford Times. n