, 1876-06-19
LIEGE.
Royal Asylum for Deaf,
Dumb, and Blind.
How Mute Children Are
Taught to Talk.
Wonderful Success Of the German
system Of Instruction.

py}pg nronjnent position In tho CttY Of L!epe,
stands d most interesting building, tho Royal
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb and the nlind.
The lIousc Ia Of red brick, very large, and sur
rounded hy spacious grounds, commanding n
view Of the whole City Of Liege, together With
an outIook on 10 the Valley OF tic Mcuac.
Thus the inmates hare q Rrcnt advantage to
bertn yitb,-nlcntv of n,,rc. frcsh mir. The
h,5,a,,,, T. ,n,,. "r,, .n oat ., cnd.
~. - w., .'Aspeuo s"u .", .n.'
but, were It not SO, one would have no ditl'cu!y
IN hnd'ngtt' Tor must compliment the inhabt-
tanss Of Ltcgc on their -
II yo,, inn,,lre rnnr WV ~ ,hc first woman
.. u. ~. -. 80. ~ ss -
wv @iee.' ~ ne' ,'eat '"P a'o "4''.e ap'o"' ",'''
"ltf, perhaps, hcasy basket on hcr am, sue
will not be eattsncd will, directing you how to
reach your destination, but often insists upon
yntnr to ~ ,,or, ~ ~. uo,. ,r,,, ,., ist
s"h eu,, .s p r. IN w." s' w.,
'ou n'oo'o '""Ne "'@'a"e' ~ ptusee's' vi t"c
contrary, you must never inquire your Why, for
the lnllibitaDts always direct strangers
wronc-1t ts one Of their c,,s.on,s,-"u n custom
,norc h,n,re, IN I'M ,,re,c1 thon in the o',s,rv.
"oie ,"i" Gu y, ny ',eacn eiu'' ~ t''e oose,'
ancc," one would think There Is In general a
marked difference In the character anti manners
of the peoplc Of the Northern, or Flemish Prov
tnccs, and those o. thr Wo)toon PROVINCES,
.mhls, .u..s,a, .t.,ss.,,.. T.. H.. a.h .s,,,
which arc sttnaied principally IN the touth nqd
e"uthcast OF Belgium. Inc Malo'ns aTc gcfitlcr
nnd more tractablc thnn the Flemish, and the
poorer classes Of the City Of L!sge are the gen.
.,css N .ne,. manners anu - inc ,ar."est aa
g!u.n; at least, go hare been informed by per-
son. no have every opportunity Of knowing
To rcturn In
u .sx,
| TIE HslLuh:
,r & sI ti f,. a4e "'c. n,
~ nau e'su, @ " ~ anru ase ",S %nS Jof anu
tne n'ng ai'u .tuee', VI oe'E"rh, WHICH
auorn the MALLS. Two Eehtief1ch re-
tcSta us very kllaly y,-one t!ae D,fcctos, wit,
ms tllc general funestts'on OF tie asylum, ata
| Eantlerwtcll, a Dliteh gentleman, who gave
himself great trouble to cxplaln the s.yatcil of
tcacl!fnE to us. 10 US Who had never heard q
Tue Gcrnan 1ysteln Tor seaGhln9 tLe asai and
aunb 70 fpcals,-hn" eenefal!y adoptca " ihcse
institutions throughout EUROPE aud witch has
been tried In this Asylum l2r s'x months WILL,
vesy laif su9EsS'-ie eeeNaGa lille hno's ,1 81
in,eaeu,oe Me oegnn A. ."g pIs Thnra au ,ha
Heaa-Mastef called Ihfee !ttle ohes 10 h'tn,I
eh1uscn u aoout !eass oi aEc,-al1i ~ sa'u'
n.aK,nE .lcni ~ nA tMeF , EHts on ~ np., q;
the vowel after HIM,
-, ulsIiseILI ., IL. AsD AuDlhLt;
~ couese' tnc F9iccs Iaa pccnlsaa,! a, aouna;
but that tne Tuhlp should speaK AZ az, scemA
| {nst De!'Gt' incsc same cilliu1eh "cni through
the Vo"c1s3 au tAet IeFea1cu SUNG vi tHe eosiH.
Hantat ~ 2, u m, u y, 6, ~ s'as1s une!i tHI
same sounu as ~ frenen' Ihet iney @ sa,o
na sde oaf dM M % Ill., aa sg y~ i G'e1 M " 1Ir
their laurelt: After repeating carl, LETTER Or
wot one 81 tne ttiu Troie y awn on t.se .iaeK
i noarat 70 shoW tnat !hey uhue1stoen VIVA. tnsf
deTstand any one speak W %asclliE .he n9tin ,
oi TIC llEE. next, to teach them to speak them
sessss. They are mpde , 70 o. TX Their cySs@ @ on tt'e
.eaeners NOUN wnch ne 5neaSS a'io 'ac" 10
In the Second Glass, the pupils are
fAodHr 70 SAT Wohns}
as paIa and tnan"1a. inc latles III ihclr nsothefs
Sste[s aeir oTh no' ai 70 ,s Ga te3
thc rnotn ant IN ule houtc are aated 70
tie list After I'VE years oi Gsptcla!
Spa1a.lon tet ean ne oSt T. y 5i;nort .3G rs XII u
when they once left tho system, and Ae satd :
Nc; tnsy Will be aole to understand my ..,; viG
y J., constant w esPf anu t
orrans me- ftl' ac1or, they San 10 @ TAUGHT i; to
epsaK !acnty, RG al} } Iilo ,s ese 'e IL H. pnp,s
Master l1ld ne r. ah rot even kgw % ths ; Hea1; M
ana-tll'1nb alrhahct. Is'c great tnng Win ali
hlllac.sa psrr9ns II 10 nreaN aowh sAat sense u
ISOLATION, a1'd encourage taem 10
| ,,- '.0 ~AA'NHA'
therefore, the blind nre So much moro to he
pt'e!, ior, y ti'is meiho.!t epesch an DC 1sei'
10 i.S aumn, nhu tncy sam ~ Ii.ape.'
"a help thetnsclyss, independently ~ q
others; but nothing fan give sight
t. tlic blind. ol course, tils system takss I,
little longer thni On IN ordinary tautat1oh :
tiie course Ia complete IN ten IRON .
70 u years ol aEe. IN ti'e ettona I4ase, KY
OF ~ Took up book nna fcau Win toernNie
accuracy anont !,nl1 hp4Ee,--eAFlalh,HE uy b1eiH,
aHA Sohetlnes ~ tPereH, tlte 'hca!i'l'E oI "Aut
he fend. IN" 1lfft rcadlf'E,'efsns afe
y co!nIed snEsasnRs,-the ,'5lRh'eF t!ie Se.tes.
70 all1lcuit 70 teneh tlt clllhfch 10 ttch tnrlf
Fn,ees ptoperly, ana 70 ebeaN cicafAy aha VII. Will.
out ufo hnuc!i elort. ~ hFkt tilcf ihake E!c'it
fac!al contortiols, hut believe they losy tAat
after While Ihe noys N tha sesotla Ciass,
VINO sIeak decidedly better thaa my oinss
pupils II the Asylnm among thedea ana uu'ns''
hErsATkn TuE MULTIPLICATION TAhLsi
aa 9ro wers r. as far asa'n s. IL nlhmcte y ss ny.
Attontslled, tho second time Ms1tetl
Tug ,Atyiuut. TO hn!i now analsh pettss t!I y
snula qlnlcrstand tlle gh!ldEcn inah cGaia ~
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