The Newtown bee., 1880-06-23
DeaE- Mutes.

How many deaf-mutes are there in the United StatesP' inquired Detroit reporter of 8 practical teacher of deaf mutes.
 t'There are 1000 in this country. At Flint, Mich. where there is an edUca- tional establishment for them, there are 2ll. About one-half of these people are born with imperfect hearing, and in consequence can never learn the trick of speech. The other half have lost their speech bJ diseases of infancy, more par ticularly scarlet fever. If they have ever learned to talk before losing the power of hearing. they may retain an indistinct speech all their lives. With some, however, the vocal organs are paralyZed, and those can never be taught Gp-reading. The articulation must be unimpaired for this system, which brings every faculty into use "
 Do deaf mutes learn professional"
 Not as general thing. There is an institution at Washington with col legiate department, and few go into postoffica or custom-housc situations. There are three deafmute ministers. the first ever ordained in this work. They are the Rev. Henry w. Syle. of Phila- delphia, the Rev. Austin ". Mann, who has charge of the itineracy of tEe West and the Rev. Job Turner, who has the Southern diocesan interests. The deaf mute usually prefers to become a me chanic or farmer. They make good citizens, but are naturally isolated in their lives"
 "Do they intermarry?"
 "Yes; they prefer to. As a common thing it is not considered happy union for a deaf mnte to marry one in posses sion Of the faculties of speech and hear ing unless, as in my own case, they have been teachers and are in sympathy with them. 4 young man will see pretty deaf and dumb girl and learn the lam guage readily enough. but when the novelty wears off he is apt to weary of the constant demand of interpretation. He finds 8 want of companionship in his pursuits and pleasure, and the young wife is still worse off and more com. pletely alone.'
 Are the children of deaf mutes also deaf and dnmbp'
 "There is no law of progeniture in this matter. Sometimes they are, but more frequently they are not. Chil- dren are often born with this peculiar ity who are the first known cases in the families they belong to. It is long time before parents will admit. even to themselves that their cherished darling is q dtaf-mute, and they try every method to rouse it's apparently dormant faculties when once assured that 1t really is set aside from its birth as one dedicated to q peculiar people. They at once make themselves familiar with the best systems of education that they may relieve by science and culture the monotony of a silent life.n
 A further talk with this practical teacher revealed the fact that the deaf mutes have no literature of their own beyond a few elementary textbooks that they can be taught everything that the speaking people can excepting vocal exercises; that they are naturally quick, good tempered and happy dispositioned and eager for instruction. They have developed artists and poets. Howard Glyndon, the poet-author of Hartford, is deaf, dumb and blind, 3 trinity oi misfortunes rarely seen. Her maiden rame was Laura Reddin. She is now married to gentleman who both hears, sees and speaks, and is now Mrs. Scar ing. Much has been written in the past about this remarkable and highly edu- cated woman. The writer was once shown a silk dress which was exhibited with much satisfaction by it's owner, q deaf and dumb lady, as the handiwork of Laura Reddin, who is regarded by the deaf-mutes as living wonder.