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Dr. DiiiuIms Gr;ml 



I April ii7, 



(Iciiiiiiui. Ill |Jh!Iii cnrly :i|>|.r(»|)ii;il.(; l,iv;il,iiiciil. waH (!HH(;iili:il niifl 

 nl'tcii IxMirlicinl. 



Kor I, he, cxI.niiiK!!)' (Iciif, iiHKiicli, iiiuiiy (MU'iipal.ioiiH wen; coiiiiilcLcly 

 l»!irrc(I, bill/ " li|)-n!i'i,(liiiLC " oflcii ciuik! I-o iJicir JiHHiHUi.ncc!, uiid iii 

 Hiiil,!ilil«'. ciiHcH iilmosi- 111)1(1(1 up Tor Um of Iiciiriiij^^ I(- is to !••• ic 

 iiiciiilic.rc.d l,lin.(< nltsoliitc (IcjifiicsH in Homctiim'H |)iir('ly fiinotionnl mikI 

 (»prii lu |,h(< p()HHil>ilil,y of (;oiiipl(!l,(; r(;<;ovcry. 



.\\\\n\\'^ l\u' (irrn./i(t/f(ifis U)\\f)\\(\i\ l»y jiriiiiiJ (l(!ji,r-iiiiil,('K liiivc, Ix-cn 

 IK. led |)(M)t-, hIkmi- 11.11(1 (•lo;^^-!lUll(illf.,^ liiboiirin^^ (of vnrioiiH kinds), 

 lll,ilo^ill^^ iiMiLnJ luid llltV'JliM('--\vo^l<itl;^^ ii^^n'iciilhii'nJ InJioiir, ciirpciil-cr- 

 iii(.( uiid joill(1rillu^ (:)i,lHnc,l.-MiiiJ<iii<^% printings h'rciicli polisliiii^', piuiit- 

 iiij^r (111,1 drciiriil,iii}r, liuskcL-iiwikiiii;, KJiddhiry uiid Imriicss iiiiikiii'^S 

 Iwikiii};-, ri,r. 'riicrc is l,liuii Kdill iiior(! H(v>p(' foi* i,\\v. Hiinply dcid' if 

 ^'\\v\\ l\\v oppoiimiily for Lriiiiiiii.u'. 



TIk! huwhimj (if '' li/)-rri/ilin(/" In drafriird iiicii iM (|iiilr dilVcrciil 

 from l,('iic.liiri^^ Hpcccli Mild lip !(!Mliii<,^ to dciif iiiiitcK wlio liavi; no Itiisid 

 kiio\vl(M|n(! oi' spcccli. In \hvnv. I, lie lip-pictiiniH corrcHpoiidiiis^ to tlu! 

 <'l(i!iHilil.iiry hoiiikIh of wliicdi H\)Vor.\\ aiv made lip lniA'(! to Ik! lahorioiisiy 

 prcHcMitcd,' vvIkw'chh for tliu deafened man a, more syiitliotic iiietliod is 

 pnictiHiMJ, tluit JH, exonnHiii^r jiim in iJie ree(>i;iiition of wordn, plinises 

 iiiid Heiiteii('(!H, rather than simple soniids, l»y the movements of the 

 li|tM and faee. 



'I'lie time re(piired (hipeiids on iJie capacity of tlie indfvidiial, 

 ^^(»od 8i,i!;iit and general alertness lieini!; important fartorH. Sometimes 

 the more hi<::ldyHMliicate(l snl»jecl,s have ^n-eiiier dillicnlty than tlii! 

 less ciiltivuted in ac(piiriii,L;' iJie kna.ck of rapidly ,<;raspiii,<;" I he speaker's 

 meaning. It miiHt of coiirse be recollected that the liia.riied man has 

 a much larger arciimiilation of words and ideas amoiii;- which to pick 

 out l,hoMe intended by the sjteaker, a,iid he has, therefon;, more hesita- 

 tion in committing!: himself. In three months a, fair |)rolicieiicy is 

 oxpected and very fre(pi(>ntly ailaii-ed. (lennaii authorities allow 

 live or six montliH. The rnmch setun lo acipiire the art with <;reat 

 facilil,y, and the i'^roiK^h mode of utterance is jirobaldy more favonrable 

 lor li|') readint:: tlnin the l<]iis;lish or (Jerinan. 



It lias been Hiii^^^-csted that in view of the obvious limitations of 

 liji-n^adiiii;, d(-a,f men nii<;hl, be tan, i^d it //////^/--.sv^r ///////. This would, 

 of course, put (he deaf man in communication only with the coin- 

 jtjiratively few peo|)Ie who speak on their linii:ers, and witii (hem he 

 would b(> well enoiif^di olT with a pencil and writini^^-tablet. It would 

 not |mt him in huich with the world at larire, or even enable him 

 to read the word "Daddy'' on his little child"s lips. Lip-reading,' 

 r(>-opens Ihe world to the deafened .man in a way only surpassed by 

 restoration of hearinu power, which should, of course, receive Ihe first 

 <'onsidera(ioii. 



(\)m]iensalion in the form of /icnsioiis or t/r(f(nifii's to (hose 

 deafened throuuh mililary Hervico sliould be in proportion lo I lie 

 decree lo which (he subject's earniuLC-powiM' is diminished, and this is 



