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siderable reflection, and shews that he must have made 

 some accurate examinations, though unnoticed at the time. 

 When he is sick and feverish, which sometimes happens, he 

 points to his head, or takes his mother's hand and places it op- 

 posite to his heart, seemingly with an intention that she may 

 observe its beating more quickly than usual. He never at- 

 tempts to express his feelings by utterance, except when an- 

 gry, when he bellows in a most uncouth manner. Satisfaction 

 or complacency he expresses by patting the person or object 

 which excites that feeling. His smell being wonderfully acute, 

 he is frequently offended through that sense, when other per- 

 sons near to him smell nothing unpleasant ; he expresses his 

 dissatisfaction on such occasions, by putting his hand to his 

 nose, and retreating rapidly. His taste seems also to be ex- 

 quisite, and he expresses much pleasure by laughing and 

 smacking his lips, when any savoury victuals are laid before 

 him. 



" 5. His father, when alive, was at much pains in direct- 

 ing him, as his mother still is ; but his elder sister seems to 

 have a much greater ascendancy over him, and more power of 

 managing him than any other person. Touching his head 

 with her hand seems to be the principal method which she 

 employs in signifying her wishes to him respecting his con- 

 duct ; this she does with various degrees of force, and in dif- 

 ferent manners ; and he seems readily to understand the inti- 

 mation intended to be conveyed. In short, by gratifying him 

 when he acts properly, and withholding from him the objects 

 of his complacency when he has done amiss, he has been 

 taught a sense of what is becoming in manners, and proper in 

 conduct, much stronger than it could be otherwise believed; 

 that any person, in his singularly unfortunate situation, could 

 acquire." 



Since 



