rwr 
to th'm, is a little uncouth and odd, but intelligible 
enough, efpecially the Mans. They were not Twins $ 
and I knew three Brothers of the fame Parents, that had 
their Hearing as well as any Perfons whatever. 
VI. A (Relation of a Deaf and Dumb Berfon , who re* * 
coher'd his Speech and Hearing after a Violent Fe* 
Ver : With Jotne other Medicinal and Chirurgicd 
OhferVations. By Mr. Martin Martin. 
*ir\Aniel Frafer , a Native of Straharig, feme fix Miles 1 
from Invernefs, continued Deaf and Dumb from 
his Birth, till the feventeenth Year of his Age. Tile 
Countefs of Crawford kept him in her Family for the 
{pace of eight or nine Years : After feventeen Years he 
was taken ill of a violent Fever, but being let Blood his 
Fever abated, and had not its Natural' Conrfe : About 
five or fix Months after, he contracted a Fever again, 
and had no Blood drawn from him, and this went on 
with its Natural Courfe. Some Weeks after his recovery 
he perceived amotion in his Brain, which was we-ry ua- 
eafie to him, and afterwards he began to Hear, and in 
procefs of time to underftand Speech ^ this naturally dift 
pos’d him to imitate others, and attempt to Speak : The. 
Servants were much amaz'd to hear him,, and fome run 
away 5 he was not uoderftood difttnftly for the (pace of 
fame Weeks 5, he is unde/rftood now tolerably well, tho 
he yet retains the Highland Accent,as Highlander s do who 
are advanc’d to his Years before they learn the Engtifo 
Tongue : he can fpeak no lrifo. } for it was in the Low Land* 
of Scotland that he firft heard and fpoke ; He continues 
