"Mr. huddart’s Account of . , See. 261 
His name was Harris, by trade a fhoe-maker. I had 
often heard from others that he could difeern the form 
and magnitude of all objects very diflindlly, but could 
not diftinguifh colours. This report having excited my 
curiolity, I converfed with him frequently on the fub- 
jedl. The account he gave was this : That he had reafon 
to believe other perfons faw fomething in objects which' 
he could not fee; that their language feemed to mark, 
qualities with confidence and precifion, which h© could, 
only guefs at with hefitation, and frequently with error. 
His firft fufpicion of this arofe when he was about four 
years old. Having by accident found in the ftreet a 
child’s Hocking, he carried it to a neighbouring houfe to 
inquire for the owner : he obferved the people called it 
a red flocking, though he did not underfland why they 
gave it that denomination, as he himfelf thought it com- 
pletely deferibed by being called a flocking. The circum— 
fiance, however, remained in his memory, and together 
with fubfequent obfervations led him to the knowledge 
of his defedl. As the idea of colours is among the firft. 
that enters the mind, it may perhaps feem extraordinary 
that he did not obferve his want of it 'ft ill earlier. This, , 
however, may in feme meafure be accounted for from 
the circuroftance of his family being quakers, among 
whonu 
