offered, and he will gradually understand this, as he improves in a knowledge of the meaning of words and sentences in his Prayer-Book. Embrace every opportunity of impressing on his mind, that God is all goodness, and perfect and just to all; that HE, in his wise Providence, had stopped his ears, as he had the eyes and ears of thousands, for good and wise reasons only known to himself; that whatever the Almighty Father does is right; that he is the maker of every thing we can see; that HE sends us light, which is day, and darkness, which is night; the sun to rule the day, and the moon and stars to rule and govern the night. The spring, summer,-autumn, and winter,-fine weather,rain, snow,hail, lightning, thunder; and the wind, which (as you can easily explain to the child) no man can tell from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth; and that it is only known to God himself.

Should the child ask a question about

any thing which cannot be accounted for or explained, tell him it is like the wind. He will immediately comprehend it to be mysterious, and will trouble himself no more about it. Let the child see the terrestrial globe, and explain to him in what part of the world the country he lives in is situated. This will lead him to think of geography, and prepare his mind for expanding his ideas when he is able to read and write grammatically.

Allow the child to see every amusement you can, good and bad. Instruct him to practise what is right, and avoid what is wrong: observing to him, that the former will produce happiness, and the latter misery. These extremes may easily be further explained, by telling him, that good conduct leads to heaven, but bad actions to hell.

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CHAP. IV.

The Manner of instructing the Infant Deaf and Dumb in Arithmetic.

ARITHMETIC is another branch of education which is easily acquired by a deaf and dumb child. Numbers, to any extent, may be counted with your fingers, and in this practice the deaf and dumb are very expert. They are taught the different rules in the same manner as other children; and if a deaf and dumb child has common capacity, he will learn as quickly as any other. My brother learned the first four rules of arithmetic in a very few months, and finished his education when he was twelve years old.

CHAP. V.

Observations upon Grammar and the Subject of teaching the Deaf and Dumb utterance, &c.

GRAMMAR is one of the most difficult parts of the education of the deaf and dumb, but it bears no comparison to the pain and trouble of teaching them utterance. There are several useful words, however, which they can be taught to pronounce with great ease, and my brother speaks many very plainly.

The deaf and dumb will be much pleased in learning such words, for instance, as only require the motion of the lips, as papa, mamma, paper, pepper, happy, &c. &c.; and a few other common useful words, as yes, no, good, bad, never, &c.; and you may teach them to ask for bread, porter, beer, &c. at meal times. But do not press utte

rance upon them, if it is the least painful or disagreeable, as its utility never will compensate them for the trouble and pain it occasions them to learn, particularly in the manner they are now taught it at the asylums, independent of the disagreeable sensations their utterance occasions to all who hear them. If a child born deaf and dumb could be taught to speak plainly without suffering so much in learning, and giving so much pain to the hearer, it might be of some use to him. I have every reason to believe it is to be accomplished, but not by the means now adopted.

I have been in company with many people born deaf and dumb, who had been educated at an asylum; but I never met with one possessing all the advantage of utterance, so pleasant and agreeable, or so intelligent, as my brother; and this will be admitted by thousands who know him.

I have often asked those who have been

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