Each One Had A Vote In Deciding What These Papers
Should Be, As They Were Paid For By The Subscription Money Of The
Laborers.
The proprietors paid a certain sum towards the support of
the reading room.
Of course, seeing one prosperous factory and the fortunate workmen
in it, in Manchester, cannot enable one to form any adequate
judgment of the condition of the working people.
I visited the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, which appeared to me to
have an admirable teacher. One of his best aids is a young man who
was his pupil. The teacher desired me to ask of this young man the
meaning of some word that had an abstract meaning. I asked him what
he understood by intelligence. He put his hand to his head, and
thought for some time, before he attempted to reply; then he nearly
covered the slate with his definition. He evidently saw the
difference between intelligence and learning or knowledge, but had
to use many words to express his idea; but I thought he had as clear
a thought as any of us. After he had given the best definition he
could, he added, "There is another meaning to the word: it means
news, sometimes."
There was, at this Asylum, a little girl, about twelve years old,
who was blind, as well as deaf and dumb. She was a very interesting
child from her countenance and manner, apart from her infirmity. Her
face was far more beautiful than Laura Bridgman's; her head good,
but not so fine at present, not so well developed.
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