Types of mental defectives . de rapidprogress in drawing and carpentry. He continued to improve, andwhen twenty-seven years of age made an excellent model of a Man ofWar, and one representing England as the Ship of State. In twoyears he built a wonderfully accurate model of the Great learned to make beautiful picture frames and to carve ivory in themost delicate and intricate designs. He could copy an engraving soaccurately, line for line and shadow for shadow, that it could be disting-uished from the original only with a powerful glass. Like all artists, he has to be catered to and
Types of mental defectives . de rapidprogress in drawing and carpentry. He continued to improve, andwhen twenty-seven years of age made an excellent model of a Man ofWar, and one representing England as the Ship of State. In twoyears he built a wonderfully accurate model of the Great learned to make beautiful picture frames and to carve ivory in themost delicate and intricate designs. He could copy an engraving soaccurately, line for line and shadow for shadow, that it could be disting-uished from the original only with a powerful glass. Like all artists, he has to be catered to and allowed to have his ownway, as he is very temperamental. He is passionate and when offended by an officer he broke up many things in the work-shop; and succeeded in breaking his leg. Again, when provoked, hethreatened to blow up the Asylum. Once, when his stock of ivoryhad failed, he wrote to the Prince of Wales addressing him as , and, after giving his history, asked for a stock of ivory. In a 124. u u
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