Sight and hearing, how preserved, and how lost . circumstances—Acousticchairs—Conversation tubes 297 CHAPTER VI. COMPARATIVE VALUE OF SIGHT AND HEARING. Illustrious examples of persons who have distinguished themselves notwith-standing these infirmities, Prof. Richardson—James Wilson—Homer—Milton—Diogenes Laertius—Diodatus—Cornelius—Eusebius—Mathemati-cians, and philosophers—Nicaise—James—Shegkins—John Fernand—Logicians—Musicians—Authors—Writers on bees and insects—Cabinet-makers—Designers—Jlarksmen—Compensatory power—Kitto—Milburn—Sanderson—Euler—Holman—Blind architects, philosophers, and tra
Sight and hearing, how preserved, and how lost . circumstances—Acousticchairs—Conversation tubes 297 CHAPTER VI. COMPARATIVE VALUE OF SIGHT AND HEARING. Illustrious examples of persons who have distinguished themselves notwith-standing these infirmities, Prof. Richardson—James Wilson—Homer—Milton—Diogenes Laertius—Diodatus—Cornelius—Eusebius—Mathemati-cians, and philosophers—Nicaise—James—Shegkins—John Fernand—Logicians—Musicians—Authors—Writers on bees and insects—Cabinet-makers—Designers—Jlarksmen—Compensatory power—Kitto—Milburn—Sanderson—Euler—Holman—Blind architects, philosophers, and travellers—Blind musicians and poets—Deaf and dumb—Abbe Dillingham . 805 REVELATIONS FROM THE LAND OF SILENCE. John Kitto—Effects of sounds—Dr. Watson—Early history of the naturallydeaf and, consequently, dumb—Abb6 de TEpiJe—Abb6 Sicard—LaurentClerc—Masseau Beethoven—Abb6 Dillingham—Deaf and blind statistics—Laura Bridgeman—Cretins—Hilly districts 817 iglit. 15. CHAPTER I. CAPABILITIES AND MECHANISM. ?Within the small dimensions of a pointMuscle and nerve miraculously spun. The human Eye is tlie inlet of the soul, throughwhich it finds expression, and by which the im-pression of surrounding objects is made upon it;enlarging its conceptions, exalting its aspiration?,and extending constantly the boundariesof its knowledge. Its importance andvalue cannot be estimated, except by the import- its value. J7 18 THE EYE. ance and value of the time, labors, and accomplish-ments of the individual himself Without it, mancould accomplish little or nothing. Its loss hasblighted the hopes, and blasted the prospects ofmany, and will probably so continue, despite theadvance and success of scientij&c a mere piece of mechanism, the world no wherefurnishes such a beautiful and complex Its Mechanism. piece of machinery in so small a is an epitome of the whole human every tissue
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