. On articulate sounds : and on the causes and cure of impediments of speech. uage exemplified by the Lords Prayer, as it was written in the seventh century . . 41 Bishop Wilkins scheme 42 The same principles govern in reading, singing, and recitative . 43 Most persons distinguishable from each other by their voices . 44 Impediments of speech 45 The whole vocal mechanism subordinate to the voluntary system 45 Imperfect orthography of the English language 46 English orthoepy difficult, especially to foreigners 46 Neglect of stammering cases by the medical profession ... 46 Organs concerned in s
. On articulate sounds : and on the causes and cure of impediments of speech. uage exemplified by the Lords Prayer, as it was written in the seventh century . . 41 Bishop Wilkins scheme 42 The same principles govern in reading, singing, and recitative . 43 Most persons distinguishable from each other by their voices . 44 Impediments of speech 45 The whole vocal mechanism subordinate to the voluntary system 45 Imperfect orthography of the English language 46 English orthoepy difficult, especially to foreigners 46 Neglect of stammering cases by the medical profession ... 46 Organs concerned in stammering 48 Proof of stammering being a functional defect 48 Effects of excitement 52 Excited emotions 54 Imperfect education frequently the cause of 67 Theory of Mtiller, Arnold, Schulthess 68 Effects of extirpation of tonsils 71 Cases of wounds of the tongue . 72 Effects of excessive exercise of the voice ........ 75 Clergymens sore throat 75 Case of excision of one-third of uvula 77 Effects of excessive exercise on the thyroid gland 77 Conclusion 78. ON ARTICULATE SOUNDS, When it is considered that animals, especially thoseof the higher orders, are provided with a complexmechanism for the production and modification ofsounds, that they are endowed with an exquisitelyorganized acoustic apparatus for transmitting theimpression of sounds to the brain, and, lastly, thatin the latter organ the nature and character of thosesounds are perceived, and subjected to intellectualprocesses, it is reasonable to conclude that creaturesso gifted were intended to employ those sounds forsome beneficial purpose. The modification of the voice depends on thedevelopment of the intellect; and, accordingly, thelower we descend in the scale of animal life, theless is the power of diversifying vocal of the orders of mammalia are provided withmechanism capable of producing an extensive rangeof sounds; but the intellect even of the highestquadrumana is not sufiiciently develo
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