A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear : containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ, or as they affect the ... ear.

  • Curtis, John Harrison, 1778-approximately 1860.
Date:
1823
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear : containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ, or as they affect the ... ear. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    sound of bells; and that he was extremely surprised at this new and unknown sen- sation. Some time after, a kind of humour issued from his left ear, and then he heard distinctly with both. During these three or four months, he listened to every thing; and without attempting to speak aloud, he accustomed himself to utter softly the words spoken by others. He laboured hard in acquiring the pronunciation of words, and in learning the ideas annexed to them. At length, thinking himself qualified to break silence, he declared he could speak, though still imperfectly. Soon after he was interrogated by some able divines, concerning his former condition. The principal questions turned upon God, the soul, and moral good and evil; but of these subjects he seemed to have not the smallest