Adventures of a Deaf-Mute
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Excerpt from Adventures of a Deaf-Mute: The Old Man of the Mountain Many persons who visited the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and particularly the Profile House, in 1866, and later years, will readily recognize the hero of these adventures, and the incidents connected therewith, and will doubtless hear testimony to their truth. The measuring of "The old Stone Face," and the placing of the images of the "Panther" and the "Indian" upon Eagle Cliff, will be remembered as hazardous adventures successfully accomplished, and Mr. William B. Swett has the honor of their achievement. Born at Henniker, N. H., in 1824, with the full use of all his senses, but losing his hearing while yet a lad, he was sent to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford, Conn., and after completing the usual course of studies there, returned to his home, and for awhile pursued the calling of his father, - that of a carpenter and joiner. His capacity as a ready and faithful workman procured him permanent work at the Mountains, where his restless and adventurous spirit brought him into many awkward and dangerous positions, from which, however, he always emerged right-side up. A ready thinker, and fluent in the use of the sign language, his talents have brought him, of late, into other pursuits, having in view the welfare and improvement of his fellow-unfortunates. Prominent in all such movements, he became interested in several societies of Deaf-Mutes, among which are the Boston Deaf-Mutes´ Library Association, and the Boston Deaf-Mute Mission. This volume is published and the profits will be devoted to the purposes of the "Mission," whose object is to provide for the religious welfare of Deaf-Mutes. With this "Mission" Mr. Swett is now more particularly identified, and issues this narrative of his Adventures in the hope that a large sum may inure to the benefit of this much-needed and now prosperous enterprise. All purchasers will therefore understand that they are aiding directly in the promotion of the highest interests of Deaf-Mutes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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