Huber and Holman availed themselves of the eyes of others, and in this capability the blind have great advantages over the deaf, for their intercourse with the outward world by means of speech is direct, hence they obtain a knowledge of things, theories, and events, which have passed or are passing, of their condition as men, of the requirements of God, and of the appointed mode of salvation. The deaf and dumb _see_, indeed, all that passes within their immediate sphere, but, owing to the imperfect and circuitous mode of communication, (by signs,) by means of which alone access to their mind is gained, little definite information relative to things, events, their condition as fallen creatures, the mode of salvation, and regeneration by the influence of the Holy Spirit, can be communicated. They imitate, as we can testify, the actions of those who attempt to enlighten them; they kneel, they raise the eyes, they mimic a solemnity of deportment, and much more, so as to persuade some that they have a clear perception of spiritual truths; but "faith cometh by hearing," and though we would not presume to assign a limit to God in illuminating the darkest mind, yet we doubt whether the soul can in this life become the recipient of the truths and promises of the gospel in all their glorious fulness. Deaf and dumb persons are generally irascible, impatient, suspicious, and watchful; they creep about stealthily, and take you by surprise; they form habits to which they adhere with unflinching pertinacity, and fret if any trifle molests them. They may attain to a certain degree of cleverness, as the word is usually understood, but we know not any deaf and dumb persons (as far as records go) who have attained to any great degree of eminence, even under circumstances favourable to the development of their powers. But with regard to the blind, they have enriched the arts, the sciences, and literature, by their successful pursuits, and not unfrequently under circumstances of extraordinary difficulty. Viewing both these classes of men as devoid of education, dependent upon themselves for support, and for the enjoyment of life, the blind are physically greater objects of compassion than the deaf, because, without peculiar modes of education, suited to their privation, they cannot obtain a livelihood; but so far as happiness is dependent upon knowledge, (and from this source some of the purest enjoyments arise,) they are nearly on a level with ordinary men. Through the ear they can acquire knowledge of the highest order, but the case of the deaf is the reverse of this. They are not physically so dependent as the blind; for, having the advantage of sight, they may acquire by application the simpler imitative arts, and thus earn a subsistence; but mentally, their great inferiority, their ignorance of themselves, of all that bears upon the concerns of their existence, and upon the condition, order, changes, and phases of things extraneous to