American Annals of Education

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Excerpt from American Annals of Education: For the Year 1838We went, with all possible expedition, to my study in the Asylum, adjoining which was a large closet. There I bade him be seated on a chair, and proceeded to tie his hands behind him with a silk handkerchief, and his feet together, in the same manner. All this was done with so much despatch, and with such an air of determination on my part, that he seemed not to have the time necessary to collect and array his turbulent feel ings into a confirmed opposition. Had he done this, there is not much probability that I could have accomplished my object, single-handed for his muscular strength and eel-like lubricity of motion, under the direction of his in¿exible obsti nacy, when it was once fairly roused to effort, would, I think, have proved an over-match for me.I hoped, by tying him as I did, to make him feel that he was in my power, and, in addition to this, to produce, by the te straint, some more quietness of nerves, and possibly a subdued 8 rm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.