Stammering, practically considered; with the treatment in detail / By T. Bartlett.
- Bartlett, T. (Thomas), 1789-1864.
- Date:
- 1839
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Stammering, practically considered; with the treatment in detail / By T. Bartlett. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![oy] desist whenever he thinks proper. A stam- merer should never speak on any subject of which he is not thoroughly the master: a per- plexity of ideas confuses the mind, and produces hesitation. RULE XII. Relieve the mind of all fear and trepidation. If the importance of this rule be not manifest after what has been said on this subject, there must be either a great fault in this Essay, or a want of attention in the reader. As long as the stammerer continues to utter his sentiments with fear, so long will he retain his difficult articulation. No person can be cured who is not capable of obeying this rule. This is, in fact, the one thing needful; without this no- thing can be effected, but with it we may con- fidently anticipate a perfect cure. The mind of the patient should never be suffered to wander from a due consideration of the abso-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33280071_0099.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
