"He sings a number of songs and counts in different languages,
but it is not supposable that he understands every word he
utters. If, however, his understanding develops as it promises to
do, he will become a decided polyglot. He has mastered an
appalling array of statistics, such as the areas in square miles
of hundreds of countries, the population of the world's principal
cities, the birthdays of all the Presidents, the names of all the
cities of the United States of over 10,000 inhabitants, and a lot
of mathematical data. He is greatly attracted by music, and this
leads to the expectation that when more mature he may rival Blind
Tom.
"In disposition he is very amiable, but rather grave beyond his
years. He shows great affection for his father, and is as playful
and as happy as the ordinary child. He sleeps soundly, has a good
childish appetite, and appears to be in perfect health. His
motions are quick but not nervous, and are as well coordinated as
in a child of ten. In fact, he impresses one as having the
intelligence of a much older child than three years (now five
years), but his height, dentition, and general appearance
indicate the truthfulness of the age assigned. An evidence of his
symmetrical mental development appears in his extreme
inquisitiveness.
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