mutes

• I visited at Siena a home for deaf mutes, and found that each child had wine at two of its daily meals—about a pint a day. —  An Autobiography
• I find it very difficult to follow the rapid motions made by the deaf-mutes, and besides, signs seem a great hindrance to them in acquiring the power of using language easily and freely. —  Story of My Life
• I've seen scores of deaf-mutes, and you could never mistake their countenances. —  Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek
• "Deaf-mutes," who come nearest to being deaf and dumb. —  The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States
• 2. "Semi-mutes," who are deaf, but who have once had hearing as well as speech; and this speech they are able to use to a greater or less degree, though in time it is likely to become more and more astray. —  The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States

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