K. Pearson to E. Nettleship, 26th April 1909.- External URL
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Sent From: Karl PearsonSent To (Definite): Edward NettleshipDate: 26 Apr 1909
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Sent fromKarl Pearson
26 Apr 1909
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... I have looked up some time ago all the deaf semi-albino cat [sic] literature I could lay my hands on. It has for me great interest, because I think it just possible that imbecility in some of its forms is due to absence of pigment in certain brain centres, and there is undoubtedly a link between albinism & deafmutism & between deaf-mutism & blindness. I am struck by the fact we have not found so far any link between albinism & blindness. There is a link between albinism and imbecility, however. I wish the census would make returns of albinos as it includes the blind, deaf-mute & imbecile.
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Sent toEdward Nettleship
26 Apr 1909
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... I have looked up some time ago all the deaf semi-albino cat [sic] literature I could lay my hands on. It has for me great interest, because I think it just possible that imbecility in some of its forms is due to absence of pigment in certain brain centres, and there is undoubtedly a link between albinism & deafmutism & between deaf-mutism & blindness. I am struck by the fact we have not found so far any link between albinism & blindness. There is a link between albinism and imbecility, however. I wish the census would make returns of albinos as it includes the blind, deaf-mute & imbecile.
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