The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-05-07
Nr. prc,co.,'s Mode Of writ,nr.


. !, may not he generally known that Mr VpE,.
corr, thc historian, is deprived ul the use Of his
tyr' and that in ms extensive researches
int tie sources OF history ~ vel a, in the prep
uaurn OF h.s manuscript be- Is obliged ,ore.orl
oau nT'Ii. a. process, which 10 thus DESCRIBE,
100 .eltyr ,u ST. lLrNsM.
/ As you d'.rs, scud ,ou specimen Il my
nu'ugtarh II i. in H.r concluding page It vur
ul he chapters of flhr' Conquest OF Peru, book ;
chapter g The writing is upt as you imagine
made by Fcuc.l, buf is mlshtlc, beng made
with ~ apparatus used hy the llmd IL. !, o
very simple affair. consisting Of frame of the
sse Of common sheet " letter papsr, with
/ hr,-s wire, inserted lu it to corespond with the
number u linz, wanted. Ga one side Of thu.
frame is pasted q leaf Of thin cJrhonatcd paprrf
such IS i-uscd 10 obtain duplicates Instead o.
a pen the writer make, Use = stNiu. uf ivory,
'orugAtc the last better or harder The great
difficulties u the tay ofat'irl mans writing m
the usual manner arise from hs uot knowing
wtsu the ink Is sShausJcd IN hs pen, md when
la. lurs run into one another Both difficulties
are oh,lIt,i by tll- simple writing case, which
enables uvc g. du Die work Es wei ~ the dark NJ,
/ IA the light. Though my trouble il not blind
moss, OUt disorder vl tie nerve of the eve, the
elect, 90 'iy "a, tHs - concerned !, the sane and
am whuIly urapaoI,H'gI !.r wIltug in tie or.
d.rarv wav. In rh. maruerl have written every
word uImv li.unu,a,-.
This wni'r, op'vauG. exposes one to some em
horr osuruis 1T - cue cannot ste what he !.
doing ou ih" other iiIs of thr paper Any mote
Than the pr''guur boz a ,rrId m.'I can see what
hr 3. grinding on the other -ic ut the wall i, be-
comes very ilGiWIt tu make any correction.
This requires the subject (, be petty thoroughly
osnyI.scd "a the wiud, and all The bos aud
,rasurc- To he made iher, before taking UP the
pen ur STYLUS This Compyls me tn 20 over my
/ composition tp the extent Of whole chapter,
howrNrr long it may be- several times IN my
mud before sitting dswu to my desk When
there the work becomes ono OI memory rather
,hap " creation, and The and the wr.tlug i APT
tu run oil ghbly enough 4 letter which rrrriv.
I'll some wears ago from the French historian,
Thetrv. who Is totally blind. urged me hv al
means lr cultivate he habit ofdlytatlln tn which
be- had re-ori-d and james the npVrllu, who has
also adopted his habits fnH. b favorable TO m
rl,'v NJ composition. have tuo lorg burn nc
ci,lumrd tn nv own WV to Chsnst; aud, tu
"a, the truth. never dictated = sentence in my
. uft ior dgbusauug vl,huut lts falling - iltt ou
I my ear th,t lr,. almost ashamed ~ scnJ b,
/ &, ihc pr,.s ! suppose 0, is habit One tlnr
! | may add; my ulugtcr'N, H usually too n.
lrshhlc n have sent YOU 4 ilyorNbr specimen
/ for thc pros., nNi 1t /. ALWAYS nriy copied b'
Rmpuuru,t' before be ,oUsguci to the puulu
. lhayc accompanied lhn auusNph with thsse
explanations which are ut vow service, f You
thiuk llsv will have Interest for your readers
Nv m5t,N opsruh h,R the merit NJ novelty, at
lyast have never heard ot any history mon.
who has adopted 1t besides myself