New-York tribune., 1875-08-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
PRINTING FOR THE BLIND.
STRUCTURES on The REPORT OF THE AMERICA.
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.


STRUCTURES on THE REPORT OF THE AMERICAN
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
To the razor OF The Tribune.
SIRE Permit me through your columns to call
attention TO a report upon the subject Of Printing
for the Blind read before the American Social
Science Association ut Its recent meeting at Detroit
and circulating In pamphlet form through the
country The distinguished character Of the gentle
men composing the committee who made the report
together with the nature OF the body before which
it was read will couse be taken the authoritative
expression OF what the knowledge and science OF the
country have - say upon the present condition OF print
ing for the blind in the United states. II the report had
been prepared by gentlemen representing the profession
Of teaching the blind by those familiar with what
has been accomplished in the art OF printing for the
bind, it would have been of entirely different char
actcr.
Tie principles thai the report lays down az tie outset
in respect to the difficulty with wcA blind persons learn
to read to comTOse, and 10 master IIathcmaics and
geography, every OF them con.radctcd By the
experience Of the teachers Of every wel conducted ns
tuition for the blind in the country. In a The in the
report Of the word asylum shows tat the character
of the work done for the lind in ihis country not
rightly appreciated. There arc twenycgh' state schools
for the blind in the United States, bu not Of these
asylum, though two OF them have ~ VcII asyum
incorporated through mistake into their legal titles
The subject OF the merits Of tho different methods Of
printing for the blind which the committee G'te with
the words "it cannot BE- doubcI" IS 100 proo d - be
briefly discussed but iar ~ 1t h2s bee" settled at a.
the great majority OF rcadc4s among me hdid, and
probably ther ac.t rs, Day, occittd a. iH way
directly opposed to the conclusion reached ) d.. COM
mittee.
As to certain appliances for teaching end improved
methods Of stereOyping, mentioned IN Tie 4' nlt 3s
being new and deserving O Introduction by -! or-aIz
ton OF permanent corporation, yo,Cd,' 90 Tie
port says, Exclusively tomanuf ine i4Di futs
and books which needed by thc blind hgyin no pr-
pose whatever OF none ymaAng aud conducted in the
interest Of all the b nd and Of al nc Institutions which
them II needs only DE slic tla- such ttu
ton organized and chartered IN hcDurky ia l-5s
with the Hon James Guthrie as It's Is' president. After
many struggles and dosEitOIy printing, Il began
regular work in 1872 and is steam press negE IN
constant operation since pr .ucug books -
ccdcned chcapness and superior in quality 10 ilinu
featured else eWherc. As sult C ms cpusia Ork
nearly every Improvement mcat)nri ~ the ic1Or,
desirable TO be secured has already been obtained nd
given TO the blind by this American prntn; HOu-. Cor
the Elind" as il is called kCrtuci Ohio GmJi.. Mis-
appro Orations for its support aud efforts ic ia2knSto
secure an endowment. IL is in ciOs sy.aiiy th 40
institutions for the blind m me United Staos an las
introduced many novel Appliances FOR tetchih- ecOg-
ralhy. writing, reading. aud geometry, OF WHICH lhe
superintendent Of If the European schools at .at
they worth the vOya across tie Atlantis ~ obtain
Within the last year 800 worth of IL plodnc.Ons
have been sent to Europe y. J.. HiNTo"t,
Supj. Am. Printing House lDr TIC Dlind.
LOuiSriUe, Ky., July 2S 1873.