New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-07-02
sIGHTLEss WORKERS.
How Blind Men are Taught TO Sup.
port Their Families and Save
Money.


At Broad street they wandered some.
steps away from the f1aestone crossing,
and when they reached the curbstone,
about twenty feet away from the cor-
ner, they stumbled slightly aud imoder-
ated their pace.aas il in doubt. "A
moment later they seemed satisfied
what they should do and hurried for
ward directly against Z reserve officer
wh0swas standing at the corner Of the.
building. The collision was mere.
touch. and, recoiling little, the three
resumed their walk in the center Of the
sidewalk out Chestnut street.
The policeman watched Thorn. Ala
house gutter they stumbled sliRhtly,i
and they several times srGn into front.
steps and aWning-postA but never with
violence. The officers curiosity was
excited, and he set Of ct his best psoe-
to fovertake and question the little
party.
Whats the matter with themi' he
WaS.asked on his return.
Blind! All three Of them blind! Il
took, me all Of heap when / stopped
them and asked them what they were
knocking along that way for to see how
pale they grew. It they hadn't been
holding each other so believe they
would have tainted. just as soon as I
spoke I saw what was the matter, for
they turned their eyes to me, There
was no light in them. Never mind. I
said as quick as I could. asked them
If couldn't help them, and the old
woman said no, they knew the way. /
( fhn1pnnf NJ Gvuk t.ok he old
and the girl on tho inside had the mid
die girl in their power somehow for no
good; but it was al wrong, and I wish
I had begged their pardon
Where were they goingp''
didn't ask that. They are able to
take care of themselves, but they
shouldn't walk SO fast. / don't see
how under the. sun they help hurting
themselves
The incident was described yesterday
to III. l. Hall, blind superintendent Of
the Pennsylvania Working Home for
Blind Men, at Thirty fifth street and
Lancaster avenue. The blind, he
said .scan find their way about with an
ease that must seem wonderful to peo-
pie that do not appreciate what re-
sources they have in their senses and
in memory. On the street, for instance,
blind person knows when he comes
to q corner by the wind that sweeps
around the house, or, if there is no
wind, by the sound of the wagons,
street cars or footballs When ke is
approaching an obstruction he receives
warning from the increased pressure
of the air between him and the object,
slight as the change is and delicate Is
must be the sense OF touch to detect it.
In the house the greatest Of aids is q
stationary and permanent sound, such
as the ticking of clock on the man
telpiece. One knows where the clock
8 is, and he knows the relations Of 1t to
all the rest of the house. and, in fact,
the whole city. We're to 20 to sleep
in this room / would instinctively take
my latitude and longitude from that
timepiece; and, while / might not
know what time it was, could travel
from it wherever ] might want to 90.
A clock is made for the eyes Of those
who can see. but it is even greater
aid to us who have no eyes. -
You have not always been blind,
have youP''
'.No;f I have been blind only lit
tie over twenty years -sinoe tho third
year OF the war. / get around with .
good deal of ease. butjthose who have
been blind from infancy are moro rapid
and graceful in their movenaents.Their
remaining senses are more acute.''
Which are the more cheerful, those
who have always been blind or those