New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-16
MUSEUM FOR THE BLIND.

PART. November q Dspatch 10 The London Daily Ne~s
A Museum for the Blind was opened to-day
blind Dr. Gailoeau one of the professors Insttut
des Jeunes Avouges and contains specimens OF nearly
schools (prlmary, technical and others) for sghtless
pupils Persons having blind relatives or friends Will
about BOOKS maps writing apparatus, teachers aud so
for special be leh Not the least curious part
There there largo cole Of qaar'o volumes all
printed characters OF which raised on the Braie
system This Is now more IN use than any otner Ia
Italy, Prussia Alsace and the United states;
% that sa, TT an ha. the %e sys
hard to make out ns shorthand. The English oiind
alphabet quite sccor,nr 70 ss. Brie system
are made ike the French sign for an acute accent,
they placed to another give them alphabetical
meaning. Bndness Is much more the scourxe OF the
cetes not bring out books for tho blind. IL would
Most In the Brse typo are for school classes
There already eight voumes OF Littes ctionary
Fables Boeaus utrn, selections from the great French
authors and Verse, ana Bible, which has been
the blind But fho efforts mado IN this direction in
France poor when compared with the results won
easy to learn and covers more space than tho
In Ebgland there have been as many rs hundred
Ing the Bible Pilgrims Progress Mileons works. aud
ali shakespoares pays. but, AS DIR. Gutlbeau says
workers. because tho Engsh-speaking peopes form the
reading nations In tue world or AT least tue ns
lions who give tho most ou'iho'' " 'no pr"'0' MI"
lisbor. ..-- l.. 49, =.
three periodicals the blind One, lie Louis Braie. is
monthly aud costs 81 yeat. It's fortnighty edition
costs H. aud embraces great variety OF topics when
ent,r in 10 tho OF journalism. Les Irots
Mondes Ia the second. IL appears az Marseiles.
where tue number OF sghtess persons is great, AMI
there appears the same CITY weekly paper chiefly
devoted .nusca toplca IL has circulation OF about
ak hundred. aud four hundred ana eighty blind
persons subscrbe " IT, When sight goes in
youth tho OF hearing becomes Intensely a'uIe aud
music Ia OF the deep ct pleasure Inc sense OF
touch acquires deicacy and power that tue Ond
may be saii not only tips OF their nngors
but with their whoo bo1ieA Those wno recover sgnt
are long Ipe iraruing how 10 use thoir eyes Accord
ing 60 Doctor GuiiDeau, to-day was at the Museum
o. the Kue housseet To gve any expiAnations vsitors
lots when they have already seen and learned the
names Of nstnovsly snus their ewes and feel for hem
varely Of maps Tor tue Dind shown at this niUseuu
sn. v treat lnge nuty and prices Of them
low Among them arc celestial aliases
Tnerr arc steady and INGENIOUS bencfactors OF
the nind than tue brotn-rs Jean do Dlou. who de-
vote themselves sck and innru O their -rx
tuey attend TO eye diseases When NJ carey, tho IA
theatrical critic. Vas Threatened wtk the loss OF
sgu, plscoi himself Ia the hands Of tns
should not forget the various means for enabling tue
uiind correspond with eacb other and with
prrsons VINO see IN tho former case thor use tho
Brs aud IN tue latter the ordinary Roman
cnarsotrrs but pencil with an other harI
point riAht to ief is course Ia marked by
lines OF strong thread stretched piece of
cloth, bonrath which there Is u snoeI of paper
When the pap.r 10 taken ous and tarned
Tue words and 'nA nave "s rem sIs 90 right
Tao ches- boards differ little from used at by
officers. Tue playing cards have ali tiny marks
inside corners, whon GU boing felt ~
bind player ouaDio b to understand hts own hand anu
know what his partner or opponont has piAyeL Tue
who are no. sIxutlrs Nxrs.iiie because OF Its hot
aud ssring aspect aud perhaps is frequent relations
Pruss Tor different rrAsons Aisaos IL tho resioa on
this side of tue Rhine where there .rs mos.
children s s'. St Srsn s:' and ~ ne Wasd
States the large Ne w-hngsna sewnA