The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-28

. G.s.r, mss osv.s e~>.s sssssssssss
- he ts0as~s - Asyts0~
You bar. p-ohasly os;ca ~r~a blind
Asylum. brilliantly l,gA,el ~ slsh,.
anG yoa have probably .Gss - e'sca
vonacr.d whs sh. blind r~4zircs sach
. luxury. IA .sqais.,ivc reporter ~
cen;ly aSo,-Aia~d :hA; The >aiad IN
n deprived O: ,Assr ssxhs 81 An
.xisai a. i generally sapp-ss~nwr-
ia;endsnis asa Managers 81 ~sy'uns
Arc aware q. hi. fact and know a. the
Lizzie .c.bsos aad pity tricks - their
ward.. The b,ina Arv sao.; mischief
o.. AZ the very Hm- ua~a onc ~cass
think them Al ~ :hs least :-ogsicsons
that IL. u The svensas- The saPr--
!n.eaarn.s in this city understand tbs
aad order a. the sAs !o,s in he ins;A-
tuition 10 oc lighted promptly ., ssss-
do~a Al the tricky oacs a-~ tssa
watched by The .~aaiiors As carefully As
Taohy do-. :h- mouse. Mos; ~ tho
blind have ora pescr Of e.e-ishS
and light rays. n. rule. ca, ~ rssis1y
perceived BY them Taey kaos 'AA'
wh-n al the lights Ar gctns y, sgl!
blaze they can not cut gp Aay franss.
and ,hA: al Tao boo., 18th heavy
print. which they can tAks - bed sn9
read Far !u,o the nigh,. aT- ,asca assy
from them Ines, are The pr.rcipa!
reason, shy ;ae ~passer.-ey sccs al he
] l.g.- h...4u-, - -. $1,000. - she4 hHar1
asylam. But there - another ani
special reason. Guardians % the blind
stat, ~ IN. latter derive a srva'
amour, 80 Comtur, from the HIGH.
Many of them can rrr-slv" rays sna
that i, the only qualification iet 10
their impaired vision. N SOM as
night roanc- on they wa; pzt!enth 'ur
the -. or lamps "a D. lighted AMI then
muse undcr the illumination thai IL
sensible ~ their optics
approximations, dad II hard - dE-
vide the blind into distinct classes, AZ
curdlns u III. degrees ~ blindn~ss
There i On. continuous graduation
from ,hs. totally blind ~ those who can
~-. Ia rad large typ The blind ara
divided into th.~~, c.As~c, ~ thns, Sho
on in daily couts.t With them. The
Art class l. composed ~ those rho can
not r..rrciv- light Of The creates, intcn-
si,y. They arc devoid %. III. ~coiufor,
which liSh, gives. The highest ,c.s ,o
prov. lDIa, lack q. vision 10 ~ place
the blind p,-son IN IA" direction ~
lightning during . thunder storm. and
IL the tiash Is not ~p..rrolsssi this proves
that III. ,.n,.ol yisloa IL entirely 4onr.
La III. second class ar' thos" who
ran perceive and appreciate light sni
can So, only the ba>s-t "i'line of tho
form, ~ persons. These are led with
illumination and want !, mos, Rrgu-
larly a, sun do~ IA. they seek tn" chairs
n-arr,, IN th. light. and drs~ iuess-
bic com'or, from IL.
The third class can not only dis
,inguish light. bu. can also partially
read and discern the features 81 their
friends. This class i 10y far the most
troublesome. They do not especially
carc sar gas light. sometime. because
/, in,.rfeee- with their little plans al
mischief. The iAnltors always make II
. point to iigh; the gss In their roorn'
and keep their idle brains pa; o' mis-
chief.
Ligh. and music arv IN. blind pcr
sons chief delights. All the lost pow
err. Of vision ARR a.rSb>, compromised
for by the extraordinary sense OF har
mony and time. A pr-'uliar mnssca.
talent and g:f, arr apIrDr'ionei Ia the
blind. and secure for them positions 81
no,.. Many piano tuners arr blind II
Pari. nearly ali the head piano tuners
m. blind ,~sr.ona The same - r in
Boston. where all ~ the pianos IA 'h'
public schools arr tuned ~ the e''na
-.ii1aDy ~ ~ Argus.