Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
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ZION aud Their a. eonstsp.
a map for the blind 's'
h bllna people are fond Of h hi,,o'e,n curiosity
indeed, indeed, learned at ali liearnel, q
knowledge Of geogranb,, "l'iieut SOM
s .no ia'ier without map is ilo, 2 Lear
something som of the kind was y Impossible
ana 50 special maps We're in, Necessary
IL, for the use rs @' " and
They are all Of the kina = Inc cycles
us u1secaed maps" and are Of v sali IS The
re- ,iS,, carved blocks. An la @SG0a-sp
IN relief, the mountains ara ,ala stands
.he MYERS are long depressinno. ~ !, rllge,
lines are elevated. Each ataa The state
rat rate block aud the pupil is t tarn y spa
tll ea pl1cRs together and thus prsn fl
him 11i map of the whole cd p,epare for
Inc name of each state N3un'ry
sometimes ON the bacl marked.
tn inc, 'front.' of the block, and thu N Oh
VIII notice all over the s,,s ,ss observer
blocks small aggregations ne Of the
nm are meaningless dots M N. what 10
names Of rivers, towns and ~ iese are The
are designated by pin or tac lis ha Cites
the size and shape Of these sba ,Uaa ~ and
proXlmate number of pernlat;. sleap
one map cities Of less than n @ oao II
ltants were indicated nv MI ~ ihha5-
on top, and those of 10000 10 4 % os, Hat
hemlsphelical. Flat tack heads sV =, By
the localities of cities HAVING ' d s aoV
10000, rounded tack heads fTo, wv to
TO 100000. Tack heads flat AND ~. 'O''V
Indicated cities between 100 o0o an s4 oaa
600. Tack heads round. but v' stip KY
preston on the top, showed ~ De.
greater size. WV cues Of
bounding" the states is an o.,,.
Ter to the pupil. Taking Missoi1y,5 'ua'.
example, the child requested to a. ~
work began by placing the b,n1 a. a. 'i'
the block to get q general idea Of IT, "
slnon' then the foiefnger Of IN. :, :; =.
hand found the northwest eornar '' sl
rapidly along the elevated Iowa iin ran
lowed the Mississippi down 10 Eani ~
went too far and passed to Halora 'I
pause was made, the name roaS W." wy
the mistake discovered; returned sor ~-a
the line, traced it to the west alona ,t .I'
southern limits of Pemiscot and ~, ,l'
counties, missed it again at the 81 Fran
CHS river, recovered it, went north fo,' ~A
the line at Butler county. ran If n INV
corner of Mcdonald countv tho. 'u'
along the western boundary to the STAY
ing point and then gave the wbcls -
suit orally without "a moments bss;,s
ton. "o'''a'
~ means Of these dissected man,
fair idea is also gained by the rnn;ls !
the respective size of various con r,,o =,
and states. When asked to co,nnars
ONO with eTas the boy laid the 0bn
block on tie Texas map, measured il "a
turned it this way, that way. careinIl7
Keeping the count with his fngerson tba
space already covered, and finally an.
nouuced that Texas according ia nj,
idea, was about FIVE times as large sa
Ohio, calculation close enough 10 tba
truth TO excite wonder at the accuracv
rather than criticism Of its lack of exact.
ness. Dissectcd maps Of every continent
are provided, and a large globe, made on
the principles which underlie the con.
struction Of the maps, enables the pupil,
to gain fair general idea of the share
and geographical features Of our planet.
Geography, in most schools, is used as
an aid to the study Of history, and i:
studied not as Il collection of meaning.
less names but as a subject which
throws Indispensable light on the deeds
and words Of mankind Louis Globe.
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