The times., 1899-12-03
A MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND.
The Point Print Standard Has Re-
sumed Publication.

CFr0m the Philadelphia North Amerieau)
The Point Print Standard is the ony
magazine OF its kind in America and II
is published in Philadelphia Il is printed
without ink, and you might sean irs white
pages forever and not be able to read il.
In fact, it is not read with the eyes. n
order to convey the contents Of its pages
TO your brain you must use your fnge-s-
On them. If your touch is sensitive y0I
can feeeI combinations OF little points
raised on the page Each OF these comb
nations signifies a letter, and thus is the
article 20 be spelled out
From this it viii be seen that The Point
Print Standard is a magazine for the
blind For TWO years It f0uTiShed and
brought happiness and entertainment TO
thousands Of sightless folk throughout the
land. Then its brilliant founder died
Himself a blind man, he had dsvO-ed his
life TO supplying literature In such form
as TO open its delights TO the similarly
afflicted For the last ha.f year the many
blind men and women have found their
bIfghted lives duller than eve- because the
monthly visitor. with its bright pages,
failed 70 arrive.
But that is over now and the plain white
pages rough with points, again find their
way to the eager fingers OF the blind. A
woman sits in the editorial chair OF tho
revived magazine, and from tue demand
for this months issue it would seem t1aC
she is going TO be highly successful
There are two methods By which ths
blind may read. The oId-fashiOned way is
simply by raised letters.
Some years ago DR.. Witte. Cf New York.
invented the point system. In the alpha
bet only six points are used but these aTs
arranged in so many combinations tEat
with them the entire alphabet has been
formed To be sure. it is more difficult 70
learn to read with the point system. but
once acquired. a blind man dispcses OF a
page almost as quickly as a man with sisnt
can go over the same amount o. matter
/ in the ordinary magazine
Then Mr. Knesss began the publication
of The Point Print Standard However
he did not discontinue the journal printed
on raised letters. This he kept UP for the
benefit of the Old-fashiOuEd blind, who
/ could not be expected tC master the new
system.
The slncum and composing room % the
magazines was in a littIe room iu build
ing in North Fourth Street. kueass had
for an assistant Miss Josephine b Cobb.
Al her employers death. about year ago.
Miss Cobb who had been devoted 20 him,
felt that she would like 20 continue the
splendid work which he had been doing.
But for several months she received little
=
did not despair. and after about six months
EFFORT she secured such assistance as was
necessary 70 continue the publication Of the
magazines.
And so The Point Print Standard" aRd
the old Philadelphia Magazine for the
Blind" are again finding their way TO the
afflicted and gladdsniug Jheir hearts
What JOY it must be to them that JheY
can read themselves viii be appreciated il
YOU lust put yourself in the place OF the
blind man-you who like 20 read. 70 whom
the bright thought. the tender. stirring
stories between the book covers are =
source Of mental stimulus aad emotional
recreation. To be robbed OI that would be
taking largely away from your enjoyment
OF life Wouldn't it,
These publications for the blind are all
Of a religious nature But The Point
Print STANDARD" reproduces the best in lit
erature and tries to mirror important pub
lie events Of the times.
The last number leads of with Edwin
Alarkham's The Man with the Hoe, 20 con-
tains a description OF Porto Rico. an ac-
count Of Deweys return. % the Dreyfus
trial. and Of the Transyaal affair.