The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
STATE BRIGHTENS BLIND LIVES.
Seeks Out the siEhtIess. writes to Them
and Sends Them Books.

Helen Keller's Autobiography, which is to
| be published in few days, is already being
reproduced by the New York State Library
| In special books for the benefit Of the blind.
! In no other person are the blind go much
interested as in Helen Keller. Her triumph
| over her triple affection is q great source
| OF consolation and encouragement to them
In struggling against the deprivations
they themselves suffer through the loss Of
, only one sense.
About one person in thousand Is totally
blind In this latitude, according to the
statisticians. On this showing there are
. in the State OF New York about 1000 blind
persons. To brighten their lives by sup
plying them with suitable reading the
| Regents of the State University main
| tain a special branch Of the State Library.
| II has grown from little moret than hundred
| volumes circulated in 1909, to ten times that
number.
The books are printed In the three systems
used by the blind in reading. Most Of them
are in the latest and supposedly the best
! system devised the New YORK point system,
which il so simple that any person OF aver
age intelligence and per-lstence can master
il without a teacher il he or she should
have had the misfortune Ia lose the sense
/ of sight at a period in life when Il IL incon-
venient to go 80 a school for the blind.
Not only are the books circulated. but
they are supplied free, and the Transport
! tation is paid for. The Regents obtain
, special rates from the express companies
for this benevolent work, and the state has
encouraged II by granting an annual appro-
priation Of s 600 for printing new books.
| Charitably disposed persons add 20 this
4, continually by contributing funds for new
editions Of certain books. wealthy
woman who was impressed by President
/ Roo-evelt's first message TO Congress
had that printed at her own expense, that
III. blind might not rniss o. and had even
III al. - ~ lid hl.Na.N
New works are continually Introduced
into the library. II INT composed Of
sermons and tracts. The blind, like
many other classeS Of afflicted persons,
rebel against the unusual allowance of his
sort Of literature which they often receive
and a great change las come over the clafs
Of literature supplied 10 them ia the las,
few years. Fiction, pgeiTy, history and
biography now M the front plat.s Ia the
state. library for the blind
Bu, not only dos~ the stat. supply hooks
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! oorrospond with them IN The blind alphah-,
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which technically Is called a lleldosfaph
u used TOT 'hs purp"s". ard the blind ap'
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