The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22

Novel BenefactiOn Financed
BY Mrs. Ziegler.
JOURNAL is TO REACH 10000
Although Carried Through the Mails
Free. Publication WiIi Cost $50, 900
Per Year-Charity Suggested ny
Newspaper Article Calling AtteH-
ton tn Needs of the Blind.

New York, Oct 21-A magazine for the
blind the first TO be published in Ameri-
ca. and the second periodical of its kind
I'm the world. is the benefaction for which
Mrs William Zieglcr. widow of the late
capitalist. has supplied the funds An
nounccment OF her charity was made
yesterday By Walter G. Holmes, of 1891
Broadway. into whose hands Mrs Zieg-
Ter has given the task of launching the
magazine and distributing it free TO TO-
o10 blind persons.
The limited number Of hooks that have
been printed in the raised characters are
so expensive as to be beyond the reach
N the thousands Of poor folk whose pow
ertv is made the more unbearabie by the
long night The new magazine, which
viii be edited and printed here in New
York. is designed TO bring 10 these Un-
fortun8tes q gleam Of sunshine and a
little surcease from the long monOtOny
Of days that are not marked by the COM
ing and the waning Of the light
VIII spend SGO,OOO Per Year
It is the design Of Mr.. Holmes to set
up his plant for the printing Of raised
characters here as soon as he can pro-
cure the necessary machinery. The mag
azine which he viii turn out will be one
containing the news Of the day. short sto-
ries, reprinted 10y permission Of the lead
ing periodicals. and contributions from
the blind readers themselves. Letters
from tu, inmates of blind asylums all
over the country, telling Of the work
that is being done by the inmates of
those institutions. OF their ambitions and
the tasks OF their daily life. viii be one
of the leading features of the Ziegier
undertaking. The magazine is to con-
tain 100 pages necessarily printed on one
( side
Since the government allows all books
/ designed for the blind 10 pass through
4 the mails without postage, the product
/ Of the novel presses here in New York
may be sent even to Alaska or the Philip
/ pines without expense But even with
/ the item of postage eliminated, the cost
Of printing the new Zieglers Magazine
/ for the Blind has been estimated by Mr..
| Holmes at $50, 600 annually.
Wants Names of Blind.
Not all that are blind will be able to
enjoy the good Of Mrs. Ziesler's benefac-
ton. Though every State has a school
/ fOr the blind. and there are many private
institutions of charity where sghtless
ones are taught to read. many of the adult
/ blind whose sight was destroyed in later
years. are without the power 10 trace the
pricked type intelligently. With the pur-
! pose of learning the names OF those ar
ficted who know how to read after their
| own ingenious manner, Mr.. Holmes has
written TO the Bureau of Education IN
Washington, asking that from the census
J reports the bureau furnish him with the
+ lists of all the educated blind recorded iu
I 1900 He also has the names Of S.0gO blind
! who can read.
/ The idea of the new magazine came IN
a novel way, Mr.. Holmes. who has a
/ blind brother. and who has taken gred;
! interest in the condition Of the blind
wrote a communication 10 New York
/ paper some time ago. calling attention to
/ the fact that the needs Of such unfOrtu-
mates seemed 10 be generally overlooked
| in the distribution of charities. Mrs. Zieg-
! Ter answered the communication. got IN
| touch with its writer, and then told him
/ that she and her husband in his lifetime
had often desired to do something for the
comfort of the blind Mr.. Holmes sug-
/ gested the magazine. the only counterpart
Of which is the Hora JOcunda, published
| in Edinburgh. His idea met with Mrs.
! Ziegler's instant approval. and the new
/ departure was financed by her.