Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-11-02

the Idea For the Formation of the
Magazine Originated.
A magazine for the blind. the first
TO be published in America ANA the
second periodical OF It's kind In the
world. is the bencfactlOn for which
Mrs. william Z.cglcr widow Of the
late capitalist. has supplied tie funds
saws the New York sun. Announce
mcnt Of her charity was recently made
by Walter 6. Holmes Of New York, into
whose hands Mrs. Zlegler has given
the task OF launching the magazine
and distributing Il free 10 all Of the
10000 blind.
The limited number Of books that
have been printed In the raised char
acters are SO expensive as TO be be
yond the reach Of the thousands Of
poor folk whose poverty is made the
more unbeatable by the long night.
The new magazine, which will be ed
tied and printed in New York, Is de
signed TO bring 10 these unfortunates
a CLEAN of sunshine and a little sur
cease from the long mOnotOny OF days
that are not marked 10y tie coming AMI
the waning of the light.
II 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
magazine vhics he will turn out will
be- one containing the news of the day,
short stories reprinted by permission
OF the leading periodicals and cOntri-
buttons from the blind readers them
selves Letters from the inmates Of
the state blind aSylums all over the
country, telling Of the work that is
being done by tn inmates of those in
stitutions, of their ambitions aud the
tasks Of their daily round, will he one
Of the leading features of the lew lei
glcr Magazine For the Blind.
The mechanical work attending the
production Of the periodical will be
unique. There are two systems Of type
reading uDW in use anon" the blind
pcople-th the Braille and the New York
point. Since no common typo graphical
standard exists. tine magazine viii lee
printed in both types. 50 that every one
who has had training in either may
read.
The printing Of page FIR tie blind
is simpler than IA" production Of the
printed page for ordinary readers, since
no strreotypiug has 10 be done. Both
the Braille ana the New York POINT
systems Of alphabet fer tie blind are
composed Of characters derived from
varying combinations Of raised dots.
Grouped in the several alignmentS,
these combinations of dots represent
each letter of the alphabet. and the
finger tips Of tic blind slipping over
tie lines OF bosses on the pages be
come the eyes of the reader. 70 pre-.
pare n printed page for the blind it IS
only necessary to operate Il limited
number Of keys on n machine which
records small holes on Il very thin
sheet of copper. Upon this finished
copper plate the paper in a moist con
dltion is pressed, and each punctnre
leaves its raised imprint on the pulp,
When dried this paper is the printed
page
The new magazine is to contain 100
pages, necessarily printed only on one
side. The paper on which il is print
ed will have to he heavier than Or !
binary magazine or book paner. and
the completed magazine will he bulky
Mr. Holmes says that the government
allows all books designed for the blind /.
to pass through the mails without post
age. so that the magazine NAV be sent
even 10 Alaska or the Philippines with |
out expense. But with tie consdera.
uoh OF postage eliminated the cost of
printing the new Ziegler Magazine For
the Blind has been estimated by Mr.
Holmes at 100000 annually.
Not all that are blind will he ahIa IN
ENJOY the good Of Mrs. Ziegler's hene.
faction. Though every state has
school for the blind and there are
many private institutions of charity
"here SightlcSS ones are taught to
read many of the adult blind whosa
'lSht was destroyed in later wears ore
without the power to trace the pricked
.!pe IlteiHGently. With the puruose
u learning the names of those od,icted
PERSONS who do know how TO read
'ller lheF own ingenious manner Mr.
tonnes ms written to the bureau of
IN Washington asking thar
rom the census reports the bnraou
urhISh nm with the lists of all tho
'uuca'eu blind recorded in 1000 10
'ireauY has the names of 5000 Hind
Who Gun read. ''''''
me luea OF the new magazine cana
II novel way. Mr.. Holmes who hos
oIlLu brother and who has tokan
ie'l interest in the condition of tba
una, wrote Il communication to . w..
ork paper some time ago calling at.
'n.loh 10 the fact that the needs of
"'ii uhIoftunateS seemed to he gan.
I"Iy overlooked in the distributions ns
ilatlueS Mrs. Xiegler answered. t,,
COMMUNICATION, got in touch with its
Fl'eF ana then told him that she and
c' husband during his lifetime had
ven ueSired TO do some 1g for tha
''llort OF the blind. Mr., ;.,lmas snr
eS.'o 'he magazine, the only counter.
,,i,,,. VI Wh'ch is the Hora Jocunda
in, n, !" hulhhurgh. His idea met c
~ II" MRS. Aegler's instant approval
hu the new departure was fnoncoa
ner' To those unfortmates who da 1
Vt Know now to read the alphabet for