Milford chronicle., 1906-04-06
A PLEA FOR THE PEN.
Hegret at Typewriter's Encroacb-
ment on Handwriting.

! Nesret at TyPewriter's Encroach-
ment on Handwriting.
. 1t is to be regretted that the hand
writing of literary workers and even
learned professors and physicians is so
often illegible and provokes adverse
criticism. The typewriter is a boon to
such writers and ought to be adopted
for the safety Of the public and press.
but it cannot supersede the pen. which
Is purely individual and the most nat
ural exponent Of the writer. Individu-
ality in writing is the strongest plea
ln its favor and for its continuance.
The typewrtten letter may be pleasing
to the eye in its regular, mechanical
ana legible outlines. but is yalucless |
without the pen and ink autograph /
the Endorsement of the writer-whicb (
alone commands its recognition and
appreciation
Many philosophers and authors. from
Shakespeare to the present day. have
found the handwriting a reflection of
temperament Nathaniel Hawthorne
makes interesting deductions from a
study Of the autographs and writings
of noted characters and states. There
are said to be temperaments endowed
with sympathies so exquisite that bv
merely handling an autograph they can
detect the writer's character with IN
erring accuracy"
Mrs. Browning recognized intuitivelv
an analogy between the handwriting {
nnn Tnfnnnrn ne H., sf.
from Aurora Leigh" I
i know your writing, Romney, rec {
ognizing the open slearted A, the liberal is
sweep of the e." n
Authors are autOgraphing their works, !.
giving the most distinctive and refec. Il
tive touch Of personality to those en- q
lowed with sympathies so exquisite" c
II logical deduction so keen as to catch
glimpse of the writer's character and
from the chirographical
outlines. Ii
The plain type. however readable and g
egible, cannot command the high com eI
lercial value of the handwriting of vi
ersons of note. which conveys more IL
IAN the written sentence in the pecul- to
lrity of its formation. m
Contrast the rapidly formed and na
illegible letters Of the impul-
We hand vibrating with the pulse and
fought of the writer with the stereo- a
ped and mechanical letters of the ma
line manipulated by whom-the cor
spondents clerk or secretary? The
ntiment is emphasized by the hand
riting, while the typewriter letter IS
ceived with suspicion or incredulity
being the sincere thought of the
ritter or a capricious freak of his rep
sentative.
Let the physician cultivate a clear.
yible hand for the sake of his pa
nt's longevity and the learned pro-
isor return to his copy book text, buss
0stitute cold, plain type for the
rm, pulsating strokes Of the pen?
II. Booth in Philadel- {
IA Ledger.
SardOu on the Spirit Land.
ardOu asserts that he is a highly
sitive and effective spiritualist me- I
m, that he has had frequent inter-
ws with spirits of friends who are
d and that he has received mes
- 9BAtANo 5uAuAhB lis ndllu 10 write ! n
N as they were communicated to n
l. He has a collection of many
wings he has made. the spirits guild
his pencil-strange faces Of angels.
demons, human figures toiling up
& steep hills, while ahead of them
beings light the way or
obstacles in the path. The play
yht says he cannot, and he does not
mpt, to explain these visitations,
guidance. But he is convinced of
objective reality Of the spirit world Wa
of its desire and power to enter money
relations with humanity. He de- P3rdo'
IS the next generation will be no Depart
scientific, but it will be animated insurii
science that will recognize the =
ty Of spirit manifestations and to
on them indisputable relations be-
n this and the world of the dead
Is reported from Dresden that Ger
? will witness a public auction that
obably unique. The house at Eli
lch in which Martin Luther lived
149S to 1901, being then a youth
ON fifteen to eighteen. is to be Of
for sale. together with all the his
u objects and documents assOciat-
ith Luther and his period which it The B
;2 localit