The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-13
The Magazines.
HeIpia the Blind to See.

A writer in the New Idea Woman's
Magazine for November gives an &C.
count of the great progress which has
been made recently in the work which
is being done for the blind. In the
past the blind have been considered
merely the objects of pity. Now this
attitude has changed. More and more
every year the blind are becoming
Educators have prov
ed that they may read and write and
enjoy all the intellectual pursuits that
recently have the economic pursuits,
one after another, opened their doors
to the blind. Sewing, typewriting,
massaging and piano tuning are
among the occupations in which the
sightless may excel, and every oppor-
tunity for their pleasure and develop
ment is now given them. The photo
graphs which accompany the article
are unusually interesting, showing as
they do, the blind children and grown
people at work and at play.
italian Begsars.
AS the natural beauties of Italy in
crease towards the South, so do the
beggars, in numbers and persistence,
says Julian Street in The Travel Ma
gazine. The lame, the halt and the
blind confront one everywhere in Ma
pies; mothers exhibit the ailing of
pitiable children, and strong, well
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begging for soldi. They stick like lee
ches to the traveller unaccustomed to
the country's ways, sometimes even
laying hands on him to call attention
to their needs.
This nuisance is in no small degree
due to the careless generosity of tour
lists who scatter coppers, to be strug
gled for by ragamuffins in the streets
or whose hearts are touched by pitt
able spectacles.
1t Is, however, better to make a
firm rule not to give. In the first
place your money, when given to man
ifestly needy beggars, Is often extort
ed from them by able-bodied ioafers
Besides, If you give to one, you'll soon
find a crowd after you. If you must
give, give little. A soldo equivalent
of our cent? is sufficient.
knowledge of methods of dismiss
ing importuning beggars, touts and
vendors will be found useful on reach
ing Naples and other cities of the
south.
The word "Niente' (nothing) spok
en- firmly, is the first to use. If this
does not suffice. try what Baedecker
ton of the head, accompanied by a
somewhat contemptuous expression
Va vial" Utalian for Get Quit" may
also be found useful.
October Burr Mcintosh Monthly.
The current number of the Burr Nc
| Intosh Monthly, now on all news
| stands, is one that will attract the at
tention of lovers of the beautiful If
| pictorial reproductions of an unusua
nature. The engravings are of such
! superb character that they appear
very much like photographers. This
| issue contains reproductions from pho
tographs of many celebrated people
with its usual fine selection of land
scape views and an especially interest
| ing article on Saskatchewan, the
wonderful country to the north of us
In this issue also is shown the win
ming photographs in the recent conte S
for the most beautiful photograph of {
! child under six years of age.
| Altogether the issue is one that viii
appeal to lovers of the beautiful.
| Frances Hodgson Burnett Becomes
Editor OF the children's Magazine.
Children the world over will reioics