The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-01-25

Some years ago young man who
bad just finished his period of con-
scriptioa entered my service. He was
capable stenographer, and had COM
mand of several languages. l had en-
gagged him that he might tighten
somewhat the righteousness OF my
work by copying manuscripts for
publication, but principally that l
might intrust to him the manage
ment of many minor matters.
Very soon cruel Fate struck him
blow after blow. The death Of his
first child, then of his wife, and
finally Of his mother-one loss sue
ceeding another with sad swiftness-
overwhelmed him with grief and de-
spair. | have always found that in
great sorrow work is the supreme al
leviator. | decided that if ! could
give him work up to the limits of his
physical endurance | should make it
possible for him to support his af-
flictions and sustain him in his soil
tude
Just then l heard of Nowak's in
Of his machines procured. | had for
a long time sought to aid the blind
in my own and other countries in a
manner that others had not till then
attempted. l had found that those
who instructed the blind demanded
not enough of brain work and too
much manual labor, which deprived
their hands of that fineness of touch
which helps them to perform the
functions of eyes for those bereft of
their visual organs.
The machine did not justify its rep
utation. and l had another sent from
America, a very heavy and expensive
printing machine, which cost almost
9l20, and the manipulation of which
was 80 fatiguing that vigorous
youth could not operate it for longer
than three hours each day
We had established an asylum for
the aged. AS | traversed it's passages,
whence opened little rooms where the
patients were already installed two
i'll a room, | passed a youth wearing
dark spectacles and with the gait of
a blind man. | asked about him. He
was blind, But | replied he is still
young" My remark suggested that
he ought to work, and that a home
for the aged was not his proper place.
was told that the youth had been
typographer in newspaper office
earning about GS month even
when his sight had begun to
fail and he had finally become blind
But his employer died, and the youth,
who was married, was driven to beg
Sing. Charity is not always wise
Some charitable ladies, thinking to
succor him, parted him from his wife
and placed him with one of the aged
inmates
If cannot see far, God has placed
in my heart eyes that can see at
once when prompt help is needed
When had returned home l babe
Nonske hasten with all speed and
hire small house, where he was to
install Theodoresco and his wife.
The blind man began at once TO
make proofs of the pages which
Monske then printed, and they
worked in harmony in a little garrett
in my residence. Again Theodoresco
earned his bread and lived happily
with his amiable young wife, thank
ing God daily for his fortune. In the
summer we went to Sinaia. while The
odOrcsCO was sent to the waters, as
probably caused by lead poisoning. to
which typOgraphers are subject. Soon
after our return MOnske came to me.
Il think that Theodoresco has discov.
cred something" And he explained
that his blind friend had passed the
summer months in trying to invent a
better printing machine than that he
was using. lie had decided that the
Braille characters made upon paper
could be mounted on paper cylinder
In such a manner that to take fur.
Their impressions was easy. Only a
practical typographer would have
solved the problem thus.
Morske worked day and night.
making experiments upon paper, upon
card, upon wood, and finally, upon
metal until the invention owed moth.
ing to Theodoresco except the first
divine inspiration.
We patented the machine in the
principal countries Of the world
No1sko worked necessarily Christ,
laas 1906, he presented me with a
aoirf.. t,rtla r50dal ms u.L5u worked