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

with It 1t revealed some Few de1ects.
He set himself to work again, and at
last produced the present pattern, so
incredibly simple that my comment
was The egg of Columbus
A man completely blind is now
able to print 5000 sheets every day
without fatigue, and soon the blind
will have as many books as they can
desire. This then will come to pass!
We shall be able to impart to the
blind high culture, and shall profit
by their teaching. They will be de-
barred only from studies demanding
the use Of the microscope ard the
telescope, but in the empire of
thought they shall be kings, because
they will be free from distraction.
Monske and l developed our plans
after prolonged consultations. asked
our first oculist how many blind peO-
pie were in Roumania, and when he
informed me that there were 10000
| was astonished. We soon became
conscious that it was impossible to
proceed as in other countries. In my
native town of Neuwied is situated
the blind asylum for the province. 1t
contains only 70 inmates, and it cost
G25,000 in round figures. But here
we had absolutely no money, only the
knowledge that we had a valuable
commercial asset In the machine.
Neither TheodOrescO nor MOnske
wished to make any personal profit
ola oh
brought to them enormous wealth
We decided to deliver the machines
at extremely reasonable prices, re-
tanning only small profit for the
cause OF our blind Business began
during October 1906. We could have
made deliveries much sooner if we
had gone to foreign manufacturers
but to this l would not agree, as /
wished the money to remain in the
country Thus we had to practice
the virtue Of patience, but the call OF
the blind was impatient Just at this
time our exhibition was opened; and
we had an exhibit, mounting both an
old machine and a new one, and hav.
ing both manipulated by blind opera.
tors, thereby showing to the world the
superiority of our invention.
! have never felt within me sen
sation Of greater pride than when |
wrote upon one panel Of wood Print.
ing Machine for the Blind--old Amer
lean System and upon another:
New Invention by the Roumanian
Theodoresco." Monske refused abso
lutely to take any credit to himself.
His sole desire was that to Rou
mania should come the glory of the
invention and that the name of
Roumanian should be pronounced
blessed by the world. And when tho
article had been exposed to public in,
spection, offers flowed in like a swol,
len torrent, In short time our cap,
ital was $4,000, but what was this
when we had to consider 10000
blind?
Our plan developed. We de er
mined to found a colony of the blind
a city of the blind, where both those
with and without sight might dNell
together, for the greater number Of
the blind were married, or wished to
be-
They should come to us with wi, q
and children and we should form q
hive of industry. We had already u
fathers Of families, remuneratiyely
employed in chair making. Formerly
they begged, now they sang as they
worked.
A lady presented me with a field O,
80 acres, and We laid this out as
garden. We built all around 1t small
cottages, and had for all common
kitchen so that the women might be
free to work without burdenng the
blind husbands with the care of the
families. We started many indus
tries-a rope and Irvine making de
partment, a brush factory, sho,
foundry. and others which are suited
for blind operatives. We established
a school, presided over by blind mas
tiers. We taught music, one Of the
blind teachers being an expert violin
ist. and he mastered the piano so as
to convey instruction in that instru
ment also.
our city Of the blind promises to
be bright and its inhabitants happy;
hence have christeued it "Vatra
Luminoasa the Home Of Light
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