The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
The BLIND TAUGHT TO COOK
SIGHTIFNS HOI NEkEEPEEN ~
THE "LIGHTHOI 81"
sensitive Fingers Made 10 Take the Place
81 Eyes The Way II Measuring Ma
trrlais ~ Help IN the H0UseW Ork
a. Their Homcs GauEinE thr Heat.


trrjals ~ Help IN thr HOUseW Ork
a. Their Homc, GauEinE thr Heat.
The Blind Association Of this city has
started q cooking school az another means
u carrying oU' IT, great aim of making
m" home life ~ th" blind "a, normal a.
pos-ih'" Previous 20 the forming q this
class last fall the ASSOCIATION employ d
a visiting teacher who called upon the
biuG hou~ekcppcr- ln their homes and the
present class - the outcome OF TINS house
20 housc worA Mr. I ) Turner has
charge Of the cooking class
Z just make myself forget Tint they
are blind said Mr. Turner In explaining
her methods in teaching her sightlezs
pupils I never let myself believe that
these girls are IN arv vav different from
my Other pupIls aud always keep In niHi
that they r"ali" can $40 through their
other -"us.s
4 visitor b. 1lwava surprised a. tho
constant use II tho sord Look used hv
both teacher and pupils When rold 70
look nd $40 whether Tho biscuit were
thoroughly hlked on" ct the blind girls
opened the door Of the gas range with a
sure hand and instantly said
NO not yet and they're not baking
evenly
Then. passirs her firgertips over tho
corner biscuits she quickly decided lust
how On. nan must 10 turned TO insure the
ever baking ~ an Her highly developed
sense IT smell warned her that some %
the biscuits were cooked while others
we're not. and her wonderful hFhtpHss Of
touch told her iust how 10 turn tho pan
TO insure the desired result
Eyes, they can tell the minute they
open the oven door just whether "a thing =
baked or moi. said the teacher They
say there's a raw smell 10 anything that
isn't baked and "a douo smell to anything
that's thoroughly haked.
-it's still wonderful 20 me 20 So al
they can De- without y raw of light. bat ~,
the intuition 81 tho blind Of course H.,
simply seeing with other senses The,
never burn ANYTHING and never hurt
themselves. which always SURPRISES mo
I've seldom known them 20 spill any
thing either
Just then pupil noticed that sonsthini
on the range vas boiling TOO rapidly an,
went 10 lover ne fame II Nas interest
ing ~ watch her method II 5 moving net
the flame was a. ~ Inv est point
she held her hand above me li1hte,
burner Will" she gently turned ~
gas lower and lower Finally. when IN
simnrr'ng point vas reached. she va
satisfied 20 replace The kettle and 20 OF
with her other yor, The whole thin
! vas done ~ easily and quick W asa -eeirl
person couli have done it
While b. H. ~ course. necessary IN
the blind oooks ~ i1lcF the ingredient
a little more Iran uor-nn with o-.Iinar
. sig. V puld be- Obliged % Do. there or
, many little trioks which ohiyiate N
necessity Il touching FOR instance
. in measuring a li'uid measuring cu
, h ala ays used " I'm markings tor q hal
and a quarter ~ a cup BY placing
spoon IN this measuring cup and touch
, ing With ~" finger the point on the spoo
I handle opposite the half ~ quarter mar
= che blind pupil oan tell in a moment whe
b She haf poured in aIrlcicnt liuuid N
J moment .he feels Il On tho tir ~ m
finger which holds fns sT,oon she know
, is time Co stup Her mpvcr enta az
luitk ard no moro roos INTO the cup tina
-ha needs
The blind girls IN fhis rlaas arc A. =,
cIra.s in EsuHnE weights a. IN diI