The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Which finds sweet doors ana pro-
claims them such;
Ana not until my mortal eyes were
blind
Did | perceive how Kind tho word.
how kind.
Ella Wheeler HjlcoS.
Almost interesting iette. from a
wonderful woman, Margaret Mocn.
wife of DR.. Robert Nj non. nearing
her seventy eighth hir.hdag, seems
too foil of large ideas, and divine SYM
pathy. To be kept as a personal epis~
tie SO 1t In given In part below Ii
will be seen that the writer 81 the let
ter is not really in private life. since
her husbands father gave 10 the world
lone OF its most valuable acquisitions
"A literature for the blind.
"psr Moon, my husbands father, wus
blind for fifty years. Stricken when
twenty years Of age from over study
the said, 1t was his blessing. gift from
sod because In tho shadow of an
eventfuI life he was permitted to tn
vent the Moon type for the blind,
which type his invention Of sixty years
ago. IN today used in every country
VI the globe. Because Of IT'S SYM
plioity II In easier TO read than any
c her type, others being nlcfe Gem
1icated,
DIR, William Moon lived IN brighten
England. where he married after be-
coming tIind He never saw hrs bride
nor his daughter. nor Zig son (my
husband He visited America thirty
five years ago, since which time home
teaching societies for tho Blind have
been planted in many of the states 81
our country
schools do not admit pupils over
! twenty years OF age: they are most
| ~ for he Young. BY the help of ,1ui
Pennsylvania Legislature, We ara able
10 send our teachers in ali directions
10 teach frealY- tha- u. 4f444-4s-4 = 80.
at their homes; to read the omh 1ss d
type to take them books frcYn oar
I library and to renew them when de-
sired.
I THE Pennsylvania Home Teaching
/ society was tho first Of 3 kind In
/ America, and my husband. it's ac.
/ live secretary Is in much demand
we find in the homes OF the aged
/ blind that they are for the most part
I 4 cheerful people OH intimate asso-
citation we find they dislike sympa-
/ thy, IL 1t alludes to their blindness
| We hear at times the expression. we
are better Off than you are, for In
/ our beds at night we can turn over
the pages Of embossed type, and read
| to our hearts content. we can tell
the time Of day by our embossed tlg-
| ured watohe; d. We have teachers
employed, free OF cost to the learn
err
THE Pennsylvania Homie Teaching
! society teaches the agett and tnhrn
of every class, and wherever located
all learn with ease, and eagerness.
I
I There. 1tra four Eilfa-s III fhss ieHaer
f~wnfeii Impressed me First, Inc gfeat
use made by man struck with blind
ness IN his youthful prime, of his af-
fiction: Instead Of sitting in darkness
ana cursing God, he devoted his whole
power to creating something which
would benefit others Second, the
wonderful organizations which exist
all over the world today for broaden
ng and Frightening the lives of thosu
VIII, are in any way afflicted: organ
szations which were unknown and un-
dreamed Of a century ago Third, the
optimistic spirit which seems To per
wade the hearts of the blind: AMI,
eternal useful activity. OF the writer
Of the letter. woman Of almost tuur
score years
Surely no one who understands the
law of mind need fear the approach
or old age Mrs Moon has always
kept her sympathies alive, her r1tnd
active and her body subservient to
the spirit. Instead of dreadug the
work of time she has Aceupierf her
SELF with heuring how hes, to use. each
wear for the benefit OF others. II Is
pleasant TO know from one whose life
work has been associated With the
blind, that the people deprived o.
sight. the most orecieus Of all our
senses, are go almost universally or
timistic. II serves as a ieson Z, AL
Of us in full possession of our facilities.
and should make ,is ashamed to utter
any complaints about "ur temporary
ailments, as so many Ut Us 10.
To people possessed NJ competent
cans, the following letter from DIR
Moon may appeal with special inter-
cst Mt this time OF year. Our very.
wea'e,v people do much for the needy;
and the calls upon their generosity are
continual slut unto thosA to whom
much ia given OF them much is re-
quired.
I'VE are fast approaching another
Christmas, i with all It's Joyous and
inspired associations and the adult
plind ofl.our ssity. are sagsEly anti
tfpating q repetition OF the useful