The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-17
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

propelled by hand. I have some weekly for R. NJ l.. K.K
 These two needs belong together. You see. both offer what they can in order to do their share in helping-the woman will give service, which is all she has; the boy has papers he will pass on. To me there is something extremely touching in both letters at this season of the year when we all feel the thrilling of the summer in our souls and bodies and long to go afeld and see the miracles of nature. These two sufferers are shut away from all this. The one asks for the chair that she may help others well as herself, the boy of IS, who has not walked since habyhood, longs to be able to get about in a chair which he can propel with his hands. l surely hope and look for a speedy answer to both their appeals from some of the happy well people who do not have to rely upon artificial means for crossing a room or for helping themselves in any way.
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 Aid for the Deaf.
 A friend of mine is almost entirely deaf. not able to enjoy her children's mu- sic or games in the evening, and is too poor to buy anything for herself l svon- der if l dare ask for an ear trumpet for her. She would be so grateful for it.
 MRS. M. B."
 This letter reminds me of the one I printed week ago from the correspondent also afflicted with deafness who had found such comfort in learning lip reading when ear trumpets and other appliances of the sort had failed to relieve her. As a mat ter of course, a knowledge of lip reading would do nothing in the way of helping the deaf person to enjoy music, but it might aid her in understanding and taking part in the games and would unquestionably be comfort and a solace in other ways. In this connection would like to ask about an invention of which several of our corre- spondents wrote year or so ago--a home made ear trumpet. Two suggestions were made for this. One Cornerte told of having been helped by small tin funnel which she used as a trumpet: the other di- rected how to make a trumpet by rolling up a sheet of cellulod like funnel and employing this. Both recommended the substitutes for the regular trumpets so highly that I hailed them as a method for providing q means of artificial hearing for those who had not the money to spend in buying ear trumpets. Can any one give me further information on the subject? Are the home made ear trumpets of real value in cases of pronounced deafness? If so. they ought to be more widely known and will be glad to give space here to any comments upon them.
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 Little Girl Wants Pictures.
 " read in-the Corner of a woman who had nice pictures clipped from nnaga zines to give away. My little girl aged 12, wants some pictures so badly. as she Is trying to make pretty cture book for friends and schoolmates to write in. have none to give her. but if the woman offering them would send some to us we would ap- preciate 1t very much and would pay all charges for express. MRS. J. A. H.
 Again request cannot be compiled with because the correspondent fails to give the name of the friend who makes the offer. Without that 1t is impossible to sup ply addresses or information. Should the Cornerite who offers the pictures see this