The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-06-11
BLIND TEACH BLIND.
Victims OF Battle Being Taught
Useful Trades.
81. bunstAn's. lent BY Otto Kahn, 10
Novel gnsllsn Training School
Blind Instructors Are 90
Inc the Work.

London. --Eetp for the blind by the
blind 10 the working principle Of the
Institution opened by the Blinded Sol
diers' and Sailors Care committee at
St Dunstan's. Regent Park Tina, prin.
cipte In It's application has made Fl
punstan's one OF tho most interesting
places IN London II has ligbtened the
sadness which. more actual than the
Imprint OF pain. though much more
elusive, liugers In tho faces OF the
men who are learning here how to be.
gin He once more at the beginning
and to discount misfortune and de-
feat memory BY new achievements
Tho object nf the work ia to teach
every blind soldier a trade by which
he may expect to earn his living and
90 Introduce him at the same time TO
tho Braille systom of reading and
writing. Hind Instructors have been
engaged In every Instance. These men
are among the most capable workers
In She country. and their energy and
enthusiasm are an immediate lncen.
tive 10 Effort The knowledEe that
other men have made good In spite
OF their blindness Is therefore tho first
lesson which the blind soldier re-
ceIves. There Is generally IN his char.
acter n quality OF determination which.
thus aroused. may be counted upon to
achieve success
st DunstanS, which Was lent to
the committee by Otto Kahn, Ia
very large house, standing in Is acres
OF ground Thanks to this latter cir.
cumstanco Ii has been found posi-.
Bile to include poultry farming and
market gardening among the subjects
OF instruction, rhis country life sec
ion has been taken over by Captain
Pierson Weber. one OF the best
known hlInd experts In England.
Captain plerson Webbers lie is II.
self II romance ot successful endoavor
against heavy odds. he has proved
that blind man may without previ.
ous knowledge compete with experts
on their own ground hts work in con.
nection With poultry farming is known
throughout th0 agricultural world.
smatr- sninninos, ,'
inside thu house IN large con.
soTvatory, work tables have been
arranged for the teaching OF car.
pentry boot repairing mat making
and basket making The scene OF a re-
cent visit 20 this workshop was an In.
tcnsely interesting one At the car.
penSer = bench a young fellow who lost
his sight on the Atsne was Just com.
plotting hs FIRST picture frame. II
did his instructor and himself credit.
The bootmRkers were very busy
and their work detied faultnudius. So.
also, were tho matmakers TIE only
pupils Of the basketmaking Instructor
we're two young Beigtans who have
been welcomed to the Institution and
who ara very quickly picking w
trade
In another room massage class
Nas In progress Massage IL one Of
those very useful occupations at
which blind people are found to ex
eel The large Rraille room was full
OF pupils. some ot them being instruct
ed In the elements Of the alphabet,
other at work on the ingenious Rrsille
typewrtters Everywhere one met the
spirit u hope and cheerfulness. un
I'll the impression OF pathos gave
place 10 an enduring sense OF al.
mirstion, Here surely IL a nabler
courage oven than the fierce bravery
OF wsr