Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-12

DISC. about the size OF a .six-incn rec
ord. This disc, receives the typophone
record, CONNECTING. the two Is re-
dnction gear. The reader places the
record in. position and fsstens. the
needle on the sound boxes as in the
ordinary photograph. In order TO be
gin reading the book he turps the large
disc and the, words Of the story are
then tapped out in the imprevised
code, The reduction gear causes the
record to rotate at q, rate one thirty
sixth as slow as the lower disc ID turn
ed. The operator may read" as slowly
or as rapidly as he desires merely by
twirling the lower disc to suit his abil-
ity to comprehend the sounds.
Recognizing that a reader" may
grow tired after perusing a few chap.
tiers DR.. Herr has cOntrived> an in
geniOus "bOokmark" that enables him
to begin "reading" where he left off,
A small clutch inside the wooden case
clamps the bar holding the needle in
the place where the book" is 'closed."
200 Models Of Machine Made.
The present model typophone Is the
200th DIR. Herr has made. 1t bears al
the improvements and is without the
faults that were embodied In the 1919
discarded models. His primary pur-
pose in visiting the United States was
to accept the Invitation by those inter
ested In having him demonstrate his
invention. He hopes while here to In.
terest individuals or organizations to
take hold of his invention so that the
machine and books" may be placed at
the disposal of the afflicted for the
cost of manufacture or without COST
The inventor feels that If out of his
own afflictiOn there can come some
good to the millions similarly situated
the loss Of his vision will not have
been in vain. He Is not interested
In the commercial exploitation of typo
phOnia and stands ready tn turn II
over without cost to the philanthropr
individual or organization which will
undertake to give 1t to the blind and
weakSighted out of humanitarian mo-
tives, free from any suspicion Of COM
mercialism.
1t Is the dream Of Dr.. Herr that
there may eventually arise in the Uni
ted States an International Institute
for the Blind, with sections for all the
nations. BY the system OF typOphonIa
he Is Of the opinion that the world Of
literature, science and culture may be
opened to the afflicted. Records, he
says, can be made In all languages. AS
most of the blind are poor. he insists
that his invention must be given free
of cost or ut cost.
Record In Three Languages.
Records have already been made by
DR.. Herr In German. English and Pol
ish. He was subsidized to limited
extent by the Austrian and Polish gov
ernments In his experiments. The first
German records were Grimms Fairy
Tales and the first English record was
Oscar Wildes 1.-THE Happy Prince and
other Tales"
DR.. Herr came to this country at
the request of NJ. G. Nigel, chairman
of the New York state commission for
the blind, William Ziegler. Jr.. and w.
&. Holmes, editor of the Matilda Zieg.
Ter Magazine. Representatives Of the
following organizations also sent let.
tiers inviting him:
The Red Cross Institute for the
Blind. the National Committee for the
Prevention OF Blindness, the AsSocia-
ton for the Instructors of the Blind,
the American Association of Workers
for the Blind. the Matilda Zlegler Pub.
fishing Company for the Blind, the
New York Association for the Blind
the Perkins Institute for the Blind, the
Librarian for the Blind, Library Of
Congress and the American Printing
House for the Blind.
When Or. Herr first took up the
study Of braille three years ago there
was shortage Of thick paper In Aus
tria, the sort used In printing braille
characters. He thereupon invented a
method Of stamping the characters on
any thickness Of paper by means Of
perforated zinc stencils. He made an
frame for the sightless
persons use and by means of which he
Is able to print his own braille books
at little expense.
In his medical specially, heart dis
ease, he has invented machines In con-
nectlon with mechaaotherapy. The ap-
paratus bearing his name is said to
be In use all over the world. A small
pocket instrument for measuring blood
pressure Is among his inventions.
DR.. Herr is planning to sail for Eu-
'Ope On July q. He will stop In Lon
lon to visit Sir Arthur Pearson. the
blind publisher. The physicians wife
vas born In New York, but she did not
'Ome with him. He was accompanied
" brother and his daughter. who
nave assisted him In his experiments.