Size
of
Print.
TITLES.
Number
of
Vols.
Size.
Dateof Pub-lication.
Number
of
Pages.
Number
of
SquareInches ina Page.
Price.
£_
s.
d.
1
The Cataract of Niagara -------
1
ob. Svo.
1849
13
50
0
1
2
4
A Remarkable Tiger Hunt -------
1
1847
-
50
0
1
6
4
The Seaman’s Leap for Life — — — — — —
1
1847
-
50
0
1
0
4
The Sagacity of a Lioness -------
1
1847
7
50
0
1
0
4
Anecdotes of Two Dogs -------
1
—
8
50
0
1
0
1
The Lord’s Prayer in English ------
-
-
-
0
0
4
1
The Lord’s Prayer in the Irish, French, Spanish , Ger- ^
1849
o
ft
man, Italian, and Chinese Languages, each- - 5
—
Animals, various, each — — — — — — — —
sheet.
-
1851
—
-
0
0
ti
-
Mathematical Diagrams from Euclid - - - -
I
-
1851
-
-
1
1
0
-
Patterns for Knitting - —
1
-
1851
-
-
0
3
0
—
Hymns arranged for four voices — — — — —
1
—
1851
—
-
0
10
G
-
llvinn Tunes, arranged for the Pianoforte — - —
1
—
1851
—
-
0
10
ti
-
Maps—Africa,North America.South America, Ireland , }
lSAO
Palestine, Jerusalem, and British Isles , each - 1
-
Hymn for the Blind - — - — — - — —
1
ob. 8vo.
1851
6
50
0
1
0
-
English Dictionary (begun 1850) -----
1
ob. 4to.
1850
-
-
If now the New Testament , printed in all the six I standard of comparison, the following Table will show thesystems used in the English language, be taken as a | results:—
j SYSTEMS.
Number
of
Vols.
Size.
Number
of
Pages.
Number
of
Lines ina Page.
Number
of
SquareInches ina Page.
Price.
The New Testament : —Howe’s — — —
2
4to.
430
117
£. 8. <l
0 16 0
Alston’s - - -
4
623
42
90
2 0 0
Gall’s - - - -
8
}
—
28
70
2 0 0
Lucas’s - - -
9
?}
841
27
70
2 0 0
Frere’s — — -
s
ob. 4to.
723
-
110
2 10 0
9
>>
~
25
110
4 10 0
By a comparison of all these lists it will be found thatHowe’s hooks are not only much less in bulk than auy ofthe others, hut are also much cheaper.
Apparatus and Books For. the Blind.
liwjhrml. — >Ir. E. A. IIugiiks (20, p. 537), of MountRow, Westminster Road, exhibited a machine for enablingpersons bom blind to write, in raised characters, withoutusing types; a machine to write with a pen or pencil inskeleton Roman capitals; a machine to cast accounts andmake general arithmetical calculations by tangible cha-racters ; a machine to copy and compose music on paper,&c. Mr. Wedgwood, of Lombard Street, exhibited animproved noctograph, useful to persons who have becomeblind, after having learnt to write.
The Society’ for Teaching the Blind to Read(198, pp. 550, 551), Avenue Road, Regent’s Park, exhibited ;embossed books for the blind; ciphering boards for the ;blind; maps for the blind; geometrical boards for the Iblind: apparatus invented by Mr. W. Wood, for enablingthe blind to emboss Lucas’s characters, and thus to com-municate with each other; a specimen of music by Mr.Wood, f >r the blind, in raised characters; and chess-boards for the blind. The system adopted is Lucas’s,which has already been fully described, and has the ob-jection of being in arbitrary characters: this also applies ito the machine. This is a well-established Institution, andgreat pains were taken during the whole of the Exhibition, ’by the master, Mr. Wood, to demonstrate the successfuloperation of the various plans he has adopted to educateblind persons.
Mr. James Gall, Myrtle Bank, Edinburgh (171, p. 548),exhibited Gall’s triangular alphabet for the blind, which,by its similarity to the Roman alphabet, is said to beeasily read by eye and touch without previous instruc-tion. A volume, containing the Epistle to the Ephesians,printed with this alphabet, and Gall 's apparatus for writ-ing by and to the blind. The apparatus consists of a istuffed frame, on which paper is placed; of a cover with 'bars to guide the lines, which are written from the bottom j
1 upwards; and of small stamps, with the letters formed of; common pins, which are pricked through the paper and| read on the opposite side.
I The Edinrurgh School for the Blind, AbbeyHill, Edinburgh (170, p. 548), exhibited Dr. Fouiis’ tan-gible ink for the blind. This ink contains a large quan-tity of solid matter, which is deposited on the paper, soas to present a raised surface to the finger. Dr. Fouiis’manuscript music notation for the blind. Mr. Gall ’styphlograph for the blind. Mr. Gall ’s system of arith-metic for the blind, accomplished by common pins stuckinto a pin-cushion, and Mr. Gall ’s types for corre-spondence, by which blind persons can correspond withone another, or jot dowii memoranda for private use.Dr. Fouiis’ tangible ink appears to present some advan-tages, and will probably become a useful adjunct to thenumerous means devised for the instruction of the blind,and for enabling them to read and write. The letters onthe specimens exhibited were sufficiently raised to be quiteperceptible to the touch.
Apparatus, &c., for the Blind—United States.
Mr. C. Starr, of New York (89, p. 1438), exhi-bited books for the blind. Two Bibles, embossed withDr. Howe's characters. Two leaves are pasted together,and a stout strip of paper stuck between and around theseleaves, so as to form a rim to prevent the characters frombeing flattened on shutting and opening the book. Thisplan has also the same advantage as if each leaf wereprinted on both sides. The types are rather small, butthe whole work is one of merit.
Dr. S. G. Howe, Boston (439, p. 1463), exhibited booksfor the blind: his system has been fully described, and toit the Jury give the preference above all others.
Sir. Dodge, Superintendent of the American Depart-ment, exhibited Xenophon and Virgil; characters onDr. Fry’s plan, known as the Glasgow type, all inRoman capitals. This is the system adopted at theManchester School for the Blind. It has been in use forabout 15 years.