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Show T; TORTHE BLila Tnteestlng Fact. Abont Ther tion and Their l 1 A map for the blind is Blind people are fond of hi8to history cannot be property l indeed learned at all Wit) knowledge of geography, the latter withqnt a map isf' something of the kind was and bo special maps were iW manufactured for the use of ti, They are all -of "the kind knnl' "dissected maps," and are of 2 . really carved blocks. All S in relief, the mountains are j!i the rivers are long depressions ft lines are elevated. Each state if rate block, aud the pupil j8 ta. the-blocks together and thus pm himself a map of the whole cS The name of each state i, sometimes on the back, sometiT the front, of the block, and theol will notice aU over the surface, blocks small aggregations of tji him are meaningless dots. These names of rivers, towns and cities, are designated by pin or tack head the size and shape of these show proximate number of population one map cities of less than luott) Hants were indicated bypjn'hsa'; on top, and those of 10,000 to 20 1! hemispherical. Flat tack heads i the localities of cities having 20 i 60,000, rounded tack hearts from to 100,000. Tack heads flat and indicated cities between 1 00,000 an,: 000.. Tack heads round, but irit1' pression on the top, showed ciii greater size. "Bounding" the states is an eacr ter to the pupil. Taking Jfissom example, the child requested to work began by placing the hand; the block to get a general ijuft of i sition; then the forefinger of the hand found the northwest cornn rapidly along the elevated Iowafo lowed the Mississippi down to h went too far and passed to Helenas a pause was made, the name rn: the mistake discovered; returned,! the line, traced it to the west alom southern limits of Pemiscot and Dr. counties, missed it again at the St.; cis river, recovered it.went north, ! the line at Butler county, ran it; corner of McDonald county, ti along the western boundary toth' ing . point and then gave the wb suit orally without 11 moment's h tion. By means of these dissected nw fair idea is also gained by the pn; the" respective size of various cot! and states. When asked to cot Ohio with Texas the boy laid ftp block on the Texas map, measured; turned it this way, that way, oap keeping the count with his fingers: space already covered, and final!; nounced that Texas, according t idea, was about five times as lar; Ohio, a calculation closo enough t truth to excite wonder at the am rather than criticism of its lack of ness. Dissected maps of every conti are provided, and a large globe, mac the principles which underlie the atruction of the maps, enables the j to gain a fair general idea of tho; and geographical features of our pi; Geography, in most yhools, is n an . aid to the study of , history, a;; studied not as a collection of mesi less names but as a subject v throws indispensable light on the 1 and words of mankind. St. Louis Gl Democrat. - |