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Show HEADING MADE EASY. In a study of the physiological aspect of reading the curious fact has been brought out that the characteristic feature of letters are found for the most part in the upper halrs so that as the reader's attention is here directed di-rected he is often sble tu read a line with the lower half of the letters covered. It hss, accordingly, occurred to some French scientists scien-tists that some considerable iraprorements could be made in typography, working along' these Jlnes, snd that Increased legibility legi-bility and rapidity of reading would result. Some of these suggestions hare received a practical application in some European advertising ad-vertising signs, where legibility is a prime essential, - and the reaults have been most satisfactory. Harper's Weekly.-- - m w2 4 |