Show HOW THE PRINTERS DEVIL WON THAT designation in the early days of 0 printing this art was much of 0 a mystery and ignorant people thought the printer evoked the aid of the powers ot of ovll evil aldus manu mann tins tho the famous nyoua italian printer ot of the sixteenth century wont vent to africa on an exploring expedition and brought back with him a very black negro boy negroes were a rarity in italy then the report immedi immediately tely gained circulation that the printer had been employing the black art in his work and that the was in III reality an imp ot of satan ile he was called tho the little black devil the charge became so serious that the printer was forced to exhibit the negro in public in his announcement no ho he said aalde no do it known to venice that 1 I aldus SIan uttus printer of 0 the holy church and to tho the doge have this day made public exposure ol of the printers devil all those who think he la Is not flesh and blood may come and pinch him thus originated the term printers devil |