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Show First Note of Color Blindness. Color blindness has probably existed exist-ed ever slnco tho tlmo of Adam, but It has been recognized for only 130 years. Thoso who aro color blind sometimes discover the fact through ludicrous blunders. Tho first to do-ocrlbo do-ocrlbo his own caso (In 1777) was tho quaker Dalton, n prominent chemist In England. Attending a meotlng of tho Society of Fi lends arrayed In scarlet hose, he noa.ly received excommunication excommuni-cation for his rankly offonslvo affront and mado matters worso when ho denied de-nied tho charge. Ho was red blind. When ho received from Oxford the "Investment of tho scarlet cown" ho w.ib ablo to npproclato tho honor, but not tho gown. Ho camo near having his namo given to color blindness, but ho did not qutto moasuro up to the standard roqulred, as ho was blind only In ono color. Century. |