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Show MOCiERN METHOD! OF SPELLING bschange Telli of Hardships They Cauied One Unfortunate. ' Imagine the rale ot a person who at different perloda of hla life was obliged to learn to spell all over again," said the professor "I knew of such a man. not originally a poor speller, who waa compelled thrice to take up the study of orthography. It happened In thla way "This friend of mine was reared In tho country, attended the school, and acquired therein the neceasary proficiency under the rules of the old-time old-time teacher Aa a matter of fact he learned to epell while standing It wm a curious fact that for n nny years that man could not spell some of the simplest words unless he stood up On his feet, be waa the best speller In Ihe claas, and acquired many n prise In the spelling 'beta There was not a pupil In thoae da) a who could 'turn him down' wtm It came lo an exerclae In upright orthography ortho-graphy "Then, yeara afterward he had lo learn to spell with n pencil All his spelling talent went Into his pencil Hla tongue had loat Ita cunning, and whether atandlng or silting he would mils the easiest words, unless he used his pencil. "Finally, wllh the advent nf the typewriter, he was obliged again to learn how lo spell this time wllh Ihe machine (Juevr thing. Isn't HT Unless Un-less the word Is n simple one, my friend's tongue refuses Its old. his pencil declines to afford Its old time help, and he Is compelled to refer to the writing machine And )et he's a Rood speller. The Sunday Mngailnc |