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AN APPEAL FROM
FOOCHOW.
The following appeal has beca received from Mrs. H. S. Brand, Foochów, and is published in the hope that it will meet with the support it deserves:-
"Make me fleet-Make me clean -Make me happy
So ended, in the prayer of Blackfoot Indian, an address lately given in Shanghai, the keynote of which was youth.”
To-day my thoughts are busy with those young lives we were intro- duced to yesterday about seventy blind boys of ages varying from five to fifty. I wonder how much they can enjoy of all that youth de- mands 7
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Yee, they are all "boys" to the genial Superintendent, and his wife, who are really "father" and "mother" to them all in a very | practical sympathetic and loving way. It is beautiful te see the gentle manner in which a band is laid on a shoulder, a low-spoken order given, and the quick, smiling response. What very close sym pathy and understanding such un- obtrusive control indicates
A Farewell Farty. There was a very strong appeal in the few simple words in which Mr. Woods told us of his approach ira departure and introduced us to his successor, the Reverend Arthur Norton-for this. '38 really
Farewell Party," and one could not help noticing the silent depree
sion in the air.
П
These boys simply cannot grasp the fact that their "father and mother are really going to leave
them!
Games and Exercise. Next we were given a little amusement! Two small boys were set to a contest-putting the pegs of different colours into their pro per places on a board hung on the wall. The one who placed them all first did not win the game, how. ever, as it was found he had two pegs in the wrong colour. He was told, and very quickly he found his pristake and set it right. All this by feel is really wonderful, they are so quick in all they do,
RAW OPIUM IN WIDOW'S HOUSE.
COLLAPSE ON BEING SENTENCED,
A woman opium traffic agent col. lapsed in a dead faint, and had to be carried out of the dock at Liver- pool Police Court last month, on being sentenced to three months' hard labour for being in unlawful ; possession of twenty-two pounds of opium.
After this we were all led across Yes, they the large playground, ean and do play, these blind boys. You should see them walking on stilts, or playing hall, or
blind man's baff" (how strangely appro- priate) going quite high on the swing, or playing on the ladder Mary Isabella Appleton, aged trapeze, and maypole swinga.
thirty-six, of Kent Street, Liver- pool. Here we Detective-Sergt. Wishart stated
In the large building' we now entered are the class-rooms, dermi- tories and chapel-hall.
were shown boys reading quite fast from Braille (written by some of the boys in the school), others writ ing dictation on a sort of Braille ranchine, or having lessons in mum- bers from a blind teacher. ne young man can even take dictation on the typewriter if one speaks to him in English.
"Home, Sweet Homei” In one dormitory we noticed a jolly-looking little fellow out four years of age. I asked him what he called the toy he held in his hand and his reply was so whis- pered I could not make it out. Yet form in the Hall to sing "Home, when later he came up on the plat Sweet Home" he had a voice a man might have beca" proud of! Poor little baby! This School does indeed seem like "home" to him. His parents are both dead, and he wae left to wander in the streets, stared for and unfed, as he was useless, being blind. At last some one told Mr. Woods he was lying practically dead in an old temple, so a woman was sent out to fetch
The woman was a widow, named
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that he took part in a raid on the woman's house. She denied all knowledge of any opium, but when the police found a suitcase under her bed she exclaimed: "Now you have got it." The suitcase tained 2lbs. of raw opium, }" Ruby Simon, licensee of a public- house in Henry, Street, Liverpool, identified the suitcase, which she eaid a Chinese left in her care,
Appleton called ten minutes later: and asked for the suitcase; which was handed over to her.
Appleton, giving evidence, said that a Chinese, whom she did not know, called at her honee and told her he had come from another Chi- nese who was a friend of hers, He asked her to go to the public-house ad fotch the bag, which he said belonged to her friend.
Sobe in the Dock. She went to the public-house and brought the bag home, and put it what was in the bag I would not have touched it," she sobbed.
Why don't you take a house in Nantai like has done, then you in the poor little wait. For several under her bed, "If I had known i
}
could come...over sometimes to see us." Or again -
Couldn't you go
and live in Hong Kong, if you want to be amongst your own people; then we would feel we might see you some- times." How such pathetic ap- peats pull at one's heartstrings!
"Sea" Yes, that is the way they thik. It is marvellous" the sense the blind seem to develop to renince sight, isn't it 7-
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One lad came past us in the open hall-way of the new building and went towards the staircase leading to the basement rather a steep, narrow one, it seemed to be. would want to hold on to the rail and mind "my step "yet this lad almost ran down as if he could see and had no fear. His aesurance is all the more wonderful as they seem to barely have had time to become familiar with, the new. quat
ters.
This new building has been much needed and much-longed-for, and very proud the retiring Principal and his wife feel that they have actually carried through the scheme on which they had for loniz
their hearts. The old quarters were very eramped, and the residence of the Principal was in a separate com- pound merces the street from the. boys. Now all is within one wall, and there is a delightful feeling of space and air in every part of the new quarterS.
Taught to be Useful.
Firet of all we visitors were in vited to partake of a welcome cup of tea, as it is a long journey from Nantai to the North Gate, near which the School is. Then we were guided (by red cords and tiny little uniformed
Girl Guides" to the new long shed where so many of the industries are now carried on- mostly in the open air and sun- abine, so health-giving for all. Here we found some email hoys twisting grass into string. Que stolid little fellow was hugging a ball so huge that he had not fap enough to hold it and turn the ball: it seemed more ball than boy! Poor weo mite, he was doing his bit" nobly.
One group was making floor matting in varying shades and de- signs, and alongside was the little
room
weeks he had to be carefully tend. ed in the hospital, but now,, he is a most healthy, sturdy little speci- usefulness before him. men. with great possibilities of
A Blinded Soldier.
The stipendiary, in convicting Appleton, said her story did not ring true.
It is a very "serious" casc, he added. This is the largest" quan-
this court," tity of opium I have ever seen in
the basement stairs is an ex-soldier, That youth we saw on the top of
we heard-later. He is only twenty
Chief Inspector Burgess, in reply one years of age, and is well-set-up to the stipendiary's request for in appearance.
When he was further information, said:
This brought to the School by his Com- opium was never intended" for sale manding Offeer who asked for his in Liverpool Practically speaking, admittance, Mr. Woods was a little
I can say that the opium trade has uncertain ahout taking in one who heen wiped out of Liverpool long might possibly have a bad effect on ago. I have no doubt this optam the younger boys. officer laid some money on
However, the
was being left in Liverpool by a the Chinese fireman in a liner who table, saying "That will keep answers him for a time, and I will come
to the description of a man given to me. again and see how he gets on. If you canot help him, nobody can. He was blinded in action a few weeks ago, and has no relatives to care for him. Surely you cannot refuse him."
accept him on the promise that he So finally Mr. Woods agreed to would obey all school rudes as he friendly ofheer made the lad realise would army commands; and his
that his chance was there for him to grasp, and also that the good me of the officer who was be
friending him was in his hands.
most intelligent, most obedient, To-day that lad is one of the and most helpful members of the School; he is always most willing to learn and keeps s smiling face through everything. "We've never known him to grumble once," is the passing remark.
"The plan was to leave it here to be picked up and taken to a ship going to South America. We be lieve that there is a large onlam trafic going on. not only from Liverpool, but from London, Am- other Continental sterdam, and ports."
How to Help.
The need of funde for this work
is always before the School, and, as Mr. Woods suid, People ask
How can describe the different form the help we help? Well, I'll tell you." Then he went on to
came in.
ed to him-this contained two 20 One day a small parcel was hand-
per cent. pieces, seat by two pati- ents in the hospital in the near neighbourhood (also C.M.S.) to ex- prces their sympathy and wish to help.
New Opportunities, Ir Wood's address was at the But the most interesting part of close, describing what they are needed soap, towels, mosquito note, To another enquirer he said they
doing to provide new opportunities and so on. This young English- for the blind boys in the future. man, with his sister's help, went to Formoss to learn Japanese-he for contributions in either cash or
One bright lad was recently sent
round to all his friends and begged showed great ability in passing goods, and the response was most through the school there, and is generous. now in Japan learning to do mas. sage. Very soon he will be back in Foochow ready to teach others
At this moment up jumped Mrs. Woods to add
"And we've had no malaria since what he has learned, and so, it is all the beds have nets—and no hoped a wide field will be opened chilblains since one kind friend sent up for these blind boys to earn us a large cupply of cod-liver oil! their living at the local Japanese, It is an absolute cure, I can assure and other hospitals. This student anybody who knows the misery of
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LONDON'S FIRST GRAMOPHONE.
"when there was no dotibt about the ability to reproduce an artist's effort faithfully, the objection" WLS overcome.
"We never had any fears that
where the different gay will be the first man in China to bleeding hands and feet in winter, "ROMANTIC DEVELOPMENTS wireless would oust the gramo-
Another nice contribution came from one of the Girls' Schools in Nantai-the girls offered to have a less expensive meal once a day and contribute the difference to blind boys.
SINCE 1900.
The progress of the gramophone industry since the first instrument
"There was no motor to the original instrument. It was worked by hand. To keep it playing it was necessary to continue to Lure handle.."
phone. Events have proved that it has had a stimulating effect on our industry.
"The gramophone was bound to develop in face of obstacles, and the safeguarding duties had no in-
fluence on the business one way or the other.
last word in the evolution of the "Modern instruments are not the gramophone. They will go on im- proving.
Still Possibilities, .. "During the past few years the range of the reproduction of sound ahas enormously increased. And yet țit cannot be said that we have reached the zenith of possibility.". The first talking machine was in- vented by Edison in 1876, and was called a phonograph.
coloured grases were lying in piles have the Government diploma for to dry.
In another room we came across
this special work and very proud a man who, I feel, is a genius. He the School feels at the thought. is the organ-tuner.
Do you know Surely this is work specially suited he can take an organ to pieces; for the blind, is it not? clean it in every detail, and put it Another intelligent youth has together again most perfectly-and been for some time in Shanghai And for all that is sent them was brought to England in 1900 all this by feel! Isn't that a mar-studying Mandarin Braille. On his the boys offer up thanks at our was recently discussed by Mr. velf. I think it is indeed some return he, too, will become an in- evening, prayers," Mr. Woods told Trevor Lloyd Wiliams, who e re thing to be proud of to have train-atructor, and very soon it is hoped, giving just as sincere thanks ed such a specialist as this, and all the boys may be able to read for the fite from the poor pati- tiring from the chairmanship of the make him a real wage-earner-no in this type and benefit by the large ents at the hospital as for the nice Gramophone Company. He stated: longer a poor blind man." This library for the blind which is avail cheques which occasionally come man earns his own living and even able to them. There is also. n fort their way,”' contributes towards the upkeep of nightly newspaper they hope to
Funds are badly needed now to the Sebool-add is proud to do so.
contribute to when more can bene put a top floor on the new work Then in our rounds we came to a fit. This will keep them in touch shops, so as to enable the many large, square room which served with the outside world as nothing applicants to benefit by the train
3. show-room. Here two else could do, and may even opening here offered. Almost every day "One had to use extreme care, young men are making chairs that up fresh opportunities for these fresh cases are brought to the is covering the strong bamboo young people.
notice of the Principal, and it is frames with the string we saw the Mr. Woods closed by saying heart-breaking to have to refuse little tota making elsewhere. This Many people speak of The Blind because of want of room to house Shown in London Hotel also comes in lovely shades-navy School-Well, I want you to know and teach any more.
Mr. Williams secured a large in- blue, green, and russet and the it is not by any means 'blind'I
"Since that day wonderful proterest in the Owen patent for less Now, while Christmaá is in the designs are cleverly woven in by Very far from it! In fact we are air, may I make an appeal on be-gress has been made, and the than £20,000, and with this nucleus these workers. The strong frame all very wide-awake and just as full half of those who are unable to do modern type has been developed formed the Gramophone Company, is made outside the school, and the of human bile and interest as our
so for themselves.
from the primitive machine which which was first called Gramophone finished chairs are very roomy, com more favoured brothers."
From this All contributions will he grade- Owen, the American, brought to and Typewriter, Ika. fortable and artistic.
Master's The afternoon closed with a won. fully acknowledged by Rev, Arthur England and first displayed in the modest beginning His
Voice records have been evolved. Here too are shown various bas derful concert given by the boys, Norton, Blind Boys School, North drawing-room of a London hotel, kets made by the boysmall handsome singing quartettes, some Gate, Foodbow City, or by the It was very difficult in the early Mr. Williams will still be actively bag, size, picnic and waste-paper ducts, chores, and the band giv-writer of this letter, Mr. H. 8. days to get artists to make records. connected with the company. The baskets, and even shot-watering us, several most excellent relee. Brand. Foochow, who will send a This was not to be wondered at, trading profits of the company last container cover all padded" to "tions for the verandah, and one printed receipt for anyUmag sent to perhaps, because of the imperfee-year were £1,200,01%, and to per
for two playing on the organ.
ber care.
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otherwise something was sure to go wrong.