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46 A VISIT TO AN UNFASHIONABLE LOCALITY.
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the by Mr Society . Swanson owes , much ( blind to ) services organist Mr . James of these Blaekheath Lea Summers occasions Park , the Church celebrated , lady and
blind ianistfor his on . Any the or gentleman performances p , who will obtain favor the a ticket Association from the by attending Director , at one the of
, may "Institution Those , who 127 take , Euston an interest Road , N in . W the . welfare of this Society are visit the Institution
that earnestl they y may requested inspec to t th invite e v aratus arious their processe friends s o in f to manufac the education ture carr of ie those d on ,
price who by the are -lists bl _dej ind - and _^ , rived and other the of si app papers ght ; they , which emp are loyed also may solicited be had to gratis circulate at the the
Institution . " The efforts of two blind travellers , who wait upon 3 , 000 cusdhave been
tomers monthto receive orders for goos , unremitting every , and any ladie , s or gentlemen l f who wish t service their friends th to pur if
these they chase will letter the fill work s up have the of alread the letters blind of rocured , recommendation wilcon hun er dreds grea o issued f custo for mers on that , and purpose cause they ; y p
princi only requir pal means e to be of more advancing extensiv the el cause y used of , the to make Society them . It one cannot of fail the
the to be Director interesting of the to Association the friends of a person the cause deprive , to know d of si , g that ht , but not that only the is
following musicteacher situations of brush are -making also filled and by carpentering the blind , , viz teacher .: —Teacher of orna of
mental , leather-workteacher of bead-work , teacher of basket-making , of general education , , collector , town traveller that , porter the , and house in
maid . It may not be irrelevant to mention , occupations broom which the -making blind , are carpentering engaged , , are hassock as follows and : — basket For men -making : brush , mat and - and
work making pianoforte bead , matting tuning -work -weaving . basket For women , and rug-weaving bag : brush -making - , making cane , - knitting working , ornamental , , netting netting leather , , and
needlework , . , "In the last Report , contributions were of those requested who to the blind Museum from ,
that their which the infancy was various b , ein and g formed articles your Committe for received the use e have are now more glad than to were be justified able to their state
anticipations " The self- . ortinsick fundestablished for the benefit of the
blind workmen supp continues g its unpretending , course of usefulness , and a savings' bank , has been formed , which it is hoped may be a
valuable addition to it . " There are at present twenty-one inmates of the anxious boarding to -houses find
other home established ; cases and , for parishes many the of benefit and the friends inmates of the contribute pup are ils boarded who to are their gratuitousl maintenance y , and . " in a If the
And here my extracts from the Report must terminate . -
46 A Visit To An Unfashionable Locality.
46 A VISIT TO AN UNFASHIONABLE LOCALITY .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1862, page 46, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091862/page/46/
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