THE MENTOR, VOL. 1 (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from The Mentor, Vol. 1To this end, while their intellectual training has been of the best, such trades and professions have been introduced among them as are suited to their physical condition. The delightful art of music is wholly within their reach, and in its domain, whether as teachers, performers, or artisans, their services are recognized as valuable to the community. Their attainments in various departments of study afford a valuable example of what human energy is able to effect in Spite of the most serious impediments to labor and progress. The publication of a monthly magazine, under the manage ment of persons deprived of sight, marks a new period of development among them. With all else that has been im parted to them, they have come to learn the great benefit of associated effort and action. The paper now and henceforth to be issued by them will go far and wide through the coun try, bringing and binding together those who, though united by a common misfortune, would rarely be able to meet in person. They will also make it evident, no doubt, that the blind, on whose education so much care and cost have been expended, have their word to say, their lesson to teach in the world of letters.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,