Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861. Excerpt: ... letters, &c, or they may be drawn with the thickened gum-water before mentioned. For solid geometry, as well as for spherical trigonometry, the author has contrived a collection of figures, &c, which suit equally for the blind and the seeing, and may be had for 30 Thalers, about £L 10s. English But it should be particularly stated whether they are for the blind or those who see, as, when made for the latter only, the figures are not raised, or distinguishable by the touch, and therefore can only be used by such as have their sight. If, in the school, there should no instruction be given, in mechanical or natural knowledge, these things will serve for private education; and, even with females, this sort of information should, by no means, be altogether neglected. In teaching history, &c, the names of places, dates, and such like, may be impressed, (by the before-described stamps for letters,) either by the tutor or pupil, by way of exercise or repetition. The blind very readily acquire foreign languages, and the more they are taught the better,--provided they be well grounded in them,--as they can in after life become excellent teachers, not only of the blind, but also of those who have their sight, and thereby earn a livelihood as tutors or governesses. Even so can they teach mental arithmetic, history, religion, and, (by help of various ingenious contrivances,) geography, geometry, mechanics, &c One of the best latin schools in Saxony is kept by a blind man, who is famed for well grounding his pupils in that language. Should there be a gymnasium (college) in the town, a clever blind person may visit or attend it, with advantage; and if his friends are in circumstances to afford to let him have one or two boys who see, (if of his own class the better...
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