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I placed her haiul on one of tlic tusks of 

 tlie I)i,u- ele])hiiiit. and then mi its trunk, 

 and at niicc she cxclainicd. "{)\], a Ml;' 

 ek'|iliai)l !"" She tohl mr she had nt'ver 

 "seen"" an fl('|iliaiit lid'orc, liut knew 

 it i>id\- I'rnni the docriplions slic had 

 I'eaih She was ureatly interested in a 

 liuiiian skeleton — its sinootli skull — its 

 loose teeth— its rihs and its long lingers 

 and toes. The big meteorite gave her 

 great pleasure and she asked its weight, 

 which necessitated my getting the in- 

 t'orniation for her that it weighed 37,- 

 107 llis. This girl rarely ever forgets 

 the hand of a ])erson she has met once or 

 twice. She tells the hands by the lines 

 along the back and at the knuckle-^, but 

 if tlie hands have jnst been washed and 



sol'tened with soa[) she has dilliculty in 

 reeogin/ing them. 



I had the pleasure of spending an 

 e\cning I'ccently in the home of Miss 

 Helen Kellei'. L was accompanied by a 

 young hlind woman who sings beauti- 

 fully, and of wdiom Miss Keller is very 

 fond. As she sang, sitting at the piano, 

 "Miss Keller stood liehind her. ami 1)V 

 lightly I'esting 1 he lii'st linger of her 

 left hand gently on the singer's lips 

 and the little lingxT on her throat she 

 got not only the words but the melody 

 of the songs, her lips sometimes moving 

 as she herself also repeated the words. 

 Occasionally in the ecstasy of delight 

 Miss Kellei- would move her right hand 

 w]) and down, slowdy or rapidly with 



Hifi Matilda Zii'f/ler Magazine gives its readers a descriijtioii of baseball. This game is greatly 

 enjo.ved by many blind persons, when with friends who describe the hits, home runs, and so on, as 

 they occur. Blind persons have, as a rule, a keen sense of humor and are not at all of the gloomy 

 turn of mind usually attributed to them 



