The inventor of the numeral-type for China, by the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently

C. F. (Constance Frederica) Gordon Cumming, S. M Russell

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• Blind
• Murray

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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THE
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OF THE
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One Shilling NetMEMOMAMEM
Henry Byron PhillipsPhoto by Ovinius Davis, Edinburgh.
The Rev. W. II. MURRAY.
Frontispiece.The Inventor
VF
The Numeral-Type
For China
BY THE USE OF WHICH
ILLITERATE CHINESE
BOTH BLIND AND SIGHTED
CAN VERY QUICKLY
BE TAUGHT TO READ AND.WRITE FLUENTLY
BY
C. F. GORDON-CUMMING
AUTHOR OF "WANDERINGS IN CHINA," "AT HOME IN FIJI," "FIRE FOUNTAINS
OF HAWAII," ETC. (PUBLISHED BY BLACKWOOD)
"TWO HAPPY YEARS IN CEYLON," ETC. (PUBLISHED BY CJIATTO AND WINDUS)
DOWNEY & CO. Ltd.
YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON12
I.898VCONTENTS.
PAGE
Brief Explanation i-SA
workingBiography and first sixteen years in China,
as Colporteur and for the Blind .... 9-88
Numeral Type adapted to the Sighted 89-121
Letters from Competent Witnesses . . . .122-132
Prayer in Four TypesThe Lord's 134, 135
with Illustrations, by Professor Russell,Explanation,
of the Imperial University of Peking . . . 133-144
Members of Committee, and Finance . . . -155-158
Index « . . .159-161
589290.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
Photo of the Rev. W. H. Murray Frontispiece.
Braille's Embossed Symbols . 22
from Murray'sA page Primer . 25
Blind Chinaman led by Boy 31
Blind Peter and his Bride 42
The Rev. W. H. and Mrs. Murray 53
the Blind Apostle of ManchuriaCh'ang, 80
The Numeral Type for Blind and Sighted 9c
A page ofNumeral Type 93
in Numeral TypeMusical Notes 97
Rev. W. H. Murray's Four Eldest ChildirenThe 109
Plan of Peking .... "5
The Lord's Prayer in Four Types . 134, 135
usedTables of all the Symbols in Numeral Type I37-H4
of Mnemonic SoundsTable 146
Braille's Raised Dots 148
Numeral TypeSymbols in 149
Tones (how indicated) 150
Reading Lesson . . 152