syoubyignoranefactwhioonehappenstohavetoldher;forinstance,shedidnotknow,untilherfirstpluothesea,thatitissalt.Manyofthedetachedisandfactsofourdailylifepassaroundandoverherunobserved;butshehasenoughdetailedacquaintahtheworldtokeepherviewofitfrombeingessentiallydefective.

    Mostthatsheknowsatfirsthandesfromherseouch.Thissenseisnot,however,sofinelydevelopedasiherblindpeople.LauraBridgmancouldtellminuteshadesofdifferehesizeofthread,andmadebeautifullace.MissKellerusedtoknitandcrochet,butshehashadbetterthingstodo.Withhervariedpowersandaplishments,herseouchhasnotbeenusedenoughtodevelopitveryfarbeyondnormalaess.AfriendtriedMissKelleronedaywithseverals.Shewasslowerthanheexpectedhertobeiifyiheirrelativeweightandsize.Butitshouldbesaidshealmostneverhandlesmoney--ohemanysordidaydetailsoflife,bytheway,whichshehasbeenspared.

    Shereizesthesubjedgeneraliionofastatuettesixincheshigh.Anythingshallowerthanahalf-inchbas-reliefisablanktoher,sofarasitexpressesanideaofbeauty.Largestatues,ofwhichshefeelthesweepoflihherwholehand,sheknowsintheirhigherestheticvalue.Shesuggestsherselfthatsheowthembetterthanwedo,becauseshegetthetruedimensionsandappreciatemoreimmediatelythesolidnatureofasculpturedfigure.WhenshewasattheMuseumofFisinBostooodonastep-ladderahhandsplayoverthestatues.Wheabas-reliefofdanggirlssheasked,"Wherearethesingers?"Whenshefoundthemshesaid,"Oneissilent."Thelipsofthesingerwereclosed.

    Itis,however,inherdailylifethatonebestmeasurethedelicacyofhersensesandhe