a needle and
thread, also with his mouth, thread the needle, and make several
stitches. He also painted with a brush, and was in many other ways a
wonderful man. Instead of being a burden to his family he was the most
important contributor to their welfare.

Arthur Cavanagh, M. P., was born without arms or legs, yet it is said
that he was a good shot, a skillful fisherman and sailor, and one of
the best cross country riders in Ireland. He was a good
conversationalist, and an able member of Parliament. He ate with his
fork attached to his stump of an arm, and wrote holding his pen in his
teeth. In riding he held the bridle in his mouth, his body being
strapped to the saddle. He once lost his means of support in India,
but went to work with his accustomed energy, and obtained employment as
a carrier of dispatches.

People thought it strange that Gladstone should appoint blind Henry
Fawcett Postmaster-General of Great Britain; but never before did any
one fill the office so well.

John B. Herreshoff, of Bristol, R. I., although blind since he was
fifteen years old, is the founder and head of one of the most noted
shipbuilding establishments in the world. He has superintended the
construction of some of the swiftest torpedo boats and steam and
sailing yachts afloat. He frequently takes his turn at the wheel in
sailing his vessels on trial trips. He is aided greatly by his younger
brother Nathaniel, but can plan vessels and conduct business without
him. After examining a vessel's hull or a good model of it, he will
give detailed instructions for building another just like it, and will
make a more accurate duplicate than can most boat-builders whose sight
is perfect.

The Rev. William H. Milburn, who lost his sight when a child, studied
for the ministry, and was ordained before he attained his majority. In
ten years he traveled about 200,000 miles in missionary work. He has
written half a dozen books, among them a very careful history of the
Mississippi Valley. He has long been chaplain of the lower house of
Congress.

Blind Fanny Crosby, of New York, was a teacher of the blind for many
years. She has written nearly three thousand hymns, among which are
"Pass Me not, O Gentle Saviour," "Rescue the Perishing," "Saviour more
than Life to Me," and "Jesus keep Me near the Cross."

Nor are these by any means the only examples of blind people now doing
their full share of the world's work. In the United Stat