lege of Briancon.

In the seventeenth century the sculptor, Jean Gonnelli, born in
Tuscany, became blind at twenty years; but in spite of his infirmity he
afterward executed what were regarded as his masterpieces. It is said
that he modeled a portrait of Pope Urban VIII, using as a guide his
hand, passed from time to time over the features. Lomazzo, the Italian
painter of the eighteenth century, is said to have continued his work
after becoming blind.

Several men distinguished for their bravery and ability in the art of
war have been blind. Jean de Troczow, most commonly known by the name
of Ziska, in 1420 lost his one remaining eye, and was afterward known
as the "old blind dog," but, nevertheless, led his troops to many
victories. Froissart beautifully describes the glorious death of the
blind King of Bohemia at the battle of Crecy in 1346. Louis III, King
of Provence; Boleslas III, Duke of Bohemia; Magnus IV, King of Norway,
and Bela II, King of Hungary, were blind. Nathaniel Price, a librarian
of Norwich in the last century, lost his sight in a voyage to America,
which, however, did not interfere in any degree with his duties, for
his books were in as good condition and their location as directly
under his knowledge, during his blindness as they were in his earlier
days. At the present day in New York there is a blind billiard expert
who occasionally gives exhibitions of his prowess.

Feats of Memory.--From time to time there have been individuals,
principally children, who gave wonderful exhibitions of memory, some
for dates, others for names, and some for rapid mental calculation.
Before the Anthropological Society in 1880 Broca exhibited a lad of
eleven, a Piedmontese, named Jacques Inaudi. This boy, with a trick
monkey, had been found earning his livelihood by begging and by solving
mentally in a few minutes the most difficult problems in arithmetic. A
gentleman residing in Marseilles had seen him while soliciting alms
perform most astonishing feats of memory, and brought him to Paris. In
the presence of the Society Broca gave him verbally a task in
multiplication, composed of some trillions to be multiplied by
billions. In the presence of all the members he accomplished his task
in less than ten minutes, and without the aid of pencil and paper,
solving the whole problem mentally. Although not looking intelligent,
and not being able to read or write, he perhaps could surpass any one
in the world in his part