blind as human creatures who need to be treated as one seeing man treats his seeing brother.

"The prevailing opinion is that the blind man is a burden on society, a deficient element among created beings. This opinion is wrong from its very foundation. You have seen for yourself the handiwork of the blind and their material and intellectual production. And there is no need for me to remind you that the world holds a great number of blind men of genius; I will mention to you, by way of example, Dr. Taha Hussein Pasha, and Dr. Aref al-Aref in Lebanon.

"And the blind educator of the blind, Mrs. Helen Keller, spoke truly when she said: 'The problem lies not in blindness, but in the conduct of the seeing toward the blind.'

"The blind man needs not merely sympathy, but treatment of brother-hood and equality.

"My advice to the seeing is to attend to cleanliness in the family and the school, for cleanliness is the strongest weapon against blindness. Attend to the cleanliness of your children's hands and faces, for blindness comes most often from trachoma, inflammation of the eye, smallpox, and the venereal diseases."

With that our visit to the Institute for the Blind at Burj Hammoud came to an end. We left this great work-shop, where the blind stand equal with the seeing, asking ourselves: would it not behoove the government to establish in the country an institute for those deprived of sight in Lebanon, and to profit from the

experience of Mr. Karl Meyer and his wife?

For the country is in urgent need of an institute for the blind embracing all communities and elements. And that can come about only through serious work under the supervision of the state.

* Broadcast on Radio Lebanon

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Jersey Wool Dresses at JIBRAN METNI S

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The famous German wool jersey dresses

For the first time since the war they appear in the markets of Beirut — on display now at the store of

Jibran Metni

Rue Weygand