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Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1915, Page 5

France has already made some jnogress with the work of finding niches of usefulness for lier blinded soldiers. A convalescent home has been established for them at Reuilly, where the first step is "to give them a taste for life again by providing them with the certainty of a future not only bearable, but completely happy in which they will hay* the pride and joy of being workers.'' They arc taught the Braille alphabet, and are then set to learn brush-making, straw-plaiting, basket-work, luaailge, mattress-making, and so on. Another convalescent home assists blind soldiery to follow their proper profession. Another society gives complementary pen« sions ranging up to 300 francs to build soldiers burdened with families. "The blind soldier," it is said, "provided with his pension, and knowing two Or three trades, can marry in all confidence, and open a shop in his own country, in the midst of his relations and Mendta.* Homea of various kinds indeed, have' been established in many parts of i/ranee for the benefit qf Uub toave nuui toksa in ita VHi