National Institute for the Blind Annual Report, 1935-1936 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from National Institute for the Blind Annual Report, 1935-1936We are tempted to give many examples of that kindness. But we have not sufficient space for more than three.In one of the poorest parts of London there is a pawnbroker. On his counter is a bowl to receive gifts for our Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies. It is known throughout the neighbour hood as Uncle's fishpot for blind kids. The name arises from the proprietor's nomenclature for the various amounts received. Coppers are posted as Tiddlers sixpences, shillings and half-crowns as Sprats crowns as Herrings, ten-shilling notes as Mackerel and pound notes as Cod. Last January Mr. And Mrs. Uncle (extraordinarily enough, that is the right name!) brought us the takings for the past year 16s. 6d.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.