Massage by the Blind.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 76

Massage by the Blind.

A highly successful blind masseuse wae employed at a well-known hydropathic establish raent in Matloek a few years ago, and quite recently there was a blind teacher at the Hampstead General Hospital for all. massage cases.^ Mr Marriott, then a resident in Hampstead, obtained his training' through the interest of a lady guardian, and his first cases were at ihe Hampstead Hospital, which was at that time a much, smaller institution than the present new building in Haverstock Hill. The blind man, walking alone into the hospital and up to the wards with unerring directness, grew to be a familiar figure^ and his gentle, kindly personality made him a favourite •with nurses and patients alike. Seeing that massage depends for ite success almost entirely upon manipulation and the sense of touch, it can be strongly' recommended as an employment for the blind. They can become not merely proficient, but it has been proved- that they can even excel in the work.— The Nursing Mirror.