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It is useful to again emphasize that statement given in the newspaper article quoted in this introduction, that the Blind labor under many difficulties, some of which could be removed by legislation, and many others could be removed by an enlightened Public Opinion. It is the duty of every worthy member of Humanity to lend an ear to this matter, and grasp the information that will remove the all but universal ignorance concerning the Blind, and which works a severe injury to a people already unfortunate. No one can find honorable refuge in the hackneyed excuses, "I am too busy", or "Other interests take up all my time." CLEAR THINKING can and shall rule the world, can and shall solve all problems, but to attain this, we must have an enlightened public. Each individual man and woman must be conscious of the facts. "The Problem" is the opportunity, and the only opportunity, as no other periodical in the world is devoted to the publication of these truths. The subscription price is placed at cost, and even in the early life of the Magazine, the subscription list should contain a million names. No one can have knowledge while ignorant of the cats, and the facts about the Blind have never been circulated. Who will remain in ignorance when Knowledge costs by a dime? And who will have the hardihood to say, "I do not care to know these things. The matter does not interest me, I am indifferent," when their knowing would prove a substantial aid to the Blind throughout the country, and the world?

"The Problem" has been made the official organ of the American Blind People's Higher Education and General Improvement Association and will publish all of the Official Proceedings of the Society. It has also been recognized in similar capacity by the two associations among the Blind in Kansas the Kansas Institution for the Education of the Blind Alumni Association, and the Kansas Branch of the American Association.

If Congress passes the Bill now under consideration, it will confer a blessing upon a benevolent public, and particularly, to those blind persons who are seeking a higher education than is afforded by the existing state schools for the Blind.

Granting that provision will be made by Congress for the Higher Education of the Blind, we must remember that laws can do but little good unless sustained by an intelligent and powerful Public Sentiment. We here find the great purpose of the existence of "The Problem" and we respectfully urge all readers to take a real interest in these truths that each may be a soldier in the Work.