"Day-labour, Light Benied"
The 'St. Dunstan's Officers' Gazette" consists of a collection of letters from elficers who have been blinded during the war and who have passed through St. Duntan's Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. It is published yearly for private circulation, and one can only regret that it does not reach a wider public, since from beginning to end it tells a wonderful story of indomitable courage and victory against terrible odds. One blinded officer who has bravely returned to his business as 'a chartered accountant writes Taken as a whole, I find I am getting on much better than I ever dared to hope. One thing I have found out that the start is far away the worst part. It is just like a race; you are all right as soon as you are off, so my advice to those who have not been able to start is to get going as soon as possible It is a horrible business, which gets worse with waiting. Exactly the same thing applies to walking outside alone. I really funked the first attempt, but now, though I am very much of a novice at it, it does not worry me one bit. For those who live in London I recommend buses for getting about. It is so easy to know where you are from the turns. All yon have to do is to learn the route, if you don't know it already, and you can -get off without asking where you are—that always creates a fuss and far too much help.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.