Article November 1, 1900 Issue

The Typewriter as a Teacher

Lynn Roby Meekins

The Saturday Evening Post

Within the past twelve months nearly three million dollars' worth of American typewriters have been shipped to different parts of the world. There is scarcely a point where civilized man lives that does not hear the click of this indispensable machine. In the settlements at the extreme southern point of South America, in the mining camps of the Arctic circle, in the deserts of Africa, in the tents of the advancing armies, and all over the world, the sound is heard, and there must probably be, in the course of time, a universal language to express the universal emotions when something breaks or the ribbon gives out.

Four years ago this country did not send enough typewriters abroad to make a separate mention of them necessary, but since 1896 nearly ten million dollars' worth of them have been distributed over the face of the globe. Of course, there are a few typewriters made by other countries, but they do not count, for in on respect are they equal to the American product.

The value of the typewriter is so great and is demonstrated in so many directions that we often wonder how we got along without it. It expedites business, saves time and eyes, increases legibility and courtesy, and removes every excuse for bad spelling and punctuation.

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