Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency) / Braille

Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

560,573 braille cells · 587 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,475 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠠⠿⠞⠥⠝⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠞⠀⠉⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠟⠥⠻⠫⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠐⠞⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠀⠎⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠙⠥⠇⠞⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠐⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠐⠥⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠙⠥⠗⠬⠀⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁
⠀⠞⠢⠎⠬⠀⠷⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠍⠥⠎⠉⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠘⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠯⠎
⠀⠿⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠞⠢⠎⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠮⠀
⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠇⠁⠌⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠞⠢⠙⠢⠉⠽⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠝⠛⠗⠽⠂⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠭⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠺⠀⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀
⠥⠏⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠭⠫⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠀⠝⠀
⠓⠜⠃⠕⠗⠀⠁⠝⠛⠻⠂⠀⠿⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠢⠎⠬⠀
⠷⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠯⠀⠍⠔⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠙⠑⠞⠻⠍⠔⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠀
⠮⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠻⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠤⠓⠑⠜⠞⠫⠀⠁⠏⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠺⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠧⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠗⠫⠥⠉⠬⠀⠮⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠢⠉⠽⠀⠯⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠅⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠌⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠵⠀⠏⠪⠻⠋⠥⠇⠀⠵⠀⠐⠎⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂
⠀⠃⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠿⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠂⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠞⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀
⠝⠑⠛⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠭⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠉⠕⠝⠟⠥⠑⠌⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠀
⠱⠕⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠷⠋⠢⠙⠫⠀⠯⠀⠌⠯⠀⠕⠝⠀⠸⠮⠀⠙⠊⠛⠝⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀
⠓⠀⠁⠀⠧⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠕⠞⠬⠲⠀⠠⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠭⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠛⠢⠞⠇⠑⠍⠢⠂
⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠧⠀⠁⠏⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠫⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠋⠁⠧⠕⠗⠲⠀⠠⠛⠢⠞⠇⠑⠋⠕⠇⠅⠎⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠝⠑⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠙⠧⠻⠞⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀
⠝⠕⠗⠀⠙⠀⠮⠽⠀⠙⠀⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠮⠗⠎⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠑⠀⠸⠮⠀⠺⠕⠗⠹⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.