New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-08

,essor in Washington wishes to send message 10
Baltimore hespes il with letters composed OF oots
and lines-for instance A may be dot and nne
thus -: B two dots and line. thus -
C. A line and dot, thus -. by conhcC'lne
he ends of the wires for an instant only, uot Il
made by the pressure of the stylus on the paper
which is passing over the grooved cy!ihoef' i'ne
IS formed by letting the ends OF the wires remain
in contact for longer time, when lIe stylus is
kept pressed on the moving paper. ne Writing
when completed resembles the raised characters
used in the instruction OF the o.lac, only instead
of the common alphabet, an alphabet oi cots aho
lines in different combination is MADE use OIL
The mode of connecting the wires as required
;s very simple One Of them is kept always I'm
,nersed in G cup OF mercury into winch Inc o'hefis
dip,ed whenever it is desired to send current OF
electricity through the entire circuit. the huld
metal forming conductor between the ends
The operation of writing consists IN pressing q
button, to which the end OF the wires IN use is
attached, in the manner in which single key ol
piano is struck by the finger, with succession
of rapid or prolonged strokes as dots or lines are
required to be formed. We have spoken oi the
styles as single piece Of iron, but 1t is IN TACT
composed of three, like thFee-Pronged ioFk, SO
that each letter is made in tripica,e
As already stated, the paper Is drawn over Inc
grooved roller against which the stylus presses by
Two rollers which are sci IN motion by simple
clock wor ork-which, in its turn is started oy inc
first stroke OF the lcvcr-a detent or catcn, ocing
withdrawn, like the detent OF stop watch ana
50 long as the writing is gong on, TINS detent Is
KEEP. back and when the writing IS done, the ce-
tent. falling into its place, stops the clocK-"olh'
and the paper ceases TO move. ne hrst strohe
of the lever also rings little bell, which calls the
attention OF the attendant 10 the machine. me
whole machinery does not occupy aspdce oi more
than one foot by two.
In the foregoing our purpose has been to make
such an explanation as Will gratily Inc cu''osi't
ol unscientifc readers, and, pretending to no ac.
curate philosophical knowledge, we may DOUBT,
less have exposed ourselves to the criticism o!
those who possess 1t.
We have described the mode of working the
machinery, so TO speak, now used, but VIC uhoef'
stand that there are others, which would enable
those who want the experience of Professor
MogsE, and his polite Assistant, Mr.. VAIL, who
is at The Baltimore end, to write, by striking keys
arranncd like those of piano and marked with
the letters of the common alphabct-the effect be-
ing produced by the passage of arms over the pro-
ect!ons or cylinder alter the manner oi hdhu
or musical box.
The only remaining matter 10 be noticed is the
mode in which it is proposed to make the Mag
netic Telegraph generally useful for business pur-
poses Let us suppose for instance, that 1t is e1-
tended from New. York 10 w.Orleans. John
Smith, in New. York, wants TO buy from James
Brown in New. Orleans 500 bales of cotton at
cents per h. He writes accordingly the follow
lng ci,er:-" James Brown-buy $40 bales cot
ton at cts John Smith" He folds II, directs
it. and sends it to the Post Office marked Mag
netlc Telegraph"
Here it is at once sent TO the room OF the CLERK
of the Telegraph, who opens 1t and writes the con-
tents TO New Orleans, where clerk IN attend
auce a, the Post Office at the end OF the WIRES,
puts the letter into common writing, seals and di-
reefs it to John smith, and SENDS 1t oil insantlyb by
a messenger in waiting. But cotton Is ten cents
per lb. and so James Brown writes back" John
smith, cotton 10 cts James Brown" To which
Smith answers" james Brown, buy at lo cts,
John Smith" And all this is done between New
Orleans and New.York in the space OF half an
hour, allowing time for the passage OF the letters
from the Offices to the counting houses OF Smith
and Brown. Or, if it is desired that the cores
pondence should not be known, Smith and Brown
NAV agrce upon q combination OF dots and lines
differing from the combination Of Professor
Morse, and then upon sending the letter IN some
such shape as this" John Smith - -.