Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-05-13
IMPROVEMENT ON FABER's
if' 'ii" SPEAKING FIGURE. tnn

| AAO oieuiateu eEVcdhIuS HbuIe Ol FaOer
exhibited In Philadelphia more than year
ago, as, it appears, been improved upon by
DR.. Lube. of Augsburg Gemany.-A German
paper. thus describes it: ai 20 men angs
This wonderful Automaton is the invention
of our ingenious townsman, Dr. Lube, who
kindly admitted us to his laboratory, to wit
ness its extraordinary feats. When we en-
tered, the Doctor was seated at a sort of cab-
net, having keyboard, somewh;t similar to
that of piano forte, arranged Oh one side of
4 it; and nearly in the centre of the room sat
fashionably dressed gentleman, who rose and
bowed as we entered. Our salutations with
the Doctor being over, fhe introduced the
gentleman to us as Mr.. Eisenbrass, who po-
litely wished us ssgood morning. and re-
mained standing until we were seated, then
quietly sank into seat himself
At first our conversation was upon the Or
binary topics of the day-Mr. Eisenbrass
joining in with an occasional remark, but to
which the Doctor paid little attention, and
kept amusing himself with the keys of the
instrument at which he was seated, yet
without producing any sound. This surprised
us, and we observed to the Doctor, "that his
instrument did not seem inclined to be musi-
cal this morning. This brought laugh
from the Doctor, which was Immediately
echoed by his friend in such an unearthly and
comical manner, that we could not refrain
from laughing also--althoueh we felt that it
was at our own expense.
As soon as we became little calm, the
Doctor rose from his sent, and takingus kind
| ly by the hand, said: 'sPardon me, my dear
friend, for having played an innocent prank
upon you. Mr.. Eisenbrassi is the Automation
I invited you here to see and being the
first who has seen it, could not resist sort
of paternal desire of showing it of, as fond
parents always do their first-born children"
We looked at the Doctor then at Mr.. Ell
senbrass, and again at the Doctor, to see If
he was quizzing us-There sat MIR. E. i'm
moveable, with his eyes fixed upon the floor,
while the Doctor seemed bursting with de.
light.
We looked again, ~ see," said he, "you
are incredulous let me convince you"-and
seating himself on the instrument again, and
touching the keys, Mr.. E. Immediately be-
came animated, and laughed and talk ed quite
huently We now observed quite thick
bundle of fine covered wire extending from
the cabinet to the chair of Mr.. Eisenbrass.
The Doctor then rose and explained the
whole affair to us. When Professor Faber
completed his speaking automation, ia par
ticular account of which we gave year or
two since,) DR.. Lube conceived the idea of
constructing an artificial man, and placing
within it a modification of the apparatus OF
Professor Faber, to be operated by voltaic
electricity; but intended TO initiate to a
greater extent the power of speech than the
Professor had done. The idea once concei-
we'd, was Immediately acted upon. The bones
of human subject were procured, and cloth
ed with complete muscular system, COM
posed of vulcanized caoutchouc The con.
sumate anatomical knowledge Of DR.. Lube
enabled him to do this with great success
at the same time adding perfect system OF
nerves made of fine platinum wire, covered
with silk. 1t is undoubtedly. known to mos
Of our readers that the muscles of animal,
act by an enlargement or contraction in the
middle, produced by the will acting through
the nerves. ~,i
These efforts were initiated, by placing ir
the centre of each music electric magnet
wah,delicate machinery attached, to bework
ed by galvanic currents through the platinum
wires OR nerves, which were connected will
the battery, and the key board of the instru
ment above referred to. So all that was ne
cessary to produce a certain action in th'
figure, or make it give forth particular sounds
waste touch the required key-as in certain
descriptions of telegraphs, and the required
result was sure TO follow. As matter o
course, the accomplishment OF all this was
thing of no small difficulty, and ordinar.
minds would have shrunk from it. But DR.
Lube, with zeal and perseverance, worthy o
all imitation, has mastered every obstacle
and produced work that will place his nam
| far up on the scroll of Fame. 'c
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