The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-19
PHONOGRAPHY

is 81 simple sHa easy that s principles can an be
cared In few hours, aud small amount Of prao
ce will enable ono 70 use II FOR the dairy purposes
life.
None but those who are acquainted With 1t can
form any lea Of It's great breyity and simplicity OK
Of the ease with which Il can be Learned. But what
is PhOnog sphyi Il system Of short hand writing
which be written ten times fast az the common
writing, read as easily, and learned with far IeSs
trouble.
1t IS used not oay by Reporters but By hundreds d
thousands In this csuntry aud ia England for private
writing, Tor composition, for taxing testimony etc.
in courts, for sermons, for correspondence for book
keeping, etc, etc by ladies', by Students, by Clerks
by Clergymen, BY Lawyers, etc, and is rapidly com
ing into general use.
As labor saw & invention It's value can rcsrcely
be estimated and it requires but little time 10 learn
to 1t fol the daily purposes OF lie Bot the OBJ
lection Is made that others cannot read I'll Well than
lot them spend few hours 70 learn Il for where is
the justice in requiring the active aud intelligent 10
spend ten days in doing what they might do IN one
merely TO save the incident a few hOurs effort In
learning a thing which would be useful TO them for
liIes The time was when but few persons could
write their names, but the progress Of the age de
nands a more rapid method OF writing, and while
the active aud INTEL gent MUST and WILL have the
advantages of Photography, the indosent must sub
NIT 20 the disadvantage caused by tkeIr oER indo
lenoe.
The ease with which It en- be brought into profit
able and daily is shown by the following oertid
Gates. 1t is only tboae who igaoran{ Of II who
ever speak against IL.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18th, 1890
Ne. J. ". DoIBzAE:
SIR: The few lessons took from you some tirae
since in Photography, have enabled me 70 save more
than two-thirds Of the labor in prepa ing my sermons
and have no doubt Il will soon enable me 10 save
three fourtbs OF II. have never spent time more
probably than IN Its attainment, and feel perfectly
tree in recommending ii 70 Clergyman generally, a.
means By which q vast amount OF time my DO saved
and that TOO With far effort than generally sup
posed. Its principles are few and Al apple, q easy
attainment and suited to the full expression II ever
word N the language either FOR present use or per
JS. HAYS,
Pastor Of the ID Prssbyterisn Church,
Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, August I, 1883.
In about SIX months from the tune / began the
study Of Photography, with less than ons-thIrd Of
said Time devoted 70 its attainment, was EMPLOYED
as Reporter for the United States Board Of Gains
The faith fu teaching Of Mr. J. " Dobear, Of Nash
Vile, and the study aud practice Of the eonciss CON.
prehensiye, an judici0usly arranged phOnographe
books Of Ben PitmAn. OF Cncinnlt have TINS esslIV
enabled me TO make Photography practically useful
Its prime pes are quickly mastered, aud Know Of
nothing that young persons learn With equal pros
pect Of immediate and profitable employment.
Tbs Secretary Of War has ordered, July 6th, 1883
10 General Order No. 200, puonOgraphic = porters
employed under the authority Of tie Zsih section Of
the act Of Congress, approved March g. 1853 will be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day !" etc Tbs
VIII OF courSe greatly increase The demand for he
porters. DUScGS X. DoKKn
NASHVILLE, August {, 1858.
In January last Mr.. J. W. DoIbear gave free Of
ehGyso, course OF lessons In Photography and Wr.
ting TO myself and many other wooDded soldiers ID
HOSPITAL No 20 Tedious hours Wors thus chaRssd
70 pleasant and profitable ones. We Vaius highly
cur knOvledgs OF Photography, and thoss who have
left the Hospital correspond 10 it with those shO
lave not. W. Z. Dsrvin, OF Company s, 10Th n q
A, who returned home disabled for lfs from bis
wounds, writes that be 70 teaching Photography and
hnds Il % probable th2t be would not llss 600
for what he learned from kr D. think both soldiers
and Office would nBd tbs learning u Il profitable
employment tor their leisure time In camp OF hospl
tal, without dstrinent % ether duties.
W O. sHAFER,
Clerk Hospital No %
II Photography were taught 70 every soldier in he
army, Mr.. d. believes most Of them would vaips Il
a. highly IS the pay they receive from The Govern
Insat without IL tbs isAst Interfering vjgh hstr do
ties as soldsers.
Bon, THOxAs r. BsEToH sad IL Congrcss
Had this ART been known f1fty years ago. q Nonld
have saved me twenty years Of hard aborh
II Photography Is ahus valuable IN saFirx 40 Large
a amount q LIFETIME, should not every child have
ts vast advznl4ges, especially when they ea Be had
II % eman an expenss Of time and money! II a
would have saved twenty years Of hard labor 10 ths
life q o0s man, Bbozld years a hard labor bs rOaebt
upon others for the want Of biesFt1g q saeh asy
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