The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-16
PHONOGRAPHY

Il simple apd easy that Its principles can all be
learned 10 few hours, and small amount Of prac-
tice will enable 10 1t for the daily purposes Of
life.
None but those who are acquainted with It can
form any lea Of ts great brevity and simplicity,
Of the ease with which it can be learned But what
is Phonographyl Il system Of short hand writing,
which can be written ten times fast the common
writing, read as easily, and learned with far less
trouble.
thousands in this Country and in England for private
writing for composition, for taking 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
AS labor saving invention, It's value can scarcely
be estimated and It requires but little time 10 learn
70 1t for the daily purposes OF life. But the OBJ
lection made that others cannot read i'll Well then
let them spend few hours 10 learn it, for where is
the justice in requiring the active and intelligent e
spend ten days in doing what they might do in one
merely to save tLe incident few hours effort in
learning thing which would be useful to them for
lief The time when but few persons could
write their names, but the progress Of the age de
mands more rapid method OF writing, and while
the active and intelligent MUST and WILL have the
advantages Of Photography, the indolent must sub
mit to the disadvantage caused by their own indo
lence,
The ease with which 1t can be brought into profit
able and daily use is shown by the following ceTth
Gates. 1t is only those who are igHorGk Of 1t who
ever speak against it,
NASHVILLE Dec. 18th, 1880
Mr.. J. ". DoLBEAR:
sra: The few lessons took from YOU some time
since in Photography, have enabled me to more
than tWothircs Of the labor in preparing my sermoDs
and have no doubt it will soon enable me to save
three fourths Of it. have never spent time more
probably than in its attainment and feel perfectly
Tree in recommending it TO Clergymen generally, as
means by which vast amount Of time may be saved
and that too with far less effort than s generally sup-
ia urinc lne ire few md 81 mil Of.
attainment and suited to the full expression Of every
word in the language either for present use or per
nanent record. Yours respectfully,
Pastor Of the % Presbyterian Church,
Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, August l, 1868.
In about elk months from the time began the
study OF Photography, with less than one-third OF
said time devoted 70 us attainment, was employed
as Reporter for the United States Board Of Claims.
The faithful teaching OF Mr.. J. W DObear, Of Nash-
vile, and the study sne practice OF the concise CON-
prehensive, and Judieiously arranged monographs
books Of Ben Pitman, Of Cincinnati, have thus easily
enabled me 70 make Photography practically useful
It's principles are quickly mastered, and know Of
nothing that young persons can learn with equal pros
peot Of immediate and profitable employment.
TIE SECRETARY u War has ordered, July 9th, 1881
in General order No. 2O8, poonogrsphic reporters
employed under the authority Of the 18th section Of
the act Of Congress, approved March 3, 1888, viii be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day, " etc This
VIII Of course greatly increase the demand for Re
pOrters. DUSoAS K. DORRs.
NASHVILLE, August 4, 1868.
In January last Mr.. J. W. Dolbear gave, free o.
charge, course Of lessons in Photography and VIII
ting 10 myself and many other wounded soldiers In
Hospital Ne. 20. Tedious hours were thus changed
70 pleasant and profitable ones. We value highly
our knowledge Of Photography, and those who have
lett the Hospital correspond in IL with those who
have not. ". Z Dervin, OF Company +, ltth ~ s
A who returned home disabled for life from his
wounds writes thSt he Is teaching Photography, and
hpds II 90 profitable that be would not take IS OOC
for what be learned from Mr.. D. think both soldiers
and once would find the learning Of II profitable
employment for their leisure time in camp or h0spi
al, without detriment to ether duties
W. G. sHAFER,
Clerk Hospital No %
II Photography we're taught to every soldier in the
Amy, Mr.. D. believes most Of them would value il
a. highly as the pay they receive from thesG0vern-
ment without IN The least interfering with their do
ties a. soldiers
Bon. THoNAsH BESToS said In Congress:
sad this art been known forty years ago, IL would
have saved me twenty years Of hard abor."
= II Photography Is thus valuable IN saving 50 large
an amount Of LIFETIME, should not every child have
rs vast advantages especially when they can be had
a. 30 small expense Of time and money! II Il
would have saved twenty years Of hard labor 10 the
lis of man. should years Of hard labor be 5rough.
upon others Cor the vast Of blessing Of such easy
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