The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-11
PHONOGRAPHY

Is simple aud easy that its principles all be
learned In few hours, and small amount OF prac-
tice will enable TO use 1t for the daily purposes Of
life.
None but those who are acquainted with it eau
form any lea Of its great breyty aud simplicity,
OF the ease with which II can be learned. But what
is Photography? Il asystem Of short hand writing
which be written ten times as fast US the common
writing, read as easily, aud learned with far less
trouble.
II s used not only by Reporters but by hundreds of
thousands In this country and in England for private
writing for compost ton, for taxing testimony, otc;
in courts for sermons, for correspondence, for book
keeping otc., etc by ladies', by Students, by Clerks,
by Csergymon by Lawyers, etc, and is rapidly con.
ing into general use
As a labor saw invention, It's value can scarcely
be estimated, and il requires but little time to learn
to II for the daily Purposes OF life But the OBJ
lection is made that Others caunot read t.! Well then
let them spend few hours Ia learn IT, for where is
the Justice in requiring the active anu Intelligent 10
spend ten days in doing what they might do In one,
merely TO save the ndolent few hours effort In
learning thing which would be useful to them for
liieS The time when but few persons could
write their names, but the progress OF the age dc
mands a more rapid method OF writing, aud while
the active aud INTEL gent MUST aud WILL have the
advantages Of Photography, the indolent must sub
nit 10 the disadvantage caused by their own indo-
lenoe
The ease with which it can be brought INTO profit.
able aud daily use is shownby the following oertd
Gates. 1t is only those who ignorant OF it who
ever speak against IL.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18th, 1860
Mr.. J. W. DoIBEAR;
SIR The few 10 sons took from you some time
since in phona graphy, have enabled me to save more
than two thirds Of the alb In prepar ing my sermons
and have no doubt It will soon enable ne TO save
three fourths Of H. have never spent time more
probably than in It's attainment and feel perfectly
Tree In recommel dlug It 10 Oergymsn genera IS,
means by which vast amount % time 10 y be saved
and that TOO with far iess effort than g. generally sup
posed. Its principles are few and 81 pie, Of easy
attainment and suited 10 the full expression OF every
word in tho language, either for present use or per
Danent record. Yours respectfully
Pastor Of the "a Pr,soyierisn cSuidb,
Nashville, Tenn.
NAsnvIILE, August /, 1868
Ia about six mouths ON the time began tho
study Of Photography, with less than one-thiTd Of
said time devoted 10 It's attainment, was ,mpoyed
as Reporter for the United States Board OF Claims,
The faithful teaching ofMr J. nolb ar, Of Nash
vile, an the study aud prac e OF the c0ncio, com
| prehensire, an iuulciOusy arranged phonug Rphic
books OF ben Pltman OF Cnoinn All, have thus etsty
en,b led me 20 make Photography practically u. efu
It's prime pies are quickly mastered, aud know Of
nothing that young persons can learu with equal prts-
| pcct Of immediate aud profitable employment,
The seor' tary Of War has ordered, July oth, 1858,
| In General Order No. 2Os, onographic porte :
employed under the authority OF the 18th section OF
the act of Congress, approved March 81 1863 will be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars rday," etc ID
will of course greatly Increase the demand ior Re
/ poriera DuNcAS 3. DoRus.
NASHVILLE, August Z, 1868.
| In January last Mr.. ". Dol'ear gave, free a
charge, a course OF less ne Photography ani wri
| ting 20 myset and many other wounded soldiers In
| Hospital No 20. Tedious hours weri thus rhan ed
| TO pleasant and profitable ones We value highly
| our knowledge Of fhonOgranhy and those who ha
| lett the Hospital correspond Ia IL with tho wht
| have not. ". r. Dervin, OF Company ,, 10th W &
| A who returned home disabled for Me from his
| Wounds writes that he s teaching Photography, ant
finds il so profitable that he would not take So OOO
for what he learned from Mr.. ID. think both soider
aud Office would find the learning OF IL prohtabl,
employment TOR their leisure time in camp or hospi
| tai, without detriment 10 other duties.
| W g. sHAFRR,
Clerk Hospital No 10
II Photography were taught 20 every soldier ia tn
army, Mr.. ID, believes most Of them would value
as highly as the pay they receive FROM the Govern
ment without in the least interfering with their du
ties as soldiers.
Hon. Tn0sIAs II. BESrOs said IN Congress
chad this art been known forty years ago, it woul
have saved me twenty years Of hard labor
| Ii Photography b thus valuable Ia saving so larg
an amount OF lifetime, should not every oniid hay
ia vast advantages, especially when they can be hl
at 30 small an expense OF time and money II
would have saved twenty years OF hard labor 90 IA
fo Of ons man should years hard labor be br0ugi
upon otuFs Tor the want OF a blessing Of such cas-
attanmatg lsepcin