The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-18
PHONOGRAPHY

Is 81 simple and easy that its principles can all be
learned In few hours, and small amount Of prac-
Ce will enable one TO use II for tho daily purposes OF
life.
None but those who are acquainted with it can
form any lea OF its great brevty and simplicity,
Of the ease with which u can be learned. But what
Is Phonog aphy2 IL is asystem Of short hand writing
which eau be written ten times fast as the common
writing, read as easily, and learned with far less
trouble.
II s used not only by Reporters but By hundreds Of
thousands Ia this country and Ia England, for private
writing, for compost ton, for taking testimony, etc;
IN courts for sermons far correspondence for book.
keeping etc, etc by ladies', by Students, by Clerks,
by Cergymen, by Lawyers, etc, and is rapidly com
ing into general use
AS labor saviag Invention It's value can scarcely
be estimated and It requires but little time TO learn
TO It for the daily purposes OF life. But the OBJ
lection h made that others cannot read i Well then
let them spend few hours 10 learn H. for where is
the justice in requiring the active and intelligent to
spend tcn days IN doing what they might do IN one,
merely 90 save the indolent few hours effort In
learning a thing which would DO useful 10 them for
liteY The time was 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 wmL have the
advantages Of Photography, the indolent must sub.
NIT TO tho disadvantage caused by their own indo-
lenee
The ease with which it can be brought into profit
able and daily use is shown by tho following certn
Gates. 1t Is only those who ignorant Of It who
ever speak against IL.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18th, 1850.
Ma J. W. DoLRRAR:
SIR The few lessons took from you some time
since in Photography, have enabled mo To save moro
than two thirds Of the labor In preparing my sermons
and hayeno doubt II Will soon enable me TO save
three iomths OF H.. have never spent time more
probably than ia It's attainment, and feel perfectly
Tree In recommending II to Oergymen generally, as a
means by which vast amount OF time mag be saved
and that too with far less effort than s generally sup
posed Its principles are few and simple, OF easy
attainment aud suited TO the full expression OF every
word Ia the language, either for present use or per
aneut record. Yours respectfully
Pastor Of the "a Presbyterian Church
Nashville, Tenn.
NAsnUfLK, August I, 1859
la about six months from the time began the
study Of Photography, with less than one third of
said time devoted 10 It's attainment was employed
a. Reporter for the United States Board Of Claims
Tho hiihtu teaching olMr J. W Dolbear, Of Nash
willie, and the study aud practice Of the concise com
prehensivc, and ludicously arranged phOnog fAphio
books OF Bon Pitmnn, OF Cincinnati have thus easily
enabled me 20 make photography practically useful.
It's principles are quickly mastered, and know Of
nothing that young persons can learn with equal pros
poet OF Immediate and profitable employment
The Secretary Of War has ordered, July 9th, 1868
In uGencral order No Dos, pbOnographio repoTters
employed under the authority Of the 10th section Of
the act of Congress, approved March ,, 1885, win be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day" etc THIS
will OF course greatly Increase the demand for Re
porters. DUNCAN H. poRRm.
NASHVILLE, August 4, 1888
In January last Mr. , W Dolbcar gave, nee Of
ting 10 myself aud many other wounded soldiers In
Hospital No. 20. Tedious hours W3ra thus ohaaeed
20 pleasant and profitable ones. We value highly
our knowledge Of Photography, and those who have
let the Hospital correspond In Il With those who
have not W. n. noryin, OF Company b, 10th W, y
A who returned homo disabled for life from his
wounds, writes that he Is teaching Photography, and
hnds Il Az profitable that he would not take $4,000
Tor what he learned from Mr.. ID, think both soldiers
and Office would ind the learning Of Il profitable
employment tor their leisure time In camp or hospi.
tai, without detriment 10 other duties.
w. @. sHAFER,
Clerk Hospital No 20
II Photography we're taught 70 every soldier Ia the
army, Mr.. u. believes most Of them would value IL
as highly as the pay they receive from the Govern
m9ut without Ia the lolst interfering with their du.
tics as soldiers.
Hon. noMAs II BENrOS said IN Congress
"Had Ihs art been known forty years ago, Il would
have saved me twenty years OF hard labor"
II phOnoWaphy b. thus valuable in saving so large
am amount of hfatlmo, should not every child have
us yast advantages, especially when they can Do had
| AZ An small an expense Of time aud money IL t
would have saved twenty years Of hard labor % he
ie OF one man. should years OF hard labor DO brought
upon others for the want Of blessbg u such easy
Attainment lsap0tl