The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-28
PHONOGRAPHY

Is 81 simple and easy that its principles can all be
learned in few hours, and small amount Of prac-
toe will enable one to use 1t for the daily purposes Of
life. WrN FVH -,
None but those who are acquainted with IL can
form any tea OF its great brevlty and simplicity or
OF the ease with which it can be ea rned But what
is Photography IL asystem Of short hand writing
which can be Written ten times as hst as the common
trouble
IL q used not only By Reporters but by hundreds Of
writing, for compost ton, for taking testimony etc;
Ia courts, for sermons for correspondence, for book
keeping etc, etc by Ladies', by Students, by Cerks
by Olcrgymen, by lawyers, etc, and ID rapidly COM
ing into general use. '.t
As a labor saving invention, itsvaue can scarcely
be estimated, and i requires but little time to learn
to II for the daily purposes Of life. But the OBJ.
lection Is made that others cannot read ~ Well then
let them spend few hours TO learn IT, for where Id
the justice In requiring the active and Intelligent To
spend ten days In doing what they might do In one
merely 90 save the indolent few hours effort Ia
learning thing which would be useful 10 them for
lllei The time was when but few persons could
write their names, but the progress Of the age dc
mands a more rapid method OF writing, and while
the active aud Intelligent MUST aud WILL have the
advantages Of Photography, the indolent must sub
nit TO the disadvantage caused by their own ndo-
ence,
The ease with which II can be brought into profit
able aud daily use Is shown by the following oertld.
Gates. IL Is only those who are ignorant Of Il who
ever speak against II.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18th, 1900
Mn. j. W. DoIBEAR;
sin. The few lessons took from YOU soma time
since in Photography, have enabled me TO save more
than two thirds Of the labor in preparing my sermons
and have no doubt II will soon enable me TO save
three iourths OF II. have never spent time more
probably than IN its attainment, ami feel perfectly
ireoin recommending u TO Clergyme1 generally, as a
means by which a vast amount Of time may he .saved
and that too with far less effort than s generally sup.
posed. Its principles are few and simple Of easy
attainment aud suited 20 the run expression Of every
word in the language either for present pse or per
J'ssHAYs,
Pastor Of the "a Presbyterian Church.
nnr Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, August I, 1865
la about SIX months from the time begai the
study Of Phonography, with less than one-thitd of
said time devoted 70 its attainment, was employed
a. Reporter for the United States Board OF Claims
tbs faithful teaching ofMr. j. W. Dolbear, Of Nash
viei ana the study aud practice Of the concise com
prehensiye, aud judici0usy arranged phonographio
books Of Ben pitman, OF Cincinnati have thus easily
enabled me to make Photography practically useful.
its principles are quickly mastered and know OF
nQihing that young persons earn with equal pros
peel orimmediateand profitable employment
Tho Secretary OF War has ordered, July 9th, 1868
10 rGonoral orer No. POS, monographs REPORTERS
employed under the authority OF the 10Th section of
tho act Of Congress, approved March 3, 1883 will be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day" etc This
will of course greatly increase the demand for Re
porlers. DUNCAN H. DoRRIs.
NASHVILLE, August 4, Is63,
In January last MIR. j. W. Dolbear gave nee Of
charge, a course OF lessons IN Photography and Wri.
ting 20 myself and many other wounded soldiers IN
Hospital No 90 Tedious hours were thus changed
to pleasant and profitable ones We Vtape highly
our knowledge Of Photography, and tho mo have
lott The Hospital correspond IN Il witiNhose who
have not. " n. Darwin, OF Company y, ieth " 3.
A.. who returned home disabled FOR life from his
wounds, writes that he is teaching Photography and
finds Il so profitable that he would not take "a 600
for what he learned from Mr. d. think both soldiers
and office would Ind the learning of Il profitable
employment tor their leisure time IN camp or hospi-
tai, without delriment 10 other duties
w, q. SHAFER
Clerk Hospital No 20
n Photography wore taught 70 every soldier an the
army, Mr. ID, believes most Of them would value il
as highly as the pay they receive from the Govern
ment without Ia The least interfering with their du-
ties as soldiers.
don HoMAs II BENTON said 10 Congress;
Had tais art been known forty years ago, Il would
nave saved me twenty years OF hard labor.N
10 Photography Ia thus valuable IN saving so large
an amount of lifetime, shoRld not every child have
iis vast advantages especially when they can be had
AZ SO small an expense 81 tine and money nit
Monl1 have saved twenty years Of hard labor 60 the
e OF one man, should years ofhard labor be brought
l2on others Toe the want Of nlrsaias VI such cas-
NlA'amenIt laap6iQ