New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-05
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sSvantaees and Disadvantages Of an.o'"e,pu' pah
1880. agt mon In ngay lesc,s. Il" cnii st; ., 'ao ~
' . them very meat sns i1ritg. 6i those oil
nlthcmat beat. for f'hee. rs go, r" al
thar they .ont make mistakes - i''' '",y 80; -
81 thew are perfectly 81 iher oTh heeis anu
;oy he he'll auite vhcerlly .as IA want ~ t'er n
NAM attendants. Wien one ~ M hSpHy's ' .ns
NAUTICAL autaInatons waited tip. nn' -" I'D
liovarith,n of given nuno7r II W'Hld riis ~, aa
then stop itself o. tbs th--it-ad It N.hu iosA .,
certain part Of the glacale aHd Ale t, W. ,,eJ
logaritlIn of given nnan. - ~ -. 10 nos,e
an, wand chen 90 ~ tie CfaFe. cottilAilg the gSo
board cards repI esentilg ifA 20 ir ~ i
tbs he would take tie cred 'GfiiihAc 'u1u aJ i
t aseerts.n TEc.hrr te ssi.,r- Lad he'd rot
gy en- tho correct ioi1ir 49, o. Roc .nrei, Il 80, u
voss use Il and co3t'n~e ila 'so'h. ifi
i)nDd t.e alteiuslt bad S.c. Aiii wong "ehti'"i
IA world then ring louder leh and stop Hseii.
On tie attendant seain .exam'niqs tr rasiae Ls
would observe The words fIoh .i-D.l nu'uei, ~
discoyer that be really hs1 Irc 'lc wrong bsari'hn
End OF course lie wound have e. Ieptere II by ti'o rs
one" TLs clearly j. snlpnstun o The chnst oIier
of mechanical iute ieeAoe eia pafpoe 'hd !tt com
bihes with this peTinacts - esolr. hd dsoriHih'
alton of understanding tc.oely ui'rrIDg acs"facy
In ari.hmetica operations indeed J.! 3 acre tbah nE'
erripe incapable Of Robert HOnii's aet"na-
tons Mere OF very different aI veg inferior order 70
ruest Of Mr.. BabpaEe's add cofDaGs rI'lef WIN Mr
Isabba,es silver lady, 10 'oeeroh ls guests thall
with The great intelgences wh'ch TIE Il sisn ha1so
phef called into eNlsencc Vf l.is-A.+ = i.pSIt hou'
ain invented writing nian which wrote OF ar'w an.
sw ers questions That "eie pa , ~ ara "ihcb was
once In lsiS 80 fortunate 10 is eIss "Vik mat IN
drawing crown Us tie syrb lie aisr-,4 20 question
about the destiny Of the .lt,uuAI We t"Iis inc
De oil h Jaa Ia las I'D, aiG ~ l.c crown meSe uD
finished anticipation alDo,t 'is,ey. Ert 70 gen;
By that VI Al. Houdib's l0f instance, IN aus" o.
10 Louis PhDippes ~ .. % ra'nt $40 PruiniiCh 81
pars the uanbe! 5gcosUlg i!tt ~ census without
allowance f,g lhe suls, 4ur i iaje.is,. .r
This autoineton. III! .'ie. @1s r"ly M i,gehlods
trick. was scarcely Indeed. much fiesrf tigmpn
tbsu NaucansoLs auioa stc lQC.. e4I. ~ eheo' Prt
out lis bill ~ dlils AID ia'at, srUf0Efn sese, III
gated IL end srd il ~ tfe ssy cLoaEeis Mere
initiative motions IKE "a, Sc aie rs fc' @orlhy " tte
meme Of automatic. OB ui'.T lalt' Sii iAI'3'sc
intellectual uts niatJhs perforn eh taf fre Ter prec
sioD and on "a more cAiegd,d sgais, eaiiHns al
which It's maker 81 c"ulsr idl rHi"ieUQ sc th'ry'
bu. IN which lie is ~ 10 rrrDs NhVt- D. pr"e!'e-
in other words. tey IA ons'rp if ~ tNe sPp'A''9n
OF bis Owl mathematical Ffinc.ll. ~ eu'h ls Aid
instructive point Is EuUryti. Q, .nIe tYe4 si"1Lc IL
c.lcctual disadvantascs nnd t.'hc- ~p' !ou o. n
pre- them sth de more tr'e ih eH,e ~ 'f'lns
zion ofthe exact polnfD dt-rsesce ett~e"n snpfhi
nate automGto iDtchga nd ii' D aa"n 'hItheut
blob invented i. y P.fr eiiF 'HA',th PEmelp't q,
hsst al eaios OF skn could 3, - s.. ~ lutomaions
Constructed the same geislai iseey ~ nis eacnpt
ing ecAi8es ard b. hiss i'occe,-t 9ls way TOWARD
tie invention of EGiO'lfun i.ic .i4 q ~ NJ .'c
ysry sfnp.e game caled i,,fG .lra-s ".sughts aud
c.otsrs" or "tttai-io." orf however, One mex
insUpcrablc. but Characteristic ai'n"uir.
H. any IN which II dos no. rfter wics 81 Two
o. tn shosiC tic iace sT tse ag'omhion Is
sill absolutely ne.es6lr! uoi pnh ip iAe ~ au'0mA
tn sCltct one OF tLem hnf 'N ~ ~ IA or 90 rue
lee.uA conditions OF Dc fs..' B. E''l'f q. rue "
become Necessary To- mhtt al o. Nu - yale foT the
aup uson'- gGicance IN tts 'l.cc oltli,i.al law.
NJ We may cal 1t. fai!AE ~ az seturl Jaw II Is
nearly a parallel to the case vlr. nas call the
etiqHett.s Of gosd society We ~ know tat ;ere IL
10 rtriI. ic why tiiooal .c NDrn Ia r even
.ng Gid frOck-ooais III tn mora, IHr on thSt very
account tie rule ID sfiI 49,, C - ilifingrprht
,raycr than b. the al fa.- "a scl o'sriesy Tor
vlcL there Is god reeso' 80 -. n.ten -, we
suppose that: II there wcr no Ij' q; ~. there would
be caprice, aud confusion. ef onTriL- Vile IN tte
iso OF tue palufsl law lsfe FcrN p fill sometng
toudi lo enforce IL even n GUS ' ~ ~ silent, brh.e
~ arb',rr, rale "a Ibid dpgh .lch oases which
grs more loirir aud lespt, tA-n even RUGS "itf 4
bottom 70 item. Tor srry ~ w''nr Irason VI. Bah |
Lage had b. hnd be nutDnrio' iEcioo on which Ia
choose between tue two ~ three etBl"y good moves
aud mako him put bis naAcit aa crssses "a given
place !or far II tie arafc 4ua "nhir lssnru, which
Ju1 .Iils IL be lad rnHi.e line Of action before
linn. The lrst arbitrary ME be invented was ito
uas. tie maoilno trcp record 81 no number OF gaines
u had Won trnm TIE oOmbt s'ireui II rs existence.
Whenever two moves. which We my cal A and y. |
WeT, equally conducive 10 winning &c zane Tie eGtom.
made 20 consult the record VI the Ruuper of
s,.,' ne ls- Sc- u ,e 'nD,F P esea TO be e. en-
.. IL thors were three equally possible. tno
auonaton Has 4reoie. ~ DIV de he ngubor Of games
D. had won By three. H. this cse he Numbers J.
? might be the reilaindsTs aud tAo mlcine was di
ToeusG 70 ako IT, course \. ~ - or C. accordSaCy.'
In other words the 4uio'naton gets nto difficulties
aety sbefo what etphysiciais coll tho liberty OF
have . rn.e " conduct when there y no reason why
there should De rlc al All became be. lne the victims
Of society can have DoihSl tt a. ls discretion II he
once finds himself without specific direction as 10 what
10 sto do next BE - lost crrnfErc the hw of his
JeiDc falls him, he ugft refer Bis Government
.Or Instruction. be hAs &c power g. make chuice AT
tbs meeting OF the ways accordingly Mr. Babbage hns
~ invent some tlIirs equivalent H. bludiag etiquette
for his nuoatOn who DO everything bat act with.
out ItcroD, Tat does nos care Ia the leasI whether
that criterion y zatgTi, or artidcn aud arbitrary
There curious parac TO this Ia the mod, "a 0pted
by Young superstt people who cannot .ue for
.tme 40 a. IA \
on some arbitrary test winch shah be p sign them
what they shall do or believe Thus odd number OF
mngFss decides many people 70 e4r9et misfortune and
even number success. or. To tok' real instance.
Ar. B0bbngo himself when u chlld was much exei. /
cised VITA doubts whelhsr the rel g0Os truths he had
learnt ia the bible Wcrr true not aid We uade for
himself an arbitrary test by which be determined ~ be
grided. lie sDid 20 himself tia; II golAg to Ger.
tain room In his home he should hnd the door open be
would believe hat lie had Been taught, bat u II should
be shut that he would not, lie cannot remember. be
tes whether In fact he found open shut but he
suppose. the tormer Ms his childhood FOR. many
so-rs disturbed by no further doubts the SUBJECT
NOV fhLs only differs ffom tie considerations which de-
termined Ls cgn autDmatons next nOvo in this that
the arbitrary sign WA or Appeared - be. his sc.
l,ci.on, wHle Tie automhtohs equally arbitrary sign
wa selected for It by Mr.. Iiabhapc ~
WHIT. now s the real difference between the nteli-
Eence f tho auton.aton end Tat OF Some people
VII say at once cOnscousnesshe chd IL conscious 81
bis calculating power. and perhaps of its method; tho
aLtonaion not ul then 1t 10 uCt the fact that people
conscious Of half the mental opci atoms they pcr
form; and many thinkers Maintain t1st sone Of
their rost wonderful intellectual Efforts done IA
complete uncongciousnesu. IL 10 the El,oe eAplaua
ton ~ the spirit drawing and writing phsnOmsIn
fnr they not tIickcTesiat tho intellect acts in
them guio.atelyi that IT, us's intellectual tests and
,Iior1 without being conscious that Il i, using them
We hayc seen very beautiful drawings made by lady
of tho most ulquestiOnabe honor and integrity. who
aYgs not only tha she never could draw 1T all TIL tho
"ruence seized her. bat that she never u any time
know what the next stroke OF her drawing was be-
nay that the unfolding OF tho subject greater
surprise and interest to her than u those who were