The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-21
PHONOGgAPBy

IL 50 simple aEd easy that its principles can ell be
learned in few hours and a snail amount Of prac
toe viii enable one to use IT for The daily purposes Of
life.
None but those who are acquainted with Il can
form any lea Of il great brevlty and simplicity or
Of the ease with which it can be learned. But what
Is Photography II s system Of short hand writing
which be written ten times ne fat she common
writing, read as easily, and learned with far less
trouble.
Il "a used not only By Reporters but by hundreds Of
thousands In this country and IN England for private
writing for competition, for taxing testimony, etc;
IN courts, for sormons, for correspondence for book
keo- etc., by Ladies, By Students, BY Clerks
by Cergymen, by Lawyers, etc., and isrepidly com
ing into general use.
As labor saving invention, It's value can scarcely
be estimated and it requires but little tme TO learn
70 1t for the daily purposes OF life. But the OBJ
lection IS made that others cannot read isl Well than
let them spend few hours TO learn it, for where ig
the Justice in requiring the active and intelligent to
spond ten days in doing what they might do in one,
merely 70 save the indolent few hours effort in
learning thing which would be useful 70 them for
Bie2 The time was when but few persons could
write their Names but the progress Of the ago de-
uaanis more rapid method Of writing, and while
the active and Intelligent HUsF and WILL have the
advantages OF Photography, the indolent must sub
init to the disadvantage caused by their own indo.
lence
The case with which It can bebrought into profit
able and daily use Is shown by the following certi1
Gates. Il is only those who are ignoraSt Of It who
NASHVILLE, Dec 18th, 1861
SR; The few lessons took from you some time
since ia Photography, have enabled noe 20 save more
than twOthirds Of the labor n preparing my sermons
and have no doubt Il viii soon enable me to save
shree fourths Of il. have never spent tine m0rs
probably than in its attainment, and feel perfectly
rse in recommending It to Clergyman generally,
means By which q vast amount OF time may be saved
and that with far less effort than is generally sup
posed. It's principles arc few and 81 pie, OF easy
attainment and suited TO the full expression Of ever
word the language, either for present or per
nasnent record. Yours respectfully
Us HAYS,
Pastor Of the I'd Presbyterian Church,
Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, August I, 1885,
In about SIX months from the time / began the
study Of Photography, with less than ons-third Of
ssid time devoted to It's attainment, was employed
as Reporter for the United States Board Of Claims.
The faith fG teaching Of Mr. J. v. D0lbear Of Nash
ve and the study and practice Of the concise, com
prehcnsive, and jCacioUsly arranged photographic
books Of Ben Pitman, Of Cincinnati, have thus easily
enabled me 70 make Photography practically useiHl
Tts principles are quickly mastered, and know Of
nothing that young persons can learn with equal PrOs
poet Of immediate ard profitable employment
The Secretary Of War has ordered, July 9th, 1863,
IN general Order No. 20s, pbOnOTaphio reporters
employed under the authority Of the 18th section Of
the act OF Congress, approved March g. 1858, viii be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day. etc This
viii Of course greatly increase the demand for Re
Porters. DUNCAN K. DoH1n.
NASHVILLE, August 4, 1853.
In January last Mr.. J. v. Dolbear gave, free o.
charge course Of lessons n Photography and VII.
ting 20 myself and many other wounded soldiers IL
Hospital No. %. Tedious hours were thus chasged
% pleasant and profitable ones. We value highly
or knowledge Of Photography, and those who have
eft the Hospital correspond in it with those who
have not. W. &. Dsrvin, Of Company F, 1eth " s.
A.. who returned homo disabled for lie from bis
wounds writes hist he IS teaching Photography and
hnds il 20 profitable that he would not take $4,000
for what he learned from Mr. D. think both soldiers
and olca would and the learning Of It profitable
employment Tor their leisure time in camp or hospf
W. @. sHAFER,
Clerk Hospital No 20
II Photography we're taught 70 every soldier IN the
army, HF. D. believes most Of them would value il
as highly ss the pay they receive from the Govern
rent without In The least interfering with their du
ties IS soldiers.
Bon. TBoNksH II. BENTON said in Congress:
HAD this an been known forty years ago. II would
have saved ne twenty years Of hard labOr."
Il PEonography is thus valuable IN ssv ing 70 large
amount Of lifetime, should not every child have
IS vast advantages, especially when they be hac
At 80 small an expense Of time and money II Il
would have saved twenty years Of hard labor 70 the
Hie Of man. should years n hard labor BE- br0uRhf
upoa others for the want OF blassns Of Euch ear
attainment isnS-n