The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-17
PHONOGRAPHY

Is simple and easy that ifs principles all be
learned in few hours, and Small amount OK prao-
tce wiz enable 70 use It for the daily purposes Of
life
None but those who are acquainted with Il can
form any lea Of lis great brsvIty and Simplicity or
Of tho ease With which 1t can be learned. But what
e Photography Il Ia system Of short hand writing
which can be written ten times fast tie common
writing, read a. easily, and learned with far less
trouble.
It is used not only by Reporters, but by hundreds Of
thousands IN this country and in England Cor private
writing for composition for taking teCtimony, etc
In courts for sermons, fore correspOHdenCe for book
keeping, ETC. etc by Ladies', by Students, BY Clerks
by Clergymen, by Lawyers, ETC., and is rapidly CON-
ing into general use.
As labor saving invention, its value can scarcely
be estimated and It requires but little time TO learn
70 use for the daily purposes Of life But the OBJ
lection Is made that others cannot read it Well then
let them spend few hours TO learn It, for where is
the justice IN requiring the active and intelligent 70
spend ten days in doing what they might do In one
merely 70 save TIE nd0lent few hours effort In
learning thing which would be useful 10 them flr
lief The time was whom but few persons could
write their names, but the progress Of the age dc
uands y more rapid method Of writing and while
the active and intelligent hUsr and Will have the
advantages OF Photography, the indolent must sub
NIT 70 the disadvantage caused by their own indo-
lence.
The case with which Il csn be brought into proat.
able and daily use is shown by the following certB.
Gates. Il is only those who igaoraHs Of It who
ever speak sgsinstit
NAsHvHIa, Dec. lsth, Isecs
SIR; The few Lessons took from Jon some time
since IN Photography, have enabled ne 70 save more
than twothinds Of the labor II preparing my sermons
and have no doubt Il will soon enable me 20 save
three-fourihs Of II. Ihave never spent time more
probably than in It's attainment RndI feel perfecty
iree in recommending it to Cergymen generally, a.
means by which vast amount Of time may be saved
and that too with far less effort than is generally SUD-
r.osed. It's principles are few and sinple Of easv
fn fha fall
word In the language either for present use or Der
maneDt record. Yours respectfully
Pastor q, ,,o d p-s,,,, :; :; H US
Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, August !, 1858.
In about six months from the time began she
study Of Photography, with less than one-third Of
said time devoted 20 It's attainment, was employed
as Reporter for the United States Beard Of Gains
The faithful teaching Of Mr. J. W DObear, Of Nash
vile, and the study aud practice Of the concise, COM
prehenEive, and tudicously arranged photographic
books Of Ben Pitman, OF Caoinnan, have thus easily
enabled me 70 make Photography practically useful
IT, principles are quickly mastered, and I know o,
nothing that young parsons learn with equal prs
pect ofimmediate and profitable employment.
The Secretary Of War has ordered, July 6th, 1865,
Ia General Order No. 20s, photographic reporters
employed under the authority Of the 29h section Of
the act az Congress- approved March 3, 1865 VII be
allowed not exceeding ten dollars per day., etc. This
viii Of course greatly increase the demand for Re
Porters. DUNCAN R. DoKRrs.
NASHVILLE, August 4, 1855.
IN January last Mr.. J. W Doibosr gave, free o.
oAarge course Of lessons IN Photography and Wri.
ting % myself and many other wounded soldiers In
Hospital No. %. Tedious hours were thus charged
70 pleasant and profitable ones. We vaiue highly
our knowledge Of Photography, and those who have
left the Hospital correspond n g with those who
have not. ". l. Dervin, Of Company F, 1eth " 8.
A., who returned home disabled FOR life from his
wounds, writes thli he Is teaching Photography, and
dnds e 50 profitable that he would not take 5000
for what he learned from Hr. D. think both soldiers
and Office would ind the learning Of Il profitable
employment for their leisure time IN camp hogpi
tai, without detEimeat 70 other duties.
W. g. sHAFKB,
Clerk Hospital No, %
n Photography were taught to every soldier in the
army, Af. d. believes most Of them would value 4
as highly az the pay they receive from the Govern
msnt without Ia The least interfering with their du
ties a. soldiers.
Bon. TH1Eks n. BESIoE ssid IN Congress:
HAD this srt been known forty years ago q would
have saved me twenty years Of hard labor"
II Photography n thus valuable in saving % large
An amount O. lifetime, should not every child have
its vast advantages, especially when they be had
- 70 small expense Of time and money II
Would have saved twenty years Of hard labor o. the
e q man, should years q hard labor be brouzhi
upon others for tho want Of blessing Of saoh easy
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