Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-15

Ii is in imitation OF all the parts OF
the human organs OF speech, executed
in India rubber and wood. A key
board, ike that Of piano, played by
a young lady, puts the parIs in mo-
ton, while by pedal and bellows the
required air is sent through the wind
pipe. The keyboard has only four
teen KEYS, representing the sound Of
a, o, u, i, c, ], T, ", +, 5, D, g, d, sh; the
other sounds OF tne alphabet are pro-
duced by the same movement and
the admission OF more or less air. Inc
sounds Of N and b are produced by
closing the lips, ana by pressing
the tongue against the roof OF the
mouth, etc. The French nasal sounds
are produced by separate cQntri-
vance. The laughing, says the Ger
man General LstettigeHcer, sounds truly
diabOiical, and very cOmical Is the
growing of a rooster,
The visits of the Mortimer 10 the
American continent have long been q
subject Of controversy and specula-
ton, bat COW Mr.. J. Haulay, a Chi
nese interpreter IL san Francisco, at
tributes the discovery Of America to
the CeleStials, finds q resemblance be
tween the inhabitants OF Central and
South America and the Chinese, and
traces d similarity in the religion of
the Aztecs and Buddhism. He says
the discovery by the Chinese EQz first
made 1900 years ago, the land being
called FOsaRy5 and that 5OO years ago
some Buddhist visited the country and
carried back to China the news that
they had found Buddhist idols and re-
ligiOus writings. John Chinaman has
heen long une in taking anything
ike possession of his own, and he may
find come difficulty now in etiacing
from most peoples minds the well-im-
pressed formula that Columbus dis
covered America.
The Austrian Government has Just
introduced 4 novelty In transmitting
short messages through the pOstOfiice
at cheap rates. The object Is 10 ena-
bic persons tO send Of, with the least
possible trouble, messages Of small
importance, without the necessity of
paper, pens and envelopes
Cards Of a fixed size are sold at the
pOstOfiices for two kFCgtZeTs, one side
being for the address and the other for
the note, which may be written either
with ink or with any kind Of pencil.
1t Is thrown into the box, and deliv-
cred without an envelope. A cheap
post Of this kind would certainly be
very coHTenient, especially ia large
towns, and a man Cf business, carry
ing a few such cards ia his pocket
book, would find them very useful.
There i an additional advantage at
tached to the card, namely, that OF
having the address and pOstmark In
fixed to the note.
A California correspondent gives
some Interesting statistics about dai-
rying in California. He states tG2t
there are 1900 diaries in California
having 50 to $50 cows each. The
cows are generally q cross imported
with Mexican stock. They pick their
own food from the lst day Of January
TO the 3lst day OF December. Good
grazing lands are cheap and abund-
ant. The Coast Range Mountains eX- l
tend from the MsndOCini 10 San Diego,
upward OF coo miles. Rathed by the
frequent fOgs of the ocean, there is
moisture when dry elsewhere. /
This range Of mountains possesses val
leys of vast extent and fertility. 1t is
full If springs, while bunch grapes
and wild oats ere found in exhaustless
This 5, therefore, II
course, q fine section fo- the dairy
as the land is also very
cheap.
A beautiful English lady residing
at TOulCn for the benefit of her health |
received numerous and devoted letters
from an admirer who signed himself
label" and who could not be traced. |
At length she became quite interested |
in him. Soon after a police inspector |
presented himself to the fair lady. |
. Madam" " said he, "amOng the effects |
Of a person lately deceased q letter /
has been found bearing your address. !
IL is supposed that the deceased, who 4
died suddenly, had no time to post il. |
Here it is" 1t was a letter from Abel. |
The lady recognized il at once. "And 1
who was this Abel who wrote to me /
so Often?" said the fair English wO- 1
man. MADAM" replied the func-
tionary, she was convict at the |
b"
The critics have been In such haste |
TO pitch Mrs. Stoves book OUT Of win /
dow because it does not contain "dOc- /
+" that they have overlooked /
a very funny blunder which she |
makes In referring to a work with |
which she certainly ought to be IA
the Bible. Speaking |
Of the pseudo autobiography OF Byron /
published in the John BItU magazine /
in 1924, she says that If some power |
ful cause had not paralyZed all feel |
ings of honor, delicacy, and humanity !
toward Lady Byron, the editor
- would have been overwhelmed with 1
a storm Of popular indignation,
which, like The fire UpCgl SOd0D1, tooUtd
haze left him q pillar Of salt for a
warming to all future generations"
Mrs. Stowe! Remember Lots wife.
The New Orleans Picdyse1e tells the
story Of g gentleman who arrived
there 8 short time since from an East
earn city 10 pursuit of his truant son.
His search awaited not, and at last,
almost in despair, the distressed father
was preparing TO return home, when
oae evening at the theater he felt soma
ones hand thrust suddenly into his
p6sket. Quick IS thought he grasped
he intrusive member, and, wheeling
around. he met, face to lace, his son.
DetTatad in his crime, the bog suffered
himself to be led sway from the crowd,
and the next day, under the influence
of an affection which vicious associa-
tions had not succeeded Ia entirely
crushing, Sonsentsd to return to his
homs.