Middletown transcript., 1871-10-21
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There u sOos % & sshibitsd = 11D
city eonbipssiss u wssd. eiFs - T..
die rsbbes--a is~--wtlsh - -
10 any language; say aayleteG ! GoQnocr.l
distinctly lsugh. osy. hiss. s6sts6s qls
sing divisely 10 alto, s..prane. ~ ERfEo !
in short. DO anything sfwhlsa - Ns1inl
Voice is ospsbls. Tbb ssssassd1soe1 ~
sult VI ingenuity sad pssssvsssese = -
iuveation u Prolssses Fabss. q vlenoa,
ssd his nephew. The lstsss ~ bs0o013
i 70 this cowntry, a(lss N e1osseo1 80
throughout Europs. durisg whieh = -
elected the o0usmsndstaoss 4 anuDo - -
greatest scientists of The Old Weel1.
A reporter yisissd shs Pssssses ussss.
yesterday. fur ths purposs q ssssiag =.
Il consists Of fhssy eildsd tatls. 6eesdoA
which il foot lever los soviaa Z tooDoUo
above. On top srs oombiuasios q wisoeb
strings. dslissts wooden lsvsrs. soGtse.
tubes and lvsstls work. fosoing ths 49,.
ing mschiue. Behiud is bsIIoes, vhjeh
rsprssspts the lungs. The sir b fbsesd
through narrow aperture into tsbs ~
resestiag the wiudpipe, asd sbesss ~ .
lssgs swelling rspreseating ths ooseeis.
Thence II passes out through vest ssp-
rcscusing the humsn mouth, with movable
lower jaw. lips and tongue Of India rubs
bcr. Wires from below push up The Jaw
and tongue, 10 imitation Of The huosA
mouth and tongue, giving e1pssssiee IA.
the sound Of the rushing air. Thsss Nirsa
and others which act instssd Of teeth. ere
worked by wooden levers. At the end Of.
which are keys.
There we're fourteen levers and wires.
each creating different sound when man
ipulated. aud certain combinations Of thesa
sounds produces any sound or syllsble
asked for. A separate lever makes .
laughing sound. Skillful manipulation Of
all these levers causes the artificial mouth
to speak as well M that Of human being,
except that there is no infection. and tie
sound Of the inal i or is imperfect. Be.
ing pronounced like III. The principle is
i sort Of inverse stcnogrsphy. combiuise
the component sounds of syllnbles into
perfect words. A small box. furnished
with piano keys aud filled with wires snd
wooden stats, produces the singing in com.
bina,ion with u mask made In imitation Of
the human face and its organs Of speech.
Madam Faber. a modest looking lady,
played upon the keys with great skill.
There was no humbug about il. Every
sentence. shor, aud long. every word asked
for. no matter how difficult u pronuncia-
,ion, in English or French. or GERMAN,
was instantly reproduced with astonish.
ing dis,inctnsss. Its style of sslkiag b
follows:
- I--am--s- s--mere --mach ---iue--busk
L can tslk--ss we'll ---as--. you---
sir-r-r." Mr. fsbcr said that he wss
seven years endcsvoring to produce tho
sound Of l. To show how hs sucossded
at last be touched number Of keys sad
tho machine said {" Mis--sis--sip--pi."
Several Of the most difficult words we're
asked for. such MS shrimp. sister. PaplinH
aud the German letters icss. upsilon. tset.
but all were pronounced with tho greatest
readiness The utility Of the machine
nay be questioned. but rs n curiosity Of
ingenuity its success cannot be disputed.
1t is the only one ever perfected. There
have been others invented VI different pe,
riods. but their articulation has been con-
fined to few sentences. This can ariio..
ulate anything.