Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-06-18
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e Bachmaier, has invented universal Ian
y guage. We have not mastered all its in
e eltricacies yet, but The theory starts with
the idea that man needs only three thous-
2 and words to express all his ideas. Right
r here We agree with the author. There
are plenty of situations in life where orc
lor two good solid words are about enough,
: and we can scarcely surmise any combina-
Ition of circumstances which would re-
Iquire more than four thousand. That
number would satisfy even an Insurance.
agent or a lightning rod man. 1t might
be little short Of the mother-in-law when
!. she starts out to give the brute who mar
ried her daughter her opinion touching his
coming home at two O'Clock in the morn
ing; but a mothcr-in-law has very few
rights that any man is bound to respect.
1t is certain that German philologist
would not halt in his great task on her ac-
count. We are not sure, but DR.. Bach
maier may have q mother in.law, and if
has lie will agree with us.
Starting from the basis of the four thous-
and words, DR.. Bachmaier states that each
of the words will have a number which
will represent it in all the languages. As
an example-if the number 100 stands op-
posite tle word FIRE in the English COL
umn, it will alco be found against the
word FEU in the French, and FENER in
the German, and thus throughout the
whole list of languages used.
In the application of this method, an
Englishman writing to French friend
with the dictionary in hand, will first seek
lout the word he desires to express IN
French; but. in place of writing the word
itself, will write the numeral that is the
universal representative; and reversing
this method, the French recipient of the
communication will replace the numerals
by the words Of his own language
1t is very easy to see how charming all
this is going tc be. Under the operation
of the present beastly system Of language
a fellow has to learn tongue throughout
before he can talk to the natives. And it
sometimes happens that after he has spent
months and months on his Ollend0rf, and
goes to Paris, the very first man he asks
about the gold pen Of the schoolmaster,
calls him an idiot. That isn't the answer
in Gllendorf. 1t is, No, but have the
silk gown of the grand mother But as
long as the whole world does not revolve
on the Ollendorf principle, it is cheering
to know that German philologists are turn
ing their attention to schemes which will
the difficulties now existing.
Heretofore il has been very embarrassing
TO fall in love with a French girl who
RRihdRtt RRihid sludif5 Qllerdo1f But now it is
hand and look toward heaven and say
SO, 16, 4, %, Z, II, and she will reply,
4, 70, 8, 10, %; when you are not we'll up
in the Bachmsierlsm system you will have
to talk with the books in your hands.
This will make the interview longer and
more pleasant. II you say
2, %, 78, meaning 1 love you,' it will take
her few moments to pick it all ont of
the French column, and then you can en-
brace her or get your hat. just accordingly
as she replies. Everythingi is placid. There
is no undue excitement, and even it her
father came down with the thunder in his
eye, 1t would take INN so long to find out
the numbers standing for the expression
of his intention to kick you, that you
could be half mile around the corner
before he was ready.
We predict for the great system great
success. 1t will bring all mankind into
close band of brotherhood. and advance
the cause of civilization. We will be
once sgain simple people, each with his
book in his hand, going about babhling
in numbers Neither Choctaw nor Chimes:
shall throw US, and our polyglottis will
wag merrily to the music of the numerals.