New-York tribune., 1877-09-15
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
PUONOTYpEg.

SHADES OF sOrHD PRTNTED-sTFPs TAKEN ny
CHICAGO PUBLISHING HOUSE
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR, A publishing house in Chicago has
made the venture using types the forms a
proved by the late Pathological and Spelling ReiOra A.
ISOLATION meetings. They are;
l. a distinct type for long being an { len gtbeued
downwards by Eight curve and dot IL Ia pleasing
foru and ia generally used BY phonotyplsts
2. distinct type for when long. This Is with
its back which the is used foF this
sound In many words; rs IN f.r beiere, mdr.a,, and
common in German orthography. There u fitness in
making types that represent long y0Wels somewhat
heavier looking than those usei for the
3. An with light clrl IN the top Is used for the
that not o, but short IT 10 hard ~ mol Top.
sod when tins sound before final (or untrledl r.
t has body" Is heard ia nor. taorA For the
letter requires for its uDtrled sound much
traction OF the tongue, aud such yogelke opening q
the vOwels that Immediately prccede
1t 10 long and 10 be altered IN Character.
But Is the only consonsnt letter OF sound iLat
produces this effect there Is little occasion Tor employing
any distinct types E. represent cue peculiar e,hlan;s
the sane type used tbeO In fOp fOr. aud tue
used Tor both bui anu burn. In lfis uitc1ncf.
tne - trhcd IA Jor and IN 69Fn - II i % al o,
In such words foreign ana borough. and We nni
befole the tued ths vowel snort and hht As
before other COnsOnants.
Tne ; cng Association adopted one other type a. lts
Baltimore meeting Ius r presents \ llAs tit
first letter Of the earliest aiphabcts aud tie r.t sound
uttered Dy voice. sound Of in T0ihs. 10
is screamed forth by tins e@DUrn baho With ,ai-
of rouglungsd beginner But the sounds soften ~
prac aud m DJtn eases, aud az iengin D"c0me
truiy hgtckc; aud when baby nas learn 10 tolcn the
lips together TO utter softly Bd ani thon VIII smarter
snap lips 10 cal p1fd thr parents eaten TIE sweet
es sounds tAt tOucDed iucif ears TIE tJlt Tor
tnis a is SNAPPED Ike a plump Italian or written a.
Tie attempt To famhirIZe children with these four
ypcs which have received formal approval after thor
Ough exprrlcnce and consideration by tine most coulc
tent authorities letters IA tAis AMI other Eugsl'
speaking COMMITTEES. including NOtIer England herself,
deserving Of all favor Tor the advantages of having
but one type for sound uucHangcuiy 50 great
ana 80 manifest especially IN ,ne great NufA Oi lriulry
instruction. aay step IN that direction Wnch does
nor barmf y sep aDy body's toes step of real
and direct progress. Many aud Publishers nov
ps gO letters cOnuectc) 81 eXpr the unffp-
resented sounds, Of which there are about dozen. Any
one who desires hos the siEgis new type, look,
viii find examples IA sunday .OUi illustrated aud
lesson weekly called " Tao Liuc FOiks' tAllms, Black
mar & Lyon, Chicago. Tue types trc supplied in any
quantity, aud iOr any font by Mdgdcn, Luse A Co.,
CulclgO.
For writing foreign strange words 30 as Ia
give the pronunciation ter,cS aud clearly, sutl iIrs
are great convenience. For example tne Uurd Ssatts
surveying Commissioners axe about Ia pu1lah iohO-
graphs on the different tribes ~ Indians, winch there
are bout 6OO The spelling of lna Worl IA De- gwen
ia so many ways make a perfect chaos, dcyins
Understandings aud making comparison oi jiisloA ah
impOs.ihlly II these uuccfatu Spiuhs coua nave th
reprssented py few Interchangeable tJpc-, al ~ouid 10
clear ana prOnOunceable. W. W. hAAi's'
IyyU.e Penn, sept 4, 1871