The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-05-10
EDlsoN's LATEST WONDERS.
WHAT THE INVENTOR EXPECTS OF THE
AEROPHoNE AND THE PSoNoGRAPH.
New York Graphic,

New York Graphic,
| Mr.. Edison showed US his dismantled
aerophone. Some of it started for Europe
last week." said he, "and can't show you
how it sounds. But here, you see, is the
same tympanum that we use in the tele-
phone and phonograph; we speak against
this, and its vibrations, Instead of pricking
sheet of tin foil opens and closes valve
in the steam pipe, and thus gives to the
whistles the articulations of the human
voice. It is much simpler than the phono-
graph; and it's audible speech can be heard
four miles, Or even more. | will guaran-
| tee that it shall read the Declaration OF
Independence So that every word will be
| distinctly beard by every citizen of Man
haitian Island. 1t will call out all the sta
tions on a railroad, and the locomotive
will go through the country talking what
ever the engineer thinks it necessary to
say. Steamers can converse at Sea. Light
houses can warn ships in storm. Fire
districts can be shouted; also information
tion whether fire is spreading or is being
mastered"
81 will have on exhibition at Paris"
said Edison. "eight telephones besides my
phonograph and areophone.''
"To what uses do you expect the pho
nograph will be put ?" he was asked. "Te
several" he replied.
II. For debating it will take the place
of shorthand reporters, as thus: A man
who has many letters to write will talk
them to the phonograph, and send the
sheets directly to his correspondents, who
will lay them ON the phonograph and hear
what they have to say. Such letters as 60
to people who have no phonosraph will be
copied from the machine hy the office boy.
SO. For reading. A ti:st-class elncu-
ZIONIST will read one of Dickens novels
into the phonograph. 1t can all be printed
on sheet ten inches square, and these
can be multiplied by the million copies by
a cheap process of electrotyping. These
sheets will be sold for, say, 25 cents. A
man is tired, and his wife's eyes are failing.
and SO they sit around the table and hear
photograph read from this sheet the whole
novel with all the expressions of a first
class reader. See?. A company for print
ing these is already organized in New
York.
"3. 1t will sing in the very voice of
Patti and Kellogg, so that every family
can have an opera any evening.
"4. It may he used as musical COM
poser. When singing some favorite airs
backwards it hits some lovely airs, and |
believe musici an could get one valuable
popular melody every day by experiment
ing in that way.
"5. It may be used to read to inmates
of blind asylums or to the ignorant who
have never learned co read.
"6. 1t may be used to teach languages
and I have already sold the right to use it
to teach children the alphabet. Suppose
Stanley had had one and thus obtained for
the world all the dialects of Central Africa!
81. 1t will be used to make toys talk.
A company has already organized to make
speaking dolls. They will speak in little
girls voice, and will never lose the gift any
more than little girl.
"S. Il will be used by actors to learn
the right reading Of Lassages. In fact, its
utility will be endless"
"What will the photograph sci. for ?''
I" We shall shall charge 500 for ma
chine. This will limit its sale for the pres
cnt."