The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-02
EDlSON'S LATEST.
4 rEnnInLE TALKING MAGAZINE.
possibi1ity Of the AerophOne-A POlygl0t
PhonUsrnph NJ the Paris Exposition.
New York World.I

New York Worid.l
N am very sorry" said Mr.. Edison, the In
Y vettior of more than seven wonders, to a
World reporter who called upon him at Menlo
asrophone to-day; ! have just sent the appli-
s.afit,ft for a patent to Washington, and have
taken the machine had here to pieces
This was q great disappointment to the re-
porter. for from what he had heard OF 1t the
nerophone was an affair not to be met with
every day, whereupon Mr.. Edison, who is one
Of the most courteous gentlemen in the world,
undertook 70 explain Its mechanism and CO.
pabilities. The former was less sasy than the
litter to understand That Mr.. Ediston, how
ever, has Invented machine which, placed
upon d locomotive, will raise Its voice and an
nolince In giant tones, that can be heard for
miles: u am engine. Marmadnke, and will
warning Or information It chooses, there
" not the least reason to doubt. It
seems probable that Mr.. Ediston can
make whatsoever he likes, and even
latest wonder which the reporter is herewith
able to give, no person who has ever met him
4 or visited his workshop at Menlo Park should
doubt ite praeticability. In the aerophone-
Mhlca ~ The way Is a. yet by no means per- r,
rise In the marvellous phonograph is made O
key to the mystery. The vibrating plate
which, In the phonograph moves sharp
point over a revolving cylinder. In the
0arephune operates as q valve to shut off and
open the How of steam through pipe leading
! from this boiler too peculiarly arranged horn
Or whistle. BY this contrivance the steam,
Instead 81 producing long. continuous toot.
ID made to pronounce words.
"lt is quite simple said MIR. Edison. smil-
Ing upon the perplexed reporter, "but II you
dent understand 1t altogether, Just take my
word for II. that this thing will utter, words
and walt patiently for O few weeks, when /
will demonstrates what say to yeti"
With this, for the present, the reporter had
Do content himself Mr., Edison first having
CALLED bis attention to the immense value ii
would have on shipboard In time Of fog, or In
IN its aid, the keepers could hail all sur.
rounding vessels, informing them of their
whereabouts and Of the peculiar dangers OF
q have another idea,' said he, as nonchal-
artly as II wonderful ideas were as cheap as
common potatoes. II propose, In sending
We exhibit of several Of my inventions to the
Paris Exposition, to have large phonograplh,
\ running In the machinery department. | will
have II piece Of tinfo, eectrotyped SO that
flie Impressions upon 1t will not wear
Out by constant use, very simple
grAphs for this purpose after 1t has
passed under the pointer, to the other side.
\ and 30 9 perpetual stream of talk can be kept
4 M, haven't decided Just what TO make this
everlasting monograph cay. but have thought
~ would be- good plan to have it repeat in
r several languages say French, English Ger
man, Italian, ee--instructions how to get to
The main exhibition of monographs, which
presume will be In some other building"
Familiar az the reporter was with the
Ii hHblts and powers of this remarkable ma
chine, this idea OF one phonograp crying out
i III day In different languages the way to it's
pDlnpaniuns seemed almost incredible. Mr..
Il |EdiHon was, however, perfectly serious and
proposed while they were upon the subject
4 The reporter should test with the phono-
graphs ability to sing part song. A double
II n1outh-piece was then attached to one of the
machines, and Mr.. Edison taking the air, the
\ reporter volunteering q tenor, q popular me-
GfO melody was forthwith sung to the ma
Chime. Now, said Mr.. Edison, preparing to
get the cylinder In motion. "You will, think,
distinctly hear both parts" instantly the
duet began and continued perfectly through
Two verses and the chorus. Sometimes, you
know. said the inventor, with merry laugh,
We see If we can produce that effect p Re
verstng the cylinder he then poured into the
mouth piere q string Of meaningless SEN
fences and calculations occasionally interpo-
hitting q shrill whistle and cat-call. The
inject, when the monograph again began to
operate, was dfoll and wonderful beyond con-
ception. The strains of the duet came forth
clear and harmoniously, but 1t was as IL O
riot had broken out in concert-room.
Can yuu,' asked the reporter looking per-
fectly aRhast at the impeltirbable originator
QlsMeh . c'nt!ivance, 'can you account for
Oh said Mr.. Edison, with laugh. cts
very simple; mark well the vortex of that un-
precedented elimination, when shall mortal
ken decline amid the--but never mind let's
Hu III lunch"