The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-28
CLOCKS WHICH WILL TALK.
the UONDERFUL POSSTBTLITIES or
EDISON'S INTENTION


iNaln.s 4. liNsH tH ne NWh inrif'nH httitt
Cr nll the writer's inventions, none has
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'''Hiil''hnH" su'h ltol"Uhn ana o"I"os. "',"-
ton throughout the civilized world us has tho
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that r'ruarl,y OF the INVENTION Which urlhss
iis possibilities within range OF the speculative
imnrinniions of nil thinking neople AS well as
TO the almost uhiNerSal Npplc"plllV ol '"o
foundation principle, namely the gathering up
,oa r,,,i,ir,, ~ sounds hitherto fugitive and
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thor reproduction ~ Will
From tho vcry abundance NJ conjcctural and
nr,,,h,.i. o,,irions ,vLi.h have hcen dissem-
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/ mated by the press. the puhhc IS lhple 20 no.
come confused. ana less ace urlteli informed as
f., tho n,t,iae rssiit and eff .ts of the phono-
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srnrh than II the invention had p,eh ono CON
ia t,,,,,. -, ,t' ,',a.',. ,rn,, ui,,r
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las no iouN 10 hhd WIN thlS CONDITION "i inc
in,..,,,i,n. for i,Io,1 ,h' ,,rss,nu,,ies are .n
lhNrh'iVh' l"r' 'luue''' III" pD77luN"'eS are >"
illimtdho ana the prnhablliiles 81 humorous
| thut ho-thuulh subject To the influence of
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chaotic condition of mind ~ To- whore 10 draw
Ia" DIVIDING inr. In point 81 iarli suri mn
ruiuu WIN sWiril if dlhrd IN orhllinry IN
mrqt In lle}c4sr Of an invention OF The aaln6re
ana sfrp" oi ~" lHnnngtnpr, II ~ pratltHlN
iiuln~1ihl" Z" lhdi,0tr y i"-,'hy; ,9r tomorrow
irn' may 'N'"lN VI almost nd.hntry.
voopns process which have thus lar been
utuhy t.Hrhrd; certain uth"ls wh.h nr"
/ e.. any W,ih!H rn1. Hnu ,1'hrrS WNlih t"uEh
B"..' nav ' tom i 81 become ' rr@nG II d
II tie reproduction of sound is 10 l." made
/ rud,hln To- an audience. CONSIDERABLE force Is
requisite ia th' otiEinnl uttrrnh'r' " ior Ne IN,
| dvidunl ear only the or linnry conyersatiolnl
both ei-"- the original unerNnc"s ar" Delivered
/ SrnlI in ,hr mnlst pee" OF bhe ins,rHineh'
Nn nuiihl' f'prnduction may. however; ht hHd
/ 10y rp'nk NJ ~ NE Instrument IRON u ul7U!mm'n
/ "l from Two tp thI'" .lr'l ~ louh u'h'. ihr
aprllcaii9n oi harinI tube %. tunnel t. collect
w H1uhh WHF'N anu ", Nuil7'ru Won 81 "n rs
/ l"NHt urii'n" ulupnrashl hilu 'n''"'9@lhg
/ h".nl .. are W." simple mans WnlIn suggest
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attention, hut s,cs no practical dilhGnty ny
wdh"ring np ami r"trlnln. a sectional Part 81
IN" sound waves 9inused about ia. original
7onr," "tihlh 4 tallu9 "l' say. ihrr" I'el 'slkl-
! ri'hllN move" ho' 10 Do annoying TO I" speaker
,t ~ihsrs.
"''- ' 3S,loplnch, ny 'II SN
/ h"t'i"i"r' drslsu'l'i hS iuEUNc' ana thrir
/ 'nra teri't'f at Will without me lrue'ncr or
! ,"ii~rhl "i 'l' eFi...na1 source ana utter tne
"1s",n :.Ml lts iN" Cd, 'l,'e. i, .,.,.,i,., .,t.
/ ~ I'l' trlh~lni~-. "a ~ su'H cNptlVe SouhiI
imtnusn 'ur mary rnennrs o. r"l4n,.I'ia
h'T''uts' anu liNdr ne material lurnl' lnt lpF-
T ln- IS ul standardization or 40 lhefrhAAldblc
goods
a lndehnlg MULTIPLICATION ana preservation
/ Dru.m-eNistencg pl ,hs original source.
3D.. lhr rarllN"tpE ni sounds, WIN or without
. th' NuNWlcl-c or consent oi the source oi their
/ Origin.
Il" lr''+u.' hlpi'tl9n ot ih"~' lgopprues
| 't ihH pli'u"-rl' unt the various branches ~
,omm-e'iai and 'irntlii' industry presently in
III ni"t Nii r"guir" ihe rAcrc'9" ol more or i'ss
/ m'ihur 100 lh., hHN. 'yh.rlihE that th' NJ
! raruu- l~ lrtHi ANY perfected IN So inr az me
iaihiui r'prliu u "a oi sound Is cou'ornrt.
many Of tue following aHiications vii he
made tl' in'nicut thc new form Oh APPARATUS.
witch 'he writer l. now about eompi,tinE is
+ ini-nrd. III -. thrn, miyhi hr rls-sri liz a'-
/ iualr"s; bat th'y 80 closely trench uron niNcr
= tlIh 'aiinue WINCH wall lnineu h''y follow ihW
+ 20 lul I--iN' 10 srpHrNc thfW hence iEey
/ are All enumerated uudcr the head ui pr.uabil-
/ ties. ana ""'N specially consldrr'd Among
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