Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-05
Automata.


VI. Maillar'lri, - celebrated Swis.
mrthahiriaH ia the beginning al
/ this century. produced u number al
! automatic, OF which the most re-
markahlr WIS n lady who rxrcnie,l
rlShir'n airs oH the piaHoiof,e. and
actually pressed the fingers on
the keys, The flats and sliarps being
! play ii 10y means of pedals, rs ~ an
Or y. In fact, the instrument,
'ttH III called Il piauotorte WAS II
kind OF organ blown with bellows.
The figure is said to have PLAYED in
MANNER so similar Ia u living per
FORMER, that at distance the diff
terrnc" could scarcely he perceived.
Maillar'lct alSu invented II drawing
and writing boy. Most writing and
drawing amdfaidS are worked hy
nachlncry which PASSES through
the hoor To an adjoining room.
where Al assistant directs The liz
hrr by means of pahtograph. II
scientific Instrument, one arm of
which being moved, causes the 9th.
or arm to trace the movement in
fac sImilr. The rle>crrSi of these.
Was writing hand, exhibited in
London, which WAS apparently iso.
lated on plate of glass. aud con
SrqucntlN II appeared impossible
Tor the movements to he obtained
IN the nanncr just Described
There was in reality Il double sheet
OF glass, the lower one. through
which the motion WAS commitment.
eel. being movable; hut both sheets
of glass being Transparent, the mo
tion OF the lower plate was not per
ceptible. Mailiiardcl's writing boy
was not dependent on such as
sistance, out really moved 10y the
action OF springs working on
combinations of varions levers,
which traversed the circumference
of metal plates. the edges of which
were cut into different shapes. M
as To produce a corresponding ont
line. AMI 10 make The mp and down
strokes thinner or thicker as re-
quired, in imitation of actual writ.
ing or drawing.
The satne artist also invented "A
magician that answered questions.
The figure was seated. and held a
wand IN one hand, u book in the.
other Twenty oval brass medal.
lions on which questions were in.
scribcd were handed to the an.
dicnce who chose one AT random.
The chosen one was put Into q
drawer which shut with spring.
The figure then, afterslrnding some
time IN apparent study. rose, waved
the wand, and strack the wall
above it's head, When two folding
doors flew open, aud displayed the
answer. The doors then shut. and
the figure reseatrd itself. The
modas operdmdi WAS simple. The
medallions had holes, which did not
precisely correspond, and these
were brought into contact with
Hf"FS, NJ as 10 ffVHuct dfHtfeHt
result with each medallion.
Mailliarhpt also constructed an
automatou lumber, only few in.
rhes high, and iHelosed ia u glass
case. When AT rest, the tnmhier
SAT on a slender steel rod, which il
graswd with both hands. When
in action, il descended and hung BY
its hands, then tun Died and adopt.
ed a variety of attitudes, and final.
ly seated itself again on the rod,
and bowed Ia the audience.
III 1873, the latest wonder in the
way Of ant smata, the joint inven.
tlon of MIR. John Nevil Maskrlyne
and Of Mr.. John AlgernOn Clark,
WAS brought ont 1T the Egyptian
Hall, London. The figure, which
they cali the Psychic, represents
a man in oriental csmsnn,e, twenty.
two inches high, STATED rross legged
ON q box, aud to xH xyr~xrxWcr,
perfectly Isolated, On . hollow cyl.
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