Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-03-26


sabled I'd transmit their messages more
accurately, and with much creator pes
dition, than ct present, and consequently
.atgreatly reduced expense. !.
s Signal telegr ,phy is effected practi-
cally and substantia II IS in electr0-tele-I
Igraphy. One, two, three and four move
Ements, sounds, hashes or other means Of
attracting attention, will ind dictate respect
lively the FIRST second, third or fourth
character, and, therefore, no code book
will be needed, as the signals can be
made 60 easily and clearly that they can
be read with the greatest facility II will
be- readily appreciated how invaluable
this method. of easy communication will
he to the Army and Navy, and to survey
ing and other parties, who are required to
communicate with one another at dis
tances too remote for hearing. Asystem
of telegraphing at night, by means Of
lights and rockets, has also been provid-
ed for, and Mr. Burk Is enabled to use a
plain rocket thing heretofore impos-
sible avaiIing himself OF the four cardi-,
nal points Of the compass to indicate the
character needed to be shown.
In the instruction of the deaf and dumb
this system can be used with great adj
vantage. All difficult, ungainly meve-
ments of the fingers and hands. are rem
dered unnecessary, as one two, three and
four movements of the lips will furnish
all the signs requisite, and thus what is
now so tedious and painfully difficult
will be. reduced to implicity.s and q
graceful and natural means of communi-
cation established. The blind will also
be benefited by it, as their books can be
printed in four characters easily disting-
guished and it may be possible, by using
the well known ability of the blind to
distinguish colors BY the touch, to pre-
pare books for them by this system where,
the letters need not be in relief.
A distinguishing feature of Mr.. Burke's.
invention is its simplicity and adapta-
bllity; q knowledge Of it can be acquired
by any one OF ordinary intelligence in a
few hours, and whenever, and for what
ever purpose the English language is
used it may be substituted, and ALWAYS
with the proportionate advantage of
the fewness Of the characters which are
employed. -sY.>a.> > a.s-..s 9 80,
. In the education of the young, where
SO many exercises have to be written. It
must prove an important auxiliary, and
also to all others who have much writing
to do; for while not, in the ordinary
meaning of the term, ashort, hand" it
removes all the mechanical and physical
difficulties now attending chirography,
and enables all who can spell to write
with ease, rapidity and the most perfect
leglbility.
3 To describe this invention in its appli-
cation as universal language, would
lead us beyond the limits Of a newspaper
article, and involve such a minute par
t1cularization as might interfere with Mr..
Burke's purpose of patentinp it in Eng
land. Mr.. Burke has apparently solved
the difficult question of q universal me-
dunn of inter.commun;catiot,nn between
peoples differing IN language, has given
to. the world a new language, which, be-
fore many years, will be as widely spread
and as universally understood in common
as is music at the present dav, and added
a most important factor to the sum of hu-
man knowledge.
When the reporter called on Mr.. Burke
the inventor produced sheet of paper,
ON which were drawn lines the same as
used in music, except that instead of five
lines and four spaces there were only
three lines and two spaces. uN0w" said
he. eff I put dots with q pencil on each.
line and in each space I, have the differ
ent positions and furthermore. If make
the dots with different colored nencils.I
can. represent as manv characters as there
are letters IN the English language
ooh yes: see that ia easy enough to
take different colored pencils and make
your alphabet on three lines: aud two
spaces; but how can YOU use YOUR system
to send messages over the teleoraph
wires2'' : ~, -. - =
swell. one method bv which it could
be done would be to have one click of
the telegraph instrument indicate the first
line. two clicks the first space. three clicks
the second line. and so on. The color
could be indicated by using what tele-
graph one1ators call dashes one or more
times. TINS showing the colors.,, >,
The inventor ex6ibited TO the renorter
q circnlar dial. on. which were inscribed
letters and tionres One Of the indexes
was colored red another white another
blue. and 80 on. Tho color indexes were
ali On one side Of the dial. and IN the
other side was an index nointino to the
various letters of the alphabet.- The SIN
ole index was connected with the others
In such manner that when they were
moved it moved also. This ARRANGEMENT
is intended to be utilized in the same
manner as the dial and index system at
present used by the Police Department
Of NewrYork. The inventor WIS OF the
opinion that this system Of military sig
mails would be of great use to the army
and navy, as BY waving or raising flag
given number of times the lines and
spaces and colors representing the alpha
| bet could be indicated.
While the new system for telegraphine
| is novel, and apparently ofntility, the in
ventor has great clam TO the attention
of the public on account of his new meth
cd of writing the language. He claims
that it will supersede the present long
hand system Of manuscript, and be for
midable rival to the best systems Of short
hand systems of shorthand or phonogra.
ply now in use.y Said he:~ Take, for. in
stance the word man. To write it in
the usual way requires fourteen or fif-
teen movements OF the pen. By my sys-
tenn three strokes would do the work."
The inventor exhibited to the reporter
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