Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-08

,nvention that has Been a DlSSA"A
10 the Fair sex.

ia" "! 40 bewitching bangs in black
alI and strawberry, are hammerlng
ooIg At type-writers every day IN Ine
~. IN one of the large rooms oil Df"u-
!s.ss Mercantile Agency. They are
-r,slv guarded by an aged forewomau'
Fa''+s "a cbaperon should it become
VIZ o, for any Of the male clerks OF
Ie'tHt'iiisbmpnt to enter the sanctuh'
the es'" 49,nted the HerQn reporter
She tpe large room, with its many
tl.o I'.--, instruments, the other day.
ai1h,I7 ro+ taat | think you would De
~, NJ any bad designs" salo inc iauy'
s'I,,1ticallv, when she eAp'alheu 1he
" and wherefore OF her escort puU
WIZ Van know, nothing is more annoy
..uD,to'a type-N ritter operator tuaH - na'e
I'VE w har attention distracted. Now,
DIS Oiba0ld come into the room unac-
YOU .,s1i4d. thirty-Iwo girls, after looking
conn CONN would begin specializing as 10
D. .S, were and what you wanted here.
MY a,rlt would be thlrty-twO mistakes
lHe 0orv on band. ana as we have TO
u H.. LARGELY in figures, such mistakes
ut"i h., -,arv disastrous. Mind, do not
h-D' ,c no understood as accusing the
w. i. NJ being fiirts, but type-writlng,
requires the undivided attention
" he OPERATOR, is so HOMOGENEOUS that
little diversion is eagerly looked tor."
Tifee conversation had TO be carried on
NV ny higb kew to be Ineligible, be-
csnse the nimble fingers OF the girls n.y.
-, and down on so many key boards
M noise that resembled somewhat
1lac,rtinuous rattle in the operators
~, m the Western Union Telegraph
HD,n,arv. For the uninitiated 1t was
tori IN realize that each girl was spelling
eor1s letter by letter, making puuctua-
t9r marks iu the proper places, and keep
-sbarp lookout for quotation points,
maee ,rauhs and capital letters. To pro-
9ts Tor TINS large number OF signs-let-
tsr4of the alphabet, figures, punctuauons,
sten.. rtc.-was the greatest difficulty
todyercone by the inventor, after he had
zeal zed that his principle was correct.
ioa y8rlous sIgns-torty-f0ur on the ordi-
nsry mscline--had 10 be arranged in such
omaupsTrhat any one Of them by the sim
rl4 pressure on a corresponding keynote
rouid be printed in any required order or
seerpnce upon paper sheet ready 10 re-
o.fye If. There are many more or less
sebarste ways in which this can be ac-
comDlished. but there is one machine pre-
ierred on account of its simplicity. This
annaratus may Le compared to a plano,
eyan i'm its details. There is a keyboard,
m each kew OF which the letter it I'M
nrasses is to be found indicated.
The depression of each key raises a ham,
mer The latter, however, instead OF be-
Ing covered with telted pad, as in the
vfapO. carries at its extremity type-cast
letter. So far the similarity between the
two Instruments is very close. The type
does not strike the paper directly, but
strikes an linked RIBBON which is so loosely
arranged that il stretches sufficiently to
4 bring iust so much to bear on the paper
as the outline of the letter requires.
4 This causes the blurred appearance of
Il Typewriter copy. But then the leading
difference in the mechanism OF a piano
q and o. typewriter suggests just the diff
iefiIee between producing SCUM Is and
N perGetuatiUg impressions in black and
white 10 any definite sequence. The
wires upon which the types are fastened
are arranged in circular fashion in such
aannsr that any depression of the KEY
lifts tut type in just the centre of the
circle. Thus, if Two keys are struck at
NJ be same time it will cause two types to
81 clash in their attempt to reach the same
sp0s The depression OF the key first
II moves the paper into the exact position,
and then prints the letter, figure or stop
a by means Of an linked ribbon. An indie
pendent key produces the blank between
Ach two words. A side lever shifts the
81 payer 81 he end Of each line, and small
veil Is 81 Ack TO warn the operator when
tAs IS done.
"IPeyp principal question which this
OesBti'u and ingenious little instrument
suggests to me- remarked the lady, after
exlsa ming the mechanism TO the reporter.
US whether it would not be better for
every one Of us to learn the Morse tele-
FaiaIarguage and employ it for writing
lpan a occasions instead of the cum
0Ious letters now in vogue. Thought is
Nose Iuiok now than formerly. Germany
IA rap Ulg rejecting lis archaic type. Why
su.uu we not go further and write
III Morse. where spots and horizontal Ines
w aajy Tor all necessary signs, and type
'HWis OF the simplest form would be
W IequIed%
Iae modern typewriter" continued
We i8oy "Aos done more for female wage
ooiA-fs Than all legislation could do. II
essentially female employment t.
0lNN typewriter, because girls are
r.l-'leI, leater and eteadier at it than
.. Tue ONLY exception to this rule Is
ssPe Aession f the law, many law
- PeltrrIng male type writer's, who
oau s,l up al night and finish a brief il re-
80 70 go out set OF papers Girls
Nv oelcaJe Tor that sort OF labor.
t14 'ley are faster and more sys-
D"gc workers than men. Ordinaril,
'@"Yefs cave their type-wrlting
49, al one OF the many type
4, WY W., ohces. There are about twenty
ot-e5 Vilces IN the city, mostly nearer
6s,. ven IMAM anything else in Chicago,
IN "osl cases these Offices are on the
49,. .'IIes OF our tall buildings. The
49, =" 'h'7e offices are run by women.
ws,, Ye"Ie out my assertion that type-
p feminine work. One lady en-.
NJ v-1O and another ten girls the
uor year round. 10 is very Qenteel
urg "NU pals as wei as the certainly
H. ;sludVus task Of teaching school
kns ~, come az in the morning. and
gop 5,,"e ser and O'Clock in the after.
On l,,l'' aug mao an hours intermission
asi.r t iuey certainly have a far
n ,uy.--"e 'nan shop-girls, salpswnmen
N AMI ''es' ana they earn from IS TO
M tai,A some OF the very best writer's
d tber, as as Huch as $l5 a week. MANY
Ieeiert , believed to be ladies' of indie
Aey lyl aus IA the neighbOrhoOd where
4ep "eoause they are enabled to
sei Hleei hours and live and dress
ass yi.eef are good girls AT any rate
ikalr ''IF lew exceptions. belong To
n s5,''e- .etabie families. Then tbere
8ha.sl .oolts In reduced circumstances
uiber ~, t1is method Of earning a LIVING
Gvs,, ' lN 20 out % service. teach school
t0rsr customers In one Of the big
u PoRrERs MEMORIES.
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