, 1885-04-11
CONCERNING VOICES.
VARIETIES WHICH INDICATE CHAR
AcT5R AND TEMPER.
l. tho Human Voice More Expressive Than
the Faees-The Orator.. cIergyman's.
FhysieIan's and Lovers Voice
The Company Voice.

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habitual &c stdfe, as u revelation OF charac-
t r, is ths quality OF the voice and the man
nor OF using IT, II IS the fret thing that
ftrskss Us in a new acquaintance, aud it Is
one OF the most unerrins tests OF breeding
nm 1 education. There are voicss which
have Il certain truthful ring about them-a
certain something, enforced and spontaneous
that no training can give Training
can do much in the way OF making a voice,
but 1t can never compass more than a
bal initiation Of thi, quality; for the very
fact OF is being an imitation, However accu-
rate. Letrays itself like rouge on a 'yoman's
Cheeks. or a wig. or dyed hair. On the ether
hanl. there arc voices which ave thu jar Of
falsshood in every tone, and that are as full
Of warning as the croak Of the raven or the
his OF tine serpent. There arc in general the
natural hard voices, which make themselves
care sing, thinking by that to appear sym
pathetic; but tbs fundamental quality
strikes through tho overlay, and a person
must be very dull indeed who cannot detect
the pretenses in that sI5w, drawing, woull
be affectionate voice, with its harih under
tone and sharp accent whenever it forgets
itself.
A good voice. calm in tone and musical In
quality, j. one OF the essentials for a ply
sician-the "bedside voice, which is nothing
If it is not sympathetic by constitution. Not
AuA1ts - hiAA up. nut hAChllf Jul lcnuoF III
itself, OF n rather low pitch. well modulated
and dist nctly harmonious in its notes. it is
the very opposite Of the orators voice,
which Is artificial in its management and a
made voice. Whatever its original quality
may be. the orators voice bears the unmis-
taxable stamp Of art and becomes artif-
cially; as such it may be misunderstanding
in n crowd. impressive In address, but over
whelming and chilling at homs, partly bo-
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forgetting.
An orators voice, with its careful intona-
ton and accurate accent, would be ms much
out OF place by a sick bod as brocaded silk
for the kitchen girl. There are certain men
who do n good deal by a hearty, jovial kind
of voice-a voics a little thrown up for all
that it Is a Oh sst voics-a voice with "A certain
devil-may care sound in it, and eloquent Of
Il large volume Of vitality and physical
health That. loo, Il a good property for Il
moiical man, IL eminis the sick pleas
antly Of health and vigor; it mny have a
nie merie Kind Of effect on them, who
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Tie clerical voise, again, isa ella Is voies;
that neat, careful, precise voice. neither
wholly made nor yet quite natural-a
voice which never strikes one ns. hearty or
as Il wing Il really genuine u~tterance, but
which yet is not unplea ant II one does not
require too much sp1ntaneity. The clerical
voice. with its mixture OF familiarity and
oratory. as That Of one usal 70 tals TO old
women in private, and L, hold forth 10 a
congregation in public, is as distinct in Its
own way as the mathematician handwrit-
ing, and any one can picS ont blindfold his
man from q knot of takers, without wanting
10 see tho close whits tie.
The voice is much mora Indicative OF the
state OF the mind than many people know of
or allow. One Of the first symptoms Of fail
ing brain power is ia the indis.inct or con-
fu-ei u%tterance: no IDIOT haI a clear or mel
odious voice; the harsh scream Of mania is
proverbial. aud no person OF prompt or de-
cisive thought was nsver known - hesitate
or To stuttar. A thick, loose. fluffy voice.
too, does not belong to th, crisp character OF
mind which doe the best active work, and
when We meet with n keen wittsd man who
draws and LET'S hi, words drip Instead OF
bringing them ont In the sharp, incisive
way that ought t. 10 ns tural to him, we
may be sure there - "A law somewhere and
that he is not whnt We call "clear grit, and
whole soulei' all throu n
We all rave our company voice. as we
all have our company manners, and we get
to know the COMPANY vo!ces Of our frien Is
after p time and to m ier tand them rs we
understand tie lost Dire SIS and state SER
vice. Ths per-al Nvass' Vnice absolutely
refuse to put itisli into company tone
stnrtles US as much uSi- lie rame 10 n fash
ionable dinner part ia "a shooting jacket
This is a different tlin from the insincsre
and iiattering voice. Whica is never laid
aside while it has a. object 10 gain, aud
which affects 10 10 ola thing when
il means another. The company voice
Is only a little bit OF hnery, quite
III its place, il not carried into
tho home where, however, silly men and