The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-11
CORRESPONDENCE BY TELEGRAPH.
How Letters Can be Compressed Into CIPHER
and Sent by Electricity.

How Letters Can be Compressed Into CIPHER
and Sent by Electricity.
Boston Advertiser.
The annoyance and difficulty Of summer CORE
spondence in the regions where the mails are in
frequent and the delivery is uncertain have
forced themselves on the attention of all persons
recreatlng themselves, either in the mountains
or on the seashOre The terrible expense Of the
telegraph has, in general hindered its use,
although the exigencies of the weather service
now extend the wires into the least freQuented
regions. We have felt it, therefore, 10 be a duty
as well as pleasure to prepare for readers of
the Advertiser who are adventuring on their
summer holidays dictionary of telegraphic
correspondence, by the aid of which fathers of
families may communicate in detail with
mothers, and mothers with fathers. A large
Australian firm has permitted us to study its
telegraphic key" and we have been favored
with advice from the editor of the Complete
Letter Writer"
The directions are very simple. The first
letter of dispatch indicates the corresponding
letter or epistle, which is the basis Of correspond
ence, and will be turned to in the key by the
receiver. The Book keepers & Bandits Tee-
Grapn Company" wil we hope, prepare an edi
ton of this key for general circulation. Any
necessary words which follow this red letter
I'll in the gaps. Such words are scarlet fever"
mumps," cambria teaspoons" magenta
will be easy thus to make much more variety
than Is usual in summer correspondence, yet at
very small expense for dispatches.
Letter a From a mother in Vermont to
father in kilby street or Court street
1--WE arrived all right, only - hours behind
time. All the children got through except;
please look him up All the live stock except
-; please look them up I wish you would
send to Hoveys for - and - and -. Tell
Pierce that | forgot -, and -, and -.
Dear old boy! l love you always, and do not
know how shall exist without you until August
comes l shall count the hours till you have
your vacation Baby is very good and bore the
ride splendidly. had to pay more than | ex-
pected for tickets and wish you would send me
$50"
This letter, which is quite long enough, would
60 by telegraph thus:
IA. Seven, Ernest, the dogs. silk stockings,
two parasols, macintosh. mustard, Copenhagen,
Letter b. From husband to his wife.
keep it under my pillow. l was glad that you
only missed -. The boy has an English
tongue in his head, and turned up all right in
the counting room the next day. The dogs have
probably been killed before this time, and good
luck 60 with them. At Hoveys they did not
know how many - you wanted, and | told
them to send all they had Pierce was in doubt
whether you meant bottles or cases | told
INN to send cases. [ am reading Leckie on
Barbarism and fuckers Light of Nature to
occupy myself in your absence [ inclose my
check for $500, which l hope will answer all
purposes"
This will go simply as "B" Ernest, hose
6 Frederick Fitz Altamont" And when the
little woman looks for her check she will sup
pose it dropped off the wire.