The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-14
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Trials.
Some electricians in tIiis city have been
at work for several months Ia perfect q
phoubgtaph which can bcused withsuch
accuracy as toboan aid in reporting with
precision the proceedings o. courts aud
public assemblies Il said that astata
Of perfection has already been attained
whichwill warrant the Introduction ot
this instrument In courts Of justice,
Wien the phonograph Is perfected itwill
be a great help 10 stenographic reporters
in one way and a great rival aud htnds
rance In another way. Ono Of ihe mas
chimes can be taken into court, tot In.
stance, and all Of the proeccdlnss willbg
recorded byit AZ tie close Of the day
II can bo taken to a room and gaugcdto
talk ut any rateoi speed-at thirty words
minute, which can be written ont by On
ordinary longhand writer II 1t .is sdes
sired to get the pFoceedings transcribed
as fast as they occur new cylinders asu
put inst stlicphcuograp ~ i1st o no rios'
csellnss are written ont. fcr in,tlucc.
tile long.liand wiit6a eanput ina cyl
indsr and let 1t rcinain ten minutes, then
take it out aud put in anotlier, and trans.
fer the cylinder which has the proceed,
ingS upon it to anothOr instrument, and
II is made to repeat the proceedings with
accuracy, and, at the expiration Of It's
term, is replaced in the pllonograph and
tho other cylinder taken from II, and
so on.
One Of tho great difficulties the scion,
fists have eucounteredis in sccdfing tho
distinction Of tone and voice. Hereto,
fore the photograph has not been sufll
GENTLY distinct ln thepitch ftha voice to
make one voice distinguish itself from
Rnother II they are similar In volume
ind tone. II Is believed, however, tllat
the instrument will DO perfected within
short time so tliat anyone who has
heard a number Of voices in n room can
readily distinguish them from The sounds
the phonograpll will give out. It isthd
distinguishing Of one voice from anothed
that gives the names Of the speakersl
For instance. il the phonograph is use1
to record tile proceedingso Of a leglalatlrg
It will not, OF course, have the names
the persons participating in debate,
the persons trdnSlatlng from the recoiI
of the plonograph will liayc to place tbs
speakers by the tone Of the voice.
1t is said that some Of tho official re-
portcrs intend trying the phonograph
within short time and determining how
it will work in public debates. In Oveni
it fails they will have tho proceedings By
the usual methods and NO risk will he
run. When the phonograph Is perfected
the stenographers intended TO use It III
their work as a safeguard. By It's assist.
ance they will be enabled to have every.
thing that is said in the room, and
number Of persons speaking 40 ono time.
and the rapidity Of their speech will be
no inconvenience, as the photograph
will catch everything tint is said. 1t
will be Of more use as an amanuensis
than anything else, enabling one to die
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the machine and leaving Il so tliat any,
one can transcribe II, because tho n,s
chine can be set to report the dictatioI
at any rate OF speSd.-WnslilpEton Cor.
Minneapolis Tribune.