The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-01

Latest 81 His Great Investisu~.
Edison IN ScFsa American Review.
In issy article ten wears ssss. | r-,a-
laerassa zrnors the uses 10 whsrh The
rAoaosrxpA woatd be at,Esscts 4
lcssez-wrsftzz ard s,l kinds ef ss;ssa-
ton vifhoa. the all % sssnnrrapher.
:. Fhanox-1r t~soks. whssh we..ia
speak - blind people without effort on
Their part. ). The teaching of slp<-y,-
E1oa. 4 RepgussGcsNsss az music. s
The Family kecosd"-~z registry az
sasirss. rvssssriscsrceS. ctc-, hs nssa,-
eers Of = family in ;hesrosn n vosccs, aud
~ tae last words of diving persons.
= Music boxes and tors. :. Clusks
that efsuissd zrnounce Ia argsgzs-
late s;saeech the tiFae fer xoinS hon.V.
Sc sas g meals, etc s The trsssrvn-
sion os languages. hy eszrt rerrs,iac-
tsesa os the manner cs praEuuncsax.
= r<fasasscssai purposes, such as pre-
serving the explanations made by a
Teacher, 80 that the papd can refer 10
fasm AZ any raossse.t. and spelling or
Other lessons flasci ugssn the rhnao-
graph Tor convenience in ysoz.ssnitrsar
10 memory. Ia Connection with ~.
telephone. 80 as 10 make tha, suxr,-
tion al auxiliary Il, the ;rars,nissi,,s,
a. perm sneat and Invaluable re.nr,ls
instead os being the rscirirns 81 no
uaenisry aud f'et ting coramunsg-st;,ns
Every one Of these uses the rer-
feetesl phonogTsph Is row ready 10
carry out | may aid that. thraush
the facility with which IL stores up ana
refru1uces music OF all sorts er
whistsng ssi recitatioas. ii can te
employed ~ furnish constant ann,ts.s-
ment 70 inyaissls or 70 soriai assem-
hiies. 8; receptions, dinners. etc. Anx
one sitting ia his foons aions ...sx or.
der an assorted supply of wax ~etsn-
GERS inscribed with sorrs. Poems
fsiaso o. violin music, short stores
anecdotes or dialect pieces. AM; hy
putting them ON his phanewrarh. be
can listen IL taem ~ originally
sang or recssei hy authors. ysscasfsi,
and actors or esocutsOaiStS, The
variety oi entertainment he thus
commands. Ef triaing expense ard
Without mosing from his chair. &
practically unlimited. Music ky
band, III fact whole operas, can he
stored up en- the cylinders. ard the
soice OF Patti singing in England can
thus be heard again on this side a The
ocean, or preserved for future gener-
aiions. On four cylinders eight inches
leng. with diameter of five. can pgt
the whole Of Nicholas NickIehss In
form. In teaching the
correct pronunciation OF English. and
esperssly OF foreign languages, the
Ihonograrh as il stands seems 20 be
lcyond eonifass on, for no system Of
phonetr spelling can convey 10 the
paph the pronunciation of good Eng
lish.. French, German or Spanish
speakers 50 we'd as machine ,hat
rerrosinccs his utieranre even ntorc
exactly than human imifator could.
The speeches OF arEtors, TIE di..
courses OF clersymen. can be had ION
tap in every house that owns a
II would not lse very
surprising If, a few years hence, phono-
graphic newspaper bulletins should be
Issued on wax cylinders. Even row.
SO soon as the pbcnograrh comes in
general use, newspaper reporters and
correspondents can talk their matter
into the phonogTaph. either in the
editorial Office OF ~ sotae distant
point. by telephone wire connected
with ishonograph in the composing
room, 80 that tae communication NAV
be set up in type without any rrelini-
nary o. xri.ing 4 ont in long hAnd.
The wax cylinders can Re sent
through the mails in little boxes which
| have prepared Tor that purpose. and
then put upon another Islaoforrath AZ
a dis. ant point, TO he Ii tened h Sly a
friend or business correspondent. To
easyistc the slifiieuitv eatiSrd hy ihe
ifient net having : phoHograph ~
his own. pas stations wil be essatslisf-
ell, to which any one may take the
that be has received have
it placed on the Instrument AMI the
contents recltei to hias frr,n the
as well rs copied eat AZ the
,ane time hy type writer. Thus the
photograph vii lie az the xcryiee al
every oae who can coruraand a few
'ss'sis aaAE the isa. sAaa Shish ol "a
would rot rather pay scfasthing e.fr..
~ order 70 hear dear lriend's OF rel
atlye xoscc speaking 10 AS fful4t the
cthes side Of iAs EARTH
Authors cao register their leef;ur
IDEAS and brief notes on Tire tshores
graph at any hour Of DAY or ni.ht.
without waiting 10 find per, Ink or pa.
per, and ia much less time .hau Il
would take 70 write out even The hort i.
ct memoranda. They can also utt.-
lish their novels or essays e-cif,s fyglv
IN phonosFam form. 50 as 10 tsls Ia
Their readers personally and In this
say they can protect their works from
'~ing ste'en hy means of defective
sopyfisht laws. Musical composers,
n inpioyising compositions. sill be
apie 10 have them recorded instanta-
neoasiy On the phonegraph.