Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-05-09
toYs that TALK.
Phonoeraphic Dolls, Singing Birds New
Ing Cats and Bicatine Lambs.

Photographic Doils, singing Blrds, New
Ing Cats and Bicatlne Lambs.
THE phonograph promises 70 afford
as much recreation 10 children as IL
does interest 10 grown folks" so said
NJ. z. Handy, the European manager
OF the great corporation which now
controls the phonograph and gterha-
phone industry. "You have heard Of
the photographic doll. n you have not
as yet seen one. but you can form no
idea OF how naturally and how charus
ingly It talks, iaughs, cries and sings.
This Is the first step in long line Of
Photographic toys upon which our in
ventors are now at work. When these
are put upon the market they will
create a wonderful sensation. Among
them may be mentioned Photographic
animals These are toys made out Of
papier4mache, pasteboard, compost
tion and other material, each and all
otwhich are strong and durable. Each
animal contains in his interior phon-
ograph, which, whea set in motion,
produces all the natural cries Of the
original. There Is cat that purrs.
meows, spits and caterwauis In the
most approved style, a horse that
neighs and whlnnies; d dog that bafks,
snaps and howls, and a sheep that
bleats in way that lu'd deceive the
mother ewe BY usiD. 90 rnero DAonic
attachment the amount =. a, SO may
be increased TO almost any desired ex-
tent Much more interesting than
the Photographic animals are the
Photographic birds; wa have secured
the melodies OF the lark. the linnet,
finch. robin and canary bird, and can
reproduce them indefinitely. With
canary birds the success is
notable. We have preserved in
metal the entire repertoire Of
number OF the finest bred
and highest priced birds in the
market. and by combining the song of
two or three into one whole we have
an artificial canary that will out sing
any natural one whatever. The
photographic orchestra and the
photographic miniature theater nre
other novelties soon to be produced.
In the former band OF little images,
dressed up In glaring military colors.
are seated on the stage rs In some
great concert. or stood around the
drum-major rs on parade. The
moment the phonograph is set going
each little musician moves his hand
and instruments in natural style,
while the cylinder inside reproduces
the music OF a full orchestra with
startling fidelity. In the theater we
can reproduce all the spoken parts Of
the play. Another novelty that Is
half toy and half a luxury will be
the great boon TO all mothers whose
young children insist on being sung to
before going TO sleep. It is a phono-
graph into which a lady had sung her
best songs at her leisure and which is
placed near the crib or cradle. A mere
touch upon spring starts the
machinery and gives the child as
much music as he or she may want
A singular feature OF the photograph
is the fact that If the speed OF the
mechanism be increased the pitch OF
of the voice it reproduces is height
ened, and on the other hand II it be
slowed the pitch is lowered. At the
same time the character OF the voice
is not changed in the least. This odd
popularity enables a man to hear how
his voice would sound II he had been
born a high tenor like Campanini OF
the young girl II she had been born a
basso profundo. IN. Y. Mail and Ex-
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