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n Proves That Monkeys Can Talk and
solves some Acoustic Problems
The account OF the experiments re-
Gently made by a learned professor at
the Smithsonian institution In deter
mining the meaning OF the various
sounds OF the simian tongue IL OF OK
ceptional interest says the Pittsourg
Dispatch. This gentleman has, with
extreme patience. succeeded In record
ing upon the photographic cylinder
many times repeated. the chatter oil
monkeys; and after careful practice OF
the sounds thus obtained he finds that
on repeating them he can make him
self understood by the animals. As IL
Is but natural To suppose. II Is only
sounds expressive OF sensations COM
mon 10 ourselves and our four-footed
brethren that have as yet been recog-
nized and defined; sounds. for instance.
that express cold. hunger fear, and
other of the feelings more frequently
experienced.
The value. however. OF such fnves-
LEGATIONS as these from scientific
standpoint can hardly be overestimated.
They will unquestionably result In the
following out OF an entirely new line OF
REGULATION and research In the near
future. This novel use of the phono-
graph Is an interesting confirmation OF
the fact that the more or less marked
tendency OF many scientific discoveries
Is toward special applications undream-
ed OF when the offspring OF the In
tr ia I'm
20 the world. What at first Is regarded
as an ingenious toy frequently becomes
necessary adjunct to our civilization.
Photography for considerable time
seemed to have little use other than
that OF ministering 10 the vanity OF the
favored few who could afford 10 en-
ploy IL. now IL Is used In every branch
OF science and art. and is indeed.
absolutely indispensable. The phono-
graph was long considered "A wonder
ful but comparatively useless play
thing. and doubts are still expressed
OF It's ultimate practical value for the
purposes for which II was originally
designed. but there can be no question
that this invention. like many Of its
predecessors. Is destined 10 open out
fresh fields OF investigation and develop
new wonders In many and widely
varied directions.
Some very interesting facts have
been lately established which points To
the possibility OF the use OF the pho
nograph In the solution OF certain
problems involving musical acoustics.
About two years ago. when DIR. Wange-
mann, Mr. Edison's representative.
was exhibiting the monograph before
the young German emperor ut his
palace In Berlin. record was about To
be made OF IA performance or the royal
orchestra. DIR. Wangemann suggested
certain changes in the position OF tho
instruments which experience had CON
vinced him were more favorable 10 tho
blending and recording OF sound than
their ordinary disposition. The leader Of
the orchestra was horror-stricken at
the idea OF such an unheard OF innova-
ton; the emperor at once commanded
that IL should be done. and the record
was made. The result so pleased the
emperor that at the next royal concert
the strings. woodwind, and brass were
placed la photograph. The record
Ing OF the subtlest quality. or the soul
OF the human voice the photograph
has not yet attained 10, but for In
dicating the purely technical capable
tiles OF the vocal organ IL possesses re-
markable possibilities.
When In Paris DIR. Wangemann
called on Mime. Marchesi. the celebrat-
ed teacher Of singing. and suggested
that the monograph might be used for
vocal teaching and rendered possible
certain distinctions and shades OF tone
which often escape the unaided ear.
Mime Marchesi ridiculed the idea. say
ing that her thirty-hve years Of tuition
had been none too much TO give her
right ideas on the subject but she
could trust herself sooner than the new
tangled instrument. DIR. Wangemann.
however. gained permission 10 call the
next day. when twelve of the artists
pupils sang plain scale. ascending
and descending, into the photograph.
Nine Marchesi was perfectly astound-
I'd with tbs result. for on listening in
the record she perceived inequalities
and inaccuracies Of tone which had
escaped even her keen ear.