The sun., 1893-07-16
EDisONS PHONoGRAPH At CHICAGO,
And tho Uses the Pretty Typewriters En-
pioy II For.

Prom ne okidnd Tribune.
Edson's phonograph has magnificent set
| ting FORTH and you can investigate and enjoy
| this fascinating instrument to your hearts con-
| tent utterly free OF the annoying nickel. Beau-
tiful young ladies will very obliSingly explain
the wonderful instrument to your perfect un-
Outstanding. and treat you as nicely ns though
they thought you were going to buy ono OF
them-one OF the machines. mean. You will
be Interested to learn how the phon graph is
being used for teaching languages. also in
commercial life. The man OF business talks his
concentrations into the instruments mouth
piece. Later. the typewriter. at her leisure.
which is thing q typewriter Is usually very
fond Of hangs the tubes in her dainty ears.
the dented wax gives back the words OF the
man OF business. and the typewriter puts the
matter into a letter. Or the wax cylinder is
talked full. sent OF by mail and tho words re-
produced at the most distant point. 1t seems
like wtchcraft
Perhaps you would like to talk into It your
seliI" the pretty girl asked. in the sweetest
tones. after she had treated me to cylinder
after cylinder OF songs and brass bands and
exercises in the German language.
a. brand new wax cylinder on the machine.
nicely adjusted the mechanism. and bade me
fSpsff into the 1,n mouth never felt SO
after looking vasaptly Int t9, the mouth. piece
the bright eyes OF the attendant. Suppose
the seps hGs q saa ns
said something. looking, foolish all the while.
Say What You s think Of a-ae, the phoeosraph."
suggested tho young woman seeing that felt
-" fhs p6onoeraph is the the photograph
isma-" began: in frightened tone.
You must speak louder; she explained.
said. and even sang a feeble little verse; till
people Who had been listening began to move
the young lady shut OF the power:
=. Now 4 yoY will listen through the tubes"
shs sss seeu T hear all that
ISaa The I!s HsSh'ns Inc bp,rsd
the other pc ople had said. every note and sylla-
Bile exactly reproduced. and then the thing be-
seemed to be the remarks Of q young man
with red hair and blue necktie. who. never
elected to preside at. a parish meeting and
has to ret return thanks for the honor conferred
hsWines. and a number OF whistIine. noises,
;nterspersed with eloquent pauses and could
5hs tb. "n into
put the tubes carefully down:
. am to understand. am I; that those con-
the machine 2 l asked in q mild and inoffen-
Just the same" the young lady replied.
MY tones. my words-everything
Everything" she said.
So that explains it. know now why people
do not ask me to sing oftener. understand
why they do not ask me to sing '' q Promise
Me-" and Daddy Won't Buy Me a Bow
WOW" and such things, at concerts. and
Why nobody. ever comes to me when tho reg
place for sunday in the choir. l have
felt hurt about these things. and thought was
kept down by Jealousy. but now my mind Is
cleared OF u Misunderstanding that might
have lain upon 1t forever. had not Mr. Edison
invented his monograph. How grateful am
Ard do understand" said to the young
lady. that this cylinder, upon which have
imprinted these remarks. can be preservedT'
For centuries" she answered.
And my voice: with the Information 1t fails |
to cTnysy h re {Eepr9dn1Sse,d indelhntely I"
derstand you can pare on that wax cylinder. |
destroying the evidence. and use 1t for more |
vital purposes. Am right p |
Quite right. she observed. |
Miss Edison" i said. In trembling voice. |
II am not rich. as men count riches. but here |
Give yourself no uneasiness." the young |
lady Ieloined; shall destroy the cylinder.
And SO came away. You will never know |
what weird. uncanny thing is your own voice |
you know Its sound. but the sound you hear
pc ppIs with.
shall try not to talk SO much hereafter
W. o. FULLER. Jr.