The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-11-18
SHOWING THE pAoNoeaAeh.
An Interesting Msehtus That laugh, Que
Man Very sober lexsoa

a" interesting Machine That Taught Que
Man - Very Sober lesson.
Edlsons photograph has a magnificent
setting forth, and you can investigate and
enjoy this fascinating instrument to your
hs',rt : content utterly free OF the annoy
ins nickel Beautiful young ladies will
very obtigingly explain the instrument to
your perfec, understanding and treat you
rs nicely as though they thought you were
going TO buy one Of them-oue OF the ma
chimes, | mean. You will be interested to
learn how the photograph is being used
for teaching languages, also In commercial
life The man OF business talks his com
municatious into the Instruments mouth
piece. Later, the typewriter, at her leisure,
hangs the tubes in her dainty ears, and
denied wax gives back the words Of the
man Of business, and the Typewriter puts
the matter into n letter Or the wax cylin.
der is talked full, sent OIL by mail and the
words eproduced at the most distant point.
II seems like witchcraft
Perhaps You would like to talk into il
YOURSELF" the pretty girl asked in the
sweetest tones after she had treated me to
cylinder after cylinder of songs aud brass
bands and exercises in the German Ian.
guage.
| said thought il would he nice So she
pus brand new wax cylinder on the ma
chine, nicely adjusted the mechanism and
babe me speak into the mouthpiece
never felt so bashful In my life.
Il don't know what to say" | STAN
mered after looking vacantly into the
mouthpiece and then around he building
and then into the bright eyes of the at
rendant. Suppose you begin"
so she uttered few remarks, and one or
tive other people took hold OF the thing
and said something, looking foolish all the
while. Then likewise took hold again.
say what you think Of the phono
GRAPH" suggested the young woman, see
ing thar felt my position keenly
The phcnograph is-the-the phono-
graph i>-aN-l began in a frightened tone
You must speak louder" she explained
So spoke louder, but Idida't know what
said, and even sang feeble lizzie verse
till people who had been listening began to
move away, with a weared look on their
faces, and the young lady shut of til.
power
Now, il you will listen through the
tubes, she continued. you will hear re-
peated all that has been spoken into it"
So ! heurkensd. The little machine
buried and whizzed and then began talk
marks, AID what the other PEOPLE had said
every note aud syllable exactly repro
tuced, and then the thin. began TO STAN.
mer and halt and give forth what seemed
to be the renal - Of young man with red
hair and II blue necktie, who, never having
been in public life is unexpected Y elected
10 preside at parish meeting and has &c
return thanks for the honor conferred upon
him. There were some hemmin.s and
hawings, and mum Der OF whistling noise,
intersper>ed with eloquent pauses and |
could hear the instrument break forth into
= cold preparation as it finished th,. re-
marks fneu ! put the tubes carefully
down.
Il am to understand, am |, that those
concluding -taaH;l, represent wat | spok.
into the nilchlne," | asked T. auild and
noffeusive tone.
just the same" the young lady replied
with a faraway look IN her eye
My tones, my wordS-every thing"
Everything" She said
So that explains it. | know now vby
people do not aspire to sing ojtentr Iun
derstand why they do not ask me to sing
oh, Promise Me" and Daddy Won't BUY
Ne Bowwow." and such things at con.
certs, AMI why nobody ever comes to me
when the regular tenor il away and asks
Ue to take his place fer q Sunday ia the
choir. have felt hurt about these thing,
and thought | vas kept down by jealousy.
but now my mind Is cleared OF a IN i,under-
standing that m Sht have lain upot it for
ever had not Mr. Edison invented his pho
nosraph. How grateful | am to him
And do | understand" | said to the
young lady that this cylinder upon which
l nave imprinted these remarks can be pre-
served"
For centuries" she answered
And my voice, with the information IL
'ailS 10 convey. reproduced iaiefuitely,"
While the world lasts, she said
But | pursued, getting anxious. ~
understand you can pare Off that wax CYL
tnder' destroying the evidence, and US. it
for more vita! purposes. Am right'
Quite right, she observed
Miss Edison" said in a trembling
voice, II am rot rich, as then count riche.
but here IL sI5O'-
Give yourself no uneasiuess, +" the young
lady rejoined Il shall destroy the cyliu
der, We always do"
And 80 came away You will never
know what a weiri. uncanny thing il your
own voice until 1t comes out Of A phonn !
graph You think you know its sound
but the sound you hear when you speak I. T
not what you bore other people with.
shall try not to talk SO much hereafter /
w. q. Fuller Jr.. iu Rock land IN. "
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