Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-10

feront angles, a dozen or more tempered
steel wires somewhat resembling u DIS
mantlcd umbrella, are ured 10 make the
peculiar noise Of the en- CINE putting. Hold
ing one OF these sets in the fnnd the mus
sloian strikes the sheet OF iron with cach
alternately, slowly at first and Increasing
in speed ug the train Is supposed to get
under hendway
Then the train comes to a stop, when is
heard the peculiar sound Of the alr-brtkes,
and the escaping air This effect 10 pro-
ducod simply by using couple OF slender
brass tubes soldered together with piston,
blowing into them nj one end and slowly
pulling out the piston.
one OF the most curious musical instru-
monts "a that used TO rcrr"Aent the
"swiph-swish" Of a boats screw as II
whiris through the water. Tn.H iB really
a musical machine. II Is an ordinary
cheese box fitted to an axis On which II
TGvolvca and the cylindrical part 10 mRdc
OF calf sldn. The ends arc perforated NO
as TO allow the sound to escape In proper
volumcn. Pegs project inward from the
ends, and u handle and quart or two OF
dri, d peas complete the outfit. When the
box 10 revolved, the peas strike ngDinst
the pegs and roll along the dried calf
skin sides.
The revolutions are slow and irregular
at hrst and then more rapid and steader.
Then you get the 'swish-swlsh'' OF the
screw
a cock crow is a very easy noise 10 re-
produce. The instrument used is simply
wooden tube with n reed inside, the
tube being inserted into tho side Of lin
cup, "chld's cry" is easily produced
by taking out the wooden tube already
referred 20. and blowing 1t, holding one
end between your closed handa ard OPEN
Ing or closing the hands TO give the dlf-
ferent tones. A town clock" which pro-
duoes good Initiation Of "A bell striking
the hour, is large Iron cylinder about
five feet long and six inches In diameter.
the strcEe being made with smaller
pipe covered With cloth. one musician
has an excellent instrument which pro-
duces tho "syron" note OF the steamboat.
The noise is made upon three reeds, which
are similar In shape TO an organ pipe.
These are connected with one muuthplece.
and give three notes simultaneously.
The same musician has a curious In
strument which he calls snoring ma
chine" II is an oblong box, hollow, with
a reed lnside. and requires a pair OF lusty
lungs to operate II. as II takes considera-
BILE alr-prcssure. The "gailop OF n horse"
Is sometimes rendered by cocoanut shells
cut IN halves and struck upon stone
block Another device to reproduce the
same effect is made OF wooden blocks
bowed into the shape Of a horses hoof.
with real horse shoes attached and hoi-
lowed out Inside the shoe. II Is played
by striking the shoes on slab OF stone.
To initiate a clog dance. "clog-maileta'
are used They are small wooden mall
let's. with one end OF the head followed,
and 'jlngles' set inside the hollow spaces.
A cuckoo" Is a small reed-llko lnstru-
ment. with one key to change
the note, and a sliding piston to alter the
pitch as desired. A fine Imitation OF the
bagpipes Is given on a solid brass horn,
with taparlng bore and hnger-holes SINH
lar to those OF hageolet. II is played
upon with an oboe mouihpieee.
As an example OF the many Instruments
required In an orchestra,ii may be Interest,"
ing 10 reproduce a list OF those played
upon by tho drummer Of a weil-known
American orcheatra- They include the va
rious STYLES Of xylophcneH. drawing-room
bells, orchestra bells. carillons. baby
cry.' Bob white" cocua-huts TO ifnl-
tate tho gailoplng of horses, clog-mallets.
canary whistles, euckoos. cricltets, duck
quaok," hen caciSle hand clogs, sand
boards TO Initiate Jig dancing, "joy-bird."
locust" frog" knocking bird" pop
gum '.r3bin," cocks the "wnidteuil"
or awood-devil," making weird. whlrr-
ing noise. .siapsticks." to produce the
sound or the cracking OF whip. hand
bells, etc, IN addition to the customary
drums ana cymbals usually played by
mis- humble. but By no means unim-
portant member Of the orchestra.