The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-16
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hiultiNNat talh luN New 1Ofh Juufuhi,
He Is not a true deaf mute In the sense
that Laura Brldgman was. lie has a
certain sense Of hearing and can utter
few cultural sounds. But he is go
ing TO do more. lie expects TO hear and
speak intelligbly. His scheme is 10 ~
a telephone 10 his body so that where
be travels Il will travel also. When
he lies down the telephone lies down.
When he walks the telephone walks.
His body Is the body OF the telephone
and there Is no life In either without
the other. He Is a living telephone.
able TO hear and speak through space
In spite OF n great deal OF fun that has
been poked at him since the conception
Of his invention he has gone on undls-
mayed. until now it-or hc-stands
completed Il Is an actual thing. and
Is now on the way TO Washington with
him. He Is tramping Il 10 the capital
10 exhibit it-and himself And he
hopes TO make a fortune for himself as
well as 10 confer a great benefit upon
deaf and dumb mankind This living
telephone Is bulky fellow. lie wears
under his clothes. almost next 20 his
body. a great many coils OF insulated
wire. These are carried around the
wais; many times. like a lady's ribbon.
and. being slender. they do not hurt
him or cause him any inconvenience.
In one hip pocket there Is a bulky
package. II Is not heavy. but Il sticks
out with a hump that cannot be con-
cealed. Il ia a dry battery and Is re-
lated TO the wire In an important way.
The first thing the observer notes Is a
large receiver. similar TO the one used
on a telephone. This Is attached TO the
left ear. Il lsa powerful sound.receiv-
er Attached 20 Il Is a wire that can
be connected with the teeth. In case the
mute cannot hear with the receiver
He has found by many experiments
that the dulled nerves OF the ear are
qulckened by these powerful electrical
appliances and that he does hear. II
Is vague. uncertain hearing. but q
great deal better than none az all. II
Is more a vibration than a hearing
lie gets a murmur Of sounds. no, AZ
clear as given by the saltpeter solution
In which hands can be dipped. but
clear enough for every day use and
more convenient than the basin oi
fluid now 80 commonly used by deal
mutes 10 get sound vibration. The fun,
nlest part OF the apparatus Is found
In tine transmiiier and receiver thai
hangs AZ the side. There Is a hool
upon which the transmitier Is suspend
cd and a receiver for the sound. Both
OF them are for the use OF the public
Should you meet this walking tele
phone upon the road ne would ofei
you the transmitter and receiver thai
hangs upon the hook. The receiver
you would place 20 the ear and you
would talk through the transmlttcr
The deaf mute would listen lntently
the sound being much assisted by N,
receiver In his ear. When he replies
he speaks through a tin horn connect
/ Ing with the wires and trusts TO N,
carrying effect OF the telephone. Il
this way he can converse over a spac,
Of several feet as easily a. any other
man. But Il Is In public halls and a.
semblles that this machine L. expocte,
70 DO its best work Here the tole
phone can be connected at the stag,
and the mute In the audience viii ge
the full sound. There are many pat
ents involved IN this machine Tor IN
inventor has borrowed freely from al
the known devices. but be hopes n
will be forgiven for the sake OF IN
human race Never was man more i'm
pressed with the worthiness OF his owl
mission. Pennilcss on foot. wlthou
friends. he has set out for Washington
and the patent once. He Is convince
that all who take the trouble 10 OK
anime his walking telephone viii nd
mire H. and that means money enoug
for all the patents required. lie Ia
raised himself from n poor. WORTHLESS
fellow TO be an inventor OF at lea,
many ambitions. and. who knows. h
may yet be the Edison Of sound for N