The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-13
THE WORLD LING UAGE.
The Great Advantages to be Derived from
"NaIapuclS."


Volapuek. the new universal language.
which IS meeting with much favor In Eu-
rope. Is the result OF twenty years o.
lahorlOus research ON the part OF its in
ventor, DR.. :. NJ. Schleycr. Of Constance
(Badcn). This language deserves 10 be
propagatod and used all over the world,
because its Advantages are exceedingly
great and It's usefulness is OF the highest
importance. II Is a scientific. Internal
t0nal language. not 10 supcrccde any
living language, but 10 be learned next
10 the mother tongue by every educated
person. To Is formed on the general
model OF the Ayran family Of languages.
selecting from each the true and beauti-
ful. discarding irregularities, oddities and
difficulties
us great merit lies in its simplicity.
which causes 70 10 be very quickly
learned. and 10 be especially adapted 20
the needs OF trade between different
nations. This world-language simplides
commercial and scientific intercourse and
correspondence.
Mercantile intercourse by means OF
certain cspondents, commissioners,
interpreters. dragmcn and intermediate
merchants becomes often n very compli-
Gated time consuming. unsafe and cvpen-
sivo intercourse. But an these expensive
and associates would Doe suporfuOus. as
soon as Volapuek is introduced every
where.
Volapuck promotes logical thought.
uses distinct and clear terms and aims
at 81 thorough grammatical culture. t.
is easy 20 be learned. as II has but few
rules. no exceptions. Il has no artificial
ecnders. single conjunction. and no ire
gular verbs. The roots of itf words have
been borrowed from all languages Of
Europe The adjective verb and adverb
are regularly formed from the substan-
tive and have invariably the same termi-
nation.
The universal language Volapucll is the
means 20 q universal understanding
among men. tho best promoter of peace
between the nations and of a universal
determination of mankind 4 rich. clear
and easily accessible World-iterature
can be obtained hv means ~ Nolapuek
indeed. to-day already this LANGUAGE
possesses q literature consisting of NUM-
erOus works. comprising TRANSACTIONS
from natural languages, and original
Volanuck productions
Volapuck may well be STYLED one Of
the greatest inventions Of an centuries.
made hv a prominent German patriot
and wide-hcartcd cosmopolitan embrace
inc in love all mankind.
Msgr. J. NJ Schlevor, tho father ~ Vol
auuok is "a retired Catholic priest at
Constance. GERMANY. TIE frst advanced
his ideas in 1872 Tie was born on July
U.s. 1881. az Ohcrlauda in Baden Germany.
as "a graduate Of Freiburg University
and entered the priesthood in 1886. lie
0nlclated on tho famous island of Mai
nan I'm the Lake Of Constance. and at
LitZelstetten: but he was Obliged hv fall
Ing health 20 retire on n pension At
present he lives IN Constance Schlevcr
is said 20 be more or less familiar with
scvnntv-seven languages and TO be O.
poet as well as "a musician
His first Grammar OF Nn'anuck ap-
reared in 1870 and has since then been
supplemental hv Vai1Duok grammar
an Basque Chinese. Danish English.
Esthonian. French. Dutch italian Ser
Wan. latin Namaqua. modern Greek,
portunuese Russian Swedish. Slovenian
Spanish. Turkish. HUNGARIAN. etc.
Great interest o. taken iu the now
universal language. especially in Ger
many where in manv cities societies
have been formed. whose members learn