The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
NEW USES FOR MUSIC.

= ROM time that precedes the beginning of his
r. tory the effect of music upon the human system
was known to exceed the pleasure derived
from the concord of sweet sounds. When Saul
dsordered in mind his attendants knew of better
way healing the distemper than that of getting David
play before him upon the harp and sing him. and
may be that not the only instance in those
mote old days when music resored to curative
agent for diseases of one kind another.
All classes and races of appear to have learned
very early in their history OF the value of music in rousng
the mental and moral energies of men and fitting them
for the performance OF dangerous duties 1t very low
of savages indeed that has martial music which
1t in times of to incte the courage of its soldiers
Among civilized this martial strain has been deve
Oped to high degree of perfection, that now con-
stitues of the chief divisions of the musical art
Priests from the Oldest times have made use of music in
the ceremonies of religion and schooeachers have been
hardly less earnest in resortng of bright
ening the minds of children at their school work
Thus from the most ancient days music has been used
IN medicine, worship, war and education In our own
time it appears is to be found for it. Several
tests have been made of its availability for increasing the
efficiency of labor, and according to those who have made
the tests the results have been uniformly good Some
time ago we directed attention to report of the use OF
music in cigarette factory where it is said the experiment
proved that the girls worked faster and worked better as
well as more cheerully, while the music was sounding
than when there Since then several other e
perents have been made and the results are said h have
been equally satisfactory.
Among those by whom the industrial test of music
has been made is Elbert Hubbard publisher of the we'll
known Roycroft volumes He is said to have placed a
piano every room OF his plant and to have found that
the music not only provided pleasant diversion for his
employees but increased and improved their work He is
reported to have stared in address on the sub
Ject The time is past when music can be regarded
merely as an amusement for idle women or source Of de-
light Tor children It has higher and wider function and
have noticed that its effect upon the nervous system
marked"
1t IS not IN factories and publishing houses onv that
tests have been made The Atlanta Constitution renor
that one OF the largest railroad corporations in the South
III employing negro workmen has made it rule to select
two musicians to every fifty employees since has been
found that when inspired by the song of their and
permitted to join in the chant, they keep time with
pick or shovel the negroes less inclined to be moose
and can perform greater of work with less
fatigue than when working in silence"
1t hardly seems right that music heavenly maid
should be taken from the church. the camp and the court
and set to working for increase of human wealth b =
seems she has to meet the common fate This is n,i
cal world If music help industry it must get in and
do II. o. " anu
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