New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

full attempts have been made to utilize the
phonograph TO secure permanent records q dia-
Iects for study by philologists. Under the
auspices of the Imperial Academy Of Sciences IN
Vienna two exreditIons recently visited tha
Greek island OF Lesbos and the provinces Of
Croatia and Slayonia, to obtain such records.
The same thing has been done by visitors to
certain Indian tribes in this country. Of course
a wax cylinder is too perishable 70 serve except
temporarily. But electrOtype taE Be made
from the original impression and thus d d ed
for the manufacture OF innumerable "aE Vim
ders. The metal casts iEd'st:l' '-i.' and
constitute admirable archives
From Geneva, Switzerland. IN" hone 80 the
nerfected watch until the United States lied
the watchmakers OF Europe and "oI' 'h' "''ridS
trade. comes the information that aE I"F-' nous
horologist has invented connection BE-. seen
clocks and monographs by which The Litter
can be utilized to jog the memory ~ i'TIS
prepared records are to Oe kept ID S'"' r - 'he
professional or business man Nhei ~ "aS
made an engagement or express "a d'~if' 81" 90
somewhere at a given hour, the .rproPFla'" rec
ord is inserted and the trip lever "i the '" 4 y
set for the proper time, to serve a. a I''...4e''
The phonograph is then placed Oh lhe 'i''' '.'Sl
desk and left to perform the tiSh "I 'a'N'Is
the engagement to be kept OF ths TRAN &" De
caught.
As usual in such cases, New-H"k Eat '-T"ady
nod similar device expe1imentaIly- The IS in
usa in a busy Office in Nassau-st Just So
contrivance. The enterprising business M" VINO
arnDIoys II is aYerse to publicity ana d..""e0
himself to be photographed for The If'"uns
only on condition that his name and ADDRESS
should not be disclosed The picture SNOW niln
IN action just after the machine on MS "'~' naS
imnertinentIy piped: IF you're going o. the
four thirty-six, hustler' He snatcnes hle vain
from his pocket with one hand and NJ h4'
from the rack with the other. and N lF~N Nan
forty seconds he's off. Then the siehoEf''i'.eI
puts in another record, sets the TRIP Ie''' AO1
fifteen minutes later, and places the mac 'i'5'' OH
her own desk. and welcomes the s'''u
Time to go home" This is a feature q" tne
usefulness Of the device with which the hep
is more familiar than the employer.
The man who is using this instrument Says
his health has been greatly improved uF"usH
it's work. Il had grown very irregular 'h .n1
time for taking my luncheon, and was raIluS
getting into a dyspe1tc condition 'ha' ~
truly alarming Now. my stenograFher IE's IN
the luncheon record and places the TnachTF on
my desk Promptly at 123O the %CFdS nave
something are softly spoken INTO my '.'r-
chose that phrase for the record hecanS' 'he
invitation is one 1 never could resist There
are of course, other Uses to VIII tne H-'IN-
ment is put 1 have a separate enc to 'ik 10
the office boy. 1t calls, Jack, wake W d
naturally as life. There is a short pause "ilef
which Jack is told. MIR. Blank wants Yen Se
quick, nowr 1 operate this one merely l., press
ing a button 1t works very well hut ~ NIX
ten to Edison to know if he can; think 'd; al
attachment which will kick the 10y du:'r- Tie
pause
The possibilities Of the clock scu.hlna''.r are
great 1t can be made to remind nurse the
time to give medicine TO sing a h:,ty "a Seep,
to remind Priscilla's young man INA; hls f'"theF
is sitting up for him at home, t. III. th' place
of the lost parrot, to remind the ,o"h M ne
dinner hour is drawing near and Il Crt'~ ths
drinks when interest lags at the hal
Whether or NOT the DhODOCrauE al l. t.r Zed