Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-11-10

the Essay Sound which appeared journal
months since, and afterwards pamphlet form the
Presidents and Professors of Physics of all the Colleges
veties in the United States believing it be
BILE argument that Sound, well Light Corpuscuar
In book entitled THE NEW PHYSICS" which we have
recently published have demonstrated cor
puscuar composed of nntema particles of matter
made by shock nstananeousy in the codng bodies from
which it conducted by the otherwise, the
sentent beings producing the sensation of Sound That
Sound composed part Of electricity, which unquesionaby
furnishes it with its moving force
Perhaps the fundamental blunde in the old theory was in
supposng that vibration tuning it is struck
made sound the truth being that always cases. is
the sound that makes vibration.
Sound itself vbraes 1t makes straight course as
running horse unless mpeded; with speed air. we'll
known, of about feet second. The vibration of the
prongs OF tuning fork takes place because in
the fork by shock mpeded ow unable readily get
of the fork and therefore, in the echoes it
constantly thrown reflected from side side thus produc
ing the vibration.
Sound is fluid may be proven in five by anyone
by placing the of vibrating tuning upon wooden
Cor any other) conductor Immediately from
the fork into the conductor and be carried by if
quantity rods at speed varying with the quality Of the
conductor. In conductors of certain kinds of wood 60
faster than in air, therefore stem of the
vibrating fork placed upon end of such conductor
the other end held in the teeth person. placed in
with the bones body person will
hear this sound fourteen times quicker than it
Quoted through the air This demonstrates that the
made instananeousy complete bodies struck for
this sound thus delivered has entered the although
precisely the that which goes from the fork
through the air the each starting the time
The action of Sound in telephone wire very simple the
sound enters the transmier and passes into quantity of
grains of carbon, which, enclosed small box form
part the and thence broken or
variable electric made passing through carbon
when instantly is carried by this current sa-logs by
and this with the speed of the river
electricity AT the receiving proper arrangements
provided the These consist
OF insulated copper which forms connection with
main wire and THE receiving instrument The sound is thus
delivered the receiver where, by the aid of magnet two
hexes wound with very fine insulated WIRE it energies into
small space very close thin circular diafram which
collects and reflects the very similarly as stove
collects reflects And the function of the
daram make Sound any than a can heat
pipe the which it throws
The used bring sounds into the similar
to those used for carrying logs where they waned-a
separate channel which either logs or sound
be conducted from the point
of destination desired In either artificial aid
necessary, especially river and wire extend further
of the sound and logs by may and
stopped.
regard the conditions necessary at trans
mitter and should be essential
of Sound
AS all the sounds of the world made by the bodies of
the world and every different body makes different sound
these bodies contain the necessary machinery
and evidently this machinery with the of
bodies which in most bodies different In the
vibration bodies alike therefore sound made in
body under favorable circumstances, will circulate in
similar and it vbate. The principle being similar
that which enables the key unlock similar locks
Mills by machinery make varieties of things the differences
of which from the differences OF the machinery which
makes them used but this material
from the mill Thus with wooden mills silk mills marble or
any kind of stone mills minis for making coin, kind
factory for manufacturing any kind of goods
evident that things be made without material make
them they without the proper machinery
them. Neither is the machinery prepared such
material Its part to shape mix the material