New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09

bone and cartilage.
Occasionally the tonsils assume more than
their legitimate share Of space IN the vocal
sounding box, especially if they contract the
bad habit ot becoming irritated and intiamcd
BIZ a hard evenings work, or a little change
in Temperature. They thicken and muddy
the tone. !. they 10 il regularly, or oitener,
the only thing 20 10 is % take them %
specialist. who makes them inScnSlble %
feeling By painting with a cocaine solution,
then passcs loop Of fine wire around, and
shoots them IF. Actually this is what he
does. The wire loop runs up an instrument
called a t.-.Mutomc attached 20 a spring
which is released by pulling a trigger, as with
pistol; only. instead Of shooting IRON the
inside out s our German friends would
say, this .-.l shoots from the outside
in-and d.. Tending tCnsil falls by the way
side.
Much c-. hould be exercised in surgical
Interfere. viewer, as perniciOus or I'M
necessary --..~v has ruined MANY fine
voice; in sing % it q hard, metallic quail
ity, or eve. ".-ackcd" tone Absolute rest
for MANY , ,l- is necessary after tOnSilID-
tony. as .l,irc tract "lcts down ire
lakes AM rvnx is much more susccptl-
bic % irri, from dust or changes in tenn
perature. Zeal ancmia also follows re-
moval Of 2. .nsils, which sometimes lasts
for many
Good te.. re also essential to good sing
ing and G. ucalting. They form one side
Of the res. box Of the oral cavity, and
are indis, .'. for proper articulation.
A singer o. .eakcr with front teeth miss
ing, or h.. rubber dcnturcs plates,
might as try 70 sing or speak with a
spoonful .ush or a hot potato in his
mouth. . result would be practically
identical ially as it affects the car
Tylng powar ~. the tone.
s. the -nal and internal faces are in.
dicato a what quality and amount OF
sound mig. formally be expected 70 issue
thereirom other things being equal. the
man with q. CvrauO dc Bcrgcrac nasal APP
pendagc normally be expected TO have
In truth .rglc in his voice.
The strong, ample awed lady may have
mind Of h.~ own; but she is also likely 10
possess q v.i.c that really entities her TO the
preroga,ive Il doing little occasional boss
ing or som. light exercise in verbal and tenn
peramental gymnastics.
The man with a large, emphatic hump d.
rectly above the collar button Of his shirt
may not be quite 50 handsome as a conse-
quence Of the could never pose tor an
Eros or q Ganymedc, but he might have a
hne, rolling basso 10 compensate for this, ana
should he find it necessary TO talk TO the
children it is more than likely that they
would stand not on the order Of their obey
ing those thunderOus commands, but obey
at once.
And the man with the high cheekbones
may literally sometime owe his life 10 them;
Tor the more urgently we need a thing the
more rapidly we set the voice IN vibration
calling for It, and the more rapid the viDra-
ton, the higher pitched the note. C.ncon-
scously, perhaps, this call is responded 10
more readily than a deeper note would sum
ulate 1t is more piercing, and sooner sc'S
up sympathetic vibrations in an audience or
a crowd. We always yell "Hclpi' in our
highest, most penetrating tones. This sum
ulatcs excitement and interest. If the canoe
ups over, or your trousers catch fire, always
yell "Hclp,' in high voice. Try to rcach
Is natural or G, if possible. Otherwise you
are likely 10 arouse only pcrfunctory attcn-
ton.
So, in the light Of Our knowledge OF ica-
tural aspects as related 20 vocal production,
II would be well for all those contemplating
vocal study with a view Of making singing
d career 20 examine themselves carefully,