The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-22

being used. (Ed)
Q:-Who made the first moving pictures?-A. ~
A-The first device which produced motion picture
effect was nothing but scientific toy The idea almost
old as pictures themselves This toy speak of called
zoctroPe consisted of whng cylinder having many
in the outside through which could looking
cylinder picture opposite each Slit The pictures were
drawn by hand and the artist aimed place pictures with
In the cylinder such order that succeeding one would
represent the next successive motion of any moving object
making movement he could draw it; CYL
nde whirled with the Sits level with eye the eff
feet produced was of continuous moving picture.
great many devices produced result of this toy
for presenting the effect of pictures arranged but until pho
Biography invented way found making the pic
be viewed by artists But
when photography developed it possible to get
actual successive photographs The greatest difficulty was
found in taking photographs in quick succession that
all of the motions in the moving object taken without
any skipping This difficulty for the first successful
~ by Muybridge in 1877 He arranged row of
cameras with string trigger shutters string
each shutter being stretched track moving
horse approaching down the track broke the strings he
to them thus operating each of the turn in quick
succession and securing series of pictures of moving
within short time There twenty pictures to
this film when reproduced the known for pro-
ectng pictures and this method required
section of the picture produced OF course length of the
series was thus limited greatly.
About years later LIE Prince arranged called
multiple This matter of fact battery of six
automatically eoadng in which strips film
used Each of the sixteen took picture turn
and then automatically brought another strip film posi-
ton that camera number took the picture
the the etc., and each of the other
took their various pictures in With camera
film of any required length could be produced.
The lie Prince Camera therefore the real parent from
which the modern motion sprang. The first
really modern motion picture built single
with battery of sixteen separate lenses and sixteen
These operated by turning crank The pictures
taken four strips of hm When the crank turned the
exposure made each of the lenses succession
and when the series completed the films apart and
pasted together single strip of m the pictures themselves
being arranged in the proper ORDER The principal deveope
of this found the method making
motion pictures the invention of the flexible film negatives;
the support for the print which permits the pictures
be projected form creen and the system
of holes in the margin of the film by which the film held
perfect alignment for projecting the pictures
But few years ago. then, the motion picture chid's
toy To-day forms the basis for only very large and
profitable business for many people, but of
and education millions of people reasonable prices To-
day the motion picture business regarded of
wcrlds greatest industries.
No of the world is far but the notion
picture finds his way there exhibitor
ton-pctue with his the job if is happen
ing that be preserved in motion pictures and worthy of
that The dehronement of kings and the inauguraons of
presidents all alike him. there is war; he is found
in all parts of the field and is the first the parade when
there peace Jubilee Disasters horrors, heroes and crimi
pass before his lens and he gives moving of
everything that interesting nature real ife and in fc
ton.
OWL you kindly tell days are National Holt
days?-B.J.
A:-There is national holiday, the Fourth of
July Congress has various times appointed special holidays
session of the Fifty third Congress passed
making Labor Day public holiday the District of Co.
umba and has recognized the existence of certain days
holidays commercial purposes but, with the exception
named there general the subject The proca-
nation of President designating day OF Thanksgiving
only makes legal holiday in the District of Columbia and
the Territories.
O:-Does foregn-bon American lose his citizenship
after stay year any other country but the u SB B.
A. "A foreign-born person who is naturalzed Amer
lean becomes citizen for the of his te unless by
some definite he loses his citizenship; his papers them
good permanently But the expatriation of
1907 provides that foreign American citizen loses his
citizenship here els deemed have expaaed himself he
resides years the foreign State from which he
five other foreign State; this presumption
may overcome however, presentation of satisfactory
evidence to diplomatic or consular officer United States
rules regulations the Department of State
may prescribe.
OWL you tell me what water fall is the highest in the
worldl-LJ.
A:-The Grand Falls of Labrador. Height 1000 feet.
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