Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

Millions IN Agricultural Communities
Find Novelty, Entertainment and
Education When These Devices of
Their Special Department Are
Sent to State Fairs Under Care
ofExperts-Exhibit in Spain.
Exhibit in Spain.

hind the scenes places one of these
records on the concealed talking ma
chine. Then he CLUES his eyes on his
unusual music" Extraordinary notes
and special marks tell when to turn the
different switches, pull certain strings
or manipulate the control lever, with
its universal joint which moves the
cows head and jaws. This master,
who acts as animal operator, is surely
going to be one tired Snowman when the
fair ground curfew sounds and the cows
song and dance" stops until the NOR
row.
The "show" COW talks by radio by
means of near rather than remote con-
troll Her power of speech comes from
the hidden talking machine attachment.
Her voice" is stepped up by ampliflca-
ton to 400 volts. A power dynamic
speaker" consisting of a large coil
of wire in a substantial steel case, is
concealed in. the exhibit set-up. The
deafening bray of Missouri mule,
champion canary of the "Show-me"
State barnyard, is soft music compared
with the reverberating bass Of Uncle
Sans only talking COW.
There is certain realistic appeal
about mechanical models that gesture
and talk which fascinates the general
once of Exhibits has found this to be
J true. Hence Uncle Sam has made a
| clever pair of life-size rnanikins that
| converse for use in another outstanding
| exhibit of his current repertory. The
cut-out figures of these dummies were
made in the same way as the cow by
| projecting images from a lantern slide
/ to the desired dimensions and then
marking the outlines on wallboard.
After these imitation dairy farmers
assumed suitable prohles, the efhgies
were fitted out with tailor made
clothes made by one of the artists
skilled with the needle), haberdashery
and similar "fixingS." They were
mounted on adjustable pedestals, one
man assuming a comfortable pose with
one foot raised and resting on box.
Each automaton gesticulates to stress
/ his arguments during the dialogue. One
holds pamphlet in his hand, the other
short stick. A small electric motor
concealed behind the manikip in each
case functions the geSturing arm. This
motor also moves a small mechanical
/ hand which causes a plunger, to rise
and fall. This plunger is attached tC
J the lower law of the dummy, whose
face consists of dental rubber, colorec
to proper tint and stretched over the
entire countenance of the .efdgy. Thil
arrangement moves the mouth ane
jaws of the dummy, just as those OF
human being would move during
spirited controversy. s
The two talking models stand clost
together and engage in an instructive
dialogue about dairy feeding and breed
ing problems and the production AMI
marketing of sanitary milk, A maj
hidden from view at the rear of Thu
exhibit operates the dummies like
Punch and Judy" show by means O
toggle switches. He also changes tn
records on the photograph, linked Il
the radio loud speaker, hidden in ;
bushel basket which rests on a DO,
near the takers. The words and ges
lures of the talking models are co-or
dinated adeptly so that the manikinl
fool the more distant auditors, VIII
imagine that Federal farming special
!, lists are the actors In this unique edu
cational show. This clever display o