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no. S The PHONOGRAM vol. m POINTS PERTAINING TO THE USE AND CARE OF THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH. ( Commenced in December number .) By C. W. Noyes. Chapter VI. Continued —About Records. Claims are made that the hard rubber record is not cut or worn to any extent by this point; but that instead, the point itself is worn by coming in contact with the record. This is true to a certain extent. The point is dulled j but the record is also cut. Don’t you know that an axe held to a grind stone, will cut the grinds tone even although at the same time the grind stone is sharpening the axe ? For these reasons and many others the wax cylinder or record was adopted by Mr. Edison and it has proved to be the best for wearing qualities and smoothness. Records should always be handled from the inside, that is the fingers should grip the inside of the record and never be allowed to come in contact with the record surface. Some persons imagine if a record is touched by the finger on the record surface it ruins it. This is not true for it might be touched many times without doing any ap- parent damage but on the other hand it might damage it greatly. Your hand contains moisture and grease and both of these are enemies to be watched. If your finger comes in contact with record it is liable to leave a grease spot and this in turn collects dust and dirt which will make a scratchy sound as the record is reproduced. Copyright 1901, by Herbert A. Shattuck. t i