The Phonogram, Vol. 2:4-5 (1892-04)

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THE PHONOGRAM. that it is never perfectly acquired ^in a less space of time than tiro yearn, and that even when all this is accomplished, you only gain an imperfect art at a great price, it is matter of wonder how one can pass by the phonograph to choose ste- nography. panies forge ahead of others ? Because they are quick to perceive and take advantage of useful ideas. They distribute information to the people at large, by means of this organ, and they take sure mean* of providing the people with it. The Phonogram explains in a clear way how the people of this country may be benefited by using the phonograph ; the companies—some of them—set before the people its explanations, for they have no time to talk about the machines ex- cept in a limited way. and by dispensing this knowledge, a return comes back to them of money invested in machines. The people require to be educated up to their own needs in regard to this instrument. It was the same thing in the case of sewing machines. Twenty years ago the sale of these machines was comparatively small ; but their owners had the forecast to instruct the inhab- itants of all the countries in the trorld that each family required one of these household aids, and now they are sold by the million. There are now over sixty millions of people in the United States alone; is there anything to hinder a large portion of this number from, buying or renting a phono- graph? Nothing except the indolence of some who undertake to forward its interests. Let the people see and read The Phonogram ; make provision for an issue of 50.000 copies—that will be a good beginning—though you will eventually need millions. Other business houses provide canvassers to insure success. The phonograph is in a large measure its own mouthpiece and advertisement. A Memorial Hall That most charming elocutiouist and comd- diene, Miss Jennie O’Neill Potter, consented to record in enduring characters her now famous rendering of the descriptive and eloquent pro- duction called “How Salvator Won” into the phonograph. Her performance took place at the Edison Building recently. Thus the cylinders of the phonograph become the repository and guardians of the voices of the great. We say of past greatness, “ It is imperishable, because books are the custodians of its noble thoughts and thrilling eloquence/’ We can now say the phonograph is the medium not only for retaining thoughts, but the voices of those conceiving them. What a priceless heri- tage does the nineteenth century hold, in the gift of such an instrumentality! Think of a whole apartment, dedicated to the preservation of the voices and the literary, scientific or,nius»c*l productions of all the great spirits now living. It would be a Walhalla, a memorial hall, with cabinets around its walls, not for books, but voices. Albums for the same pur- pose, coulif be obtaiued, and come within the reach of all. Election of Officers by the Kentucky Phonograph Company. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of this company the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensuinc year : R. C. Kinkead, A Striking Contrast. To acquire facility in running the phonograph aud typewriter is only a matter of a few days of practice. Those who understand the typewriter may begin to use the phonograph in regular business within a few minutes after first seeing it. To be sure, as time goes on, they become more efficient by reason of mastering many little details ; but they may do actual and valuable work the first day. Now contrast the cost and the lime necessary to obtain a thorough knowledge of stenography with that required for learning to operate a phonograph. A gentleman calling at the office of The Phonogram recently, stated that he bad paid for the instruction of his daughter in these two arts—typewriting and stenography, three hundred dollars ($300). When one recurs to the fact that the effect of this study on the brain and nerves is always fatiguing and often injurious. A Page in “The Phonogram” Will Be Reserved for Answers to Inquiries. We cordially invite those using the phonograph to communicate with this journal on the subject of difficulties encountered in the management of