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| TALKING MACHlNE-We find IN
/ The New York Courier the following aes-
cription of Taking Machine whfch y a
bout 10 be publicly exhibited in thar city.
/ .'5eve Il o. the city papers have already
noticed a machine now in the city which ac-
lually talks, an achievement hitherto never
/ effected We saw IL day or two since and


were certainly greatly surprised by lis per-
| formances The tone is not that of human


voice. though Il resembles that of some per-


sons in being mainly through the nose.
But no one conld fail 10 perceive at once
tha, the sound was produced some artifc-


ial wind instrument lis outward appearance
Is very sim Pile A Turks head. with turban
and long beard, faces the spectator. and the
words are uttered by movements OF the lips,
the tongue, the palate. and all the ariicula-
ting organs. precisely as In the living per.
son. These movements are produced by
machinery concealed beneath a drapery
behind the figure, and moved by keys al It's
right The KEYS are sixteen in number,
each representing particular sound. re
quires no li;;le skih to use the keys, as
great aumber of them must be quickly aud
properly struck to utter even The simplest
words A bellows beneath supplies the
breath, which the machinery thus manutac-
lures into ac0rds.


The Turk recited to US the alphabet,
counted fifty, gave the title Of several Euro
nean monarchs. held an edifying conversa-
ion with us about the weather. sang a Ger
man song and bade Us good day, IN very
distinct and courteous phrase. The utter
ance is of course very slow. and some
times difficult and indistinct; but it is easy
to see that the fault lies in an inability 20
work the keys with sufficient rapidly, and
not in any want in vocal organs. L is GER
- iuus, anu SHOWS that tae IN.
ventor, who is an Austrian, Is possessed OF
great skill and ingenuity. We understand
that the instrument has engaged his close at
tenton for above fourteen gears! Il is ia
possible to avoid rejecting what SO great IN
oenuity, united with perseverance so until
ING. might have accomplished had 1t been
directed into some productive channel.
This talking INSTRUMENT, we believe, scarce.
" aspires 10 be considered labarsaring
machine, nor need the men (ncludng the
,eomen) who up to this age of the world,


have monopolised the talking, feel any jeal-


ously of its intrusion upon their province.
its rivalry Is not formluaule' tnuagn lis pei
formances are highly curious and interest
inc.-We understand MIR. Faber, (the inven-
,or \ intends soon to make an exhibition Of
/ ~