THE TELPHONE AT SUNNY SIDE.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 889, 5 March 1878, Page 2

THE TELPHONE AT SUNNY SIDE.

(From the' Uaiittjiuory Press'). OS lueaoay uiteruoon, at one iuvivati >u of Mi' beuger aua Air Meddingo, a tew geutieiueu * went out to uiie Aoyiam to teat two paiio ot tu« w6W recently umuufuo iUied oy .»Lr l'ua partj luUiQudU liiukerton, the repieaeacaavdd ui uiie jb'jurth 'iPti Jboatei' in me street, .ma idussrb CiujpotfU, J?'*r.ey, i»Wauail, aua .wiUiOiiy ot die iSjlaeue Upui*<t Oumpady. i'uo oojeco oi obetesuug w..0 wvvo-tuid, ono ociug to try tu« .tlioieucy of the instruments, and one Other to tXpei'iuiduiaiiae witu a view to the ultimate connection ot tuu new building with tue oliioe of the dupennteiioont. Tue experiment was a UO'Opleie 6UCCC6S Lm-ought»au, ■iud tuoao proaouo weie ucngulod at their tirot experience of eieccuoitj as a couuuCoOi ot sounii. The telephones Deiug conuecoed with cue wire vanning between the two ouiidmgfl, one section of the party went over co the new bailoing, ana ono experiments oomuieac.d. jBW> tue i-»ji.ier la one su'edo vo>autecrou a song, Wtjiuu mougu not reaiaitkaotc ior any Orliaaut Ul.spiay oi vocal ism, was board pei'ico.iy, aua ducoreu. M.v rfoag ot tueu »u. jjo>«u wue uppai'iitutt to a crucial le*., uti w<ticn oa tnu celv.'puonc:, .vueu iuti oictimg was ueuid do •luctiy by the peiaonc noiuiug tuc ■elephoue at the otuer en i. iat ut-xo experiment was a most successful and pleasant oue. iVlesirs ui'l C impbeil a pre ty uuec uu one telephone, which w.is ne.ird a | distinctly us if me listeners n<tu <eeu iii the sanvj room. Mr Uarsha I next volunteered a com c song, which, at its conclusion, •voked roars of laughter at ib: ippo.site end, which WuS distiuctr* le.kid ny Mr Marsiiail aud respon-le o hy him with auoiuer verse. Professor BiCfcertoji tuen instituteu t S'-ries uf experiments as to thf" lis iuctness of sound trausmitte I b the speaker putting his mouth clos< to the telephone, then again >ibo.« hreo iuchts aw.«y, and lusth speaking thr ugh a tin tube, snap.-, ike a funnel, and held before t-.i< telephone. Mr Fat ley sang a few oars of a song la the various pb«i:ions referred to, aud was oy Mr Campbell, .so as to get tineffect both ways. The result went Ci» prove that the mo-,t effi»)aciou« aiethod was for the party apeitkiug or B.ngiug to do so at a short distance from the telephone. Mi Farley and Mr Marshall then s»ng a duet, and a cornet and piccolo was played, all of which was as distinctly heard at the further eud as if those who were listening were stall near thw players of Ihe instruments ins iead of beiag about a qurer of a mile away.

The whole of the experiments were, as has been said, a compieLe success, anl Mr is to lie congratulated upon the result achieve;! by his instrument hj may be mentioned that Mr Meddiugs intends, if possible, to arrange a telephonic concert shortly, when vocal and instrumental music and conversation will take pi ce at a lonif dißt» ice from wh. re the audience are assembled.