A scientist lias heard a young lady recently play the 5585 notes of a presto by Mendelssohn in four minutes and three seconds ; and, allowing for wrist, elbow, and finger movements, that means, he says, that they were 200 transmissions of neive force to and from the brain every second, whilst the judgment was independently active all the time. So much for modern culture. The New High Arm Davis Vertical Feed proved the World's Champion at the Paris Exhibition. 1889.— Advt.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 48, 28 November 1891, Page 635
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81Page 635 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 48, 28 November 1891, Page 635
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