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in a way similar to the Edison phonograph. A travelling needle regulates the position of the impressions on the cylinder according to the size of the paper they are to be reproduced on. The filled cylinder is placed on rollers in the lower part of the machine. Above the rollers is a supply of paper for receiving the written characters. There are several mysteries about the working of the new invention. No ink is used, the written characters being produced in a bold, round hand by chemical action. It spells entirely by sound and is unable as yet to cope with the diphthong, the silent letter, the capital, the semi-colon, nr figures, but it will receive the sounds of the human voice in any language except Chinese and reproduce them in plain English chirography.