The Unity and Application of Art 



one trained In Its use, which appeal to the emotions of the 

 human heart. It again represents the changes man has 

 wrought In the forms of Nature In order to add to his 

 pleasure and happiness. 



It represents centuries of growth and many applications 

 of new Ideas. It Is the evoluted form of the vibration of 

 the bowstring first observed by some primitive ancestor 

 when civilization was, as yet, in an embryonic state. It Is 

 the compounded principle of the harp of the Egyptians, 

 Babylonians and Greeks, the lute of the Middle Ages, the 

 harpsichord of our grandfathers and Its perfection has come 

 within the period of the lives of those still living. The char- 

 acters on the sheets of paper whose symbolic meaning must 

 be understood and followed in order that melody and har- 

 mony may be developed, represent the evolution of the 

 universal language that gives to music its interpretation. 

 Each line, space, dot, dash and note has Its own evolution- 

 ary development. 



In an adjoining room Is another Instrument. It is neither 

 a stringed, a wind, nor a percussion instrument, and yet these 

 are all combined into one. It Is a re-creating instrument 

 that has become the most universally used of any Instrument 

 known to civilization. It is truly a "heritage for the ages." 

 It gathers from the ether waves and re-creates the music of 

 all times and people. Not only does it re-create music, but 

 it re-creates the human voice from all parts of the world. It 

 Is a world-wide messenger that brings information and 

 advice from all civilized countries. It has no barriers of 

 distance and Its parts are made up of materials that have 



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