I>]TELLIGIBLE SIGNALS, &c. 165 



§liie pti etoi obigaifoii que Jiou fcour/. See column D in 

 the examples. 



On counting the number of the letters and of the fig- 

 nals, it will be feen that the proportion is as 61 to 33 in 

 favour of the fignals. The frequent changing of the 

 column number might be avoided by reverfing feme fyl- 

 lables, as un nolo de vin for un lono de vin. 



To give an idea ot the degree of perfection vv^hich 

 may, by pracftice, be given to our table ; let any one 

 number (fuppofe 76 of the 7th column) be fixed upon to 

 defignate " the f urn of^\ '•'■the mimber of^\ " the burden 

 of* , See. and by agreeing that after thefe, all fucceeding 

 figures of that column, (which would otherwife exprefs 

 fyllables) fhall only exprefs numbers until a new column 

 fignal be made, it would be eafy to defignate divers 

 numbers from i to 400,000 by making the 9 firfi: num- 

 bers units, and the 9 following decimals. 



Example. Les ennemis niont pris iin navire de 400 

 tonneaux et de 35 hommes d'equipage, dans lequel favois 

 cent mille ecus en efpeces. See column E of the examples. 



Further, if a book were made, in which, the longeft 

 words in our language, every member of the phrafes 

 moft in ufe in different profeflions, and even whole 

 phrafes for cafes that might be forefeen, were to be nu- 

 merically arranged from I to 400,000, by referring to 

 any number, as in the laft example, the whole phrafe 

 attached to fuch number might be communicated firft 

 ufing one number, (75 for inftance), to fignify " look at 

 your book oj number s.*^ 



Ex. Suppofc I have occafion for this phrafe from the 

 book No. 2 . ye vous enverrai ee que vous me demandez 

 par la mejfagerie le 



Note. The firft number following fhould indicate the 

 day of the month, the fecond, the month itfelf, the third, 

 the year. Then finding the phrafe in the book at No. 2. 

 I fill up the blanks as in column F of the examples. It 



Y will 



