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800. Ceremoniks. 



Christenings, etc. 



AVetldings — Ceremonies and other accessories. 



Funerals — Accessories of all kinds. 



Other ceremonies. 



81. Communication and Record of Ideas. (Language, Writing and Printing. Books not 



shown as literature.) 



810. Primitive Language. 



Sign language. Pictographs. 



811. Languages of all Nations. 



Aljihabets, etc. 



Examples in manuscript and j)riuted. 



Dictionaries and grammars. 



Geographical distribution of languages, shown Ly cliarts, etc. 



Linguistic systems. 



Jargons and dialects. " World languages.'' Vola]»uk, etc. 



812. Artificial Language. 



Cryptograms and cipher systems. 

 Telegraphic and commercial codes. Code books, etc. 

 Semaphores, inilitary and railway systems. 

 Stenography in all its aspects. 



813. Messenger Service. 



Animals and birds. Carrier pigeons. 



Mail and mail express systems, not governmental. History of mails. 



Pneumatic messenger service. The " Rohr post.'" 



813. Telegraphs and Telephone, etc. 



The electric telegraph. History and accessories. Operatives and organiza- 

 tion of service. Geograi)hica] distribution, etc., shown by maps. Statis- 

 tics and literature. 



(For instruments, etc., see 42.) 



Telephone. Aerophone. 



The i»hotophone. 



The grapliophone and the iihonograjih. 



Annunciators. " Tickers." 



814. Writing Machines. 



The typewriter in all its forms. 



The typewriter aiiplied to type-setting. The linotype, etc. (See also 408.) 

 8ir>. Writing Implements and Methods. 



Tools and methods. Historical — inscribed stones, notches on trees and 



sticks, primitive tallies. Tablets of stone, wood, metal (bronze), clay, 



wax. Palm leaves, bark, papyrus, skins, leather, parchment, jjaper. 



Parchment writings. Old manuscripts. Specinjens of calligrajdiy of all 



nations. Systems of penmanship. 

 Stylus pencils of all kinds, for writing or drawing. 

 Pens and accessories. 

 Reservoir pens. 

 Inks and colors. Inkstands, etc. Phrasers and all the appliances accessory 



to writing. 

 Duplicating apparatus. Stamps and pads. Stencils. Hectographs, etc. 



Electric pen. Manifolding. Presses and copy books. 

 81C. The Art of Printing. 



Type and its liistory. (See also 408.) 

 Type-setting and proof-reading. 

 Make-up. Sizes of books. 



