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the moft fimple of the artificial. I am of opinion that this kind 

 of telegraph may be employed with very great advantage : it 

 is fiinple and cheap; it may be ufed in all direclions, and is 

 removed with eafe. In this latter point of view, it would 

 doubtlefs he well calculated for the formation of moveable te- 

 Jegraphic lines, or what might be called a flying telegraphy^ 

 which in my opinion would be very ufeful in war, to keep up 

 a quick and conftant communication between the different 

 bodies, and with the fixed and common telegraphic lines. A 

 jnachine of eafy carriage, and calculated to raife a man to a 

 confiderable height, would, no doubt, contribute to render 

 May be ufed by the flying telegraphy more perfeft. The telegraphs with the 

 iffay! ^-^" ** frames may be ufed by night as well as by day, by adding lan- 

 terns to them, as in the common telegraphs. One muft be 

 placed in the middle, that is to fay, on the bread of the perfon 

 who forms the telegraphic fignals with his arms and the frames, 

 one at the handle, and one at the extremity of each frame. To 

 prevent the perfon from being affeded by the vapours of the 

 lentern in the middle, it fliould be placed at a fmall diftance 

 before him ; and when the movements are intended to be vifible 

 on both fides, it would be ftill better to place this lantern on thq 

 head, or to put one on each flioulder. 



Perhaps this kind of telegraph might be adv^ntageoufly em- 

 ployed to efiablifli immoveable telegraphic lines, in every cafe 

 in which the telegraphs employed at prefent would be too ex- 

 penfive. The fame telegraph might frequently ferve for feve. 

 ral lines in different direftions. By means of this telegraph a 

 communication might be maintained, with little cofl, even in 

 ffnall diftrids, or in the provinces and departments, with the 

 capital or the chief place, and the other confiderable points. 

 Of what importance may it be to be able to indicate inftanta- 

 neoufly conflagrations, inundations, or other events which re- 

 quire fpeedy fuccour. 



It would be well to place the telegraph, or the perfon who 

 makes the telegraphic fignals, on a kind of ftool, (o facilitate hh 

 movements. Placed in this manner, with his arms and tha 

 frames he could make a prodigious number of figures, fulii- 

 iiently diftin6l not to be confounded with each other. 



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