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marks are made on smoked paper, and the vibrations of the stylus are 

 considerably magnified before impression. The actual forms of the 

 marks are tlius rendered visible through an ordinary magnifying glass. 

 In this way it is seen that each vowel makes its own peculiar mark. 

 There are separate stylusus for the lips, the throat, the nose, and so on, 

 each of which is only thrown into action when the organ witli which it 

 is connected is used. A sound can thus be most accurately analysed 

 out, both as regards consonantal and vocalic elements. There are other 

 appliances subsidiary to the main machine, vrhich I have not room to 

 mention here. For instance, there is an artificial palate, which records 

 the exact place of the palate which is touched by the tongue in uttering 

 a palatal or cerebral sound. I strongly recommend that the Society 

 should obtain one of these machines if possible, and carry on investiga- 

 tions into the sounds employed in the various Indian Languages. 



7. In this report, I have of necessity confined myself to the 

 scientific side of the Congress, but it would ill become me if I did not 

 refer to the gracious hospitality shown to us all by our Parisian hosts. 

 Nothing could exceed the kindness shown to us, and, to me, personally, 

 this was enhanced by frequent opportunities of renewing old acquaint- 

 ances and of meeting old and valued friends. 



I have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 

 Your most obedient Servant, 



GrEORGE A. GlllERSON. 



C0NaR]6S INTERNATIONAL DES ORIENTAHSTES 



XIme Session — Paris — 1897. 



JDiscours I)' Ouverture 



de 



M. Le Pr:^sident de la XIe Session. 



J)u Conyres International. 



des Orientalistes. 



Mes premieres paroles, dans cette seance d'ouverfcure du onzieme 



Congr^s international des Orientalistes, seront des paroles de remercie- 



ment pour les savants qui, de toutes les parties du monde, se sont 



rendus a I'appel qui leur a ete adresse. 



Je dois aussi, au nom du Comite d'organisation, faire agreer les ex 

 pressions de notre gratitude aux chefs d'Etats et aux princes qui ont 

 bien voulu, par leur adhesion, donner un temoignage de I'interet qu'ils 

 portent aux progres de nos etudes. 



