184 PROCEEDINGS. 
Mr. Tuomas BiapeN exhibited a phonograph made by him, and 
after reading a short paper describing the instruments, a series 0 
experiments were tried, which were very successful, and caused 
much amusen 
After dadeshilbay his paper, Mr. Bladen said he would commence 
the experiments by asking his son to say something in the tube. 
Mr. Bra ADEN, junr., speaking in the tube in a loud, clear tone of 
voice, said: “ Gentlemen, I am a phonograph, some people — 
I can’t talk, but I can talk i littie. How do you like me 
How do Pee ‘do? Good n ight.’ 
These words were faithfully they aay by the phonoerap®s and 
distinctly heard by all the members present, w rmly 
applauded the result. At the ee of a member, Mr. ‘Bladen 
made the instrument repeat the vy 
The next a ely was with the words “ Advance Australia! 
God save the Que 
These words were qi ronetee card repeated by the instrument. 
r. BLavEN, senr., in answer to an inquiry, said the instrument 
was icant of repeating about 25 50 words. Mr. Eddison, the 
inventor, was making an instrument that would record 500 words. 
A member asked if it would reproduce musical sounds. 
} ae senr., said he had tried it with the flute and the 
cornet, but it not give the proper tone; it gave the time 
correctly, ane all the notes, but not the same tones. 
Mr. Bravery, ae next delivered the following —- in the 
tube: “ Gentlags io. beg to propose a vote of — s to Mr. 
Eddison, for bis ver ry interesting invention.—Coo-ee !” 
The pho onograph repeated the words with enveeying fidelity, 
but with a peculiarly comical tone in the last word that caused 
great diversion amongst the audience. 
Mr. Buanen, senr., sang the well-known words in the pia: 
song, 
i Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, 
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves! 
words were accurately repeated by the phonograph, though 
the ieinieat tones were not reflected correctly. At the request of 
members the words of the song were repeated by the instrument, 
and they were delivered much 3 as they would be if sung by a very 
‘drunken man 
the tube by the Re ev. Mr. Pasa Wool “TI beg to propose 8 a 
vote of thanks to Mr. Bl ~~ for his very interesting exposition 
of t this valuable instrument.” These words were accurately and 
very distinctly repeated ory the pineogiapts: , 
