Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
188
The Speech of Monkeys
·
R. L. Garner
142
By
mode
of
propagation
I
mean
the
organs
brought
into
use
for
the
purpose
of
producing
the
sound,
the
apertures
through
which
the
sound
force
passes,
and
the
auxiliaries
by
which
it
is
moulded
into
certain
shapes.
By
ultimate
form
I
mean
the
geometrical
shape
of
the
sound
force
when
first
converted
into
sound.
That
there
is
such
a
thing
as
form
has
been
clearly
demonstrated
by
the
phoneidoscope.
Prof.
John
B.
De
Mott
has
very
kindly
aided
me
in
reducing
certain
sounds
to
a
visible
condition.
I
had
conceived
an
idea
before
this
that
if
the
path
described
by
the
energy
which
produced
sound
could
be
made
visible,
that
it
would
be
found
to
have
the
form
of
a
convolute
spiral,
that
these
spirals
recede
from
the
centre
or
point
of
propagation
in
every
direction
like
the
radii
of
a
sphere,
and
that
that
aspect
of
sound
which
we
call
waves,
is
simply
the
point
at
which
these
spirals
intercept
each
other,
which
of
necessity
would
be
of
uniform
distance
from
the
centre,
increasing
at
each
successive
point
throughout
the
entire
sound-sphere
or
space
through
which
the
sound
passes
in
all
directions
from
the
centre
to
infinity.
I
shall
refrain
from
discussing
this
point
till
such
a
time
as
I
can
show
at
greater
length
my
reasons
for
this
belief.
I
may
add
here
that
I
have
made
records
of
the
human
voice
with
which
I
have
deceived
the
monkeys,
and
I
have
made
records
of
the
monkey's
voice
with
which
I
have
deceived
the
very
elect
of
linguists
and
musicians.
Some
critic
once
remarked
to
me
that
the
sound
made
by
a
monkey
was
not
really
laughter,
but
only
a
kind
of
good-natured
growling.
This
may
be
correct,
but
the
same
is
true
of
human
laughter,
as
the
one
may
be
converted
into
the
other,
and
a
good-natured
growl
expresses
the
emotion
which
is
felt
by
man
as
well
as
monkey.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
