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In the foregoing abbreviated form there are 200 letters and 52 word spacings, while in the translation there are 280 letters and 52 word spaces; so that 80 letters are saved by the telegraph code. Now, in writing the above extract according to the rules of Stenotypy, we ind that instead of 80, we save 130 letters and 43 space taps, or a net saving of 173 taps on the transmitter, whilst the reading is immensely facilitated. Every character of Stenotypy is founded on phonetic principles. Prefixes, affixes and word characters are clearly represented, and on account of the frequency of capital letters, the attention of the cye is more easily arrested. In order to fully comprehend the principles of Stenotypy, and thoroughly understand the key that unravels all its apparent difficulties, only the Alphabet, or two pages of the booklet has to be memorized. The grammalogues, and arbitrary signs used are fewer than those used by Pittman, Graham, Pernin, &c.

The Author feels confident, that after two weeks' study, any ordinary student can read all the exercises in the present volume.

The following is the above telegraph message written according to Stenotypy:- dsInsRb,;prdT'bUrOFngrv,&prnt,4&nUi)UF5$slvr crtfk8s'drw, H, bn frn)dB Bl)fld. N’f9F(s n@s LB’s$ntrk8trs3s&ngrv,Z2dtr‘mst dAr,frmEvn tmpt. 2 2ft (m‘;vl,tOnb,&slvr grA.

Indeed, any one capable of judging of the merits of Stenotypy must admit that there is not in existence a more efficient, and at the same time a shorter and simpler treatise on shorthand than the present little volume.

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"For those who have neither the time nor aptitude to learn any of the complicated shorthand systems In vogue, your invention is invaluable. For legibitity and rapidity it is fininitely preferable to any of the known systems."—Rt. Rev. N. U. Matz, Bishop of Denver, Cul., Feb, 5, 1895.

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