Bernstein, Aaron, Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbücher, Bd. 1/5, 1897

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            nachzuahmen. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6586" xml:space="preserve">Auch die Hemmungskunſt, wie ſie ſolche beim
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            T, D, Z und S in Verbindung mit dem Zahnfleiſch ausübt,
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            mußte ihr abgeguckt und mechaniſch nachgeahmt werden. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6587" xml:space="preserve">Nun
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            kam das Kunſtſtück der Lippen dazu, die ſich bei den Vokalen
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            A und E und I und D und U von breiter Öffnung bis zum
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            engen Schnabel verändern und endlich gar auf Kommando
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            einen Verſchluß bilden müſſen, um mit plötzlicher Öffnung ein
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            P, mit milderer ein B, mit Halböffnung ein F und mit Mild-
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            heit ein W hören zu laſſen.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6589" xml:space="preserve">All dies nachzumachen, war wirklich keine Kleinigkeit.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6590" xml:space="preserve">Das ſehr zuſammengeſetzte Kunſtwerk auch noch durch eine
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            Klaviatur in erforderliche Thätigkeit zu verſetzen und die Buch-
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            ſtaben oder richtiger Laute beliebig aufeinander folgen zu laſſen,
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            wie man es beim Sprechen ohne alles Kunſtbewußſein thut,
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            war ein bewunderungswürdiges Unternehmen. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6591" xml:space="preserve">Und — was
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            bringt der Menſchenverſtand nicht alles zuſammen, wenn er
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            ſich’s einmal ernſtlich vorgeſetzt hat? </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6592" xml:space="preserve">— es gelang einzelnen
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            großen Mechanikern, wirklich Maſchinen zuſammenzubaſteln,
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            die nach einem geſchickt gehandhabten Taſtwerk wirklich ſo
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            ſprachen, daß Hörer mit einiger Phantaſie ſich einbilden
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            konnten, das Vaterunſer zu vernehmen.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6594" xml:space="preserve">Was aber machte Ediſon?</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6596" xml:space="preserve">Sein geſunder Menſchenverſtand, der ſich bei ihm in be-
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            wunderungswürdiger Weiſe mit einer genialen Kühnheit paart,
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            ſagte ihm ſofort, als er das Wunder des Telephons wahrnahm:
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6597" xml:space="preserve">Ei, das iſt ja eine vollkommene Sprechmaſchine! Dies kleine
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            Eiſenblech im Telephon ſchwingt ja genau nach dem Tempo
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            wie die Laute des Mundes im entfernten Telephon und macht
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            auf mein Trommelfell genau denſelben Eindruck, wie die ge-
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            ſprochenen Worte ihn machen würden, wenn ſie in meiner
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            Nähe ertönten. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6598" xml:space="preserve">Freilich iſt dies eine ſehr, ſehr leiſe Sprache; </s>
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            man muß ja das Telephon ans Ohr halten und das Geſprochene
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            erlauſchen, aber dies rührt ja nur daher, weil dies </s>
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