| Show LEARNED BY the art of I lint by a theater la Alna loh one of the greatest discoveries ever made WM the result of the purest ao ji dent it was in the year 1790 the citizens of munich had just witnessed the first triumphant performance of Moz arts opera don juan and the theater was deserted by all bave one man alois who after making a round of inspection in the building to see that no sparks had is cited anything combustible retired to his room to stamp the tickets of admission for the day following when he entered his apartments he had things in his hand a polished whet atone which he had purchased foi sharpening razors a ticket stamp still moistened with i ink aul check on the aurer of t for his weekly salary As he place the latter upon the table a 0 wind swept it high up in his room ana then deposited it in a basin tilled with water dried the wet paper as well aa he could and then weighted it down with the whetstone upon which he had before carelessly placed the printing stamp when he returned to his room the following morning he was astonished at seeing the letters printed with remarkably remark abla accuracy upon the dampened paper A came to him he wondered whether by some such meane be could not simplify hia work of continually copying the songs of tho chorus he went out and purchased a large stone commenced making experiments experiment a and as we all know discovered the art ol 01 printing from stone lithography |
