A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 291
the air breathed out between them. 0 is apassage leading into the wind-pipe, which re-mains open, however close to each other thechords may be brought. 751. The vocal chords are shorter in boysand women than in men ; hence the voices ofthe former are sharper or higher than those ofthe latter. When… … THE GLOTTIS AND VOCALCHOKDS. 752. His surprising flexibility of voice enables man to imitate almost ex-actly, not only the cries of birds and beasts, but also the sounds of variousmusical instruments. This was shown by the performances of a band oftwelve Germans a short time since in the principal…
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