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301 EVENING CLASSES circumstances under which the apparent payer is ab'e to shift the tax on others XVII The uses of Metallic Currency-the effects in- duced by rise or fall in the value of such Currency on different classes of Society-the contrast between the present state of the facts and past experience-The probabilities of the future 29 PUBLIC READING AND SPEAKING Days and Hour of Attendance Tuesday and Friday from 10 Introductory Remarks-On Public Reading and Speaking -What is Elocution -Definition of the term-Estimation in which the art was held by the Ancients-Its subsequent com- parative decline and neglect- The great value of Elocution to those preparing for the Church the Bar and Public Life generally-The art of Reading Aloud considered as an accomplishment-Good results that follow from its habitual practice-Readers and hearers alike benefited-The Elemen- tary Principles of Elocution-Necessity of patience and practice in acquiring them thoroughly-General description of the various speech organs and their several functions- The Lun s-The Larynx-The Chorda Vocales-The Glottis -How Vocal Sound is produced and converted into Articu- late Speech-Functions of the Tongue Teeth and Lips-The right manner of using the several Speech Organs -Their Use and Abuse-Elocution considered in sanitary point of view-The "Mechanics of Elocution"-Formation of the Voice-Mistakes of early life in reference to the Management of the Voice-Serious maladies not unfrequently caused or aggravated by wrongly using the several speech ortrans- What is "clerical sore throat 1" "dysphonia clericorum" its nature cause and cure -Quotations from the works of Sir Henry Holland Dr James Bright &c -Pronun- ciation and correction of national provincial and other errors in speaking-Quantity and accent-Poise-Definition of the