Music Trade Review

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NOVEMBER 29,
1919
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JOHN
SKINCLOTHES
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in the dawn of civilization John Skinclothes
B ACK
thumped his stone hammer on a hollow log.
It gave forth a booming sound. It was pleasing to his
primitive ear. So he carried it to his cave, and beat up-
on it, and was happy.
Mrs. Skinclothes stretched a hide across the end of it to
dry. And they found the music was made better.
So together they beat upon it, and were made happier.
And members of their tribe came, and marveled, and
enjoyed.
,
It was the earliest groping of the human soul toward
music—the first lisping effort at musical expression......
The last word in musical accomplishment is the
AUTOP1ANO.
THE AUTOPIANO
Paul Brown Klugh, Pres.
On-the-Hudson at 51st Street
New York
CO.