From the Preface. THE OBJECT of this work is to furnish persons who make an artistic or professional use of the vocal organs, with a. concise account of those relations of the voice to physical and medical science which are only cursorily alluded to, or passed over altogether, in treatises on elocution and singing. It is an abridgment of my 'Treatise on Vocal Physiology and Hygiene' for the use of those who do not require to study the subject in all its technical and theoretical bearings. The second edition has been carefully revised. I have now been able to satisfy myself experimentally that the physiological action of the larynx is identical in both sexes, and that- the vocal registers have the same The details of my observations, which I believe will finally settle this important and vexed question, will shortly be published in one of the medical or scientific journals.

Excerpt from The Science of Voice Production and Voice Preservation: For Use of Speakers and Singers The object of this work is to furnish persons who make an artistic or professional use of the vocal organs, with a concise account of those relations of the voice to physical and medical science which are only cursorily alluded to, or passed over altogether, in treatises on elocution and singing. It is an abridgment of my 'Treatise on Vocal Physiology and Hygiene' for the use of those who do not require to study the subject in all its technical and theoretical bearings. The second edition has been carefully revised. I have now been able to satisfy myself experimentally that the physiological action of the larynx is identical in both sexes, and that the vocal registers have the same comparative extent in male and female. The details of my observations, which I believe will finally settle this important and vexed question, will shortly be published in one of the medical or scientific journals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.