ACOUSTICKS

ACOUSTICKS, Acoustica, the Doctrine or Theory of Sounds. See SOUND.Acoustics is what we otherwise call Phonics.Phonics.Acoustics, or Acoustica, or Acoustic Medicines, are Remedies against the Imperfections and Disorders of the Ear; or of the Sense of Hearing. See EAR, and HEARING.The Word is formed from the Greek ἀκοή (akoē), Hearing.Acoustic is particularly applied to Instruments used by those who are slow of Hearing; to supply that Defect.Dr. Hook says, it is by no means impossible to hear the lowest sound that can be made, to the Distance of a Furlong;and that he knows a way of hearing any Person speak through a Stone-Wall three Feet thick. See WHISPERINGPlace, and ECHO.Acoustic Nerve. See AUDITORY NERVE.