Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-25
EDIsON's NEW LIGHT.

iSou oIdeVIy do nIcnAo ain, OdeuI'
day, when the representative of the
Graphic entered and encountered the
pleasant faces of Mr.. Bachelor, Edison's
indispensable assistant, and Mr.. Griffin,
secretary and correspondent
'.Now. what is that inhospitable sign
for % they were asked.
"You see" Bachelor said, Edison is
altogether more amiable than it is best.
He doesn't want to bar anybody out. SO
he let's all sort of inquisitive people
come here and occupy his time. when
they are moved by no higher motive
than idle curiosity. But at important
seasons like this we can indnce him to
keep part of the people out.
HE is particularly busy now, is he p
asked the reporter.
"Yes," responded Bachelor, "the fact
is, for several weeks now, he has been
at work night and day on this electric
light. He has driven it into pretty
small corner at last. Here he comes
and can speak for himself
At this point Mr.. Edison came clat-
tering down stairs, glowing with
pleasant excitement and evidently just
emerged from his wizards cave. "Hello,
is it you?" he said rapidly. "In week
or two I'll have my electric light ready
for you to illustrate, if you care to do
so.'
"You seem to be making panic
among the gas companies" )" said the re-
porter.
"Well, yes; those old fellows know
what they are about. I've got 'em.
certain, and they are finding it out"
"Is there really any good cause for
this sudden tumble of gas stocks %
at is little precipitate, perhaps.
but it was bound to come. The electric
light is the light of the future-and it
will be my light-unless." he added.
with conciliatory twinkle, ''some other
fellow getSup better one. Still, the
gas stocks need not decline. The COM
panies can just adopt electricity instead
of gas and run our wires inside of their
pipes" ~
/ "The American Gaslight Association
doesn't belive in you,' suggested sci
entifc gentleman who was present.
"These gentlemen are right from their
point of view, !" said Edison, 'but they
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at their meeting and was greatly anus
| ed"
However, seeing is believing" con-
tinued he, 'and I will show the electric
light and my methods Of feeding and
regulating it, only stipulating that you
will give no description of it which shall
vitiate my patents in Germany, applied
for, but not yet granted"
He led the way up stairs again, to
the second floor of laboratory, which has
been illustrated in the Graphic, and
paused before the bench where he first
hit on the phonograph, and where he
finished his telephone. Three small
brass standards were there six or eight
inches high. each with small glass
globe or cylinder at the top, enclosing
a curious nest of wires. From each
standard wire descended through the
floor.
''These are the lamps" said the in.
ventor, re-lighting the pipe which had
gone out and placing it on the bench
where it Immediately vanished again
He touched lever on the bench. "NoW
the current is on this lamp" he explain.
ed. touching the smallest: sit is lighted
but you do not see it." Presently the
nest of wire at the top assumed dul
crimson glow. In another minute il
it was scarlet; then 1t turned to fierce
white heat. a
/ "Of course, there is no fame" he
said; sthe light is wholly from incan
descence. That light is just about
equal to one gas jet. can increase ol
diminish it to any extent. | car
regulate it with mathematic accuracy" :"
What is that wire that glows p
"That is platina."
"How long will it last %
Forever, almost. 1t will not burn
1t never oxydizes."
Then he turned 1t down through al
shades of red, till the light vanished
..You do not see it now he said .'bu
it is lighted. It is invisible and th,
electricity required is almost infnitel.
small. but it is there, and touch viii
recall it-see r and he tapped the leve
and the illumination returned. "How'
: that for sick room p he asked, with
broad smile of pleasure.
He connected the circuit with the tw,
other lamps and showed their differen
patterns and capacities. Then he ex
! planned the popularity which rendered
this electric light practicable and valua
BILE, and said, s.if statement of tina
were published it might invalidate ny
! foreign patents" He didn't ask an.
'af6davy'' of secrecy, but seemed salts