The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-25

given hDoNe.
MR. EDISON on THE wERDERMANN LIoHr.
Mr. Edison then said: This wcrdermann
light neither forestalls nor conflicts with my
invention; use no carbon. My light does not
ever. is good thing. It allows more subdi-
vision than tho Joblochkof. but the mainte-
nance OF attention and consumption Of carbon
cost more than the horse power used 70 keep
drumming. II doesn't allow OF q reliable sub
diywsion. on..,,
Because" said Mr.. Edison. you must keep
iooiing Iig With the lamp all the tine to keep It
6e absolutely constant As a. carbon lamp
like Y very much. But the carbon lamp won't
do. ! have, made repeated experiments with
carbon, and at one time made "A lamp very SINH
lar 70 this one OF Werdermann's."
Then you think 0Werdermanns invention Of
No won't say that" he replied. 1T may
come into use in many places, but IT. can never
pie must bc 80 simple in its construction that
any fool or mule can use IT,. am making such
lamp You, turn YOUR faucet. aud there is
your light You turn your faucet and your
light is gone. There is no dickering and no
feeding. Your light is there when you want it.
and when yon don't want II it disappears 1t is
so simple in its design that child can under
stand II and use II. and II costs no more than
the horse power used to turn the generating
machine. The current is noselessly carried
from one light 10 the other, and there il no rush
or frying pan sizzle MS is the case with the car
bon points. And then there is the question OF
supply. With four-ccll battery can get more
light will my, invention than any carbon light
force. and | cnn see nothing To prevent its ap-
plication to stronger currents on larger scale"
PATENTS BY CABLE
The loud ticking of telegraph instrument
interrupted the conversation. We were seated
in the little Ofice of the main entrance TO tho
laboratory. Mr.. Edison ran, TO II telephone
boxed on the wall. | could hear womanly
voice informing him that dinner was rendy.
He resides an eighth Of IA mile from the labora-
tory. All right he responded. and resumed
These fellows across the water are working
the light for certain he said. see that
seven patents were granted in England alone
between Oct 90 and Nov. 4. About one-tenth Of
all the patents now taken out In Great Britain
cries made in my experiments both here aud in
England. And sometimes we make quick work
OF IL, Last week made n discovery nj O'Clock
In the afternoon | got wire from here to
Plainteld. where my solicitor lives and brought
him into the telegraph ofiice. at that place /
specifications on the spot. and about O'clock
that night cabled an application for patent TO
morning received word from London that my
| application had been fled In the English Patent
ONCE, The application was illed "a noon, and
ing five hours before the filing. The difference
| between London and New York time explains
| the thing"
NONSENSE AND COMMON SENSE.
Mr. Edison says that the cost O. this manpu-
vre did not exceed eighty dollars. He thought
that tho total cost 81 his electric light patents
might amount 10 slI 900. A minute aierward
| he picked up the slip from the London Nelrs. and
| quickly became Interested. His ewes lighted
| with humor. and d smirk encircled his mouth.
Now. look here said he. reading from the
slip:
Mr. werdermann stated ihs, he dh not believe in the
Strength %hich Mr Edison lad Sesu "a t. anrm
We'll" he drawled. AS Lord ohm Russell
said. the sources of the information obtained by
| her MMesy's Government are quite incomprc-
| hensible. don't and never did affirm any such
| nonsense as that II is nonsense on its face
| He read further:
! In his MI werdermann'S opnion a current equal to
| maintaining hundred hrhu would not maintain nye
surieisn, ,or hnndred burner Would supply i've Ra.
SsS Bye s o
sh,s 81 s M% ere sasa Sa, wsS g. the Sn Of s s % %
sSI,s and s lSnssr nc , dsqse rsysr;S by the
That's common sense, added Mr.. Edison.
| 49, No sane man can doubt II"
understand ] said, " that YOU propose 10
feed a certain number OF lights from one cur
rent Of electricity. Now. when that current
strikes the first light. and what is not wanted Is
great deal stronger than when II reached the
| last Light Might II not be 80 strong as 70 melt
the, contriyance used TO send 1t on II it did not
" You can only carry 50 much. wnter through
a two-inch pipe he answered. certain
| amount OF gus will go through gas main. and
no more. wire will take only so much eec-
tricity. We arrange the conductor In such
| manner that the current AZ all points Is the
same and that Is all there j. OF IT.
| SIX LIGHTS TO ONE HORSE POWER.
In further conversation Mr.. Edison said ho
was getting four times ~ mucn light with tho
same force AS he did when he first began his
| experiments. He found the generating ma
| chimes In use faulty, and WAS making TWO i'm.
| proved machines 81 his own with the view OF
| turning the greatest amount uf horse power
| into electricity with the least possible loss.
| These machines are 70 be especially applicable
| 10 his electric light From his experiments he
was satisfied that ne could get three lights cqual
to An ordinary gas Jet for each horse power
| with each old generating machine. and six with
| the new machines. The writer then called the
| inventors attention TO the following extract
from the London correspondence OF the Liver
| pool Post.
some important information has reached me the na.
ure II IA i,on- electric light Il Is formed hy aco Of
Current Tn" III itsei. ,c source o sSi the current
sent u,%,s u 6es ,,roj cmGn- 10 mser A. wie @ ~
point OF the Invention wa The liability Of the wire q use
10 have o6,ated b, the introduction simple d, vice
Which ey 'ag sSHanan % .'9a ,ar pn ,n, m In, S ,s
mum. nierposes check to the nov OF the current
sad an even dow Of eieStriey through the coil and
consequently steady flow OF Iurc light
This was evidently written" said Mr.. Ed-
| son. by some one who had seen one OF my
| earliest experiments II does not tally nt all
with my latest light There Is no bar, and the
whole thing j. entirely different. fancy that
| can soon give u complete eNplanhtlon 10 the
| public. Batch. where is the lamp that this ar
| tcle evidently rcfers 10 p
| among the cast-of experiments. broken and
| dusty. md was exhibited amid the laughter
| OF Mr. Edison Hsslstauts
The telegraphic instrument again began to
| tick and the sooty savan jumped to the tele-
| phone. The womanly voice repeated that
| dinner was ready. Meyer mind shouted Mr..
! Edison in response. Can't you send w a
| lunch for three r
| ENGLAND AWAKE.
He received faint answer. hut owing to his
| deafness did not hear 1t. Halo. hallO" he
shouted. The womnnly, voice answered. Send
| up a lunch for three! he cried and resumed
| his seat Mr. Bachelor handed him slip from
| the London Tunes. He passed il to the writer.
! saying; Do you remember the controversy in
| England concerning the merits of the carbon
| t"ephone} Hughes and Priest Of the British
Postal Office both condemned it. Hughes said
| It didn't WORK at all. Well now read what the
| British Thunderer says about IL.
The extract was cut from the London Times
! Of Nov. H. II gives an account nt some in
| terestihg and valuable experiments on electric
telephony between Norwich and London. under
| the most adverse circumstances ui bad weather
| and powerful induction o. neighborlng wires.
| These experiments the Times SAYS. had for
| their object the confirmation of some extra
| ordinary statements that had appeared in the
| American Journals respecting the ability of The
carbon telephone, one OF Mr Edisons numer-
| Gus inventions, aud perhaps ono Of the most
| important. 20 work over grent distances and
under conditions favorable To other systems
| conditions which fan the tiluo Vp