Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-12
That Wonderful Edison.

: That Wonderful Edison.
PEEFECTISG THE PHoSoGEAPH BEYOND EVE,
THE DREAMS OF THE CARICATURIsTs-
= Missing THAT IT SHALL REALLY REPEAT Full
f OPERA. NOT TO SPEAK OF 5O0-rAGE NOVEL
New York World reporter recently inter
viewed Prof. Thomas \. Edison, the famous
inventor of the phon graph. at his labroator,
at Monlo Park, y. Y, with the following
result
The reporter followed Mr. Edison to an
upper room where the phonograph was rest.
ing on n table, and as the cylinder SLOWLY
turned he shouted at it pleasantly: How
are you?' Then the cylinder was shifted
backwards and again turned. and the phono.
graph cried out in the same cheerful tone
that the reporter had used "IIow are
YOU
Mr.. Edison seated himself before his favor
lite invention and talked. scolded. sung and
whistled to it for while, receiving answers
according TO his folly or his wisdom After
a few moments the Professor threw himself
back in his chair and gazed abstractedly be
fore him. Then he said, at is funny. after
all. You have TO pucker up your mouth to
whistle, but the phonograph doesn't pucker
one bit. Martin" he continued. calling to
one of his workmen. como here and sing
bass for me-"
double mouthpiece was placed over the
diaphragm of the instrument, and while Pro-
fessor Edison sang,''John Browns Body" Ill
Il lo;;d voice at one side Martin struggled al
the other side with bass So deep that the
alr-vibrations were about only three a min
| ute
You didn't sing loud enough said the
Professor, as he shifted the cylinder
well, no, answered Martin 81 couldn't
| Jest git the right chord. But we got it
'Lunky the other day
The crank was then turned. and the air of
the song was Sung by the phonograph with
an occasional far-oif bass note struggling to
be heard Mr. Edison thought lie could i'm
prove upon this rendering aud he again sang
the song as solo to the same sheet of foil
When the cylinder was rcvolved this time the
AIR burst forth with vigor, once or tw:ce fail
ing to connect where note had dragged in
! the second singing of the tune.
Mr.. Edison now rested himself, and the re-
porter cas-; his eyes about the room. at the
ceiling and on the floor, Overhead WAS net
OF telegraph-wires IT mblinGa huge spiders
web, all terminating in large battery placed
IN the centre of the room
''Do yOu use all those wires ?" asked the
reporter.
"Oh. yes" was the answer
WHY do Won have that nine-orr,n that
stands in the corner"
ITO record sound"
.What is that thine oyer ,lor.g"
"A mart of my aeronbone
What is that other thing that man is
working on?'
'AG instrument for reproducing hand
writing. | think it will be finished soon"
"Oh : that's for t,tin,i nosss,,,.s
The reporter now tooI5 n tur5 nrornd the
room. There vere tboneou,js ~, .,,,ii MI
Lrp. hotties cnnt.i,ipe, rber,;c,I. ;rrIs
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,wcrcd Mr. Edison. '.Iou know "a man can
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