The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-22
EdIann q. Work.

The following Is from an article IN
Scribaer for November entitled A
Night with Edisone
There II nowhere such another in
Ronious mind, bat therais also nowhere
such q worker. When in search OF
eome special object he allows himself
absolutely no rest. At Newark he
mounted TO the loft OF his factory with
Ave mon. on the occasion Of the appnr-
ent failure Of the printing-niachine he
had taken a contract to furnish. and de-
clared he would never come down
Til Il worked. II took sixty hours con-
tinnous labor, but Il worked, and then
he slept for thirty. The routine OF his
dmy il routine Of grand processes and
ennoblinR ideas. Nowhere else proba-
biv would such o day be possible.
There are not fortunes, II there we're
capacity. 70 carry on the business OF
pura scientific research on such scale.
His whole great establishment Is occu.
pied not in manufacturing, nor primari-
| ty In projects for profitable RETURNS
though these ofollow,-but In new reflec-
tions. new combinations, in wrestling
from Nature inch by inch the domain
she would have kept hidden. He
comes in the morning and reads his
letters. He overlooks his men and the
experiments Of his assistants. The
element of hazard ehtera into these some-
what. There are great number in pro-
gress. tho action OF chemicals upon va.
rioua substances or upon each other, or
the phonomena Of substances sub
| iectad TO the various forces at
command. Strips Of ivory, for in.
stance, n q certain oil In six weeks be-
come transparent. A globule Of mer-
curry Ia water, then with . little potas-
alum added, takes various shapes for
the opposite poles Of tho battery, re-
tires coQuetishly or IL attracted, forms
in whirlpools, changes color, or be.
comes immobile. There Il no use Of
once for these results, but they are re-
corded In yoluminoua notebooks.
When tha proper timee comes they are
borne in mind; some one of them may
! form the connecting link In the chain
Of an invaluable discovery. Then per
haps he tests for the thousandth time
his carbon telephone for new peTtec
tions, and the n goes on carrying for
ward Q step each Of the works IN pro
, greas, or becomes wholly engrossed, &c
cording to LIS mood, 10 one.
{ In spite OF the fact that the motive
} Of his retreat to Menlo Park was Il
, good part 10 escape them, numeroui
! visitors arrive. IL is the Mecca OF /
! continuous pilgrimage Of scientists, re
, porters for the journals. and curiosity
+ hunters. Yesterday q troop OF on
: hundred and seventy i've persons
brought by gentleman who had askes
the privilege Of presenting few friends
: tomorrow q special tram OF visitor
!, from Boston Is announced. He re
$ ceiyea all affably, submitting himsei
o and his Inventions TO be gnzsd ct with
8 out reserve. One wonders, next 70 hi
J phonograph, at his good humor.
> "StiIl, shall blow mp somebody yet,
I he says, laughing. II ain c0nsiderin
t the idea Of fixing q wire connectin
q with battery that knocks over eyerJ
u body that touches the gate"
o He sits down 1t the phonograpi
= fixes O double mouth-piece 70 Il an
4 summons one Of his assistants. Will
d another places himself at an organ J
> the corner. They sing In two par
= John Browns Body" As the sono
o Gus music rises and iills the long apar
!, ment, one gazes musingly, yet with
g secret thrill. II is like assisting
d some strange, new rite.-a martiI
y chant Of rejoicing in the greatness of
q new era full of sublime promise an
le the dissipation Of mysteries.