Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
IN THE wIzARp,s DEN.
Edison Tells How He Lives and Moves and
Does HlS Work.

Edison Tells How He Lives and Moves and
Does Hls Work.
l met Thomas A. Edison. the Wizard
OF Menlo Park. just before he sailed
Paris We had q long converse
". in which he told me many inter
esting things about his life in the little
Jersey home. He is hard worker
and sticks to his laboratory week out
and week in. Speaking of his SEEM
ingly never-ceasing Investigations, he
said: when think I am on some
new line of discovery 1 keep at it
night and day. sleeping but few
hours on a lounge with my clothing on.
/ have gone for weeks at time with
three and four hours sleep each day.
If l were to remove my clothing
would get up feeling out of shape. and
with all desire lost for continuing my
labors. My train of thought would be
lost l have got complete little den
where work. which l have christene6
NO. g. 1t is hardly a little room
either. as it takes in about half of one
floor, and is supplied with every known
invention in the line of electricity. I
enjoy life there more than anywhere
else, and l am surrounded by as fine a
lot of men as any one could wish to
be associated with. The greatest
source of enjoyment to me is when 1
have hit upon new idea. to call in
some of the fellows and give them a
surprise. / remember we'll when Ihad
about perfected the photograph. Ihad
the instrument placed near the table
in my garden. While was absent at
dinner two or three of the men became
engaged in conversation nearthe door.
One fellow complained of the trouble
he had had in his family. of how he
had lost two children, and the diff
Guilty he had in getting along The
photograph received the conversa-
ton. the melancholy statement of the
man, comments CT the others, and
when returned and turned the crank
the whole thing was repeated. sum-
moned the said workman to my den
and told him to. take chair. I
touched the crank. and out rolled his
whole talk. You never saw a more
surprised man in all your life. He sat
there looking at me apparently thrilled
with wonderment. l extended my
sympathy and aid, of course. but his
trouble was lost in his surprise.
Il remember we'll when We began
to work on the incandescent light
About fifty men remained up all night
with me, and to keep us awake l hired
a German band to play lively airs
About midnight we had our lunch
served. The novelty of the work and
the idea of band playing in the
laboratory kept the men awake until
one o'clock. when. under various pre-
texts, they would go to some other
part of the building. Invaribly they
found some hiding-place where they
could sleep. l had several skir-
mishes looking up the drowsy
ones. and they were all
brought back to their tables and
forced to keep awake. After that
they worked all night with me without
any trouble"
/ asked Mr.. Edison if he had any
new invention in course of develop
nent. He said, with faint smile:
u think we may find something new
n short while. My health is some |
what impaired, as a result of very |
,lose application. but l expect to find |
complete recuperation abroad. and
hen it is quite possible that may
lave another surprise ready."-N. Y.
,tor