The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-10-05
IN THE WIZARDS DEN.
Edison Tells How He Lives and Moves anC
Does His Work.

| Does His Work.
/ met Thomas A. Edison, the Wizard
of Menlo Park, just before he sailed
for Paris. We had long CONVERSE
ton, in which he told me many inter-
esting things about mis- life in the little
Jersey home. He is a 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 l keep at it
night and day, sleeping but a few
hours on lounge with my clothing on.
l have gone for weeks at time with
three and four hours sleep each day.
If l were to remove my clothing l
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 have christened
No. g. 1t is hardly little room
either, as it takes in about half of one
floor, and is supplied with every known
invention in the line of electricity. 1
enjoy life there more than anywhere
else, and 1 am surrounded by as fine
lot of men as any one could wish to
be associated with. The greatest
source of enjoyment to me is when l
have hit upon new idea, to call in
some of the fellows and give them q
surprise. l remember we'll when l had
about perfected the photograph. Ihad
the instrument placed near the table
in my garden. While l was absent at
dinner two or three of the men became
engaged in conversation near the 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 converse
ton, the melancholy statement of the
man, comments of 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 a chair. l
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
II remember well when we began
to work on the incandescent light.
About fifty men remained up all night
with me, and to keep us awake 1 hired
a German band TO play lively airs.
About midnight we had our lunch
served. The novelty of the work and
the idea of a 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. | had several Skin
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"
l asked Mr. Edison if he had any
new invention in course of develop
ment. He said, with faint smile:
81 think we may find something new
in short while. My health is some
what impaired, as result of very
close application, but l expect to find
complete recuperation abroad, and
then it is quite possible that may
have another surprise ready."-N. Y.
Stor