The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
.,o.. ,o,ow, do I, every time and with

! those fellows DO ~ every ''''S
| COR sn onerators ought to feel compl-
| mented by what Mr.. EDISON haS =" ,,Iay
| on tmt h g"sa Accredited TO be one OF the
nost skiiiful telesraphers OF ms ufn pc
,ntgbt az least claim some proncienc! IN
| .n.s e,her branch OF the service. let ne
aiiiis1noaiedges the superiority OF men
49,. work is seldom noticed beside the
r,nye theatrical feats Of the ordinary
| land-wire operators.
SIZING BY TKLEGRAPB.
"IIow about the attempts to see py
vire7 Do YOU think this is coming
adjunct of the telephone? was the next
qaNiuch has been said about 1t in the
dailies." he repliel. They tell now ~
is 10 be accomplished by selenlum, put
] do not see how 1t Is practlcaIi; 10 i ~
think the selenium process VIII solHe -.
II js n surprise 10 me, however, that the
transmission of pictures by WIRE Is hp'
more used. 1t IS very easy OF dCcoIlp.is..-
ment and newspapers cOuid get acCuIate
pictures of distant events in TINS manner;
I have transmitted pictures TINS way anu
| would guarantee 10 send one ten lhcnes
square a distance OF tve huhIred n ,,,ro
every ten minutes. And every picture
would be as good as the average nc" 0P"
per cut at that.
HERE'S ANOTHER MARVEL.
without connecting wire is agitated. Ihey
propose TO use IL in harbors, so tldl
ships coming in may better deterIlI e
their position. | had broader schetne
than that. The system OF slRhallHs u
tween moving trains Is in active use on
one of our railroads. Now pToPO9eIt 80 ~
do IL between ships at sea, ana even " ~ -
they are thirty miles apart IL couiu
accomplished one ship might an
message far out to sea, then uahair,'
Il TO another vessel thirty miles dlsldilt.
The last In its turn would signal eSels
vessel within thirty miles OF H. anu %
on. SO a message could De SEM a. baot
vessel and the latter be brought PACK
to land. The ocean in storm ana cam
would be under absolute control ana tme
fate Of many mariner could be known
by this system of TRANSMISSION, eieds
now his vessel may sink ana her Gre"
never be hearl from again. ..,r,
Mr.. Edison drew picture OF the ocean
as IT might appear under TINS ne" sya
TEN. Escaping criminals %ouId ray
small chance of evading detecuoh by
skipping off TO countries where the ezra
dition laws might give them safe harDoT'
vessel bound into port Wne .,'od 20
denies might rage could De WaImSIb -
keen away, before il got near enough 70
suffer Derelicts could be avoided ana
etorms could be countered because Marin
erg would be able to tell each other me
condition of the ocean over the iehBth
and breadth Of its surface
NEW FOOD.
The inventor was asked what ne
thought OF the possibility OF utdWlnS
new food from the earth by electricity;
He said he saw no reason why ~ S"0Niu
"Onlv a few reactions are necessary
he replied. II think that inoTgahls ele-
ments may be made 10 turnlsh FusIen-
ance. The carbohydrates such as sugar
and starch would probably be the cheap
err" Mr. Edison did not say ES"eFtI'
how it could bed one. Perhaps ne I'll ItSii
templates trying 1t. Ana Wheh 81. I -ui-
son contemplates doing anything lie gen
orally waits until he does II before ne
says anything about IT, ,..,t,,
heralded method Of using hlgh tension cur
rents for producing lght' ms 10 t ne
current Of which NikOla Tesla IS the
strongest advocate. We must eNTCtt, 50
they say, wonderful revolution III the
lighting Of our houses during me P8Nt
sources and the rooms will BE- IN Low
Of light-An essentially modern cohul-
ton Mr. Edison does not THINK u prac-
ticaI from the fact that he does not De
licvc people would use H.
II DO not think people Wuld use IT,,
he saws, because 1t does away WIN
some very essential qualities when
good light should possess. Inc human
eve is adapted by nature to encounter
red and yellow rays IN the llsRt WIN ~
I'm the sun, in gas, In the incandtSg en-
LIGHT. I'm the candle and so forth NhtH
we reduce the amount Of energy per .dH-
die power, we lose these req anu UNA
yellow RAYS and we gradually ascend inc
scale We might start with gas ana go
on through the various degrees LlH We
got to the arc light and go sun iurlHeI
til at last We would r'aCH uIt H5lL VI
tho common glow worm. The glow worm
PRODUCES a light. but without any OF
these red and yellow rays 10 which We
are accustomed The energy Is very
small. 1t is the same with these hlG4
want a sepulchral light-the light We are
accustomed TO connect with graves anu
vaults. You have seen room III up
with phOsphOresccnt paint GU may
read by It but you would not care Tor TX
always No. The eyes are bult Tor very
ultra violet or reddish rays Tor a. com
pound ray light, not a one ray Hsht. Nd
ture is against it,
THE KNEToGRAPH's FUTURE.
Mr.. Edison ranged from one depart
ment TO another, as he talked Of the sci
aucr which he has so much helped 10
hiring under the control Of mankind. He
talked Of his own inventions ana theh
those of others. Then he spoke oi eIt'-
trical topics Of the day. Ihr hllIlo,,
graph was an invention he was asker
about and here the public may learn thlI
the kaleidoscope or graph as my
know il now. is only trial, mere tN,
pertinent. which f. TO ho developed upllI
We possess the most wonderful INVENTION
of the age. Pictures are to be reproduc-
Ell life Rizc and instead of gazing through
4 small hole at a reduced fac-simile oil
n rair Of prize fighters as we DO now We
shall be able, so Mr.. Edison declares,
In witness a whole opera performance
exactly AT It was given weeks, monthS'
rrrhans wears before-to hear the SING
ers' voices from the phonogrdph-lo SEE
them move. act, maxi gestures, 10 note
The very applause of their audience
through the KiuetosCope. What a pity
tbe phonograph did not flourish Wheh
Mario. Grjsi. Parepa, Rosa, Brisn9ll OF
any other. Of the grand line OF SINGERS
Who have come and gone was dellShuit
tha music lovers Of both continents. OF
Course a regular theatre would be need-
.l hut art which Is long, would become
longer and life. which IS neetluS' might
have a different connection than "hat
ne poet gave It. The scenes in such
tbeatre would be colored Of course, but
sftsr the fact for the inventor has not
vet experimental on col9red photo
graphs and has 20 intention, 30 far. OF
dnInr so. "Can such and sucn thing
he done. Mr. Edison" you may ask him.
II never say that anything cannot be
done" he viii reply; when man says
that. he simply means that he cannot