The record-union., 1894-06-21
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motor with governor on it. l predict
that in twenty-five years electricity will
have superseded horses in New York in
the performance of every sort of needful
luxury, a toy and pet.n
Mr.. Edison thinks that sleeping is
largely matter OF habit, because the
world turned round every twentyfour
hours and people, having no light, had
nothing else to do but TO go to bed. He
pointed out that fish never sleep.
Mr.. Edison last week went down to
Edison, n. j., which is named after him.
1t was formerly called Ogden. Here
great industry is being built up upon one
OF his inventionS-that of separating the
iron PARTICLES from ore by means OF mag
netism. 1t effects great economy, ana 1t
is profitable. Mr.. Edison says ne likes to
go down there ito get dusty and dirty
and knock about the works." He lives
there in a frame house with the work.
men, and all sit down to table together.
where they eat the simplest food. After
dinner all assemble on the front piazza if
the weather is fine.
Edison lights one of his strong cigars,
joins in the conversation and listens TO
the stories. One of the men there has
violin, and the other night after dinner
Edison asked him to bring it out and give
them an air. The violin was trOtted out,
but it took some time 10 tune it up, and
then one of the strings broke. WHATS
the matter with it, Theodore?" Edison
asked. 'Oh, the strings get damp in
this weather, and stretch" SOAK them
in petroleum." said this man of ready
resources. Since then the violin has been
in good running order, and another con-
tribution has been made to our knowl-
edge OF The care of musical instruments.
Mr.. EdisOn'S home life is most happy
and contented. He has five children, the
eldest OF whom is Thomas Edison, a prom
lsing young man, 10 years of age. The
next is Willie, IL years of age, and then
comes Marion, young lady, now in Eu-
rope. Madeline and Charles are the
youngest, and are the children by his
second marriage.
Mrs. Edison is the daughter of Lewis
Miller, a wealthy Western manufacturer,
and the founder of the settlement at
Lake Ghautauqua. She, was married to
Mr.. Edison at her home in Akron, o., in
February, 1856. Mrs. Edison takes a
deep interest in her husbands work. and
follows his inventions from their incep-
ton with Intelligence and pride. Her
father was also an inventor OF some note,
so that from her childhood Mrs. Edison
has been III close contact with the prog
ress of invention.
Their house at Llewellyn Park is a
beautiful one. 1t stands upon hill and
is approached by winding walks and
drives, all kept in perfect order, and lust
now the surrounding shrubbery is one
mass OF bloom and fragrance. The house
has gabled roofs and piazzas and win
dows of stained glass. The entrance hall
is wide and furnished with comfortable
lounges and cushions. At the rear is the
dining-room and on the right is the Ii
brary, which is luXuriously furnished in
red leather and mahogany. On the oppo-
site side is the reception-room, daintily
fitted up in lighter colors.
The drawing-room, a large bay-win-
dowed apartment, upholstered in pink
and ecru, opens out of this, and at the
end is Mrs. EdisOD's piano, Uttered with
music. She is an accomplished musician.
Upstairs Mr.. Edison has a home study.
This is a cheerful room, with bookcases,
desk and a reading chair. Mrs. Edison
attends personally TO her housekeeping,
but neglects none of her social duties.
She is handsome and youthful-looking
woman, with dark eyes and hair, and a
sweet and vivaclOus expression.
OF late years MIR. Edison has become
more regular in his habits so far as Sleep
ing and eating are concerned, and the cot
in the laboratory is not so frequently used
as when the electric light, the phonograph
and other inventions were in progress.
II @ takes but six and one half hours sleep
each night, and rises early in the morn
ing. His breakfast usually consists of
tea or coffee, few slices OF toast and,
perhaps, an egg or u rasher of bacon. He
is at the laboratory by 8 o'clock, and with
the exception OF brief absence for lunch,
remains there until =.
He does not oflen come to New York,
having strong inclination for the quiet
of the country, with the opportunities it
affords of giving his undivided attention
to the work in hand. The evening he
spends at his home with his wife and
children and the friends who may drop in.
Mr.. Edison is AZ years of age, but looks
ten years younger. Nobody but man
in the most vigorous health could ac-
complish the task he daily sets him
SELF He is keen, quick and alert,
tireless in activity, but with a ca
pacity for rapid recuperation. Life
is pleasure to him, and he takes lively
interest in all that is going ON Of inter
est to mankind. When he has COM
pleted a task he turns TO something else
In this he differs from most inventors,
who spend their lives upon one woKk and
try to improve it when it is fnished.-
New York World.