The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-11

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Staten Island job. We Rad, however
arrived at the conclusion that II the con
Quoting surface could be elevated a mill
In the air the message could be sen
very much further through the air. w
transferred our field of experiment t
MEMO Park. Balloons covered with TT
foil were anchored at long distance:
| apart. But the results did not come VI
to our expectations, and I abandoned
the experiments. have never done any
| thing further in this line. But Il il ever
happens that communication between
| vessels at sea is clamored for with
| loud voice, I shall be the first to jump
| into the SWIM. Other things OF more
pressing and vital importance have oc-
cupied my time since 1855. For the mo-
ment 1 have abandoned everything TO
take up the work here at the mine
And what is your work fere?'
"Well, in a general way, I can only
say that We are engaged in taking out
! the iron ore from the soil and in smeit-
Ing and refining It. But larger issues
are at stake than can now be explained.
For the present don't care 10 say any
thing further. But when the proper
time comes, and that may be within q
year or two, I shall publish the facts
to the world. I'll get all the news
paper men down here and give you the
full story"
"And are you doing nothing with the
x rays?" asked.
son. yes. have four men at work IN
Eawellyn Park. I go back there on sat
urday and stay over Sunday. The rest
Of the week I spend here. I am not,
however. giving my personal attention
to the x ray experiments. save in the
way Of superintendent found had
10 call myself off. No one man can
work continuous at the X rays. They
have a very detrimental effect on the
bodily health, though luckily the effects
are merely temporary. Why. al the
present time my eye is foot out OF
focus II is back 10 its normal condition
however, during the three months rest
1 have given my sight. Other physical
difficulties also supervened from the eX-
cessive work with the rays. Ny fla.r
fell out in handfuls. Three months ago
I found coundn't close my hand at all
NV hair has come back and my hands
are better, but even now I can't pro-
duce a fist without some little trouble and
pain. All this will wear off. A man
whom I employed in the experiments
Jared worse than I did. His hair. his
beard, his eyebrows and his eyelashes
all fell out. His skin is wrinkled and
burned.
you should see him. He is sight!
u~:1y hi
Indeed, it will not be mere restoration,
but in some respects an Improvement.
find that the skin, which has been dis
colored and defaced by x rays, comes
in again softer and finer than before.
But suppose I'd better not let that idea
get abroad. or there'll be Big boom
in the business" concluded Mr.. Edison,
II was now elk O'Clock. Mr.. Edison
and his chief assistant rose.
"W-;ll the gentlemen take meal with
us?"sai1 the Wizard.
I willingly accepted. I was glad to |
have an opportunity of seeing how a !
great man lived. The scientific gentle |
men led ne way to a plain frame struct- |
ure standing on an eminence above the |
Office. Here is where Mr.. Edisonand his |
assistant live, and where dozen Of the |
0 ther heads Of departments have their |
meals.
Mr.. Edison has a room on the ground |
floor communicating with his assist |
ants room. It is furnished IN the plain |
est manner. An air of absolutely spar
tan severity is only broken by a few
little knick-knacks here and there and a
hanging against the walls.
II represents a score Of decorations pre-
sented to the scientist by the crowned
heads and other rulers Of Europe. There
are ribbons and medals OF the most
highly priced orders OF the Old World.
Many men would give their immortal
souls tc possess any one of them. Mr..
Edison seemed a little ashamed as he
followed my glance.
YES" he said. my wife came down
md hung tina. picture there. She co..
ected all That truck together and had
I Photographed. AS for me, I'd just az
iaf chuck it all into the vastehasket.
Those things mean nothing TO me. I re-
member wren was in Paris I was in
rted to A great dinner there where a
OF OF the magnates were TO appear. My
vie made me wear some red ribbon or
,tner-"
''The ribbon OF the Legion of HONOR
suggested.
Yes. / guess that was t. I stuck Il
II my coat just 10 please her. And when
walked through the streets felt like
fool. But there were lots Of other
~
aw a small man with a sash around
is shoulders. and that sash was Just
blaze of medals and crosses of gold
nd silver and brass ard tin. and
on't know what all I said TO myself.
On. you ass and then asked my next
sisalor. Who is that man.
Why. don't you know he said.
hats Blowitz. the great newspaper
&" 'BlovitZ" I exclaimed was sur
rsed. I had always thought he was
smart man. But. perhaps. he was
mart. after ALL" was Mr.. Edison's con-
fusion. He was playing 20 the fools.
Ie knew they would catcn on
We went in % supper. TIE dining
Dom was as plain as the bedroom. So
as the fare. Cold mutton, tea. pota-
'es. cottage cheese. cakes, pies and
-IIit these constituted the wholesome
" unp-e.en:ioIs meal u which the
Millionaire scientist sat down.
In the course Of the conversation he
welt loving upon the good. homes: 4
eals that could De obtained az certain
,~n-tovn restaurants. which are IN
1oEn 20 the epicure But ne rad never ,
eard OF the Waldorf and Deirnonico's
as TO him a name o. scorn He had