The Yale expositor., 1914-01-08

lation, its position is one of comparative safety
1t carries in cold storage enough food to support
1t for weeks
And yet Charles Teller died Of starvation!
France was responsible for Teller but every ma
ton was his debtor. He was born in Amens
More than 40 years ago. after being released from
a debtors prison, he perfected system for the
preservation of meats, vegetables and fruits
Thirty-seven years ago ship equipped with his
cold storage appliance was at sea for more than
100 days and brought its cargo of meat into port
fresh as the day it put aboard.
Some inventors careless Many of them
lack business ability Tellier's ideas were appro-
priated by clever men who thought only of using
them to their advantage without feeling any
sense of obligation to the inventor. Some of them
laughed or scoffed at him when he protested that
they were robbing him of his rights.
Sensitive and proud he tried to hide his bitter
ness and sought solace in working other great
inventions for the good of mankind. 1t takes
money to prosecute studies and experiments, and
Teller had little Of it. One day some
preached the French government for it's neglect
of Teller who in dire want. The government
acted promptly. 1t gave the ribbon Of the Legion
of Honor to him. This was fine thing to do for
an old man, nearly all of whose clothes and furni
ture were in pawn
The news of Tellier's death last month stirred
all France. The people may have neglected Tel
lier alive but they honored him dead. His funeral
national event Great delivered eulo-
gleS or nlIn ana now france is TO put up q
monument to him one of its greatest sons He
has monuments in the shape of industrial plants
and ships the world over.
About the same time that Teller was dying
Rudolf Diesel of the greatest inventors Ger
many has produced fell cast himself from the
deck of a ship which he passenger. He
was a broken-hearted bankrupt genius without
business sense. His engine is in use in every
quarter of the globe. Next to Watt he is ranked
by some as the greatest figure in the development
OF power. For all the good he did in the advance
ment of science and industry his reward was
small indeed. Harassed by creditors, by his
gent needs, his life had been one of misery for
years.
The tragedy Of great inventors is not confined
to France Germany. The United States has
more cases perhaps than Europe 1t is seldom
that genius is able to protect himself In world
ly way. 1t is only after he is dead that the world
begins to appreciate his full worth. Sometimes
even that is lacking.
Without the Rev.. Hannibal Goodwin photogra-
ply would not have been developed to the extent
It is today Without him II is doubtful IL there
would be motion pictures today. yet it is ques-
ton whether any of the great producers of the
photo play who have made millions upon millions
of dollars in the last ten years one person out
of ten thousand of those who go to see the
movies" know OF Hannibal Goodwin and his
work
The Rev. Mr. Goodwin was pastor of little
church in Newark. His pay small. barely
enough to support his family. He was great big.
kindly man. Nature intended him for a scientist.
Conditions made him clergyman. He looked
after his little flock, visited the sick and helped