how edison worked edisons method of laboratory work ire described by one of bis aids who aa at the same time an intimate tcqualntance from boyhood john f i jllagan in an article contributed to he new york time3 edisons definition of genius that f la twoparts inspiration and niuety- flght parts perspiration is well rnown it coincides fairly well with pat old definition an infinite cap city for taking pains which 13 also aroiliar although neither is accept ed wholeheartedly by psychologists here is no doubt that edisons abil- ty to work hard and long without cspito on a problem was a principal j actor in his success j this fact mr ohagan brings out in 1i3 narrative ho writes j i find what tho world needs then 1 go ahead and try to invent it this fas the answer of thomas a edison fade years ago to a question from ho late dr charles w eliot then resident of harvard university from the beginning of his first dentine quests in his little workshop t mcnlo park new jersey more an a halfcentury ago edison real- ed tho impossibility of carrying ut singlehanded such enormous tasks s ho had set for himself outsido of a few basic principles ttle was know of electrical phen- tnena and only a minor part of this as demonstrable let alono utilitarian many of his pioneers had like hlm- elf only the most meager education ut they knew hov- to follow a single no of research and then followed lrictiy tho courso of written instruc- ons which edison always insisted don o thero would bo no question 3 to what had been his orders this ue of experimental correspondence 1 an epic in itself duo to tho fact that so many of is inventions ere basic edison was impelled to mako universal exped ients in practically all of the sub lets entering into the inventive child e was trying to ralso to maturity lie studied the peculiar adaptabil- of each assistant he soon learn- who was proficient in electricity leinistry physics of mechanics and each was assigned the work for hich he was best adapted i always start by reading every- ing available on a matter and its lated subjects before i start an ex- erlmeut edison often said then ep by step by trial and error i go lead proving thi3 theory is right id that theory is wrong until i have majority in my favor as far as a orking whole is concerned then we rive to complete tho proposition tug ng sleepless vigils over test- ibcs or in observation of a working irt or a completed whole have long en known remarks mr ohagau every room or building in which periments of any uration were to carried on edison would in the ginniig select a spot where ho ight snatch a few hours sleep be- rceu labors tho narrator proceeds i remember ono timo during a t of extensive and expensive experl- ents at his chemical works in silver ike new jersey that ho could and place to cork off other than on e top of an old rolltop desk barely two feet wide and not long ough for a fulllength stretch this as tho only bed tho old man knew r weeks he arose ono night after out two hours sleep and in the irkness quickly put on his hat only jump with consternation and to ow his hat against the wall as he it some creeping creatures on his ad while ho slept a family of mice d mado their homo in his hat it was during theso experiments at he developed a major industry in short period of time even to eroct- g a complete sot of buildings and nstructing special machinery to pply tho american government and ter somo of tho allies to say noth- g of american industries with much- cded coaltar products as a base for plosives and tho dyo industry a majority of theso products had eviously been supplied by germany d certain industries wero threaten- tiith paralysis this was ono of iho fastest most mpletc and most profitable expert- ints in a short period of timo ever rried out by mr edison when work on tho xray was be- conducted edison hit upon the a of tho fiuoroscopc pictures of ones interior were not ough medicine and surgery would bo atly assisted if doctors could study th tho naked cyo tho interior or- niiins little was known of tho subject the time and edison ono morn- j in preparing for tho long grind vard discovery pointed to a wholo tion of his chemical room in which kept dry material and said to his istant aylsworth start up thero at the and work down if there is a tablo fiuorescont salt of a comblna- n of salt that will fluoresce wo will it stick at this and let mo know ro what substances you get results it was long after that that a group distinguished medical men saw with naked cyo for tho first time ob is through a solid 6ubstaucc mr isou took a watch from ono of tho tors and placed it in tho centre largo book and later a cat was red by aylsworth in a closed box was tho first public domonstra- 0 the fiuoroscopc beatty electrical appliances xmas gifts worth while 1 washes clothes fast andclviin savesmony timo and hard wort splendid value see it today beatty electric washer 2 beatty electric ironer 3 beatty vacuum cleaner 4 beatty floor polisher 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is only one more thing to be feared some men take their troubles to bed with them but wise men sleep alone the girl who shops around for a husband never knows what is in store for her old pictures wanted print- kd by x currier and currier jfc ives examine all pictures if printed ly above state titles size condition to h p avhliams imgby nova scotia helium keeps cake fresh sixty days also can heat or cool home keep flyers warm and aid 111 when the british dirigible it101 was destroyed by firo resulting in heavy for example experimenters announced i aid threlfall and sir william ramsay tho other day that orange juice sealed turned to america they found a sut- in helium was found to be as fresh atficicnt supply at dexter kan tho the end of six months as it had been circumstances that surrounded the dis- originallv halt a spongo cake was covery were quite amusing tho peo- left exposed to the atmosphere at pie of dexter looked forward to a the end of two months the cake in the great boom for hei- town when geol- helium was as moist and fresh as the day it came from the oven the other half of course was spoiled helium has many uses agists pointed out strong indications of petroleum gas blows out flame the test well brought in gas theso early experiments indicate was decided to celebrate the good luck only a few of the many uses besides a holiday was declared and a platform inflating dirigible airships that are be- built from which the mayor and other it has been demonstrated can both speeches rolled out in good style but thero was a hitch when the gas was turned on and tho mayor tried to light t every timo he applied a lighted loss of life because of the highly in- f6 v to hou f th0 flammable hydrogen theory again ing found for that strange gas helium 1 l 1- went up to mako balloons safe by fill ing them only witli helium helium is nonexplosive but until recently its prico had been so high and tho re strictions put on it by tho american government which controlled produc tion so severe that use of it was al most impossible for european bal loons nov- however with perfection of de vices for separating this mysterious gas from other gases a new day seems to be dawning for helium says the milwaukee journal starting experi ments which not only revolutionize the methods of obtaining helium hut which find new practical uses for the gas have just been made by scientists ihyomlar jj- w wanted persons to krow mr- mushroom for u in cellars earn upwards of 25 weekly illustrated booklet free canadian mushroom co toronto hides- furs highest prices paid try us william stone sons limited ingersoll ont heat and cool tho home keep flyers warm preserve food treat pulmonary and blood diseases aid metallurgy develop deep sea diving and caisson work and be utilized in drying systems and in the grading and grinding of powdered materials it may even be made available for electrical generat ors and transformers and in lighting nnd television this unusual gas has had an un usual career colorless and odorless the lightest gas known except hydro gen hellium was discovered in the sun in 1sgg twentysix years later it was found on the earth by sir william ramsay sir william continued his work and demonstrated in 1903 that helium was a product of the radioac tive disintegration of radium it was an incident that occurred dur ing an air raid on london early in the world war that led british scientists to make an effort to provide the allies with helium ono of the zeppellns de fied every attempt with antiaircraft match the gas blew it out it was concluded that the pressure was too strong j he pipe was ex tended and a bonfire used in an at tempt to ignite it but the gas would not burn great was the chagrin of the mayor and tli ople of detcr who had been confident that fortune would spring from the hole they had drilled rival towns gave them the ha ha and made wisecracks about dex- ters wonderful fire extinguisher but it turned out to be another ease of he who laughs last laughs best professor ii b cady of the univer sity of kansas discovered that the gas contained the two inert elements nitrogen and helium sir richard threlfall heard of this and sent his re presentatives to kansas they were so satisfied with what they found amid the wheat fields that they made plans for an extraction plant while this was not built the united joe hes a crook hes wanted in chicago sam why do they want any moro i crooks in chicago gladys im a little dubious calvin why dont you take some thing for it the churchschool lesson in the pri mary department was about samson after the teacher had described the great deeds of the man to her small i charges she asked j teacher nov- where do you sup- poso he got his great strength j littlo fellow oh 1 guess he ate spinach earn money taking order among your friends and other for our beautiful line of playing i cards irxhidint di imw initial card uni luedistinctive popular low price start earning nowt 1 no experlebc nmoed 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that long yet try tydia e pinkfcams vegetable compound 1 no- 1 guns to brills it down although others statesi upon entering the war at once wero destroyed the british surmised that tho germans had equipped this impregnable zeppelin with helium small quantities were found in eng land and france but when the scien tists under tho direction of sir rich- fn 10 15 and 20 packages driven from the system just by drinking this tea a simple but vondekfur kfmedy for nheu- matifiin neuritis and acid complaints not a lru nor medicine but a tropical plant called hkuvka a beverage is mado of tho tiny leaf which you prepare and drink like ordinary tea no trouble or fuss you mako it in your own home tho rei1ef is feivt at once and becomes evident moro nnd moro every day hundreds of people in nil ranks of llfo have received lasting benefit and have sent mo letters praising this won derful uttlo plant drink a cupful of heiwea each mornlni and you will feel a dlfferenupcrson the reason is that it expels the uric acid poisons and ihevents ney accumulations of further add deposits in the system trial package free over in england where so many people suffer with rheumatism hervea has kiven such wonderful results that today every mall brings a aheaf of letters nsklnff for freo trial packages which arc kladly sent by the importer of heuvka so many requests were received also from canada that a canadian depot has been established and the same offer of a trial package free is now made to every puffcrcr from rheumatism or neuritis mr iee tho importer of hwtvka tea offers to send you through his canadian representative a trial package of this tea free if you feel you arc getting benefit he will supply you with a fur ther quantity at a small charge lrom his own personal experience ho states that this tea is most effcctlvo for rheumatism and allied com plaint and what it did for him in a few weeks it should do for you if you will give it a fair trial just send your name and address and yon will re ceive free of charge a trial packago cf hervea tea for rheumatism if you wish you may send four cents in stamps to help pay postage and dis tribution costs prepared for the production of heim spending millions in surveys research and building containers for storing and transporting tho gas before the war ended hundreds of steel contain- 1 ers of compressed helium were ready for shipmont to france i now a great industry helium then became a great peace time industry of the united states i alone for its deposits found in the texas panhandle near amarillo arc i far richer than anywhere else in the world the gas assaying 175 per cent i helium the two fields in canada one north of tho montana line and the i other in ontario produce helium of but eighttenths of 1 per cent 1 fifteen years ago this gas cost 1700 a cubic foot today it is soj cheap that it is used in toy balloons as well as dirigibles helium is used over and over again as it easily can bo purified of the contaminating air that seeps into the gas bags the united states uses only helium air ships tho six commercial airships in service in tho united stataos are equipped with helium helium is hailed as a blessing to persons who have to work under con ditions of high artificial air pressure tho new discovery enables deep sea divers to descend to greater depths and remain under water a much longer time tunnel workers will he able to labor under much higher air pressure j self examination j let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou hast thrice examined the transactions of tho past day where liavo i turned asido from rectitudo what have i boon doing what have i loft undone which i ought to havo dono hegln thus from the first net and proceed and in con clusion at tho 111 which thou has done bo troubled and rejoice for thes good pythagoras i ian s macpherson of toronto win- j ner of the gold medal in toronto in 1930 as champfcn bby of canada i retarnln frcni a viit to the old land en hoard hie allicna owl laffs 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