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Show THOMAS A. EDISON'S HABITS. Not Allowed to Be So Absorbed in Work as Formerly. An amusing story is told in Success of Thomas A. Edison's first marriage. Shortly after the ceremony he was called away to his laboratory on an important experiment. He plunged Into the work. At midnight one of his friends called to see him. He had just accomplished the object of his labors and was preparing to quit work. "I guess I'd better go home," he said as he hurried into his coat and jammed his hat down on his head. "You know I was married today." But the days of complete absorption in work have passed for him. The second Mrs. Edison has undertaken the task of keeping the inventor healthy. . She will not permit him to neglect his meals or to work more than she thinks is good for him. She insists that he shall leave the laboratory labor-atory at a certain hour each night, and she undertakes to see personally that he does so. At times Mr. Edison objects, but in a very mild way, to this regime. Not long ago he was deeply engaged in a certain experiment, experi-ment, when Mrs. Edison called for him and insisted upon taking him home. After some resistance he at last consented, con-sented, saying, however, by way of a final protest as ho stepped into the carriage: "Billy (his pet name for Mrs. Edison), Edi-son), you're a nuisance." Were it not,- however, for the saving sav-ing influence which Mrs. Edison exercises ex-ercises over her husbann it is doubtful doubt-ful if he would accomplish so much. |
