Show SPECULA arid arld plagiarism DURING the excitement over the alleged triumph of edl Edi sons zons electric light we took occasion to 0 o show that in view of the tho fact that nearly all allus alius allusions ions lons to the light were coupled with remarks as to its effects on gas companies the movement had the appearance of an effort to obear bear gas gaa stocks and buil buli bull electric in the interest of speculators subsequent events have borna borno out the truth of this opinion the reported entire success of edidson turns out to be incorrect those who have sold their gm gaa stocks at a discount have bave lost mone money yand and aad those who have bought electric light stacks stocks at a premium have themselves been bold boid sold the market price of the latter has haa gone down to less than ha half i lf the figure quoted during the ex cit ement wali wall street ia Is a power in politics it airo also enneis the domain of science e iee ice takes advantage of its triumphs wad aad failures and from its private tom toddlers Tidd lers ground picks up the gold and silver edison may or may not be a tool of the bers it he be is working in their interest no doubt he has haq secured hia hla shap bhare share of the proceeds arising from the speculation his cla ela claims imato to the partial success which knost most person persons have shave accorded him is ift disputed challenges are made daring darlng fiaai to the teal teat aud and are given that in any case his so culled invention la Is nOth nothing ilig but plagiarism to show that all that edison C claims and which hab has been the subject of so 90 many fl articles in 1 the new york gierald JI Jl erald is not new or original with him th the 0 discoveries ot of other men several years ago go are being brought before the public eye the descriptions given in n the tho herald of Edi Ed isona method apparatus and all connected with them when placed side bide by side with articles describing these prior discoveries read almost exact ly alike the new york sanitary engineer of jan 15 reproduces the description ot of berne ol 01 these discoveries co veries published long before edison was heard of by the public from this it appears that on nov taken out in england by an american named starr through his hia agent king for producing light by electricity the patent A no contains the the invention has for its basis the use of metallic conductors conduct orB ors or of continuo continuous ua carbon heated ness by the passage of the electric current the best metal for tor this purpose is platinum the the tho bert best carbon la is letort retort carbon when carbon is employed it is useful on account of its ita affinity for oxygen at high temperatures to cover it from air nit and moisture ture I 1 then comes cornea a do description of a figure or drawing of the ampara apparatus us which shows attain a rod or nila fila filamena e of carbon id iri a glaes glass ves vea bel eel A vacuum ia Is previously established in the belland beiland be liand the ampara apparatus veritably forms forma a barometer with one of the poles of the battery in communication with the column of mercury and the other with the tbt I 1 conductor ss this thia patent which embodies alli allf al the essential features ot 0 the edisol lamp vacuum distribution I 1 etc was followed by improvements antl anil ang of several other pa kentees whose names are rae given proving that edison had a plentiful plentiful store of appliances and systems from to obtain the id idea that he claims to bo be original wilk wili wit himself i at a meeting of the french aca a i demy march 1858 AT joni Jo bobai bai bal communicated the discoveries ol 01 M de do chanay changy on the electric light I 1 and following are bome some extrac lj from his bis document in his laboratory where ho he hai has j i worked alone for the past six year sear I 1 saw a battery of twelve bunsen elements producing a consta constant i luminous arc are between two carbon in a regulator of his own invent invention low ioa this regulator being the most simple and perfect I 1 have ever seen A doz dozen small miners lamps were i also in the circuit and he could al pleasure pleasures light or extinguish elthe either r one or the other or all together ar without diminishing or increasing the intensity of the light through the extinction of the neighbor neighboring rin I 1 lamps the lamps which are en eil closed d in hermetically sealed gia gla glaba tubes are intended for the ligh lighting till of mines ia la which there ia is fir birri damp damps and for the street in lamaj p which would by this cyst system be 0 a lighted or put out at the B bame same time im on the circuits being 0 opened e e oa closed the light is a as white ari sri pure as gillard gulardo GU lards Is gas with W which latch L nas has one point in common name nam its production by the of platinum the gas pipes are ras res placed by simple wires and no ein explosions plo bad smells or nire fire can tak place the trials that have hit bit heit been made with the object of pio plo producing an electric light by maill mean meau i of heated platinum have failed br bit account of or the ahe melting of the wirl wires B this difficulty das haa buen been by al de do changy chanay la dividing rega lator the cost of the light is ebal mated to be hait half that of gas 1 lamp placed at the mast head of i ship would form a p perma abent signal tora fora bout boat six rno ino months as fichou the nece neoe baty sAty of changing the plat piat num 1 I a lamp so arranged arrange in a thick glass globe that it couri court cou be immersed to considerable depta without being extinguished by an movement this thia lamp has alread been used in the taking of fa Q I 1 which were attracted towards light A ia lamp mawr WE to my lit jit in the ho hoi low jow of my hand and remain augat after I 1 had bad put it in nr pocket with my handkerchief ov e it f how now what is there in edison much vaunted wonderful lii lil inver inget tion tb that athas has come to the ban bart griffas that which has be befallen fallen failen t tt former discoveries that co cor talked in them particulars of have been published and bee been liw wo known to on the gu bui eul jeet of electricity for fon many but notwithstanding tho the repe rope ed failures in the practical applice tion of the principle trin Inin ciple wo we have fai fal fall fail in its ultimate complete sueo succor and fully believe that elec elect electie tit is t he the com coming ng light as aa as motive power holeve we do not countenance support the speculation whit has grown out of the we experiment exper imen of science nor repose much conti coda ence in a man who haa bus repeated endeavored to take the remit result of t thong thoughts ats and labors of others an palm them thera off upon the world i I 1 lifs life own this le aa much robb robba as the stealing of money and in our estimation ranks lanks for higher in the 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