Show laboratory THE OP MENLO PARK AND als LAMP from the new york troth Prof Elison is stil engaged in perfecting his electrio lamp and has not lost faith in his carbon horseshoe burner he ia experimenting with various material and fabrics for llie burner and when called on yesterday it waa ascertained that the one which had thus far given the is a diminutive square mado of bamboo those bamboo burners till be inserted in the small lamps at the laboratory from which the fair i being drawn by the mercury pumps these lamps it is expected will bo in position and lighted on the night of october it i alleged that bamboo burner will burn for 1825 hours and supply a flame equal to sixteen candles A generator of one horse power will it is keep ten lights a going to relieve the monotony of incessantly working at the electric lamp the inventor gasn es an occa dional hour in improving his electric motor his rail railway vay is an interesting sight for visitors but few possess the courage to accept the invitation to take a half mile ride over the track at the rate of forty mile an hour the lails ordinary looking are the conductors at he electric current and on the rest the queer looking engine holding the electric machine and the car with its leather banded wheels by ilicich the power generated by the machine is communicated the train is controlled by ordinary brakes the professor anticipates increasing the speed to miles and has ordered new rails intending to lengthen his track to a mile and ft half he will in a few months make a trial trip over a portion of the road she edvan tago of atio new motive power s the absence of defit smoke candera and noise and the case in pa over heavy prades there are at present niety five workmen engaged in the labora tory |