| Show electric cooler I 1 helps save life I 1 of thomas edison I 1 how otto H kahn new york banker anker sacrificed his own summertime comfort in order or der that his friend thomas A edison could enjoy the benefits of electric room coolers originally ordered for installation stal lation in the bankers home is one of the interesting stories in connection with mr air Edi sons recent illness when physicians attending the world famous inventor decided ge id d that excess heat and humidity were preventing the proper action of his skin in throwing off poisons they advised mr edison to obtain an air conditioning machine mrs airs edison placed her order with the agency in newark and samuel scott manager realizing the urgency of the situation situation appealed to mr air kahn in in whose home two room coolers were about to be installed with mr kahns immediate permission transfer transferred ed the apparatus to the edison home and within half an hour after they started the temperature in mr Edi sons private living room had been reduced from 80 to 72 degrees the following morning approximately 14 quarts of water were emptied from the drip pans in the coolers all of which had been removed from the air in the room the second morning after the installation stal lation the temperature had been re ducted to 70 degrees decrees which was too colt cold for the patient and one of the coolers had to be turned off temporarily in spite of his illness mr air edison manifested extraordinary interest in the installation on the second morning he was able to walk to one of the coolers which he examined critically evidencing ev i dancing his customary interest in anything new |
