But A Moment To Edison

When at work solving some mechanlcal problem Mr. Edison is completely absorbed, so much so that he is literally unconscious of what goes on about him. On one occasion, when he was malled to Chicago, a "thought," as he calis hls problema, carne to him as he reached the railway station in Jersey City. He took his seat in the train and was soon in deep study. When. the porter called out "Chicago!" Edison turned to a fellow passenger with the remark that the porter must be Joking, as they had only Just gottea outaide oí Jersey City. The "wizard's" mind was so concentrated upon an electrical problem that the twenty-four hours seemed but a fleeting moment to him. After the suburbs of Jersey City had been left behind his mlnd was closed to everything, and he beca n e so absorbed in his problem that he did not reallze that all his fellow passeugers had had a night's sleep and had eaten three meals.