Edisonhimselfwasinuniversalrequestandthesubjectofmuchadulation，butaltogethertoobusyandmodesttobespoiledbyit。Onceinawhilehefeltithisdutytogooverthegroundwithscientificvisitors，manyofwhomwerefromabroad，anddiscussquestionswhichwerenotsimplythoseoftechnique，butrelatedtonewerphenomena，suchastheactionofcarbon，thenatureandeffectsofhighvacua；theprinciplesofelectricalsubdivision；thevalueofinsulation，andmanyotherswhich，unfortu-
natetosay，remainasesotericnowastheywerethen，everfruitfulthemesofcontroversy。
Speakingofthosedaysornights，Edisonsays：
“YearsagooneofthegreatviolinistswasRemenyi。
Afterhisperformanceswereoverheusedtocomedownto`65\'andtalkeconomics，philosophy，moralscience，andeverythingelse。Hewashighlyeducatedandhadgreatmentalcapacity。Hewouldtalkwithme，butIneveraskedhimtobringhisviolin。Onenighthecamewithhisviolin，abouttwelveo\'clock。