The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14

loo, and after staying short time In New
York shall proceed to Europe, and there,
before the great learned societies. exhibit my
man without brains and gain Immortality !.
Here the door was reached, and opening 1t
the doctor ushered his visitor In. Carefully
closing 1t behind them he led the way into an
inside room, the door Of which was locked,
and at length the reporter was In the pres-
bed was the figure Of y tall young man,
whose closed eyes and slowly heavinR chest
showed him to be sleeping. SO, at least,
thought the reporter, and said as much, but
DR.. Deranogozo only laughed and said, "Oh.
Approaching, the doctor drew down shawl
which covered the lower portion Of the young
mans body, and asking the reporter to feel
the well-illed limbs, said. "You see. he Is by
no means a skeleton" No movement was
nor had the brown, slightly bearded face
altered one whit In It's awful vacuity-not
Of expression. but Of everything approach
Ing It..
triumph. ''see where l. Manuel Pedro Deran-
ogozo. have scooped out a mans brains as q
monkey might SCOOP out cocoanut." With
this, while the reporter could not keep down
q nervous shlver. the doctor took of black
velvet cap from the unconscious. witless,
tening Ivory cover Of oval form, which fitted
like lid In Kansas skull. Lifting 1t by a
small ivory button, the anatomst took from
the interior q quantity Of soft lint, which he
said was necessary to keep out the cold,
asked the reporter to "look H. What had
been the seat Of fancles good and bad, OF faoul-
ties, aspirations and passions, was now only
an empty sphere, which ratified like a box
under the DOCTORS finger-nails. silver plate
covered the bottom Of the interior to protect
the medulla oblonOata, but, save for this, the
skull was just like that to which 1t had been
compRred--a scOOped out cOcoanut.
Gan he hear us?" asked the reporter al
most Id whisper, Us the cover was put back
II am not sure" answered the doctor. al
most YEARLY, NOR am I certain whether he
possesses any sensibillty whatever. You gee
the fact ia that my entertainments have gone
50 far that not only are the paths OF as5ocia-
ton broken up. but the centres themselves Of
ideas also. When feed him It is with the food
rolled into pellets, washed down by whatever
liquor is handy; but except for the conse-
quences OF indigestion, might just as well
feed him with pebbles and ammonia. shout
into his ear, or 1 fire of pistol close to 1t,
but am not sure whether he hears, because
he makes no motion OF having heard. Still be
may hear, yet have no idea OF the Impression
caused. The question OF the relation between
sense and sensibility is here more than ever
because applying thermometer to his body
tind 1t marks only sixty degrees. After be-
Ing covered his body heat ls seventy-nlne de-
grees, but whether he feels that warmth I
cannot say. place eau de cologne under one
nostril and assafTtida under the other; but
whether he smells both or either ! do not
know. place him on his feet, and whilst he
may walk forward he Ia just as liable to fall
down back wards"
Then, 1t seems to me-" said the reporter
hesitatingly, that this man without brains
IL Just rs great mystery as he was with
brains"
DIR. Deranogozo remained silent moment
and then said with the sad sigh OF fallibllity,
Sometimes almost think the mystery has
detpened."