The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-23

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event Of the age, and quite In your
line Transference Of brain from one
Uranium 70 another It's going TO
prove tho great ronovnter Of humans
ity. TRANSMISSION OF blood not to be
named In comparison. Now listen.
Ill just summarize. A Prussian sol
der condemned to death for the muir
der Of his Colonel; left in charge OF
surgeons; they remove his brain;
caaloruf1In me- sas a IA not kill MN
Next thing, introduce the brain Of q
wine merchant who had died suddenly
OF heart disease. with brain In perfect
health. The thing took root, grew.
felt at home; man recovered; escaped
execution. The best Of it is that he
was never afterward profane.. Had
the wine merchants memory; used 10
ask old customers to buy OF him
Mixed entities, you see. | hope you
comprehend. Miss Ruth. y
Now it happened that Miss Ruth.
having cautiously picked up the paper
from the piazza floor, where it had
fallen while Ralph lay asleep on the
bench, had read the Identical story;
had also ascertafned by the editorial
mole appended, that IT was doubtless a
clever f1oax, and that the great name
of Nirchow, which gave plausibiiity TO
the story. had no right there. She
was, therefore, entiely prepared for
the onslaught.
can comprehend, but can not ap-
prove" was the cool reply. would
it not be great impertinence, could
help, indeed. regarding it as a great
wrong, if ], on departing from this
present scene of action, were to be
stopped on the threshold, turned back,
and set to work again in new organ
ismp The immortal spark again i'm
prisoned
In the dark house OF the body.
Cooking victuals lighting fires.
to exc out some other persons indi-
vidualityP Never win countenance
such nefarious scheme-neverr'
But said Ralph, '.take another
view. have arrived, we will say. at
the age Of fifty. My brain, from severe
study, and the heavy responsibilities of
public life, is beginning to show slight
symptoms of weakness. call in two
skillful medical men, impecunious, but
burning with scientific zeal. ac-
quaint them with my wishes. They
have access to, the hospitals. A little
management brings about the desired
result. pass q few days in retire
ment, with head bandaged, we will say
for neuralgia l recover, and go out
into the world, a man happily renewed
and enriched by. the presence of d
young and healthy brain in my
Uranium. / am good for another
thirty years of distinguished useful
ness Blessed sciencen, --
.But you should consider the victim
ICED entity. Go back to my own case.
Think Of the fine gray matter of my
brain stolen to inform the sluggish
preteplasm of an indolent, selfish or
merely fashionable woman. Think of
the struggles of my poor brain to be
certain whether | was myself or the
otheEsweman. Imagine my part Of the
gegeAtryiag to assume entire control;
would not the other woman, through
habit, association or some tendency in
the blood. be continually thwarting
meP She might even wear bangs!
Gould my brain do any worthy work
or have any enjoyment. of itself behind
bangsp No, fond as | am OF science, l
could never abet it"
They talked gaily together till the
sun SHE'D an arrow at them from I'M
der the lowest branch Of the great
maple, and Ruth rose to go.
PLEASE sit a little longer, Ruth. i
have waited for days for chance to
tell you something, and you would not
give it me. Will you, now? pr
II will listen, yes-a few minutes. !"
ii want to tell you how much Ihaye
learned and am learning from you.
You have given me new eyes. You
have TRANSPORTED Nature for me. and
made me in love with her, and, Ruth,
that in loving her, l have learned
'.lndeed, indeed we must go home. !"
Gone minute, Ruth. Stay, do you
know / sometimes Think almost be-
lieve-that you have been, in man.
ner, deceiving me littleP Acting a
kind of part; making me think you
could never love any thing but
science. Now, is it so?''
A rosy flush swept over Ruth's face,
but she only shook her head and
reached across the grass for her sun
hat.
..You are not kind, Ruth. You know
what | want to say. Tell me, am
rightp''
II don't know, Ralph. If any one has
deceived you. ] think it must have
been the-the other woman. She
pulled desperately at the grass-blades,
but would not look up. ~
'Well. then, if | were to tell the
other woman that forgive her for
fooling me, and ask her forgiveness
for having misunderstood her, tell her
that love her.-1ove her dearly, and
ask for a. little corner of her sweet
heart, wonder If this woman s lips
would answer mep'
It is supposed they did answer, but
for several minutes the voices were
too low for the birds to. overhear.
Then louder: And Ruth, you do care
for people in other ways than Just as
aggregates OF molecules, don't your
"Oh, certainly. Those who arc any
thing else"
aAnd you don't care for ultimate
particles?'f
No. But l doto on the fourth di-
mepsion-"
"Hush! And you We no faith in such
absurd, unchristian stuff as reincarna-
tionP"
well. really, u"