The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-04-18

event Of tho age, and quite In your
line. Transfcrence OF brain from one
Uranium to another. It's going 10
prove the great renovator Of human
ity. TRANSMISSION OF blood not to be
named In comparison. Now listen.
I'll just summarize. A Prussian SOL
der condemned to death for the muir
der Of his Colonel; left in charge oil
surgeons; they remove his brain;
chl0r0form. OF course; did not kill him.
Next thing, introduce the brain Of a
wine merchant who had died suddenly
Of heart disease. with brain in perfect
health. The thing took root, grew,
felt at home; man recovercd; escaped
execution. The best OF it Is that he
was never afterward profane Had
the wine merchants memory; used to
ask old customers to buy OF him.
Mixed entities, you see. hope you
comprehend, Miss Ruth"
Now it happened that Miss Ruth.
having cautiously picked up the paper
from the piazza floor, where 1t had
fallen while Ralph lay asleep on the
bench. had read the identical story;
had also ascertained by the editorial
note appended, that it was doubtless a
clever hoax. and that the great name
Of Virchow, which gave plausibility to
the story. had no right there. She
was. therefore. entirely prepared for
the onslaught.
II can comprehend, but can not APP
prove" was the cool reply. would
1t not be great impcrtinencc, could I
help. indeed. regarding it as great
wrong. il !, 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
ism? The immortal spark again inn
prisoncd
In the dark house OF the body.
Cooking victuals, lighting nres.'
to exc out some other persons indi-
viduality? Never will countenance
such ncfarious scheme-never!'
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 few days in retire.
ment, with head bandaged, we will say
for neuralgia / recover, and go out
into the world, q man happily renewed
and enriched by the presence of a
young and healthy brain in my
Uranium. l ar good for another
thirty years Of distinguished useful
ness. Blessed sciencen'
But you should consider the victim
lied entity. Go back to my own case.
Think Of the fine gray matter of my
brain stolen to inform the sluggish
| pr0toplasm Of an indolent, selfish OF
merely fashionable woman. Think OF
tho struggles of my poor brain to be
certain whether was myself or the
other woman. Imagine my part Of the
ego trying to assume entire control
would not the other woman, through
habit, association or some tendency In
the blood. be continually thwarting
me-? She might even wear bangs
Could my brain do any worthy work
or have any enjoyment Of itself behind
bangs? No, fond as ! am OF science.
could never abet it,
They talked gaily together till tho
sun SHE'D an arrow at them from un.
der the lowest branch of the grea,
maple, and Ruth rose to 60.
please sit little longer, Ruth.
have waited for days for chance Il
tell you something, and you would moi
give it me. Will you, now?"
Il will listen, yes-a few minutes. =
Il want to tell you how much have
learned and am learning from you
You have given me new eyes. Yol
have TRANSPORTED Nature for me, and
made me in love with her, and, Ruth
you and Nature are SO much alike
that in loving her. have learned
Indeed, indeed we must 60 home. :
Zone minute, Ruth. Stay, do YOU
know sometimes think-I almost be
lieve-that you have been. in q man
ner, deceiving mo little? Acting 9
kind Of part; making me think you
could never love any thing hui
science. Now, is it SOP
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
right?'
Il don't know. Ralph. II any one ha
deceived you. ] think It must hav'
been the-the other woman" Sh'
pulled desperately at the grass-blades
but would not look up.
..Well. then, If l were to tell tn
other woman that l forgive her 70
fooling me, and ask her forgiveness
for having misunderstood her, tell he
that love her-love her dearly. an
ask for q little corner Of her swee
heart, l wonder IL this woman's lip
would answer mep"
i It is supposed they did answer, bu
for several minutes the voices wer
too low for the birds to overheai
Then louder: "And Ruth, you do car
for people in other ways than just q
. aggregates OF molecules, don't you?
''Oh. certainly. Those who are an
thing else"
.'And you don't care for ultimat
, particles?''
!, mo. But dote on the fourth d
] mersion-"
"Hush! And you've no faith in sue
, absurd, unchristian stuff as reincarn'
i tion7"
) well, really, ~
II AT all events, If you return to tn
I globe two times, or two hundrs
. times, you will be just the same Rut