Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-11
made me tremble-why might not be
that fortunate person?

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cal apparatus, among which was 9
Bunsen battery of elk jars and very
powerful. There was a ''subject" up
on which to operate close at hand, ano
every thing seemed to favor the prof
ect. Supposing l failed, no one would
be the wiser therefor; if l should
succeed, fame and opulence would
both be mine, and / would gain my
profession without being continually
tormented by the CHASTITY 'Where'
the money to come from?" To be sure
the realization of my plan" would, in
a degree, do away with the necessity
for physicians services; but there
was another incentive to my ef
forts, in the shape Of a gentle girl
with golden ringlets, blue eye:
and dimpled cheeks, whom had loved
for many years. and whom hoped
to make my wife as soon as l should
obtain the means for a livelihood
confident that she would not say
may" when / asked her to become
mine.
Putting on my overcoat and hat ]
quietly stole from the house, withou,
disturbing any of the inmates-all OF
whom were, seemingly, as sound in
sleep as my deceased friend-and
rushed to my laboratory, q room which
l had fitted up for that purpose in one
of the Out-buildings connected with my
home / found the battery. and, TAX
ing it and a bottle each of the necessa-
~ acids, returned to the house l had
left but few moments previously,
which 1 entered as silently as had de-
parted from it.
Placing the box of jars on the floor,
l joined the electrodes, and then
poured the acids into the proper cups.
watching, in an ecstacy of delight, the
liquid as it began to boil. As soon as
my hands were sufficiently warmed
that I thought l could operate" ad-
l passed into the room
where the ''body" was.
According to the best of my ability
to recollect, where experiments such
as l purposed had been made
the galvanic action
had been brought to bear upon
some one of the nervous centers of the
corpse only. My idea was to put my
own living frame in the current. as
follows: l would place One of the polls
in contact with the medulya oblongta
of the "subject," hold the other in
my right hand. Possibly my vitality
would materially aid in accomplishing
the desired result
My friend had been "laid OUT on a
wide board, face upward. and in that
position he still remained. Having
turned him partially on one side. so l
could readily get at the base of his
head. made an incision in the flesh
with a lance, and then, with a sharp
1rill, worked hole through the skull
and reached the desired portion of the
brain. The remainder of the opera
lion was carried out according to the
above plan.
In less than half a minute after the
circuit was completed. to my surprise
and g. atification, convulsive tremor
IAN through the lifeless frame, the
eyelids quivered, the lips parted,
and a rosy tint slowly crcpt to
he pallid cheeks. In a minute and a
luarter-I had placed my watch where
could note the seconds marking the
successive changes-perfect anima-
ton was restored to what SO short
time before had been mere clay. At
once. noticing his peculiar position
and strange surroundings. my friend,
fastening his eyes upon me, asked:
what does it all mean?'
told him.
Il have been dead? knew it."
You are alive again. You know
.hat?'
1t required but few moments to in
'orm the family of what had trans
pired. and words would fail to convex
IN adequate idea..o their overwhelming
or of the gratitude they
toward me for having re-
stored their son and brother to them.
remained with them through the
ew hours of the night. as yet un-
and. when ON my way home
n the morning, it seemed as if every
nhabitant of the town met and con-
graduated me on what had accom-
olished. During that day 1 received
Geographic dispatches from various
of the country. requesting my
services" each applicant promising
20 compensate me at any rate
pleased; and the arrival of the even
ng papers proved me famous. In the
earlier portion of the evening, too,
ny "revivified'' friend handed me
paper which he said was an ..in-
'trument drawn up in legal
orm and properly attested, deciding
ne one::half of his property" This
ne wished me to accept as "slight
of his appreciation of the
service l had rendered him. which no