The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21
LITERATURE.

WICK, wealthy merchant OIL New OK,
has an only son, perfect Apollo physically,
but mentally an idiot. The father calls to
his aid one of the most skillful physicians
and surgeons of the city, who, after many
experiments, conceives the idea of perform
ing novel operation on the young man.
Discussing the matter, the merchant says to
the surgeon:
"You sometimes speak to me of chance
what do you mean by th..I?" the inquiry being
made with the desperation OF the grasp Of a
drowning man.
"why. l mean.'' the doctor said, .shat Har-
rold's powerful physical condition may continue,
and In time he may ouilive this malady."
''Oh. l see," said Warwick, "but that Is poor
consolation when l have known from PERSONAL
observation that he is becoming yearly worse"
said the doctor. examining the Office door 10 see
that IL was properly secured. "It Is a desperate
one, however, and full Of danger. BE seated,
Warwick. How much time have you 10 spare ?'
Warwick replied. alter looking al his watch:
81 Will remain till lie late train II you can sug.
gest anything that will give me hope"
well, have proposition Which may, no
doubt, seem ridiculous aud preroslerous, and
rather hate 10 suggest ii for fear that you will
look upon me as quack: that you may fancy
that your old friend has TUNED iuto designing
raScai.'
Tie doctor made Warwick take his big chair
handed him a cigar, brought from litle side
board some clatet and ice, sugar and a few
straws, and bade him be as comfortable and In
terested as lie could, for what he was going o
10 him quite an exciting declaration.
go ahead" was Warwick's reply.
You have 10 doubt heard OF the success at.
tending the TRANSMISSION OF biocd?''
Yes, replied Warwick. II have often read Of
1t and with great interest"
" Then probably you have heard of flesh graft
lng-graiting human flesh from one PERSONS
body TO another. Well, sis, in some hospitals
this substitution process has been adopted with
marvellous success. Teeth have been substituted
for other human teeth THIS is frequently
done, but II Is very difficult operation. Some.
times as many as Two hundred who wish 10 dis
pose OF a tooth Will be examined before the ex
act KIND VIII lie found, and when The right one is
select q II is extracted and planted In TIE jaw Of
tbe olher person al The same operation. IN fact
lambs hesli has been used TO lake The place OF
human, blood has been infused into failing
art lies with success, and why cannot another
brain lie tfansplanted into Harrod's skull and
make sound men mentally, as he Is now physi-
caliy?"
AT this strange proposition the merchant
turned pale and looked steadfastly into the doc.
tors face 10 see II lie really was in earnest.
hey eyed eaen other, ana Tor a long minute
neither spoke.
Al length the doctor broke the silence by say
ing; his IS most dangerous and difficult
Undertaking, but bell We II can be done."...
Ii meaBs," continued the DOCTOR, another life
musi be sacrificed 10 perform this operation sue
ccssfully"
The proposition at first startes the mer-
chant, but in his anxiety to relieve his son
he oyeTcomes all ScTupleS and tells the doc
tor TO proceed with the experiment at what
ever cost. After long search through the
hospitals, The doctor finds dying man who
is willing for S1,000,000. to be paid to his
surviving widow and daughters, to submit to
an operation. i he brains OF the dying man
"a Russian Count, and one of the most
scientific men OF the day-are transferred
TO the head of the fool, who survives the
operation. 1t is generally supposed that
tie Count Is dead, but medical student
named Antioch, without authority from the
SnrpRnn niaeQS "a m of pa .ti at INF no
skull of the dying man, and nurses him
back to life. An enemy of Warwick dis
covers the conspiracy of the surgeon ana the
merchant TO take, as ne Suppo,es, the life OF
The Count, and has them arrested for murder.
Alter his recovery the Count becomes idi-
otto, and wanders aimlessly around the.
country, poor old tramp. The trial of the
merchant and the surge, II becomes one of
the most sensational of the day; all of the
scientific men Of the country are present;
evidence Is heard on hypnotiSm, anu the
numerous operations of this kind that have
been performed. The jury is unwilling TO
believe the story of Antioch, who testfies
that the Count still lives, and the surgeon
and merchant are seemingly doomed.
Friends OF the merchant offer large rewards
for the tramp, and at the last minute, when
The jury Is about TO bring in its verdict, he is
produced III court, and the lives of the ac-
cused saved. The scene of the story is laid
upon the Hudson River and in New York
City. 1t introduces yachting parties and
other .gayeties, and in one chapter
there is given vivid description of
an lce-boat race on the Hudson. There is
OF course love story interviewer; young
woman who Is the be:Oved of the redeemed
TOOL Is the one who finds the much-looked-
1or tramp and produces him in court. They
OF course marry and live happy life, de-
voting much of their wealth to the relief of
the poor. Tie book, full Of improbablities,
which, however, are artistically interviewer,
Is an Interesting one.
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1t enters helds retreshinsly new to the
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