Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-02
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.
THE RESULT OF HERR SCHwARTZ's
PROMISING EXPERIMENT.

one ef the Oldest American universities
felt that / could not do better than to
complete my education abroad. As |
wished to perfect my already excellent
knowledge of modern languages. |
thought that residence in some conti-
mental town would enable me to accom-
plish both purposes.
Whether ! chose the University of
GottiBgen or Heidelberg | do ne care
to state; and If the ingenious reader
can learn from internal evidence that
pursued my studies at neither of these
great institutions of learning let him
not be surprised. prefer not TO indi-
cate precisely the scene of the strange
happening about which / am going to
tell for reasons wi. III will he readily
understood by any one who attentiyely
peruses this story.
Let it be enough, then. to say that
entered foreign III iversity. was prap-
erly matriculated. joined one of the
numerous students clubs, learned to
comply with its foolish customs and
become thoroughly identified with the
students.
We were instructed principally by
lectures. Some of us took notes, some
drew caricatureS or scrawled verses
upon the otherwise blank pages of our
books; and only very few became
thoroughly imhu d with the enthu-
siasm for Learnt which animated
many of tho lea ned men who ex-
pounded to us the accumulated wisdom
of the ages and propounded novel
theories OF their own.
While | was not equally interested in
all 0f the lecturers there were one or
two of them who deeply impressed me-
none more deeply than Herr Schwartz.
He was a short. thick-set man, with
tightly curling bla0k hair and beard.
His nationality | an not certain about,
but | think he was German or Aus
trian. He lectured upon Comparative
Anatomy and Physiology, and was an
advanced and uncompromising evolu-
zionist. BY advanced do not mean an
evolutionist of these latter dayS-one
of the men of science who admit away
or explain so much that they state
nothing definitely-but one of the old
imperfect disciples of Darwin. Herr
Schwartz had not the slightest doubt
of mans descent from the monkey or
from some allied form. So much |
soon learned from his lectures and
when my close attention in the lecture
room had drawn his attention to me
and we became better acquainted |
found his views to be even more down.
right and avowed than / supposed
Outside of his lecture hours, Herr
Schwartz was believed to spend the
greater part of his time in his labora-
tory-a large and myterious building
situated upon the outskirts of the
town. Much curiosity existed among
the students as to the nature of the
researches he carried on in this gloomy
building but never, so far as we knew,
had any student been admitted within
its windowless walls.
Great, then, was my surprise one
morning, when the learned lecturer
was taking long walk with me-a
thing that he had done once or twice
since he discovered my interest in his
bold theoIies-to receive an invitation
to come with him to inspect his labora-
tory. My astonishment must have
been evident in my expression for he
said
Come is it so strange that should
ask student to my laboratory %
"Indeed, no." I answered. with some
hesitation :" but imagined"-
Yes" he interrupted, you thought
because l had never thrown open my
workipg-room to the general rabble of
students thai there was some mystery
alb DI5 it, something / wished to con-
ceal. All, no. You are different; you
have truly scientific mind. To the
ordinary intellect what | am doing
would seem but nonsense. Incapable
of eomprehending me, they would see
in my experiments but the vagaries of
a lunatic. But once I have shown you
he Mo fbo hr
which | work, you will see the logical
basis for each wheel and each cog in
the whole apparatus.''
81 am proud indeed, Herr
Schwartz" / began; but he did not
wait for the end of my sentence.
There is no reason for pride" he
said. waving his hand disdainfully.
g You cannot help it. You are from
the United States. You judge all
things without prejudice and upon
their merits. 1t is the result of your
environment, nothing more. Will you
come ?''
Most willingly" | answered.
/" When shall my visit be made ?,
To day" he said promptly.
But it is your lecture day,1 | said,
looking at my watch; :" and. in fact,
you win have no more time than is
necessary even if vou should 60 now
10 the lecture-roomv
Bah ~ he answered. with curl OF
the lip. What care for the gaping
faces of those boobies now Il is true
| have spent two years in pelting their
dough-faces with the crumbs Of science
which not one of them can receive.
But now all that is past My apparatus
Is at last ready. To-day it viii be put
N operation
Will it not be better. then. for me
O postpone my visit for another time -
asked. not wishing to inconvenience
he experimenter.
I on do not understand = said Herr
Schwartz. turning to me with smile.
do not ask You TO come into the
place SO long sacred to my deepest
musings. my most important researches
merely as a spectator to be amused nor
as q student to be amused, nor a.
student to be instrm a. I need help.
For long time | hive been upon the
leolxoat among the young men in the
university, hoping that when the day
Of final proof should come / might be
able to secure jESt the right assistant.
Well, / have found the man sought.
and you are he. / cannot perform the
experiment. for which | have passed
years in lab0riOus preparation, without
the aid Of the right brain and the right
and,
By this time we had arrived at the