Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-27

tones:
"'Yos. Langucr. / am quite convinced
that this man Ia particularly suited Tor
tho carrying out OF my highly impor-
tnnt experiment. How long hnyc been
wishing to nuke tho atiompt-at last,
tonight ! shall b, ablo to prodrco tho
proof oSmy theory.
"'That would indeed DO a high tri.
umph Of human skill heard q second
voice reply; but consider, dear doctor,
n that man there wcrc 20 cxpiro unlor
our hauds-whnt them
"'imp3nihlog was tho quick roply.
IL g. bound 10 succeed. and even if 81
did not he will die % glorious death Ia
tho iniercsta Of scignce; while. " we
were 90 lot him go, DO would aooncro
later fallinto tho hands Of tho hungnnn.
II could not even 500 tho two mon.
yor their conversation vas doubtless
about me; aud, hearing Il. shuddorcd
from hoad 60 foot. They woro propos-
ing some dangerous operation ON me,
not for my benefit, bat in tho interests
Of medical science.
"At amy rate. thought, they won't
undertake such thing without my
sanction. aud what, after all, was their
intcntiony II must DO something terri
bio. for they had already mentioned tho
possibility OF my suocumbing. should
soon know tho fearful truth, for, after a
short pause, thcy continues
"'lt has long been acknowledged that
tho true source Of Ito lies In tho blood.
What wish 70 prove. dear Langnor. is
this. Nobody need dio from pure lors
Of blood, and yo; mch CAGES occur only
too often, while we must all tho time be
IN possession Of means 90 rcnuw this
highly important sap OF life and thus
avoid fatal result. We read Of few,
but only fow, cascs Of n man who for
some reason or other has lost 10 much
blood that his death appeared inovitn-
bio II some other noble hearted man
had not offered his own blood in order
to Let II How from his veins into the
veins Of tho dying man. As you are
aware, this proceeding has always had
the desired effect. | consider II, how.
over, u great mistake TO deprive u fcl-
low being Of necessary blood, for tho
one thereby only gains life and strength
at tho cost Of another, who offers him
self for nn always dangerous nacriicc.'
"'Yos, ! do not think that right
either replied DR.. Laugnor. Ana.
moreover, how seldom "a man found
at tho critical moment ready 90 submit
himself at once TO such dangerous loss
VI blood
"'That IL very natural; no ono lightly
undertakes such thing continued tho
other. 80 much greater viii DO our
triumph II tho operation succeeds.
hopo to show you, dear colleague, that
although We are thinking OF taking that
mans blood, oycn 10 the last drop, IN
n fow hours wo shall set him ON his feet
again
Just sol do not SEQ why we
should not succeed. At any rate, in the
interest Of science, we should prove In u
practical manner tho correctness OF our
theory
"'And this proof, dear friend. we will
undertake without delay. Let mo Just
repeat my instructions, for we cannot
20 to work too carefully to preserve the
lifo Of this man. will open u vein IN
his thigh und measure exactly tho quan.
tlty Of blood which flows ont, at the
fimc time watching the beating Of the
heart. Under ordinary circumstances
nothing could possibly suyo him, but
! just before the extinction Of tho last
spark Of life wc will insert the warm
blood OF II living rabbit into his veins,
rs We have already arranged. II my
theory Is right, tho pulsation Of the
heart will then gradually increase IN
strength and apli!ty. Al tho same
i.mo Il IS important 20 protect his limla
from cold and stiffness, which win nat.
ually take place with the loss oG ar,criul
blood
The conversation Of tho two doctors
overwhelmed me with deadly terror.
| could scarcely believe | was really
awake and no. tho victim Of some cruel
nightmare.
Tho fact remained, however, that
lay helpless on tho dissgctlng table, that
a threatening skeleton stood IN tho coz.
ner Of tho room, aud, above rll, that
terrible conversation which | had 10
liston % Ia silence filled mo with foar
such ~ had never before experienced.
Inyolunurily tho though, forced itself
mon mo thnt ,;ns Az tho rnercy of t,ge
Infatuated doctor. 10 whose mad tbco,.y
| should here ran tho victim.
"I said 10 mysolf tbat mo- doctor will,
SOUND mlni wonld propose such a
irghtlei anu murdeFons experiment
upon living man.
III, inc TWO G@e'of' now approached the