The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
PROFESSOR VOORHEES, EXPERIMENTS.
He Produces a World Startler. :
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W.
SAT last, at last!" he exclaimed
aloud. "Nothing is impossible to
science. Now to inform my friend
Winkle of this most wonderful of all
my achievements. He carefully placed
the saucer with its precious contents on
the washstand, preparatory to clearing
place on his Uttered table where he I
might write the intended letter to his
friend.
"My dear friend Winkle," it went,
congratulate me, my friend! have
just completed the most profound of
scientlfcal researches, and have made
the greatest discovery of modern times.
But let me first inform you of the in
cidents that led to my discovery.
"Mr. Bright and his hired man,
James, killed sheep the other day,
and, happening by, l made some re-
mark about the cruelty of their opera
| tion. Then this same James, a
remarkably bright fellow, my dear
comrade, wanted to know if we scien-
tific mem could not permanently re-
move from animals tho pain nerve.
Absurd as the suggestion was, dear
Winkle, it set me thinking, with the
result that my 'Carnovego' was pro-
duced. It-or its seeds, rather-lies
perfected before me as write.
"That you may fully understand the
significance of this momentous discov-
cry am compelled to enter into de-
tails. When James made the
suggestion, ridiculous as it was, 1 i'm
mediately precipitated myself into
profound study of phylogeny, onto
geny, ETC., and not only verified the
old celleor germ-theory, but proceed
ed long ways beyond.
each living being, my dear Winkle,
is moving community of myriads of
living cells or animalcules. These
germs or cells do all that the individu-
al or community does; they eat, sleep
and work. These cells have hitherto
been entirely dependent upon each
other, and when isolated from the
community or parent body would die
of starvation. They are we'll organ
lied, and are tireless workers for the
{ common cause. The brain-cells are
the governing or directing bodies.
The bone-cells support the structure.
t The sight-cells furnish the light; the
? olfactory cells the smell; the muscle
cells motion, etc., etc. We now come
. to the most important part of the sys-
tenn, the blood-cells or carrier, germs
These little workers supply the whole
community with food, carrying fresh
( supplies to every part of the anatomy
Il The blood-cells depend on the heart
! cells for their motion; the heart-cells
depend on the brain-cells for theil
guidance, and SO on. If the braiI
ceases to direct, the heart stops it.
u work, the blood congeals, the lung.
u stop supplying the necessary oxygen
u and all those little animalcules com
y prising the muscles, flesh, tissues an(
l. framework of the body die, my dea
{ friend-die of neglect.
u "At first it was only my intention t.
y discover and remove, If possible, tn,
IT. pain producing cells. 1 dissected sew
+ eral animals and discovered that an,
and all of these animalcules could b.
"a separated and cultivated independen
H. of each other. This May seem aImos
10 miraculous to you, but it is in realit
Sc very simple, and in due time l shall eS
es plain the process to you.
le "Do you realize the overwhelmin
p consequence of this discovery, my dea
n. Wrinkle? Do you grasp the posslbil
is ties opened up to science? AS yet
s. have only separated the fiesh-cell fror
he the other animalcules. This flesh-ce
IN may be grown and cultivated in vef
or etable form. Hence its name-Carnt
n vego, being in appearance vegetabl
m and in reality flesh or meat. Imagin
en- a garden full of these carnovego
ut my old school-fellow, growing there i
IT. the sunshine, meat in its purest form
ed A triumph of science, surely.
ad In my carnovegos may be had a
lie the known flavors of meat, and ne
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