The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-04
Mending a Disposition

tOuh0Iy
What is the object of the present
sperationT'
THE father of Charles RenwIck, on
whom have operated, desires that his
SON shall unite Sso estates by marry
ing his second cousin. Miss Annette
Barkalow. Charles inher1ts from
great-uncle a morose. dictatorial, over
bearing disposition. very repnIslye to
the Young lady. At the fathers re-
quest have let the blood OF an anna
bic. rollicking. generous young fellow
into Charles veins. supplying the def.
cheney from the blood Of a healthy
sheep Miss Barkalow knows nothing
Of the affair. When Charles gets out
he is to make new wooIng."
Charles Renwick after the operation
was very much changed He was an
object Of great interest to the doctor
who had given him new blood and
with the new blood new disposition.
The following account is taken from
the surgeons memoranda:
Jan. 5.-PermItted the patient to 20
out TO ride within three days after the
infusion. Saw evidence Of change in
disposition from the first. Moodiness
gone. Patients previous inclination to
cruelty to animals replaced by an APP
parent fondness for them. Feasibility
vanished. Patient is constantly sing.
ing, cracking Jokes, making merry.
Jan. 30.-Renwick senior tells me that
Miss Barkalow's repulsion to Charles
seems to be diminishing. The couple
have been out to ride together, and
the young lady shows no disposition to
repel his attentions. Mr.. Renwick. ST.,
very hopeful. Says he has noticed sew
eral traits that did not belong to his
son before the transfusion-yiz, a tend
ency to play practical jokes. Has come
upon him suddenly when dancing
alone. Neither Of these traits was
ever observed in him before.
Feb 15.-Have been studying heredI.
tary cases and am struck with some
remarkable ones. showing how traits
will lie dormant for several genera
tons, then crop out in a single in
dividual. This leads me to prepare my
self for any pecullarlties that may de
yelop in the case Of Charles Renwick.
Called on Wagstaff, from whose son l
took the blood. Has lent me
sketch OF every member of the family
for i've generations back. Shall keep
them for reference as occasion sug-
gests
April 24.-Mr. Renwick, Sr., has Just
been to me in sore distress. Charles
has been acting strangely. The boy
has apparently been captlvated by
ballet dancer. Has corresponded with
her. Preparations for flight. Fortu-
nately all has been discovered in time
and Charles sent southwark. Refer
ring to family sketches. find Peter Red.
mond Wagstafrs uncle, married an
actress. Singular that this should
have come again to the surface in
Charles by transfused blood.
Sept. 80.More trouble in the case
OF Charles Renwick. His father tells
me that Just as he was about TO lie
married to Miss Barkalow he SO dis
gusted her that she has broken with
him. II seems that the two were in
the country and attended county fair
in the same party. Charles separated
for time from the others, and when
they saw him again he was In the cen
ter of crowd dancing Jig and swing
ing his cane over his head Some one
guyed him, whereupon Charles went
for the fellow, rattllng his cane on the
mans head and shoulders. Two Of his
adversary's friends went in to help
him crush Charles, but Charles jump
ed five feet in the air, landed a down
blow on one OF them and cracked the
skull Of the other with his cane. which
unfortunately was big one made Of
hickory. He is now in jail.
Sept 21.-Ran over the list OF wag-
Stairs ancestors. Under the O's find
Dennis o'Rourke, 1906 TO 1890. Fa-
nous for the swing Of his shIllalah.
On one occasion at Donnybrook fair
thrashed a dozen men in succession.
Had his head broken by bailiff and
died at the age OF twenty-four. This
looks bad. fear my experiment OF
TRANSMISSION in order to improve dis
position is not successful IN accom-.
plishlng the object desired.
Oct. 2.-Have been thinking a good
deal about how to improve on Charles
Renwick. May / not, Instead of giving
him another disposition by new
TRANSMISSION, mingle some more qules.
cent blood with his? As soon as he ls
discharged from arrest Will try.
Nov. II. This morning transfused
40 per cent of the blood OF mildly
disposed theological student into the
veins Of Charles Renwick Am curious
to know II this will mingle dispositions.
modifying that OF Charles Renwick.
Dec. 30.-Have made a remarkable
discovery. An inherited trait that does
not appear in an Individual may be
brought out by mingling the blood Of
that individual with the blood OF an
other. After letting some OF the theo-
logical students blood into Charles
Renyick l expected greater quiescence.
In this have been disappointed.