The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-18

Mending a Disposition
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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experiment has been successful said
the surgeon. 1.-THE patient is sleeping
soundly."
"What is the object of the present
operation?"
'The father of Charles Renwlck, on
whom l have operated, desires that his
son shall unite two estates by marry
ing his second cousin, Miss Annette
Barkalow. Charles inherits from 81
great-uncle morose, dictatorial, over.
bearing disposition, very repulsive to
the young lady. At the fathers re-
quest l have let the blood of an amia-
ble rollicking, generous young fellow
into Charles veins, supplying the def
cheney from the blood of 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 go
out to ride within three days after the
infusion. Saw evidenceeof 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-vz, 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 single in.
dividual. This leads me to prepare my.
self for any peculiarities that may de.
velop in the case of Charles Renwick.
Called on Wagstaff, from whose son ]
took the blood. Has lent me a
sketch of every member of the family
for five generations back Shall keep
them for reference as occasion sug-
gests.
April 24.-Mr. Renwick, ST., has just
been to me in sore distress. Charles
has been acting strangely The boy
has apparently been captivated by q
ballet dancer. Has correspondent will
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, Wagstaff's uncle, married all
actress. Singular that this should
have come again to the surface in
Charles by transfused blood.
Sept. 30.-More trouble in the case
of Charles Renwick. His father tells
me that just as he was about to be
married to Miss Barkalow he so dis
gusted her that she has broken wit!
him. 1t seems that the two We're il
the country and attended a county fail
! in the same party. Charles separated
for time from the others, and wher
they saw him again he was in the cen
ter of crowd dancing a Jig and swing
ing his cane over his head Some one
guyed him, whereupon Charles wen
for the fellow, rafting his cane on the
mans head and shoulders. Two of hi!
adversary's friends went in to hell
him crush Charles, but Charles jump
! ed five feet in the air, landed a dow
blow on one of them and cracked tn,
] skull of the other with his cane, whicl
unfortunately was big one made o
hickory. He is now TN jail.
Sept. 21.-Ran over the list of Wag
staff's ancestors. Under the O's finf
Dennis O'Rourke, 1906 to 1880. Fa
nous for the swing of his shillalah
On one occasion ait Donnybrook fai
thrashed a dozen men in succession
Had his head broken by bailiff ant
died at the age of twenty-four Thi
looks bad. l fear my experiment O
TRANSMISSION in order to improve dis
position is not successful in accom-
plishing the object desired
Oct 2.-Have been thinking a goot
deal about how to improve on Charlie
Renwick. May not. instead of givin;
HIM another disposition by new
TRANSMISSION, mingle some more quies
cent blood with his? AS soon as he i
discharged from arrest will try
Nov. II. = This morning transfuse,
| 40 per cent of the blood of midi
disposed theological student into tn
veins Of Charles Renwick Am curiou
to know if this will mingle dispositions
modifying that of Charles Renwick.
Dec. 3O.-Have made a remarkab l
discovery. An inherited trait that doe
not appear in an individual may b
brought out by mingling the blood 0
| that individual with the blood Of an
other. After letting some Of the thee
logical students blood into Charlie
Renwick expected greater quiescence
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