Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-21
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"P VI. Fuicrum. l believe"
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marknble discoveries"
II have simply been building on the
.scant knowledge held by our grand
ipayents. It has been reserved for us
Nm de steele people to point o-t the
exact spot on tho brain the directs
any special condition" ca
Your modesty IL wasted on me, pro.
lessor. II 10 you who have made this
latt discovery. How did you do III"
>'"'Vivisection. Our ancestors found
dinculty in getting consent to expert
ment on animals. Now, with some
A00,000,0o0 Of people. life Is so cheap
that we can operate on human beings.
I am indebted to malefactors for my
discoveries. And mRlefactors are In.
debted TO me as we'll. for can now
make an honest man Of a rogue"
by what mesns?"
"Trepanning For instance, know
the exact spot in the brain that pro.
duces kleptomsnia. l cut away bit
of the skull and find an abnormal de-
fvelopment Of the brain directly under
II. This cut away, and the patient
has no desire to steal"
Can you turn hate to love, or vice
Versa?"
mo; but can destroy either the
" $.ne or the other"
49, Now we are getting down to the
object Of my visit. My son is in
love with a girl whom / do not wish
him to marry. Can you destroy his
love for herr"
Eyes"
"How?" n
Recent development in microscopy
has shown JUS that each sensation has
q minute ,eorrugation on the brain.
On q certain point In your sons brain
will be found little protuberance
composed Of these minute corruga-
tons. II this protuberance 10 removed
the love is killed"
forever"
Not necessarily. Another operation
Ia required to prevent its return. I
must cut away a certain tiny particle
In the bump Of memory for that pPr'
ticular girl"
Very well. professor. will bring
my son to you at once. He is wait
ing without"
Prof. Fulcrum consented only on
the payment of an immense fee and
guaranty Of indemnity In case the son
claimed damages. Then the young
man was shown into q room. where
an anesthetic was was turned on and
the operation performed.
On coming to his senses he found
his head bandaged and was told that
hoA ahat p,altnu
bullet holes in the brain.
who 10 this Amanda Brown who
10 sending me howers?" he asked one
morning during conValSscence.
His father, who heard the remark
and hoped that he would marry the
donor, was delighted. He rushed on
to Prof, Fulcrum to tell him that the
\ operation had been eminently sue
J cessful.
Now, professor" he said, there is
= girl wish my son to marry. Can
you make him love herr
Certainly not"
Are you sure2 She loves him and
she IA immensely rich"
II am perfectly sure. cannot
create; l can only destroy"
Jennie Carr, who had been removed
from Walter Higgins memory. insisted
upon seeing him as soon rs 1t was
safe for him to undergo the excite
msnt of the meeting. Mr.. Higgins.
ST., curious to know II his son
would remember her on seeing her.
granted permission at once.
"oh, Walter" she said, plaintively.
Tim so sorry"
LET me see," said Walter, looking
at her sorutinizingly. 80 many peo-
pie have called to see me, Where
have met your"
This was enough for Mr. Higgins,
senior. He took the girl away and
told her that the shooting haze AZ
fected his sons memory.
One day six months later Mr.. Hig'
gins rushed into Prof. Fulcrum's
workroom in a rage.
"You have swindled mel" he cried.
How so?"
my son has married the Sirl. altar
all"
"Wen2"
"You said that you could guard
against his love for her returning BY
destroying his memory of her. His
love has returned. He has married
her."
"It has not returned. If he ISVea
her Il 10 a new love. not the old dne"
TT IL certainly not new one. for
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