The Raymer enterprise., 1911-02-23

even possess the common animal fac.
ulty OF recognizing one person from
another. AS there existed no appar-
ent cause for this defect. no deformity
of the head or body, and the vital
functions being in perfect condition,
many theories had been advanced as
to the cause OF so singular an anom-
ally. Dr. Brodsky, after studying the
child for many months. had finally
formulated his own conclusions.
1T is one OF those rare cases." he
said. ''in which the soul was not born
into the body. It remains shut out.
as you can imagine yourself shut out
OF your house. Doubtless 1t Is hover.
ing In close proximity to the mortal
form. connected, as 1t must be. by
the ethereal ligatures that bind 1t to
the spinal cord In this condition. 1t
Is practically deprived OF its existence
upon either OF the planes; 1t is earth.
bound and spirit.bound. And there Is
only one remedy; some other disem.
bodied soul must assist II. 1t is my
plan to pass out OF the body temporar-
lily and to compel II to incarcerate
itself"
And II you cannot return?'
cried.
Il shall ask your assistance In this
matter" the doctor answered II
shall give you careful instructions,
which you will fulfill to the letter. II.
after the lapse OF certain time, you
find that these attempts are iruitless.
you will break open the letter which
| have left for you in the bureau draw.
er. and read IT,"
can hardly tell how this project
affected me. In vain pointed out
to the doctor the inexpediency, from
purely utllitarian point of view, OF
risking his own life for the sake OF
giving intelligence to the imbecile.
But my words were unheeded. felt
that In truth this was to be our last
exp :iment, that IL amounted almost
to premeditated suicide. refused to
participate in it,
Well. in the end. OF course, | con
sented though felt that this would
be the last occasion upon which |
should look into the doctors face
while he was alive. Looking back
now. ',Lnk. my mind must have been
warped; accuse myself hundred
times Of having been the cause OF
Brodsky's death. Yet the first lesson
that he had implanted in my mind,
ever since | first heard him lecture
TO us students a. the hospital, was the
duty Of obedience. He had command.
ed and II was for me to obey. Espec.
tally, however. base my yindication
upon that hypnotic power through the
medium OF which Brodsky possessed
the ability to compel me, or anyone
else, to obey him.
Some days elapsed before the cx.
pertinent was made BrUdsky OCcu.
pied himself during this interval, as
| surmised. in setting his affairs in
order, At last, upon the afternoon ap.
pointed, repaired with him to his
laboratory. long chamber In the
rear OF the house. completely shut of
from all communication with the ex.
ternal Ordinarily there was no sound
within, but now great electrical
engine buzzed and throbbed beside a
Is,,,v dol tul ,pI, "a,
inches above the floor, and surmount-
ed by a large bowl of translucent
blue. into which the wires entered
Upon the table the imbecile child sat,
propped up against a flexible pillow
of rubber, or some similar non-Con-
ducting material, searching the room
with his large laCk.luster eyes. The
doctor stopped over his machine and
made his adjustments, then he con
neCtod rubber sponge at the terml-
nation Of network Of wires, with
the Child's spine. and bound It there
with strips of cloth in such a manner
that II could not be removed. He
drew another wire, terminating in a
similar sponge. from the .recesses Of
the machine, and affixed It to himself
In the same way; finally, he united
both to the metal base OF the globe
with a clamp Immediately the globe
became dark and opaque.
THAT is the measure Of our vital
forces" he said And now will give
you your instructions.
1T was my intention to ask you to
press the lever which will send the
high voltage through our bodies, But
In case OF any untoward results you
would reproach yourself with being
my slayer. shall. therefore. myself
press the lever, and lay upon you only
the responsibility Of recalling me to
life again.
when press this lever It will send
current OF electricity OF several
thousand volts directly through our
bodies. The effect will be the same
as that which is produced by an cleo
trocution Now II has always been
my claim-although the authorities OF
our prisons would never permit me to
demonstrate it--that the man who has
suffered electrocution can invariably
be revived by the proper methods,
since the current merely paralyzes the
nerve centers and suspends the vital
functions. without destroying any OF
Il.