The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-11
ransfusiion
By EUNIcE BLAKE


front and was severely wounded, Re
moved 10 hospital in rear OF the fight
ing lines, he fingered between life ant
death. His family were wealthy ant
willing 20 spend any amount of money
! to insure his recovery. An effort was
made 10 secure the services OF sur
geon TO go 10 Belgium and give his
especial attention TO pulling through
the son and brother. Every surgeon
in England who had not gone TO the
front had more than he could do at
home. Miss Amelia Dobbins, George $
sister was engaged to an investigator
in the British institution for physical
investigation. She begged him TO 80
with her to her brother, and the appeal
coming from the woman he loved won
him over.
When a mans mind il running in n
given line il Is difficult TO divert it,,
Surgeon Blake had for some time been
investigating the subject of transfu-
sion of blood. He had not only been
successful in operations Of the kind,
but had begun to endeavor to search
for results accruing from different
kinds Of blood injected into different
| kinds of animals. He had replaced
| the blood OF a man with that Of an
orang outang, and the patient had de-
veloped propensity TO climb trees A
liberal and benevolent gentleman, who
had received the blood of miser had
become a skinflint. These and other
cases had convinced the investigator
that racial peculiarities are in the
blood.
As soon as DR. Blake saw his pa
tient, who was much enervated and
very pale, he said that he needed blood
and must have blood at once or he
would die. 1t is not every one who
will give his or her blood for another.
and the person who was willing to give
his blood for George Dobbns did not
appear His sister volunteered, and
since she was n hearty young woman,
the doctor did not oppose the accept
ance OF her offer. He had every conf
dence that she would assume no great
risk But to supply the blood lost by
Miss Dobbins some one must spare
part of his for her supply A young
soldier who wns struck with Miss Dob
bins volunteered, and the operation
was performed, the blood the lady
gave her brother being made up to her
by Charlie Hopkins.
Not long after the TRANSMISSION firing
was heard at the front, and to the sur
prise of all Miss Dobbins rushed fran /
tically out and, approaching the firing I
line from the rear seized musket I
from a wounded man and, Joining the /
colors, fought bravely. The troops, as /
founded at seeing woman lighting
beside them, rallied around her and uu
der her leadership attacked the Ger.
mans In one of the trenches so vigor-
ously that they drove them out. When
the fight was over Miss Dobbins was
decorated on the field.
Only DIR. Blake attributed Miss Dob
bins bravery, SO unusual in a woman.
to any especial cause He made in
quiries as TO Charlie Hopkins and
learned that he was one of the brayest
men in the army. The doctor was con-
firmed in his theory that the blood Is
the basis Of all the different traits that
flesh is heir TO.
George Dobbins, after having receiv.
ed his sisters blood. improved rapidly
and In time returned to the colors. He
had enlisted as II private, but was soon
promoted to be lieutenant on account
Of his GOODNESS in face Of the enemy.
What was the establishment of his
comrades when az the first fight in
which he took part after his return to
the front he paled, turned and fed.
He was reprimanded by his com
officer and informed that be
must be tried for cowardice. He beg
yed for a chance to redeem himself.
asserting that the cause of his fight
was that he had not sufficiently recov-
,red from his recent confinement to
stand up under fire. He was given the
desired opportunity and returned to
lis command. But when a dash was
made on the German trenches the men
NGub Ofti AhtAli ltbpDtlS itkN
gain carried his unwilling self to the s
ear.
This time a court martial was con 0
-ened to try him. News Of his dis
race went to England, and Dr. Blake t
fearing of It, called upon Georges IA L
her and announced his belief that the
of blood from a woman
ad given his son a Fwoman's constitu-
ional inability to bear arms. q
So great was the likeness between IL
;eorge \and Amelia that when both Il
yore the same kind of garments they q
ould not well be told apart. George
t the sisters suggestion feigned al
ess and was taken to hospital. from
hence his sister spirited him away to
ne coast and sent BIN home in wo-
lan's dress as herself. Then she ap- ~
lied as George Dobbins for some es- " ~
ecially hazardous duty to redeem the ~,
st reputation. 1t was granted. She a,
ole into the enemy's lines, fired an
receptacle. destroyed IL or
nd got back safely to the British lines. st
An order was issued that the court I'll
artial convened TO try Lieutenant pa
Gorge Dobbins for cowardice be dis la
Used. and Lieutenant Dobbins was in