The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
Transfusion
By EUNlcE BLAKE
B, EUNlG BLAKE

George Dobbins enlisted In London
for the pan-European war. went to the
front and was severely wounded Re-
moved to hospital in rear Of the fight
Ing lines. he fingered between life and
death. His family were wealthy and
willing to spend any amount Of money
to insure his recovery. An effort was
made to secure the services of sur
geon to go to 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 go
with her to her brother. and the appeal
coming from the woman, he loved won
him over.
When mans mind is running in a
given line it 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 n 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 Dobbins did not
appear. His sister volunteered. and
since she was 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 n
part of his for her supply. A young
soldier who was struck with Miss Dob
bins volunteered. and the operation
was performed, the blood the Indy
gave her brother being made up to her
by Charlie Hopkins.
z, ru1H ri
was heard mt the front. and to the sur
prise Of all Miss Dobbins rushed fran
tically out and. approaching the firing
line from the rear. seized a musket
from wounded man and. Joining the
cOlors. fought bravely. The troops. MS
founded at seeing q woman fighting
beside them. rallied around her and I'M
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 DR. Blake attributed Miss Dob
bins bravery. SO unusual in woman.
to any especial cause. He made in
quiries as to Charlie Hopkins and
learned that he was one Of the bravest
men i'm the army. The doctor was con-
frmed in his theory that the blood is
the basis of all the different traits that
desh IL heir to.
George Dobbins. after having recciv-
ed his sisters blood. improved rapidly
and In time returned to the colors. He
had enlisted as IL private. but was soor
promoted to be lieutenant on account
OF his GOODNESS In face OF the enemy.
What was the establishment Of his
comrades when ut the first fight in
which he took part nfter his return to
the front he paled. turned and fed.
He WIS reprImnnded by his COM
manding officer and informed that he
must he tried for cowardice. He beg
sed for a chance to redeem himself.
asserting that the cause Of his highf
was that he had not sufficiently recoy
cred from his recent confinement to
stand up under fire. He was given the
desired opportunity and returned to
his command. But when a dash was
made on the German trenches the men
went over them while Dobbins' legs
ngain carried his unwilling self to the
rear.
This time a court martial was CON
vened to try him. News of his dis
grace went to England. and DIR. Blake.
hearing Of 1t. called upon Georges IA
Their and announced his belief that the
TRANSMISSION Of blood from a woman