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Show K BRAINS TO SCIENCE. STARTLING bequests FAMOUS MEN. of Thrvc Hundred Fonuui Hva JY Uled Their Heeds to lariuoi lustlthtloes They Are Neither 1 nsuks Nor Fools hut Are EToluttoulste- - (Special Letter ) HERE are 303 men I in ariou8 part of I tne United States who have btjueath- W I 'w I ed their brains to "A bdenee. These men ate neither crank nor fools They represent the cream of American professional life. But nevertheless It Is a grewsome organization, this American Anthropometric Society. Fancy a man adding a codicil to his last will and teetament which provides that upon hi death his brain shall be removed and shall become the property of hi beloved society. That to whaftheae enthusiastic devotees of science do. The brain which conceived and perfected the American Anthropometric Society was placed during the last week among the treasures of that organization, comprising the brains of about seventy other deceased members, which are carefully preserved in the safe deposit vaults of the Wlstar Museum and Institute of Anatomy in Philadelphia, it waa'Ih'the braid bf'Dr. Wnr. Pepper, the eminent surgeon and physician, who died In California on July 29, that the idea first originated of forming an association of learned men who should bequeath their brains to their 'fellow members for the advancement of science. Prior to that time the surgeon and the student of anatomy. In his study of the human seat of thought, had had to depend upon specimens derived from the hospitals and the morgues. These were, of course, the brains of men'of the criminal class, or at least men of a low order of Intellect. The benefits that should accrue to science from the study of the highly trained and educated brain had been much discussed In the medical world, and a meeting was called at the house of Dr. Pepper at 1811 Spruce street, Philadelphia, in the spring of 1891, for the purpose of organizing a movement that should make this study possible. There were barely a half score of scientists present upon that occasion, but they were all enthusiasts, and from that meeting grew the Anthropometric Society, whose membership now In elude over 800 men prominent in various walk of life, residing In various are , parts of the .country, whose brains pledged to science. Dr. Joseph Leldy was the first president of th society. to be gath uS hiintohrsla was the first red the treasury, for he died on. lAprll 80, 1891, only a few weeks after the society organization. Immediately after Dr. Leidys death an autopsy was performed by Dr. Pepper and several others, and the brain was removed. lt was found to be unusually heavy and richly convoluted, and it la still the moat interesting of all the specimens now in the societys possession. It was photographed and then bottled up in solution of lead, which Is deemed the most perfect method of preservation. From the photograph was made tbs centerpiece of the official seal of the Wlstar Institute, designed by Rev. Dr. Henry C. McCook, who Is also a lay member of the society.' To the uninitiated layman this centerpiece appears ,to be nothing more than an odd sort of sponge, surrounded by a wreath of wistaria blossoms. It is, however, an exact reproduction of the upper surface of Dr. Leldya brain, showing all the convolutions and fissures. Of the members who followed Dr. Leldy there is , r- - ns PROF, E. D. COPE. wbfi was more interesting in many respect than hs. Tbs lata Professor Edward Drinker Cope, the foremost paleontologist of this country, who snsqualsd collection of fossils the Metropolitan museum made strenuous efforts to secure, bequeathed not only Us brain, but his skeleton as well, to the scientific world. Dr. Cope died on fApril U. 1817, and his will directed that his brain should go to the Anthropometric Society and hit skeleton So the Wlstar Institute. The latter fact was not made pnhllo at the time and the casual visitor to the Wlstar museum would Barer know of It now. The disjointed bones of the , great scholar lie In a roqgh box in the basement, where they have remained untouched since the day which saw the completion of the process of maceration. Dr. Cope's skeleton is of no more .value to the Institution than that of any other man. to far as concerns scientific study, and It Is not likely that ft will ever be mounted tor exhibition, ift la Interesting, however,., a showing jthe enthusiasm of the man, who. after (giving the beet of his life to science, ibequeathed to ft after death not only V - 1 a goodly share of his wealth, but aleo all of his body that could be of any poeslble value. An Interesting characteristic noted In the autopey of Dr. Cope, and also in the cases of Dr. D. Hayes Agnew and the late Dr. Pepper, as a thickening of the arteHal system, indicative of the extremely active nervous systems of these three eminent men. , As jet no official examination has been made of the brain of Dr Pepper, a ho was the society's third president, he having succeeded the late Dr. Harrison Allen. Dr. Pepper's brain was removed and placed In a preserving jar by Dr. A. E. Taylor, hie office assistant, who was traveling with him In California when he died. The society has been signally fortunate in securing the brains of Its deceased member, although In one or two notable Instances It has experienced annoying failures. The most Interesting case in point is that of the late Bishop Phillips Brooks of Massachusetts Shortly before bis death Dr. Brooks had In an DR. WILLIAM PEPPER. Informal way become a member of the Anthropometric Society. The bishop died on Jan. 23, 1893, and on the evening of Jan. 24 Dr. Henry W. Cattell, who was then curator of the society, stsrted for 'Boston to make the autopsy. The midnight express, upon which he was a passenger, was bowling along over the Pennsylvania railroad at a speed that would have carried the doctor to hi destination In ample time. In his Inside pocket Dr. Cattell carried the written permission of Dr. Brooks to the Anthropometric Society to do what It pleased with his brain, and all Beemed plain sailing to him. Unfortunately two freight trains had collided just beyond Princeton and the express came along q time tc become mixed np In the wreck. Several men were Injured, and Dr. Cattell turned bis at tentlon to them. He accompanied one of the men to Trenton and attended him until he was placed in the care of the hospital authorities there. After that there waa nothing for Dr, Cattell to do but to return to Philadelphia and await the first opportunity to get through; The nett evening he started once more and got through to Boeton without mishap. He learned to his dismay. however, that the bishops body hid been hermetically aealed that day, and could not be disturbed again, owing to the fact that death had been due to diphtheria. Less than a year before that Dr. Cattell had made an effort to secure the brain of Walt Whitman, the poet, but had encountered the rigorous opposition of the venerable bard's family. Nevertheless he made the autopey on March 27, 1892, and weighed and examined the brain, although he was not permitted to take away the tissue. This sentimental opposition to the mutilation of the dead Is one of the great difficulties with which the society has had to contend In Its relations with the families of members. So it is that the organization has kad to become, in a measure, a secret society, and there are now enrolled upon the membership list the names of some men wuose connection with the organization will never be made public. Among the medical men there Is no such disposition to conceal their affiliation with the society, although their immediate relatives may not be quite so case hardened. The medical profession Is, a a matter of course, the one most largely represented in the membership. They rather encourage giving the movement all the publicity possible, with the view of educating the laymen np to the beauties and the merits of It Each member appends his signature to a printed form of bequest, snd among the bundle of such papers now in the archives appears ou which bears the signature of Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell, who is equally distinguished aa a physician and an author. the other prominent men Among whose brains will some day repose in the treasure vaults of the society are Dr. A. Jacobi of New York, Dr. Putnam of Boston, Dr. Judson Dolan d of Philadelphia, Dr. H. W. Cattail Of Philadelphia, Dr. F. X. Dercnm of Philadelphia and many others of more or less distinction. Only the members of tht Anthropometric Society snd a very few privileged officials of the Wlstar Institute have access to the vault in which the societys treasures are stored. It is located In the basement, under the main showroom of the museum, and, the approach, to it leads through one of the workrooms In which many of the museum's sxhlblt are prepared for publie display. This room is well lighted from the sidewalk and is generously supplied with electric lights, hut the furniture is extremely mesger. Along one side of the room extends a broad table, generally Uttered with anatomical specimens and tools of various aorta In various stages of ineompletlon. Here one may see, carefully pickled lg alcohol, the brain of a rare bird, whose stuffed body adorns a ease In the museum above; there lies the death mask of a peculiar whlch recently species of erang-outan- g died in the soological gardena A line of preserving jars of assorted sizes occupies a shelf in One corner, while In :t,S,:"1e.,r; mass ered in Borneo by Drs. Furness snd Hiller for the University of Pennsylvania. There are two doors in this apartment the one you enter, the other you do not. The latter is the plain, heavy iron door set Into the wall, which bars the entrance to the vault of the Anthropometric Society. A Berft BRAVE BLACK Cals Robert Robert OLDIER Lavalty oa Daty WbUe Sadly Afflicted. Cain is as blai k as ebony. He Is a duty sergeant In company L, Seventh United Statea volunteer Infantry, says the St. Louis Globe-Democr- Though a descendant from slaves he has the spirit of a Spartan soldier. He left his home in Springfield with his company. A young wife clung to him until he broke from her embrace and boarded the train aa It began to move. In camp he worked hard, and became one of the most valuable men In the company But after awhile It became evident that his heart was not In the work. He made errors. The captain spoke to him harshly. He made no reply. Then the captain learned the story. Sergt, Cains wife was dying. For two days he had eaten nothing. For two nights he had not slept. His captain had no more harsh words for him, but in an houra time bad a furlough for three days granted and sent him away, telling him to wire for an extension If he needed It. Sergt, Cain reached hlaumble home and found hi wife uncodeclous. For three daya he sat beside her bed, jjraylng that she might speak to him. but she only raved in her delirium about bis absence. The furlough expired. He wired for more time, but no answer came. He kissed his unconscious wife, and, weeping, turned his face toward hie regiment Ten minutes later a telegram came. It was for Cain and waa signed Leave by his captain. It read: three days. Report Ip. m. Saturday. Wednesday night CapL Mayes was sitting In his tenL Some one approached and stood at attention. The captain glanced up. The man outside saluted. The officer sprang up. Cain, he dewhat are you doing here? manded. Tears were streaming down the sergeants face. My leave expired, sir, snd I report for duty, sir," he manHowa your wife? aged to say. and then She's dying, sir, but Cain's grief overcame him. The captain stepped outside snd took the serI wired yon to geant by the hand. stay and you didnt get the message. You have proved yourself a soldier. I'll send you back to your wife. Go to your quarters now." The officer went direct to the commanding officer's tent Sergt. Cain went home again at once. He had a pass out of the lines and also a pass on the railroad. ox-tend- DIED PROM A MOSQUITO High-Bssda- pro-ftas- or of-th- e tbe-44eat- ity -- KITE. Slater Aslaug Larsen, who until recently was a nurse in the Norwegian hospital, Brooklyn, was killed by the bite of a moequito. With two other nurse she was taking a summer vacation in Mystic, Conn. Two week! ago Tuesday night she was bitten on the lip by a mosquito, but of course thought little of IL, By Wednesday evening, however, the flret slight swelling had Increased and gave pain. Slater Aslaug applied a simple lotion to the place, but by morning her face waa completely disfigured by the swelling and her suffering was extreme. She consulted a doctor and ha prescribed a remedy which had no effect Her face, swollen to twice its normal alee, waa also discolored. Fancying that they recognised the her comsymptoms of rades sent word to the mother superior of the Norwegian hospital. She and Dr. Guenther started immediately for Connecticut, but before they reached blood-poisonin- g, SISTER ASLAUG LARSON. Mystic, Slater Aalaug had died in ' ,, convulsion. Babb Wee lost the Light Brigade, and TELL TALE THUMB. we muet sate the Heavies. Had the Heavies not been Btopped by Lord Lafamous cehman historian can, what do jou think would have FINGER MARKS USED IN EVIOh. undoubtedly and seer. been the upshot? DENCE IN COURT. we would hate shared the same fate as the Lights, but we would not have HS-ARutili, I, riajrlng a d jI I. ft by tbs Mard-r- er of Kb We were Just In The troubled about that llama I,, frufruiua r e la TyUr Engtaad May Vet Retails la LouTbs ( aar Iran that I uioaalbla the humor for auother charge." His Arrest sad Coavtottss Seats famous letters from don holds seteral Asflo AmerUau tlltanca. ' Notable Cmm. warriors. Ktery 25th of October said he, proudly, until the day of his HOF HANS DELdeath 1 was alwats reminded of the NE of the moat PHI EK the greit charge by a letter front the gallant mysterious crimes Ei i man When Gen. Scarlet! historian Gen Scarlett which have ocwho ncently died I lost the best friend I ever bad pubcurred In England lished his opluiou I hate not a friend left bow, and here as the Blackheatn i hat the Russian I am at last In St Iancras workhouse!" murder. All the enSo he Is endluce proposition is sighed the old fellow ergies of Scotland only a trick to turu ing his days with a pension of 9d. per yard have for over I he attention of the day or at leat the St Pancraa guar a week been devot1'utted Slates from dlans get It Instead ed to the solution the east, is the of the mystery. of history In Here waa a lady. TO PROPOSE TO A QUEEN. edBerlin Unnermtj. lie Is also the Mrs. Tyler, living in Kldbrookparg The art of making a pr. poaal of maritor Of the Preustdache Jahrbucher, or road, strangled to death without apPrussian Annals,, whlih was founded riage to a queen Is one In which it Is parent motive. She had no known enin 1858 snd which enjoys the reputano disgrace for any of us to plead Ig- emies, and robbery apparently waa not tion of being the heat lest reading that norance and Inexperienced, nays the the object of her assailant A resident of Malis to be had In the German review. London Chronicle Aa If to add to the weird features Of The only illustration that has ever ta hasibua addressed one dusky this case is the tact that the police found its way into Dr. Delbrueks seriof to have only one-de- w queens of the South Pacific islands: ous magazine was a little picture of an the murderer. That clew ia a set of Her Gracious Queen: I hope you finger prints. The murderer, his hands early work In sculpture by Michael Angelo. A more recent departure is the will most willing excuse me for having stained with the blood of hla victim, Introduction by the editor of a departthe Impudence to write to you In this left upon the window pane of Mrs. Tyment of fiction. The first story to be manner, and the reason for my doing ler's house, a clear, distinct impre- The End of the so Is, when I was reading the paper alon of his thumb. published was ; ' Dream, by M. George Drury. Then yesterday I read about the steamship This has been photographed and vary came Mr. Isaacs, by F. Marlon CrawBonanta being drifted on your Island, much enlarged by the Scotland yard and tbe women under you began to police. Should they arrest the real ford, and next, On the Tiber by Dr. Delbruek has elect husbands from tbe crew, and man but lack sufficient evidence upon made eoms notable. contribution to the that you, my queen, wanted for g huswhich to secure hie conviction, this I Iterstore of history, among them beband a .man. that would love you and thumb mark alone would, according to ing The Strategy of Pericles." a life make you happy. I have been think- the teachings of modern science, b sirf-- of Field Marshal Count Neltbardt von ing the matter over and I have corns Sclent to warrant his sentence to death. Thumb mark Identification has bow been raised to a science. In this work the Scotland yard offlcrals have taken a leading part It wsa at Scotland yard that the importance of thumb mark and flngef prints In just such cases M this was first fully realised. At Scotland yard there Is a fine collection of finger prints of criminals and many of--, ficlala who are highly skilled in tbet decipherment It bat been practically demonstrated that no two human beings alive have thumbs which are identical or even resemble each other In the formation of the whorl and capillary' ridges of the skin. It ha been shown,, while a man face may change, while fcttypice mayjlter nnd hie handwriting may undergo modifications, that from childhood to old age the rldgea of hla thumbs and fingers remain without alteration. Sir. W. J. Herachel and Francis Gal ton, 7. R. 8., are the leading English authorities on this subject In a remarkable work embodying the result of much patient study Ur. Galton ha lett' IROF.llASllEI.l!l!UEK n4 The Titusville Herald, under the caption of Homan and Esterhazy," draws a parallel between the case of Dreyfus and that of a famous Jew of earlier times, which will have its interact for Bible reader. Mcrdecal, the upright Jaw, whose experience is told in the book of Esther, waa accused ot treason as Dreyfus was, and apparently for the asms reason. Thank to the good queen he escaped the fate prepared for him, and Haman, his accuser, waa hanged on the gallows preThe parallel is pared for MordecaL likely to hold to the end. The curious fact is to he noted, however, that who la likely to bear Dreyfus punlshmsnt when justice is done, is a respected descendant of Queen Esther, as his name (son of Esther) indicates. . xy, PerpoMty OveHnakc. She I dont believe there waa a hat in church today that I didn't see. He Except the one that was passed for the collection. Indianapolis Jour' nal. . , PROF. DELBRUEK. Gnelsenan, and a volume of Historical and Political Essay. to the conclusion that If you will have me for a husband, writ back and let me know; also that you should send ONE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE. ma the money for my passage out, ao as I can coma to you, and I will repay Omwnti loarlitt'a tba Dm.l. you the money when I get to you. If, TnpMr of a Workbosaa. my queen, I will suit you, writ beck John London, who with the gallant and let me know aa soon a possible; Gen. Scarlett wag one of the first men also send me a paper note for 28 or to draw Russian blood In the memor25, and I will come at once. able charge of the Heavy Brigade at lit. Balaclava, g an inmate of St Pancras If the Maltese gentleman wonder workhouse! It was he who sounded why ha received no reply to the busithe charge of the Heavieon that nesslike proposal, it may Interest him glorious morning, when a mere hand- to know that It never reached her maful of Gen. Scarletts men mowed down jesty. His letter wss opened by tbe the oerlapptng Russian lines after head chief, who banded it to the printhe manner of g reaping machine. In cipal white trader, who posted It to an interview with a representative of hla Sydney firm, who in Its turn sent the Ixmdon Daily Chronicle, London it to tbe Sydney Daily Telegraph. The poke as follows of tbe awful collision postmarks showed that it had passed between Gen. Scarlett's three hundred through London, Queensland, Sydney, and the Russian line of thousands: Well, I sounded the charge, and we then went for the Russians like tigers I was stirrup to stirrup with th gallant Gen. Scarlett when we plunged Into the enemy's line. It waa a neck end neck race between four of us to see which would have the honor of the first onslaught. But goodness only knows who unhorsed the first of the enemy. I know that Gen. Scarlett was on a very speedy charger, and I believe he won an exciting race by decapitating the first Russian. A moment before we crashed . through the line I dropped my bugle by my side, and then 1 had to use the sword In earnest I was wounded over the temple and in the right leg, which now troubles me periodically. But I did pot knot I was wounded at th time. For g few minute we were scattered like g flock of sheep; etill we mowed away, now with th right, again to the left, twisting and turning, thrusting and slashing. W made several avenues In the one-my- a lines, through which w rode to th rally. Soon after the rally we heard that the Tights were going to hav a go. I suppose yon had good view of the charger Oh, yes, ntfl the Tights disappeared Into a gulf of smoke from the Russian cannon.' I waa alongside Gen. Scarlett when he gave the order: The Heavy Brigade will support the Lights!' These were, I believe, his exact words. The Lights had then broken Into a gallop, and were close to the valley of death.' I sounded, and soon myself and Gen. Scarlett were some thirty yard 'In front of the advancing squadrons. Suddenly be turned round In the saddle, and exclaimed, 'Why, th Heavies are Have yon sounded retire T retiring! He was very much excited, I replied: No, general.' ' We galloped hack and met Lord Lucan. It waa he who had topped the Heavies. As near as I can recollect Lord Lucan said to Gen. Scar- - Samara! and Herbertshoh. J C UBA AGREED WITH HIM. In addition to doing his full duty with his regiment In Cuba, Sergeant Henry F. Clark of the Twelfth United State Infantry acquired ths unique distinction of being the only soldier who gained flesh while serving at th front in the war with Spain, Sergeant Clark was no skeleton when he sailed for Cuba, and gained eight pound during his stay there. In the terrible days after the fall of Santiago he was the only man in his company. 5 i MRS. TYLER. Shown by official record of the government of Indig that the finger prints of a number of Indian natives taken after g Ups of fourteen years were absolutely unchanged except by email cut and other artificial means. Out of many thousands of finger prints which have been taken and carefully examined ao two have ever been found thsb , were oven approximately similar. So well established la the fact thati thumb marks and finger prints are th sorest methods 'of Identification that this system has been adopted, by more than one government. United Btatea officials at San Francisco, acting under tbe Geary Uw, Uk thumb mark of Chinamen leaving America and intending to return. They also Uk photographs of the. Chinamen, but much . more reliance ia placed upon th thumb prints than upon the pictures. Th Scotland yard officials are now bent upon the solution of the Black-hea- th murder mystery, and mo believed to be deep In the etudy of thumbs and fingers. The moment some person la arrested under suspicion of complicity la this mysterious crime it is beloved that his guilt or innoeenee ' may be established by the thumb and finger marks which he left upon the ' window pan. Chaig4 CtmwMtaaeea, , . " Miss Angelina, I love you She But I haven't A penny in th world." He 'Excuse me, yon did not allow me to finish.' 1 love yon sot 8he Bo. I only wanted to try yon. Yon see, 1 have a fortune of Tee, tut yon inter- 10,000." He rupted me again. I love yon not fox your moneys sake." Bhe Well, rat so glad, for that was only a joke about that 10,000." Punch. Bo j 4 SERGEANT CLARK who had no complaint to make regarding hla health. Farwt Sir I CHIa Scientists have demonstrated that the purest air in the cities I found about 25 feet above the etreet surface. This goes to prove that the healthiest apartments are those on the third floor. A Papa Iteaga now be hung on the wall , by machinery. Tbe device has a rod Paper can on which a roll of paper is placed, and. paste reservoir with a feeder placed, to as to engage the wrong aide of the taper. - Haraly a Baaor. 1 hear that yonng Softlelgh Clarg haa been brown on hla own resources," ' Maude Well, it may be something like that. I know he ia learn la g to ride a wheeL" |