The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-19

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tess of htood from wsnads 81 hetn.' g. hiood
eoting how the vital powers e.p .sc.hae tha
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ihe idea Of trsnsfasion Il, inaeeu, ~. craaaii,y
I.ut the aneieots. in spite oi thcn as'.sr,.snss
"a the effect of any physic'VBisS"' ps..s..
" '"s y - sons,tinu 10 make the experiment
IT,. rere two unscquainied VITA pnyso'oss
and With the art Of experiment 10 AuoN oow W
set about TRANSMISSION. Not uosh 'ne 'n'oa,e oi
a. ss,snteepth century had a preparation been
nsds fer su,h a trial. The experiments OF
RaY,e l,raaf and fraeassati, on the Injection OF
vartcas substances into the veins of animals were
crowned by those Of Lower, who, IN 1000, injected
blood Into the veins of dog. Twoyears later, "
holder attempt was made on man. irene"
mathematician. named Denis, assisted by eur
gcon, having reported with success the efpst,.
,nelts Of over resolved to extend the new ioea.
was difficult 10 get hnman patient on "ho"' '"s
plan could be tried, bu. one evening ihaau'p ,u
arrived In Paris quite naked aud be was dst'nsy
seized by Denis as the q ttng subject fot Ine new
experiment. Eight ouaces OF Calls oioo'. WEI
sransfusei In his yeins That Dight he slept Wen
The experiment was repeated en- the succeeding
day: he slept quietly. and swoke sane
'iGreat was the sensation proa aced by ."'s s"N
eess Lower aud King were emholoenea 10 fepeat
n IN London. They fond n healthy man wiring
90 he We some blood drawn from him, anu repiaceu
by that of O sheep. lie tes. iHe warm o1ie"4i
pouripc In, aud declared that IL was so pleasan'
tb.t thew nigh, repeat the experiment. The It's
dInrs n ew over Europe. In Italy aud Germany
the plan, was repeated, and II now seemed as u
TRANSMISSION would become one more OF the heroic
.rns' Of medicine. These hopes were 5000 DASH
cd. The patient on whom Denis had operated
sgain went mad. was again treated with transit
stou and died during the operation The son Of
the Swedish minister, who had been benentted
by one TRANSMISSION, persisted after second. a
third death was assigned to a similar cause and
In April, 1865, the Parliament of Paris made II
criminal 10 attempt TRANSMISSION, except with the
consent OF the faculty of Paris. Thus the whole
thing fell into dse redit, to be revived again ~
our day, aud to be placed, at last, on scien'ih'
hseis.
81, will Immediately occur TO the pbysioiogis
who reads the accouats of these experiments
that TRANSMISSION was effected on the suppositioI
tha. the blood Of all quadrupeds was the same
and tina. II was Indifferent whether man feoeiv
ed the blood of another man or OF soeep or caii
This suppo.iiion was altogether erroneous Inc
more rigorous Investigations Of the moderus hav'
established that only the blood Of animals OF tine
same species can be transfused III large quantities
without fatal results. The blood OF horse u
poison In the veins of dog; the blood OF sheel
Is poison In the veins of cat; but ice oiooa Vi
horse will revive the fanting ass. FROM TINS
follows that when TRANSMISSION IS rractlced on hu
1pau beings. human blood must he employed
and 90 employed, the practice IS In some urSsH
cases no, only safe. but forms the sole remedy.
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