The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-19
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From the Chicago Tribune.
At different times during The past two
years the newspapers Of the city have pup
iished accounts Of successful experiments IN
the science of vivisecsion. or TRANSMISSION OF
blood, made on dog-. The result vss 20 en-
tirely satisfactory in every instanse tnet
many of our prominent surgeons veFe ied 70
believe that the science could be sPplied %
the alleviation of human suffering
eoually good efIecs. An oppoFtani' 9TH
il did not present iteelf uG:N - :, 10 test
experiment Was faE is"- Gently. The
but pevertheless - "a being successful,
the medical D. deserves the attention OF
the close .,ernity everywhere. Toward
Gsc ii May robust young man named
y .Carlan, who had been employed on the
northwestern Railroad, applied for ad-
mission in the County Hospital, and gained
il. He was suffering from an abscess Of the
axilla, almost directly beneath the shoulder
of the right arm. 1t had made its ap-
pearsnce two weeks before, and, under the
treatment Of come bunglins quack, had pro-
gressed 90 far that the muscles Of the part OF
the body where it Was located we're severely
contracted. DIR. Strong, a surgeon at the
hospital, operated upon the gathering imme-
diately, and with such success that no seri-
Gus consequences were anticipated. The pa
tent rapidly recovered, and was 20 we'll
during the latter part Of Last week that he
spoke about going to work soon. But while
these pleasing thoughts occupied his mind,
his system was gradually approaching q
deadly crisis. The right subclavian artery,
through which the axilia receives its supply
Of blood, ran through the abcess. The dis
ease rotted the artery, and on Saturday last
it separated, producing a flow Of blood 30
rapid that death would have ensued in few
seconds but for the prompt application Of
remedies. The relief was not permanent,
however, "a repeated hemorrhages followed
until scarcely drop of blood vas left in his
veins. The hospital corps Of physicians
held consultation, and came to the conclu.
sion that the only remedy
that remained to be tried was
TRANSMISSION of blood. The services Of that
distinguished surgeon, Prof. J. w. Freer,
who fills the chair Of physiology in Rush
Medical Academy, were secured, and with
the assistance OF Surgeons Bogue, Strong and
Hidderson, and DIR. Chenowith, the ATTEMPT
at vivisecation was made on Monday. A
robust and healthy patient in the hospital
volunteered to supply the necessary quantity
of blood. Between three and four ounces
were taken from his arm, and placed in a
bowl heated to temperature Of ninety-eight
degrees by warm wafer. After the legation
of the subclavian artery at the shoulder, a
vein was opened at the bend Of tie left
elbow. Tubes were then inserted. and the
healthy blood was sent into the body through
the agency of a powerful syringe. Every
drop of the fresh blood was successfully
transferred. The young man seemed to
rally at first. and the medical men, though
respondent at first, hoped for the best. II
Don became apparent. however, that the
remedy had been applied too late. and at
o'clock in the evening the patient died.
His home was Janesville, Wisconsin.