The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-16

which would tend TO render the Law more
efficient. -~rft .-.rfr.f WILLIAM BAxrrR.-~
RICHMOND, June 9. 1874. Co., r,.-.,,.s ~,
A WONDERFUL OPERATION. vi 4
A CONSULTATIVE PATIENT SUBJECTED TO A
STRANGE ExPERrMENT-THE BLOOD oF A
LAMB INFUSED INTO THE HUMAN HOOD
! HOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS DoNE.-,-,
The Chicago Inter-O Ocean of the Goth inst.
gives the following account of q very inter-
-est;ng TRANSMISSION of blood: Medical science
has achieved another triumph, by an opera
ton which was successfully performed in
this city yesterday. The event referred TO
was nothing less than the direct TRANSMISSION
of blood from 9 lamb into the veins of a
man who resides in the north division. The
case, as related by the parties interested are
substantially the following: Mr. Klein
steuber, who is the patient and subject. is a.
German aged SO years. By profession be is a
teacher, but his illness The has been suffer-
ing from consumption for long timel has
made labor at his calling matter not to be
though of, at least lately. He was an in.
structor in the school of the Rev. Mr. Nun
der's church, on Superior street Such was
the severity and length Of time during
which he had suffered from lung complaint,
that he concluded 10 make Journey to
Europe and Switzerland was suggested as
proper place for him to visit. and, Impossible,
regain what had been lost. Ali, however
was of no avail. Mr.. Kleinsteuber at last
gave up the hope of being benefited in the
land of William Tell, and with a heavy
heart returned to Chicago, as he supposed,
to die. Several months ago, Dr. Carl Proeg-
Ter, of the town of Addison, Du Page county,
H., was called to attend the Chicago teacher.
That gentleman gave the case his most
thoughtful consideration. No means were
left untried. Msteria medica was conscrip-
ted, but TO no purpose. The experience of
| DIR. Proc gler came to his aid when all other
remedies failed, and the case seemed hope
less. DIR. Proegler on coming to the United
States did not lose sight or or cease to re-
member, his army life and the siege Of Paris
Mature elaboration in the case of Mr..
kleinsteuber resulted in the physician
suggesting the .'-.......
ONLY PROBABLE COURSE
which would save life, and with remark
able nerve, the proposition we agreed
to. IN order that preparations for the
ordeal might be as complete
and elaborate as possible. and the
best of medical skill witness the TRANSMISSION,
| DIR. Proegler invited several OF bis colleagues
| to be present and witness the operation. and
| DR.. Theodore Wild, DIR. f. G. Hotz, and DIR.
Henry Cradle, all of this city, were seyerslly
L y T..
| Kleinsteuber had been taken to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Henry Meyers, No 6s2 North
| Franklin street. corner of MenOntopee,
where the family aided patient and opera
| tors to the best of their ability. About 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon the doctors as
sembled and commenced preparations for
the most delicate operation in surgery. In
compliance with the suggestions of DR.
/ Hasse, a ham shaped board had been pro-
vided. on which the lamb was laid. The
| surface was made to receive, plate like, the
projections on the animals body, thus rem
dering position and pulse easy and natural
| A strap bound the feet together, and passed
around the body at the hips the shoulder,
| and above the shoulder, besides holding the
bead down by another round turn. Thus
secured on the smooth and fitting surface, II
was the work of but moment to shear from
1 collar of the victim to the main artery
Into this minute tube, called a canule,
\ was entered, and the end ofthe blood vessel
secured with silk thread. A somewhat
similar operation was performed upon Mr.
Kle;nsteuber, and the vein on the lower
right arm was opened. A silver eanule was
introduced into this vein, and, as before, the
blood canal guarded by The silk thread
with his right arm resting over the rail and
in comfortable position. All was now
ready for the TRANSMISSION. The lamb was
lifted with the board to whrh il was fas-
tened, and conveyed to the BEDSIDE of Mr..
Kleinsteuber. tt physicians, each at his
owrpart began what was the zeal work OF
the entire affair. The arm, which had been
barred when the incision to the vein was at
tempted, was moved closely up t. the neck
of the lamb, and the critical moment was al
hand. The silver canule which had been
introduced into the vein of Mr.. Keinsteu-
Der was connected with the glass canuls
; fastened in the artery OF
THE LAMBS NECK
by means of gutta percha tube; but before
this was done the tube. or miniature lose
was saturated in dissoluted soda, to preseni
the coagulation of the blood in it. simulan
eously the silk threads that bound vein ald
} artery were loosened, by a physician /,
each, while a third timed the flow of tn
blood The flowing lasted ninety second:
Each heartbeat of the lamb sent a certai
quantity Of the fluid to the canule whic
carried il to the tube and thence to the vel
of the patient. About eight ounces of bloc
, were by this means conducted from Oh
y lamb in the space of a minute and a bal
: The sensations with which the TRANSMISSION
! was accompanied were subsequently de
scribed bv Mr.. Kleinsteuber, and form a
interesting episode in the case. For the frs
: few seconds OF the TRANSMISSION the right arr
: began to warm very perceptibly This In
4 crease in temperature was followed by
slight difficulty in breathing. Then it ar
peared to the patient that everything wa
Keeling. spinning around about him, and
Q also seemed TO him that snow flakes wer
: falling. At the expiration of ninety second
Q the TRANSMISSION was discontinued BY tbs
u time he could scarcely breathe, and the flo
!, was stopped. The physicians, and especisll
Q DIR. Proegler. who has given the subjet
4 special attention, say that these; ex perience
II related by Mr.. Eieinsteuber coincide r.
: markedly with the reports of correspondent
z cases by DIR. .Hasse. Twenty-Five minute
/ after the operation the patient recovered s
tar as to regain his usual pulse and We
9 feeling we'll. lie conyersed freely with b
), wife, who went in to see him, and appeare
}; In excellent spirits. The operation was d,
!, clared successful in every respect, and Il
IL skill with which it was conducted neet
O only to be known to be appreciated. ID
Proegler. who resides at Addison, Du Pai
u county, remained win his patient durir
8 thu night and will probably return hone Z