The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-07
A Singular Experiment.
A German AbsOrDs Lambs Blood.

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A Chicago paper says: "The direct
TRANSMISSION Of blood from a lamb to hu-
man being is a fixed fact in surgical science.
II may be added that to a physician resid-
ing in the suburbs of Chicago is due the
honor of first introducing this wonderful
cure to America medical circles. The
fourth operation of the character above
named was successfully performed upon
patient who is resident of this city.
The man, Mr.. Kleinsteuber, the opera
ton upon whom was performed May Goth,
had confidence in his advisers and had
weighed all the human chances. And on
Saturday, May 80, he confessed that to be
the object to which the liquid fluid ran was
not so terrible an affair after all. Although
the apparatus at that time was in the ma
ture of things defective, having been made
from pictured designs, happily there was
no hitch to mar the harmony of the pro-
cess of blood-howing, and tho physicians
who officiated were fully conscious of their
signal achievement.
The improvement in Kleinsteuber was
marked, almost from the outset. The
eruption which appeared some six or eight
days after the transmission, showing that
the foreign fluid had been conveyed to all
the parts of the body by means of the cap
illaries, was conirmatory Of the expert
ences, of DR.. Hasse, of Germany, whose
practice included over forty cases Of this
kind, each of which was attended by sim
liar results. From week to week since then
his situation has been duly reported. The
latest statement was submitted to our re-
porter by DR.. Hotz, who, with DIR. Proeg-
Ter and DR.. Wild, has been so prominently
connected with these surgical experiments.
DR.. Hotz stated in substance that he had
seen Kleinsteuber last Saturday, and was
astonished to find him enjoying such en-
couraging health and spirits. His breath
ing was free, his respiration was clear, and
there were no murmurs to be heard on the
left side. The general appearance was
much improved, the appetite was good, the
complexion also was changed for the bet
ter. 1t is proposed that Klensteuber be
sent to some country locality, where nature
may have an opportunity to cooperate
with science by aiding in his recovery
Already it is anticipated that another trans
fusion will be undertaken on Kleinsteuber
on his return, which will perhaps be some
time in August. Should this transpire it
will be the only recorded case in the world
where this operation has been attempted a
second time on the same person.
These and other related facts conspired
to produce no small degree of security and
confidence in the mind of Nicholaus Web
er, who resides at No. 107 Fourteenth
street, and who likewise sought the trans
fusion treatment There were present Dr.
Carl Proegler, of Addison, Dupage county,
and DR.. F. q. Hotz, DR.. Wild and Dr.
Cradle. Upon special invitation there
were also in attendance, Drs. Merkle, Lack
ner, Schaller and Hessert.
The patient, Mich. Weber, is German
36 year of age is MANNED, and has been
ill for about seven months Some time
since, while at work, he strained himself,
and was attacked with hemorrhage of the
lungs. There had been many remedies re-
sorted to in his as well as in the other
cases, but to no purpose. On consenting
fully to undergo the lamb-blood expert
ment the needful preparations were made.
The man occupied a chair, and sat in an
upright position.
The animal, as formerly, was strapped to
ham-shaped board, and so secured that
the carotid artery was easily laid bare, and
canula entered. Weber's left arm was
drawn close up too, and parallel with the
neck of the lamb that was to supply the
ife-giving stream TO him. A similar can.
ula was entered in the vein of Weber's left
arm, and both connected by the tube
The pulse, before the flow began, was 92
beats per minute while the blood was rip
pling over the artificial vein of gutta per
cha it rose to 102 and moment after the
current ceased it fell to "a. Tho amount
transfused was eleven ounces. The pa
tient manifested the usual symptoms that
followed such an action. There was tho
pain in the back, and then the peculiar
color spread over the head and face. The
fever which follows will leave the patient
much better.
GB- At the burning of the house of Al
derman Block of Fredericton, N. b., occur
red the following incident which is worthy