Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-28
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weighed but ninety-six pounds.
Nov, as you will see, I have
considerable color in my face
l feel quite strong, and I weigh
one hundred andfourtecn pounds
Quite a gain you will say in
four months. My physician ex-
presses the hope that if l per-
servere month or two more a
complete cure will have been
eXperiepced x The difficulty "a
bout it is the annoyance Of com
,lng here where We are. exposed
to the gaze Of these rough men
land the children Of the tene-
ment-honscs around us who
crowd into the doors and look
at us with as much astonish-
mcnt as if we We're circus riders
IN Il street parade. 1tyis not
pleasant for ladies, but we must
come here, as the blood must be
drank fresh from the veins be-
fore coagufatioIi takes place"
|, Anxious to interview the ply
slclan who recommended blood
drinking, | asked:
"This, madame,- is very. in
tercsting, and /. want to- III.
vestigate tie blood cure more
fully. Can not you give me
the name Of the physician who
is treating you?"
90, no, sir; that would be de-
cidedly improper" she answered
as she held up her hand. Il
dare not do that: Physicians,
you know, sir, are very sensi-
tive"
But, madame, | will make
no improper use of it," | said as
[ handed her my card and ad-
ded: Il am the correspondent
Of Cincinnati and San Francis
co journals, and merely want to
visit the doctor and get a scien-
.titic explanation Of the subject.
If You can not divulge his name
Will you hand him my card,
please, and request him to COM
municatc with me if he feels at
liberty to conversion tho Esllb-
ject?"
The lady took the card and
promised that she would COM
ply with.my request, butt I have
heard nothing Of it.
This matter of blood cure
has naturally excited my curl
osity,. and having made diligent
inquiry among my medicalzae-
quaiutanccs | have discovered
some well verified cases where
animal blood has been. used to
sus tain and restore life, which
will not only interest your med
ical readers but all persons. III
terested in Scitntific subjects.
The physician, who is mem-
Der of the Medico-C -Chirurgical
Society Of this city, requests
his name, withheld, giving, how
ever, the name of-the subjects |
experimental upon and partic-
ulars from his,scrap-book.
THE CASE oEAEIsS EMILY L CLARK.
2 Miss Clark was q beautiful and |
accomplished daughter of Il farm
er at Li!cAlield, Connecticut
She had fallen from a swing, and
striking across a sharp projection
several ribs were fractured, the
jagged points of two of them pen |
etrating the lung tissue y Sc
we're hemorrhagc followed the
morning after the accident, by
which hHsAeNlest several ounces of
blood. After the hemorrhage she
began to sink, and death seemed |.
Alter q consultation
trarsfasionot blood was resolved
upon. A fine, healthy sheep was
obtained, a glass tube procured,
and bent into such q shape as was
required to connect large artery.
the external carolid, in the ami
mails neck with the vein at the
head Of the left arm. The. blood
was then to be forced into thesys.
tenn of the PATIENTLY the pulsation
of the sleeps heart. The sheep
was carefully bound and placed
on bis left side near the bed. By
a rapid dissection the carotid arte-
ry was exposed for about an inch
and a half or two inches. Two
spring forceps were applied, one
at the uper and one at the lower
edge of the wound. and the space
in the middle closed to the pas
sage of blood from either direction.1
A small pupcture was made
through the coats of the vessel,
and the end of the tube, which
had been enlarged and rounded,
was carefully inserted and fasten.
ed there Thus the reservoir and
lis outlet were ready. To prepare
the patient was an easier matter