The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-20
TRANsFTsIoN OFILooD.
Interesting RIpeEinbht on Two
Dogs.

From the BufAlO Courier.
An interesting experiment; involving
the TRANSMISSION Of blood, at the Buffalo
Medical College, yesterday afternoon At
$50 o'clock in the presence of the students
Of the college. The operator was VIII
liam H. Mason, NJ. D., Professor Of
Physiology, who prefuced his experiment
with a brief but interesting lecture on the
transmission Of blood. The subjects upon
which the operation was performed we're
two dogs, one good sized mongrel, and
the other u smaller animal, having some
thing Of the coach dog in decomposition.
The professor was assisted by some Of the
members Of the class, Mr.. Charles Carey
having charge Of the larger animal The
larger dog was first held upon the table,
and after being put under the influence OF
ether, the Professor proceeded TO expose
the carotid artery. The apparatus
through which the fanshisipnJ 9aSl 10 Do
effected was then produced. This con-
sisted Of simple India rubber tube
about seven inches in length, and having
at each end brass nozzle with b stop!
cock. This tube was filled with q satu-
rated solution Of bi.carbonate Of soda for
the purpose OF preventing the cOagula-
ton Of the first blood passing through,
and Of also preventing the ilgresS Of air
into the tube. One end OF the pipe u In
PRODUCED into the artery, and the animal
laid aside, all tho while IneonScious OF
what was going on, The second dog then
received attention, was promptly anns-
thetlzed, and very soon thereafter Pro-
lessor Mason had laid bare the jugular
vein. The other end OF the tube was
inserted into the artery, and thus
perfect tubular connection established
betYeep, the bloolE yesRels, of the two
animals, !the lstop -CdCls remaining -un-
touched, as the time for the more i'm
pOrtant use OF The tube had not yet come,
II the small dog must have blood from his
larger and equally unconscious neighbor,
there must be reason Tor II and this
was soon supplied. In the second dog an
artery was opened, and his life blood per-
mitted to cbb rapidly away, ItGonIlnued
to flow till respiration ceased, and he
way to all ,iRleits and purposes dead
dog, When the lungs had ceased to act,
the flow Of blood was instantly stopped,
tho stop-oOCks attached to the tubes
that Gon,eS ted theAhiRhlSwefe bpebel,
and the btbod wdS ND we'd ID How from
the larger dog into ting, smaller one,
which had been. exhausted by the
hemorrhagc. simultaneously with this,
artificial respiration was induced by
intermittent compression Of the thoraCic
walls; and this was continued for period
of three minutes, at the end Of which
time The animal himself brcathed anq was
practically restored to life. A few min
Iltcs more and the flow Of blood was stop
ped, and tho TRANSMISSION was complete.
The tube was removed, the ligatures were
deity placed around the blOOd.yesSels
which had been severed, and as the mar.
Cotic effects Of tho ether ilassed of s0na
the stimulating pTQpertieS assSrtetthsHit
selves, there were two intoxicated CANNES,
nothing tho worse for the experiment, to
testify TO tho comparative harmlessncss
Of the experiment and tho skill Of the
operator. Both animals were doing we'll
at last accounts, and the Professor con-
Gluaed Ills Illustration by lhstrncting the
students that before trying tho export
ment upon human beings they should re.
peat II two Or three times oil animals. i