Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-06-11
REMARKABLE SUCCESSES IN
THE HEALING ART.


Not many days since we published
paragraph to the effect that Gen. Frank
P. Blair, who had been a victim of paral-
ysis had partially recovered after being
treated by TRANSMISSION of blood. Since
then a detailed account Of the case and
some others like it have been made public
which furnishes some very interesting
reading, It seems that six weeks ago ne
had sunken SO low that he was unable TO
help himself, or even recognize his friends.
At the first injection Of two ounces of
fresh human blood he could move his arm
and talk some, and since then, about
twelve ounces having been injected, he is
able to move himself, and his brain is
again showing some activity. A singular
incident Of the treatment was that one i'll.
lection caused symptoms of intoxication,
and upon investigation the physicians dis
covered that the subject who had furnished
the blood had been on bit of spree the
day before and with the blood had been
transferred some alcohol. 1t was a very
clear case of drunk by proxy. A second
TRANSMISSION was made in order to over
come the bad effect of the former. The
case of Gen. Blair has caused other expert
ments among the st. Louis surgeons, one
being in the case of Edmond Pinero, a
member of the law firm of Pogue II Pinero
who had been completely helpless nine
weeks from rheumatic govt, all his joints
being so affected that he was unable to
move, and lay day after day in torture.
TRANSMISSION from the veins Of his healthy
law partner was tried with such success
that he was able to sit up. In every case
so far attempted in st. Louis, except one
on patient too far gone, the experiment
of TRANSMISSION has been successful. In the
operation the exclusion of air is vitality i'm
portant as if any quantity is injected into
the veins of the patient, death will ensue.
The experiment has been applied so far to
cases of exhaustion by hemOrrhage, chol-
era morbus, partial paralysis, poisoning,
scrofula and consumption. liz the last
named a double operation is necessary to
effect permanent cure. The patient
must be first almost entirely depleted OF
blood and then the TRANSMISSION of healthy
blood may take place. In itself the opera
tion is simple, but requires peculiar instru-
ments7 When the preparations have all
been made, ea.yein is opened in the patient S
arm, the right generally. and a tube simil-
al to that used in injecting medicine under
the skin is inserted. The blood in the
vein as soon as exposed to the all in the
,la off q,
clot. Then vein in the arm of the sub
iect is opened and the blood drawn out
through glass funnel into glass syringe,
the sides of which have graduated lines to
show the amount. A delicate valve cuts
off the current when the desired quantity
has been obtained. Then small flexible
tube is attached to the syringe in place of
the funnel. The end of this tube has IN
attachment sharp pointed which passes i'll
to the instrument first inserted in the
patients vein. When the blood completely
fills the tube and the attachment perfect
the sharp point is forced through the clot
in the opening of the vein. and by a gentle
pressure the blood is forced into the
patient.
AT the recent meeting Of the Rensse-
laer County Medical Society, d doctor
tor reported case which goes as far to
show the progress being made in the heal
ing art as anything recently met with
Next to taking out the lungs and clean
sing them stands the operation of cutting
into PERSONS chest, and, through the
wound made, washing out the inside
Early in January last little twin daughter
of James Kelly, of Troy, had inflammation
OF one lung. and since then had been
gradually failing. The physicians soon
became convinced that an accumulation
of matter was taking place In the affected
side, which, unless removed, would cause
death. Accordingly, about three weeks
ago, with an instrument termed the ''as7
pirator.'' considerable quantity of pas
WAS removed, but not entirely all. The
nature of the case being more fully re
vealed, it was determined to make thor
oueh work; and, in a day or two after
the surgeons made. a free, told inci'
between the ribs into the cavity OF The
chest, midway between the heart and the
SHINE on the left side, and evacuated about
q nnart of matter. A double tube WA:
then inserted into the opening made, am
by means of Il syringe fitted to it, Tire
whole cavity was washed out with DIS
jnfectant solution of just the temperature
of fine blood This cleansing process has
hnen repeated once in a day OF two, ant
as the result of it the little sufferer who
.uas 80 near deaths door, is sitting up
eats well, and plays some, and the opening
will soon be allowed to heal