American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-05
aRAHsTusIoN OF BLOOD RECENT
1XRRRIHEG1s UPod GEN. FRANK p.
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Special Correspondence Chicago Tines.l
Tue medical process known rs
trsnsfuslon of blood is exciting a
great deal of interest in St. Louis,
attention having been called more
especially to the matter through
the recent experiments upon Gen.
Frank p. Blair, and the apparently
wonderful results attained. tiem-
teral Blair, while filing tine unex-
pred Senatorial of Judge Dfake,
began to fail in health, aud after
the Senatorial Canvass in the Leg
lat,.re two years ago, which result
ed i'm the election OF BOgy, his
powers seemed to give way almost
entirely. His friends obtained for
him sinecure in the superintend-
ency Of insuianc in Missouri, aud
the General has been spending
nearly all the time since at the
Clifton Springs Water Cure, in
New York STATE, in the hope Cf re-
cuperati.n. His attack was u slow
disease of the brain AMI prosrra
ton Of the nervous power, brought
on. accOI ding to his physicians, by
intense mental strain and exeftiO. :,
coupcd with the excessive use Of
tobacco and stimulant. Tue disease
threatened the gradual wasting
away Of the intellect, aud the living
death of paralysis. Complete re-
Taxation, avoidance of all excite-
ment, careful diet and the simple
tonic Of cold water treatment, werr
prescribed as the only possible rem
edles, aud, to obtain Ih se. General
Blair took up bis resi,.tn:e at Cliff
ton Springs.
Like the rest of his family, F. p.
Blair was in his time possessed Of
splonpid physique and an IRON con
stitutiOn. A weaker man would
have fallen under the burdens AID
abuses ten years EARLIER. The treat
ment promised for u time to bring
about y restoration Of at least par
tial health. The hope was del.s-
sive one, however, and il year sgo
the c0nclusion was forced upon
General Blair's mind that he could
never be more than an invalid. 1t
was then that he renouncei the
''pOmps and vanities," told his
friends he should never again enter
the political arena, and then united
with the Presbytei ian Church at
Clifton. He remained ut the CURE.
all last summer AMI fa.l, finding
temporary relief in the treatment.
Early ia the winter he reached
home, . mere wreck Of himself, ss
hix friends had known him here.
A Senatorial cOntest-tbe one in
which Cockerrli won was coming
OH, aud Blair's old henchmen ami
allies called an him, lOuked Oh his
shrunten fOI M, expressed sympathy
aud went away sOrrOwtul, recOxniz-
ing that fbe political giant upon
whom was supposed to have faiiei,
che magnetic power Ut Benton, had
Wasted his strength.
Blair fingered along through the
winter ut his home in TINS city.
gradually failing in strength, ply
seal aud mehtal. Six weeks ago
he had snnken SO low IA to be I'M
able to recognize his friends or lse't.
himself, ami ie lay helpless day af-
ter stay. Then was cnncetved the
idea of trying upon General Blair'>
system the effect Ut TRANSMISSION "f
blood. The family strungly opposed
the experiment. at first, but after
considerable sOliciI alton on tue
part OF the attending physicians,
gave n reluctant consent to the test.
At the FIRST experiment betn cen
two and three ounces Of fresh hn-
man blood we're injected into the
patients veins. aud the effect was
highly satisfactory. He could
move his arms, and even talk lit
tie. Since then twelve ounces ia
tleaggregai . have been transferred.
and bow the General il x,,ie to
move himself TO considerable ex-
tent. There II seine brain acti. ity
and apparently the man has taken
u new lease upOa life. Thu. family
aud other relatives have wirbslsa wis
all opposition to the experiments,
and arc now hopeful; OF comp eie re-
cUvery. They are, however. NOR
bidiy sensitive about tte subject,
aud avoid, US tar az possible, all
respecting the experl
ments.
Two transfnsiOns were made last |
week, and five ounces Of blond in !
jected. The i'll results which atteu-
led the first OF these two operations,
however, demonsti a,ed Lbe Deces-
sii y of great care in selecting the |
person from which the current 10 To-
be drawn. The hl0od was taken
and injected, and caused ELECTS up
~ the Gene, al similar t. IntOxici-
lion. Upon investigation, the ply
sicians discovered that the subject
who had furnished the blood hxi
been Oh q bit Of a spree the day |
before, aud with the blood, hasi
been transferred som. alcohol. 1t
was clear case OF o drunk by |
proxy. A second TRANSMISSION was
made. III order to overcome the bad |
-ffrcts of the former. Another
will take place thi.
week, to be followed by other ex
periments MS the General shall !
Seem 10 improve.
Since the encouraging result in
this Case u number of experiments
have been made With others. The
most notable Ohe il The ~. of Ed
maDd p nero or leading law firm,
PUgue & PinerO. Mar PiueJo has