The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
THE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 90 1876



troduosd. which Prof. Forshsy worked will
violence
At length . quaint, quiverine of movin,
blood was seen in the diaphanous veins of tn
lungs The initiating process being continued
the blood next began to run in streams from
the lungs into the quiescent heart. The hear
began first to culver, then to pulsate; ant
signs Of life elsewhere appearing, the ANNA
began to move; and soon, strong men could
not hold him. Again they bound him to the
table, and kept the trachea tied until life was
appai emily extinct; when, again inf sting his
lungs he SO thoroughly revived as to become
dangerous, swapping at everything within
reach, and breaking his cords.
For the third time the trachea was 1iga-
tured. The animal expired, and was again
recuscitated.
DR.. Cartwright says in his letter to me, pub.
lished in the Boston Medical Journal, Jaaua.
~ 2, 1852: ''By this recuscitation your
theory Of the motive power of the circulation
OF the blood was established beyond all
doubt or dispute. The vivisection clearly
proved the pria,tm mobile of the circulation
and the chief motive powers of the blood are
in the lungs and not the heart" DR.. Cart
wright mentioned in the same letter a case in
which his faith in my theory had saved the
life of a breathless infant, inducing him to
unwonted perseverance in initiating its lungs
Able opposers 10 the theory. however,
arose in New Orleans, some Of WHOM believed
that tue gesuscitation might have been effect.
ed by applications to the nefyes. Dr.. Cart
wright procured another alligator, which was
publicly killed and vivisected The doctors
opponents first. tried their means to bring the
animal to life, and failed. Then he. by arti-
fetal respiration. restored che huge reptile as
before: thus proving that the artificial xespir.
alton could restore suspended apinatjon when
nothing else could.
liar to the three cases which came under my
own observation.
Dr.. Ely was ono who had opposed ana
written against the theory. In the mean.
time his son had cholera and expired. His
medical friends had lett him, and Grape was
TIED to the front door. Standing by the side
of his lneless babe. Dr.: Ely said to himself.
III this theory should be true. might save
my child" and pro6ting by the example Of DR..
Cartwright in restoring the dead alligator. he
restored his child TO life. Renting his
efforts too soon-again the infant ceased to
breathe. And again. and yet tbs third time.
the father restored him; and months after.
wards the child was living and in perfect
health.
DR.. Ely then came promptly forward, and
like an nonest man. reported the case as con.
vincing of truth which he had formerly op.
posed. Dr.. Andrew Il. Smith, of New York.
demonstrated the same facts OH animals. The
only difference in the experiments we're that
DR.. Smith used oxygen gas, which Prot.
Huxley calls the great incites Of vital changes,
whose presence is the indispensable condition
Of life.
A hole was made in the windpipe Of the
and q tube provided with stop-cock
was tied in such q way that no ait could enter
the lungs except through the tube. The STOP
cock Was turned SO as to deprive the animal
of air. Some were allowed to die and remain
dead some time. The stop-cosk was turned
to let air in, but no force used. The animal
dead. Life returned in short time
when the air was gently pressed into the
lungs. When the lungs were gently inf tied
with oxygen gas, life returned much quicker.
In disease of the chest involving defec i've
such as bronchitis, asthma, con-
sumption, my own experience has not only
satisfied me of the correctness of the theory
Of vital movement by respiration, but has
enabled me to do great good to suffering hu-
manity.
This article might be extended to columns
we're l to mention the particulars of the res
;oration to life from what is called suspended
animation.
Sir Claude NJ. Wade vouches that he was
present at the exhumation of an E lst Indian
7aqueer, OF Fakir, after an interment of some
months, who came to life and acted as though
le had never been dead!
Another case is narrated by Lieut.. A. |
3oileau. He was buried ten days in a grave
ined with solid masonry, covered with i'm
nense slabs of stone, and strictly guarded.
After coming to life he assured the lieuten-
mt he would submit to an interment of
welve months. But such incredible state
nents as these do not belong to my purpose
" subject.
Having illustrated the philosophy of the |
Of the blood aud vital energy by |
neaus Of sespiratior, ! urge that positive |
foyt should be made to yestore life to any /
me dying suddenly from any cause other |
han the disorganNing action Of the disease.
The chance TOT restoration might be too late |
ghep the physician arrived, and the simple
means of making the effort. rs shown above, !
in the power Of any seaside man os NO. !
naus
According TO ex- Attorney General Williams. /
Ten. Babcock is SO much and 80 vitality a part /
f tie Executive AdministratiOtf That 70 End |