Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-18
Remarkable Result Of a WOman's Inn
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doctor accompanying her to her house,
as her husband was dying. Taking the
physician by the arm, she hurried him
out of his Office, all the time moaning
and crying, and beseeching the man Of
medicine to hurry and save the old
mans life." Fastening along, with
her hand still grasping his arm, and
almost dragging MIN through the prin-
cipal streets leading to her house, the
doctor and his escort attracted Consid-
cradle attention, being followed by a
crowd of children. The feeling of the
doctor can better be imagined than de-
scribed. Yet pity for the poor, anxious
woman, who was cleanly and respecta-
bly, dressed, and with the duty of his
vocation before his mind, he walked
quietly along. They soon arrived at
the Woman's home, and climbing two
pairs of stairs, she led him into low
room, wretchedly furnished, but very
neat and clean. Near the window on
an old sofa sat, or rather reclined, an
old man too weak to move about. He
was pointed out to the doctor as being
the patient in question. The physician
found that his patient was weak and in
an exhausted condition, suffering for
the want of proper food and care. On
further inquiry he found that the wom-
an made both ends meet by going out
and washing, Or doing any work she
could get, making thereby enough to
keep them from stinting themselves so
far as regarded food. One morning a
short time ago his wife left him in Or
der to go to work, expecting to remain
away four days. When she returned
she found him sick with rheumatism
and unable to call for assistance or to
90 out himself. He had gone without
anything to eat for almost the entire
period of her absence. Learning
of this, she hastily went out
and got some beefsteak and other
viands, and with them overfed the man
so that nothing would remain on his
stomach. This state of affairs lasted
for about two days, when the man
reached the period of starvation. At
this point the doctor was called in.
Nothing could be done; food in any
shape would not remain on his stomach;
even brandy and milk given in small
quantities would distress the patient to
such an extent that feeding him in the
ordinary manner was out of the ques-
ton. Yet no time was to be lost, for
the condition of the man was getting
so low that his pulse became alarmingly
weak. The doctor wishing to try an
experiment and also to make an effort
to save his patients life, persuaded the
wife to submit to the operation of trans
fusing some of her blood into the sys-
tenn Of her husband. This is an opera
tion rarely attempted by physician,
since it is a difficult one and attended |
with considerable danger. The opera
ton is performed by inserting tube
into the,veins of person and allowing
the blood to pass through the tube into
the veins Of the patient. The process
demands the greatest care and judg-
ment as well as nicety, as if the blood |
in it's passage through the tube becomes
cooled in the slightest degree death
will almost certainly ensue. The tube
is wrapped within hot sponge, and
guided by a small thermometer the
blood is kept at certain degree of
warmth. In this case the operation
was performed successfully, about eight
ounces of blood being taken from the
woman. Shortly after the operation
the patient was enabled to take some
brandy and milk in the tiniest doses,
and he soon began to mend and in
three weeks was quite well again, and
able to go about his work. But the
sequel to the operation was the strangest
part of the whole affair. AS soon
as the husband had recovered suf-
to walk about the house
the woman was taken sick and finally
on Sunday before last the same doctor
was called upon again. He visited the
woman, who said her appetite was bad;
she could not sleep, and her illness was
her so that she could do
nothing but lounge about the house and
neglect her work. The doctor left her,
first prescribing tonic and directing
her to partake of nourishing food, and
then dismissed the case from his mind,
that she had recovered un-
der his prescription. A few days ago
he was again called 10 visit the woman,
who received him in a mysterious man
1er. Her face and form had grown
thinner since his last visit, and he also
the distressed expression of
ler face. She took him aside and
whispered to him that she could not
rest day or night, and that she had
iound the reason why. "I tell you,
Doctor, it's that blood of mine the old
nan is carrying about inside of him;
md, Doctor, when that old man comes
pack l want you to give me my blood (
pack"
The doctor was astounded at this,
md seeing that the woman would not
De appeased unless he complied with
ler request, he left her and promised
% return the next day, first informing
Ter of the dangers of the operation, and ,
hat it was resorted to only in the most
Urgent cases of necessity. She would
near of no explanations, but demanded
hat the operation be gone through
With. 1t was accordingly done the next
lay, the doctor taking from the man
about half an ounce of blood and trans
using it into the woman's veins. After
he operation the woman frightened up
oerceptibly, saying, "I'll be all right