Smyrna times., 1879-07-16
A Man Without a Spirit.
TIE WONDERFUL MEDICAL DISCOVERY ALLEGED TO HAVE
BEEN MADE IN NEW YORK.

Yesterday your correspondent called DIR. Clarence
BgeOws attention to an article printed recently i'll
the city newspapers, descriptive of an Australian dis
covery whereby cattle can be frozen laid away for
weeks, and then brought back TO life and genuine
activity. The purpose of this discovery is to ship
live meat in cebOXes and kill it on the other side of
the ocean after it is thawed out again.
Your correspondent asked the doctor what he
thought about it.
at is nothing" said he ito the great crowning
effort of medical science that witnessed few nights
= Pray, what was that" was asked.
The doctor reflected for few moments and then he
spoke as follows;
will set the whole country ringing. Accompanied by
my friends Judge Warren and DR.. Chambers, went
last week to of the uptown hospitals, whittier
we had been invited by Prof Doremus and the house
physicians On our arrival we were shown at once to
the dssecting room Atthe loot OF an
seats stood q long table on which rested some I'M
movable object covered with white sheet. Most of
the seats were occupied by medical students from
Bellevue and Roosevelt hospitals Myself and party
were assigned TO chairs the platform Shortly after
o'clock the white sheet was removed. and saw on
| the table the body of man. Presently DR.. White
stepped down by the table and said:
MY friends, the body before NE is that Of a man
! who bied to death. He was employed in planning
mill on West Sixteenth street. near North river lie
fell against of the swift revolving saws oneof the
| large arteries in his arm was severed and the blood
which is life, flowed out before assistance could ar
rive"
! few moments looking atcntivey at the body. Then
| he continued: There is a mere cessation of life
because the blood diverted from its natural chan
/ y.
1t is absolutely necessary to the of the expert
ment we are about to witness that the organs of the
| body be uninjured for any material injury to any
Organ-I mean vital oEGan--woud preclude the posi-
bility of its performing its functions, since science
cannot restore the organ. But where the action OF
the organ interrupted by some cause that does not
materially injure the Organ then believe that the
| organ may be again compelled to perform its duty.
As the great wheel OF mill may be stopped by shut
ting off the water may it be made revOlve again by
turning the water thus the blood which turns the
wheels of the body having been diverted the wheels
stopped l claim that this body may he brought to
| life. Whether the soul has departed and cannot be
brought back or whether the mind can be restored
cannot tell but believe GgaIn at work every
material organ of this body. have carefully closed
up the severed arteries
and myself to assist him. An nciSipu was made il
the body just above the heart and the ant
great cOronary vein burst open. In these open
ngs inserted small svertubes On the left of the
table stood two gavanic batteries slight was made
just above the puxus of the four inferior cervca
and another above the first dorSal nerve. The con
ductng wires of the four respective batteries wer
placed in connection with these cuts small pair
bellows inserted in the mouth of the corpse anC
Dr. Chambers took charge of them Prof. DOIemu
was placed in charge of the batteries.
At this moment attendants led two full-growl
, living sheep into the rOOm and al signal from Dl
! White, stood them near the table Meanwhile had
). under instructions, connected two hollow rubbe
strings to the silver tubes already mentioned. Tn
other ends connected with the large arteI
: les of these two sheep. The two tubes throbbed a
the warm blood of the sheep bounded through then
1t was q breathless moment and as we leaned fol
ward our interest was painful. Dr. Chambers bega
TO work the bellows and the lungs of the body sowl
Tesponded. Three or four minutes of the mo.
!, | nnIinus suspcnSe ensucd as DR. White leaned owe
> the body pale with excitement. No movement coul
be seen save the slow rising and falling of the chest
the mans body. Two minutes more and one of til
kissing erect and seizing some instruments d
White calledl
, "In an instant the powerful current of the two ba
tereS was turned on and with q sudden jerk the bod
sat upright. Quickly forcing it back, DR.. White wit
the assistance of some OF the younger men, withdre
g. the tubes from the veins and closed up the sma
~ bellows removed. The respiration still continue
- The pulse beat family. The corpse was alive"
10 With each recurring sentence the doctor had tigl
40 and he fairly hiSsed out the words The corpse
20 alive" After a while he continued with mOremod
- "The incisiOn above the heart was well closed
% and the body carefully removed to a bed in
IS adjoining room. But the work was not over
40 that long night sat in in the room, all of us frC
~ time time feeling the pulse of the now living
Is and al times administering small quantities of tm
lst liant not only him. but TO ourselves Our patien
se was well rewarded; every moment the pulse gr
stronger and the breathing deeper. Several times
ID man opened his eyes. but apparently took no not
Int of anything. At daybreak. when Judge Warren an
left the place, he was sleeping.
/. DIR. BigelOw was asked If the man was still lvil
- and was he getting on nicely.
"Oh. yes he is living. The experiment have
scribed to you took place Just five days ago. Inc
'G only this moment returned from the hospital.
mans wounds are healing and he is able to mt
about the ROOM"
"DOes he feel all right, and will he be able to 60
work again%
81 am afraid not" He spoke IN low, doubt
tone of voice which revealed the fact that there
more of the story than Bigelow had yet relat
Pressed to tell the full facts in the case, he said
as well. the man eats and drinks seems to be afr
of other people, or more curious than afraid, and
Zoo affected strangely by the heat and cold. But he
'e9 neither read nor write; does not know the use
81 books plates knives and forks. He is not ab
''o' talk, but cries out very loudly, jabbers in
inarticulate manner. Once in Il while a word car
distinguished but the man does not appear to
= of ceive any difference between il and his jargon.
animal fife has been restored but not the spirit
| Tha mi nd wit a 90
. fear, never to be restored"
This is, inGeed a wonderful achievemento of sciel
\ II may seem too wonderful for belief. but your
Zee respondent can voueh for the great respectabit
the persons named They are gentlemen of
standing, and the proof il irresstable.-Ne1g York
respondent 10 the Chicago Times,