Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-03

whether the mind. can be restored l cannot
ten: but r believe loan again oct at work
every material organ Of this body. l have
carefully closed up the severed arteries.
c"He then called upon Prof. Doremus and
DR.. Chambers and myselfto assist him.: An
incision was madein the body Just above
the heart, and the yena cava and great coro-
nary vein were burst open. 10 these open
,ngs were inserted small silver tubes. On
the left side of the table stood two galYan-
ic batteries. A slight cut was made lust
Sboye.tha puxus of the four inferior cervl-
cal nerves.and another above the first DOR
sal nerve. The conducting wires of the
four respective batteries were placed In con-
nection with these cuts. A small pair Of
bellows was inserted In the mouth Of~the
corpse and DR.. Chambers took charge of
them. Prof. Doremus was placed in charge
of the batteries."S ill., aalst
,"At this moment attendents led two full
grown living. sheep into the room, aud, at
q signal, from DR.. White, stood them near
the table. MEANWHILE had. under instruc-
tioss, connected two hollow rubber strings
to the silver tubes already mentioned. The
other ends were soon connected with the
large arteries Of these two sheep. The two
tubes throbbed as the warm blood of the
sheep bounded through them. 1t was y
breathless moment, and as we leaned for
ward our interest was painful. DR.. Cham
bers began to work the bellows, and the
lungs Of the body slowly responded. Three
or four minutes of the most anxious sus-
pense ensued, as DR.. White leant over the
body, pale with excitement. No move-
ment could be seen save the slow rising and
falling of the chest of the mans body. Two
minutes more aud one of the sheep stagger.
ed and fell. s..
"Rising erect. and Selling some instru'
ments, DR.. White called out
"'Now professor |"
I'm an instant the powerful current o.
the two batteries were turned on, and with
3 sudden jerk the body stood upright.
Quickly forcing it back, DR.. White with
the assistance Of the younger men, with
ldrew the tubes from the veins and closed w
the small perforations. The wires were dis
connected and the bellows removed. TIL,
respiration still continued! The pulse bea
family! The corpse was alive!
With each recurring sentence the doctor
had frightened the grasp of my arm. H,
leaned toward me and he fairly Missed GU,
the words:
"Ihe corpee was alive~ After a while h
continued:
"The incision above the heart was vel
closed up and the body carefully removed
to a bed in an adjoining room. But tn,
work was not over. All that long night VI
sat in the room, all of US from time to time
feeling the pulse of the now living man,
and at times administering small quantities
Of .stimulant, not only to him, but to our
selve.
"Our patience was we'll rewarded every
moment the. pulse grew stronger, and the
breathing deeper. Several times the man
opened his eyes, but apparently took no
notice of anything. At daybreak, when
Judge Warren and l left the place, he was
sleeping.
DR.. Bigelow was asked if the man was
still living, and if he was still getting on
nicely.
ooh, yes; he is living. The experiment
l have described to you took place five days
ago. I have only this moment returned
from the hospital. The mans wounds are
healing, and he is able to move about the
ROOM" at
"Dees he feel all right, and will he b,
able to 60 to work again?"
II am afraid not" He spoke in q low
doubling tone Of voice, which revealed til,
fact that there was more of the story thar
Bigelow had yet related. Pressed to tel
the facts in the case, be said:
swell, the man eats and drinks seems ID
be afraid of other people, or more curious
than afraid, and is affected strangely by the
heat and cold. But he can neither read
nor write, does not know the use Of books,
plates, or knives and forks. He is not able
tn talk, but cries out very loudly, or jabberl
in an in%articulate manner, Once in q Nhil(
a word can be distinguished, but the mai
does not appear to perceive any diferenc,
between it and his jargon. The ANNA
life has been restored, but not the spiritual
The mind, with all its component parts
has gone, l fear, never to be restored
again"
This is, indeed, q wonderful achievement
Of science. 1t may seem too wonderful fol
belief, but your correspondent can voucl
for the great responsibility of the person
named. They are gentlemen of high stand
ing, and the. proof is Irresistible.
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