Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-04

OF the body was simply to bring 1t again
to a lood-heat. After about ten min
utes of this bath the body was taken out
and another liquid injected in
puncture made in the neck. Mr.. Grant
tells me that the revival of "Turk"
was the most startling thing he
ever witnessed, and, having since
seen the experiment made up
on the sheep, can fully confirm his
statement. The dog first showed the re-
turn to life in the eye, and, after five and
half minutes, he drew first long
breath and the rigidity left his limbs.
In few minutes more he commenced
gently wagging his tail, and then slowly
got up, stretched himself, and trotted off
as though nothing had happened. From
that moment Mr.. Grant became aware
of the extraordinary issues opened by his
visitors discovery, and promised him all
the assistance in his power. They next de-
termined TO try freezing the body and the
first two experiments were discouraging
A dog (not Turk. his master declining to
experiment any further On his tavorite)
was put in the freezing chamber at Mr..
Grants works. after being previously
suspended" by Signor Rotura; and al
though the animal revived SO far as to
draw long breath, tue vital energies
appearned too exhausted for complete
rally, and the animal died. The two
next animals dog and a cat-died in
like manner. In the meantime DR..
Barker had been taken into their coun-
sels, and, at his suggestion, respiration
was encouraged, as in the case
of persons drowned, by artificial
compression and expansion of the
lungs. DR.. Baker was of opinion that,
as the heart in every case commenced to
beat, it was want of vital force to set
the lungs in motion that caused death.
The result showed his surmises to be en-.
tirely correct. A number of animals,
whose life had been sealed up in this ar
ti6cial death, have been kept in the freez-
ing chamber from one to five weeks, and it
is found that though the shock to the
system from this freezing is very great,
it is not increased by duration of time.
Messrs. Grant and Rotura then deter
mined upon the erection of the works
just finished at Middle Harhor, an enter
prising capitalist fnoing the necessary
funds.
On Saturday last was invited to 20
down to see what had been effected.
| Arrived at the works in Middle Harbor,
was taken into the building that cen
tains MIR. Grants apparatus for genera
| ting cold. Attached to this is the freez-
ing chamber, small, dark room about
eight feet by ten feet. Here were four
teen sheep, four lambs and three pigs
stacked Oh their sides in heap, alive,
which Mr.. Grant told me had been in
their present position for nineteen days,
and were to remain there for another
three months. Selecting one of
the lambs, Signor Rotura put it
on his shoulder and carried it out
side into the other building, where
were number of shallow cemented
tanks in the floor, having hot and cold
water taps to each tank, and thermome-
ter hanging alongside. One of these
tanks was quickly filled, and its tenn
perature tested by the Signor, mean
while examining with the greatest curl
osity and wonder the nineteen. days lamb.
There was the lamb, to all appearances
dead, and as hard almost as stone, the
only difference perceptible to me between
his condition and actual death being the
absence of dull glassiness about the eye
which still retained its brilliant trans
parency. The lamb was dropped gently
into the warm bath, and was allowed to
remain in it about twenty-three minutes,
its head being raised above water for the
introduction of a thermometer into the
mouth, and then it was taken ont and
placed on its side on the floor, Signor Ro-
tura quickly dividing the wool on the
neck and inserting the syringe under the
skin and injecting the antidote. This
was pale green liquid, and is, believe
a decoction from the root of the Astrach-
arlis, found in South America. The
lamb was then turned on its back, Signor
Rotura standing across it, gently COM
pressing its ribs with his knees and hands
in such a manner as to initiate
natural breathing. In ten min:
utes the animal was struggling
Cling to free itself, and when released
skipped out through the door and went
gamboling and bleating over the little
green in front. Nothing has ever i'm
pressed me so entirely with sense OF
} the marvellous. One is almost tempted
to ask in presence of such discovery
whether death itself may not ultimately
be bafaed by scientific investigation.
!, You will see at once the benefits
) claimed by the discoveries of this process
3 Cargoes of live sheep can thus be sent tt
: England by largo steamers, and, although
a freezing atmosphere will still be essen
+ tial, a temporary breakdown, necessitat
e ing stoppage Of eight or ten DAYS in thu
production of cold would be of no con.
E. sequence. When the sheep are landed ir
y England any that fail to entirely rally
J. will be perfectly good meat, whereas thu
! others can be turned on to pasture OF
o driven to market. Of course the sam,
!, results can be achieved with bullocks
e but their greater weight makes then
d more difficult to handle with safety, AM
d the carcass is rendered brittle by freez
: ing, making them more liable to injury
n It sounded odd to see Mr.. Grant an,
is Signor Rotura laying stress upon tn
@ danger of breakage on the voyage.
r, Signor Rotura tells me that thong
ii he has never attempted his experimen
IS on human being, he has no doubt 8
q, all as to its perfect safety. The nez
t. felon under capital sentence he has II
of quested Sir Henry Parkes to be above
re to operate on. He proposes placing hir
a. in the freezing chamber for one month
e. aud declares he has no fear of tat.
te result. AS to whether this Temporal
e suspension would effect the longevity {
n the subject he can give no positive il
ut formation, but believes its duratic
le might be prolonged for years.
We was anxious to know, if a period
ut say five years of this inertness wei
ht submitted to, whether it would be .
ly much cut out of ones life, or if