The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-29
CASE OF OFTRANSFUSlON
OF BLOOD.

The following case, which exhibits
In marked degree the beneficial eff
fects of TRANSMISSION of blood when per-
formed in cases of impending death
from excessive hemorrhage, is reported
in the New York Medical Journal, for
August, 1850, by Joseph w. Howe,
NJ. d.:
Mrs. b., aged twenty-five years, was
delivered of Il three months fetus,
November z, 1879. From that date un-
til November II she had repeated and
profuse hemorrhages from the uterus.
On the 10th tho bleeding was con-
tinuous. Drs. Reynolds and Comstock,
who were first called in, succeeded in
controlling the hemorrhage, but not be-
fore the patient had reached the stage
of collapse. They remained with her.
all night, endeavoring, with the ordi-
nary means of stimulation, to rouse
her, but without avail. She continued
to sink in spite of everything.
On the morning of the l1th was
sent for. The patient was then COM
pletely pulseless and partially uncon-
scious. The extremities were cold and
clammS, and it was evident that un-
less some fresh blood were introduced
death would soon supervene. She was
so far gone that 1 made up my mind
the blood. l opened the median basilic
vein in the right arm of the patient
and introduced the closed cannula of
Collins instrument, and after passing
some warm water through the cylinder
of the instrument, attached it to the
cannula in the patients arm. The
median ccphalic vein in the right arm
of the donor was then opened, and the
blood was allowed to flow directly into
the cylinder with determination. When
II sufficient quantity had been obtained,
and while the blood was still flowing,
I injected, without any difficulty, be-
tween seven and eight ounces. The
whole operation did not occupy more
than five minutes in its performance.
Within half an hour the pulse re-
turned ut the wrist, the voice became
clear and distinct, and she asked for
something to cat, saying that she felt
stronger and better in every way.
One of the medical gentlemen who had
been with her all night assisting in the
attempts Mt resuscitation, and who left
in the morning, believing that there
was no hope of her recovery, came in
an hour after the operation, and said it
was "a perfect transformation sccne'
that he had no idea that few ounces
of blood could restore lost vitality sc
rapidly.
From that time on the patient CON
tinucd to Improve, and when / last
heard from her she was in tho enjoy.
mcnt of good health and attending &c
her household duties without any dis
comfort whatever.
There is talk OF holding another
election in Indiana this year for State
officers and members OF tho Lcgisa-
| hn nj
State voted separately on seven amend
mcnts to the Constitution, ono of which
(thc Third) provided for Il registration
OF voters, and for the holding of the
State election on the first Tuesday af-
ter the first Monday in November, in
stead Of on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober-thus bringing the State and
Presidential elections on the same day.
In June last the Supreme Court of In.
diana held that majority of votes
Q cast at the election at which an amend
u mcnt was submitted was necessary tc
its adoption in other words, that tho
z elector who did not vote on the amend
ments in effect voted no. II was ii
8 pursuance of this decision that tn.
State election in Indiana was held IN
r October this year. Now II serious qucs
! ton is raised by the fact that the case
brought before the Court was on tho
First Amendment, which has nothing
to do with the proposed change in the
time of election. The Third Amend
ment, which did provide for the
change, had n different vote from that
cast for the First, though the ailirma-
tive vote on it was less than majori-
ty of all the votes polled at the cleo
ton. Nevertheless, learned lawyers
claim that, inasmuch as the First
: Amendment was alone under consider
alton, the Third is not affected and
another election should be held ir
November, leaving the Court to decide
!. in the future directly on the Thirt
Amendment, and Us to whether tin
October or November election shall bt
valid. 1t VIII strike the average read
CIR that Indiana is getting itself into
complicated situation.
The House of Representatives nov
II stands: Republicans, 13O; Democrats
}. l49; Republican Nationals, D; Demo
;. cratic Nationals, Z; Nationals, 2; tt
tai, 293. The Democrats have major
,. ity of - over the Republicans, and
IL over all. The New York World Is Q