The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
TRANsfuslNo BLOOD.


0ome 0araous Experiments In which Deo0
Animals Were Restored to Lie.
The subject operated upon vas mo
dunn sized terrier dog. It was secure.
" tied, and an incision made in m ar
terry in his neck. by which the animal
was bled to death. He certainly passed
through all the symptoms of dying,
and soon after the last blood issued
from the wound his frame became fixed
and rigid. and his eyes showed the
senseless glare of death. The room
was kept at temperature of seventy
degrees Fahrenheit, while the dog lay
for three hours dead. BY. this time he
had become very stiff aud cold. He
was now placed in q warm water bath
that was constantly maintained at
temperature of 1O5 degrees, and was
continually and thoroughly rubbed, and
as he became plant his limbs were
gently worked about and his whole
body rendered supple. A half pint of
hot water was now passed into his
stomach through a hard rubber tube
that was forced down his 9sophagus.
When this was accomplished, the mouth
of q rubber tube. attached to bellows.
was introduced into his windpipe, and
as the bellows were provided with
double valve, by which the air could be
Withdrawn as well as inhaled, the
dogs nose was securely fastened up.
A large and powerful Newfoundland
dog that had been obtained for the pur-
pose had been tied near by and was
now bled. while the attending surgeon
proceeded to adjust the transfusing APP
paratus and began to slowly inject the
live dogs blood into the dead one.
Simultaneously Mr.. Armitage began
slowly working the respiratory bellows.
while kept rubbing the animal and
bending his limbs and body,to facilitate
circulation. We could not have been
more anxious about the issue of our
efforts If they had been made on a
human being instead of a dumb brute.
When q pint of fresh blood had been
injected could see some change about
the eyes OF the dog. But no one spoke.
One thought was common to all
would life come back? In few mo-
ments more there was certainly a
convulsive tremor noticeable in the
body. Mr.. Armitage in undisguised
excitement said to the surgeon, 'Press
the blood" In a minute or two the
dog gasps, and soon attempts to eject
the respiratory tube, which was accord
ingly withdrawn. This was followed
by gasps and catching of the breath,
while the eyes grew brighter and more
natural. The rubbing and blood inject
ing were yet applied, and the dog was
struggling as if in . fit. But
his efforts soon become less violent,
and he begins q low whine. A
compress was now placed on the arte-
ry, and in twenty-five minutes after
the first blood was injected, he sits up,
after having been dead three hours and
twenty minutes. The dog then drank
: broth that had been prepared for him
in case of his revival. and soon rot up
and walked about. He was furnished
q comfortable bed near the stove, and
from this time forward his recovery
was SO rapid that in two days he was
turned out to run the streets He is
now > rugged character in good health.
with seemingly no bad remembrance OF
his resurrection.
The second case was tested on the
second day Of December. The subject
selected was calf six weeks old. The
details of treatment were similar to the
foregoing, except for greater conven-
fence hot vapor bath was substituted
for the warm water immersion. The
calf. after being bled to death, was left
for twelve hours before its resuscitatiOn
was undertaken, as it was desirable to
see If . longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh
blood injected into its circulAtory sys-
tenn was drawn from . yearling steer.
Il required thirty-five minutes to re-
store the calf to life after the transfu-
sion OF the first blood. The calf then
drank some warm milk, and has since
grown and thriven without perceptible
interruption or ailment.
The next experiment was OF differ
emit character, and was made with Z
view to see il = drowned animal could
be restored to life. A small dog was
forced under water and drowned. BE
was then taken out and laid with his
head inclined downward to drain his
lungs Of water, and left four hours in .
warm room. II will be noticed that
this was quite different and more
hopeless case than the preceding, =
tho dog had al his own blood yet in his
veins. After m hour in the warm
bath. and constant rubbing and work
ing, his veins were opened ct three diff
ferent points to admit Of the escape 81
any blood that might issue from them,
and the injecting apparatus was vigor-
ously applied to the arterisl system.
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