, 1885-03-20
T%RANSFUsING BLOOD.
SOME CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS IN THIS
DIRECTION.
Animals brought to Life which Have Been
Dead for Observation-Disclosures Com
plete and the Subjects Con-
time In Good Health.



Tho subject operated upon was q medium
sized terrier dog. 1t was securely tied, and
an incision made in an artery In his neck,
by which the animal was bled TO death. He
certainly passed through all the symptoms
Of dying, and soon after tho last blood is
sued from the wound his frame became fixed
and rigid, and his eyes showed the senseless
glare Of death. The room was kept at a
temperature OF 70 degrees Fahrenheit, while
the dog lay for three hours dead By this
time ho had become very stiff and cold. He
was now placed In n warm water bath that
was constantly maintained at a temperature
Of los degrees, and was continually and
thoroughly rubbed, and as no became pill
ant 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
wa forced Town his oesophagus When this
was accomplished, the mouth Of a rubber
tube, attached to n bellows, was introduced
into his windpipe, and as the bellow were
provided with a double valve, by which the
air could DO Withdrawn as well as inhaled,
the dogs nose was securely fastened up
A large and powerful Newfoundland dog
that had been obtained for the purpose had
been tied near by, and was now bled, While
the attending surgeon proceeded to adjust
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slowly inject the live dogs blood into the
dead one. simultaneously Mr.. Armitage
began slowly working the respiratory bel
lows, while / kept rubbing the animal and
bending his limbs and body TO facilitate cir
culation. We could not nave been more
anxious about the issue Of our efforts II they
had been made on a human being instead
OF a dumb brute When a 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 a few moments
more there vas certainly q convulsive ire
more noticeable in the body. Mr.. Armitage
In u~ndisguised excitement said 10 the sur
gOon, Press the blood" In a minute or two
tho dog gasps, and soon attempts to eject the
respiratory tube, which was accordingly
withdrawn. This was followed by gasps and
a catching OF the breath, while the eyes grow
brighter and more natural Tho rubbing
and blood injecting were yet applied, and
the dog was struggling as II in a
At But his efforts soon became
less violent, and he begins a low whine A
compress was now placed on the artery, 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 a broth that had been pre-
pared for him in case Of his revival, and
soon got up, and walked about. He was furn-
ished a 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 a rugged charac-
ter in good health, with seemingly no bad
remembrance OF his resurrection.
The second case was tested on the second
day Of December. Tho subject selected was
a calf dix weeks Did The details Of treat
ment were similar to the foregoing, except
for greater convenisnoe q hot vapor bath
was substituted for tho warm water INNER
sion Tho calf, after being bled TO death,
was left for twelve hours before its resus-
citation was undertaken, as It was desirable
70 sec II a longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh blood
injected into its circulatory system was
drawn from a yeariing steer. 1t required
thirty-ive minutes to restore the calf TO life
after the TRANSMISSION Of tho first blood. The
calf then drank some warm milk, and has
since grown and thriven without percepti.
Bile interruption or ailment
The next experiment was Of a different
character, and was made with q Wow TO see
II a drowned animal could be restored to life.
A small dog was forced under water and
drowned. He was then taken out and laid
with his head inclined downward 10 drain
his lungs OF water, and left for -four hours
In a warm room. II Will be noticed thai
this was quite n different and more hopeless
case than the preceding, as the dog had all
his own blood yet in his veins. After an
hour In the warm bath, and constant rub
bling and working, his veins were opened at
three different points to admit Of the escape
Of any blood that might issue from them.
and the injecting apparatus was vigorously
applied TO the arterial system. After fifty
minutes OF anxious labor, signs OF revivih-
cation were Observable. The poor beast
whined ~piteously as life was being once more
enthroned within him. Notwithstanding
great care was taken Of him, he remained
weak for several days, but seems now to be
In good condition.
A fourth case was recently tried, In which
the subject was a dog, that was ~strangled
and afterward frozen-ar he could not be
frozen without strangiin2-wa raj unsuccessful
After four hours Of labor, no signs Of return
ing life were noticeable. tits believed, how.
ever, that this experiment may yet succeed,
and the life Of a frozen animal restored.
1t is proper to add that, In tho first cases,
after the blood ceased to flow from the
wound, measures were taken TO prevent all
entering the circulatory system as the ami
NAL cooled. and In all the cases the respira
tory apparatus was nicely adjusted to tn,
capacity Of the animal. II the lungs in any
case had been ruptured or overstralned
hemorrhage would have subsequently en-
sued.