Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
REV,vING A DEAD DOG.
An Experiment That May Some Time Prove
Beneficial to Dead Men.

An Experiment That May Some Time Prove
Beneficial to Dead Men.
Mr.. James L. Finch gives an account
of some curious experiments which
he and DR.. Armitage made secretly in
resuscitatlng animals apparently dead.
The first subject operated upon was
a medium-sized terrier dog. It was
securely tied and an incision made in
an artery in it's neck, by which the ami
NAL 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 be-
came fixed and rigid, and his eyes
showed the senseless glare of death.
The room was kept at seventy degrees
Fahrenheit, while the dog lay for three
hours dead. By this time be had be-
come very stiff and cold. He was now
placed in warm water bath that was
constantly maintained at a tempera-
ture of a hundred and five 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 hard-rubber
tube which was forced down his
BsOphagus. When this was accom-
plished the mouth of a rubber tube at
tached to bellows, was introduced
into his windpipe, and, as the bellows
were provided with a double valve, by
which the air could be withdrawn as
well as inhaled, the dogs nose was
securely fastened.
A large and powerful Newfoundland
dog had been obtained for the purpose,
had been tied near by and was now
bled, while the attending surgeon pro-
ceeded to adjust the transfusing
apparatus, and began slowly to
inject the live dogs blood into
the dead dog. simultaneously
Mr.. Armitage began slowly
working the respiratory bellows, while
l kept rubbing the animal and bending
his limbs and body to facilitate circula-
ton. We could not have been more
anxious about the issue of our efforts
if they had been made upon a human
being instead of dumb brute. When
a pint of 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 moments more
there was certainly convulsiye tremor
noticeable in the body. Mr.. Armitage,
in undisguised excitement, said to the
surgeon: ''Press the blood" In
minute or two the dog gasped, and
soon attempted to eject the respiratory
tube, which was accordingly withdrawn.
This was followed by gasps and catch
ing Of the breath, while the eyes grew
brighter and more natural. The rub
bing and blood injecting were yet ap-
piled, and the dog was struggling as il
in fit. But his efforts soon became
less violent, and he began a low whine.
A compress was now placed on the art
cry, and in twenty-five minutes after the
first blood was injected he sat up, after
being dead three hours and twenty
minutes. The dog then drank broth
that had been prepared for him in case
of his revival, and soon got up and
walked about. A comfortable bed was
provided near the stove, and from this
time forward his recovery was SO rapid
that in two days he was turned out to
run in the streets. He is now rugged
character, in good health, with seem
iugly no remembrance of his resur-
rection.-De7aUer NeWs,