Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-02
rrcrl.AR WESTERN STORY.
..5 7yarveIs in Restoring Life to
'''-'7 slaughtered Adimals.


Denger Mems
.r. remes l.. Finch gives an account
ii curious experiments which he
De Almitage recently made secretly
oanyer. Col, in resuscitating animals
N l,rart.y dead.
Xxx ttss subject operated upon was a
iirm sized terrier dog. 1t was Sc
NV tied, and an incision made in an
eu ~ nis neck, by which the animal
KID 10 death. He certainly passed
"r,ueh 81 the symptoms Of dying, and
un5frer the last blood issued from the
s.1rj his frame became fixed and rigid
.'Ieeqes showed the senseless glare
'rL.tl. The room was kept at a tenn
Mf1r. % 10 degrees Fahrenheit, while
a. te tor three hours dead. BY this
n .l become very still and cold.
T.v. placed in a warm wat
'HI.a. Has constantly maintained at a
IA maar ct l0j degrees, and was con-
I'll M.aUe and thoroughly rubbed, and as
04.u plant his limbs were gently
e. .ul and his whole body render
.r- s. half pint Of hot water was
rI into his stomach through a
b.rl tube That was forced down
Eus. When this was accom-
B -I.t... ..e mouth of rubber tube, at
4 h.f.a bellows, was introduced into
n ls.,trjpipe, and as the bellows We're
II r.nled with a double valve, by which
Il n.air could be withdrawn, as well as
N .ub4Iud the dogs nose was securely fas-
n tened e..,
3.gfb8t had been obtained for the pur-
MS bal been tied near by and was now
] bo3. while the attending surgeon proceed
ed oadiust the transiusing apparatus
sn1 began to slowly inject the live dogs
Il blood into the dead dog. simultaneously
81 h Armtage began slowly working the
Il rsur orl bellows, while l kept rubbing
n .beanmal and bending his limbs and
body 10 facilitate circulation. We could
rotbaye been more anxious about the
issueo our efforts if they had been made
4 ora human being instead of "A dumb
4 brute. When a pint of fresh blood had
been injected, l could see some change
Il about tne eyes of the dog. But no one
II spoke one thought was common to all
Al would life come backY In few moments
y more there was a cOnYulsiYe tremOr no.
4 tcasAem the body. Mr.. Armitage, in
FL uDaisguised excitement said to the sur
n esy: 'Pras- the blood" In a minute or
N two the DO. gasps, and soon attempts to
81 -iecU the respiratory tube, which was
ace1dmep withdrawn. This was fol-
4 lowed by gasps and a catching of the
-eath while the eyes grew dim and
Il more natural. The rubbing and blood in
Fl ectn- were vet applied, ana the dog was
a 5II1 giiuG as if in fit. But his efforts
n soon became less violent, and he begins a
a l0H whine. A compress was now placed
n ON Che artery, and in twenty-five minutes
II after The FIRST blood was injected, he sits
up after being dead three hours and
twenty minutes. The dog then drank
broth tbat had been prepared for him in
ease oi his revival, and soon got up and
...t .tt, u u q
n Portable bed near the stove, and from this
tim forward his recovery was so rapid |
4 that 10 two days he was turned out to
4 rum In the streets. He is now a rugged /
character iu good health, with seemingly /
n9 bad remembrance of his resurrection. /
The second case was calfsiX weeks /
Old. The details of treatment were simi- I
Jar % the foregoing, except for greater /
convenience hot YapOr bath was substi- I
tuIed for the warm water immersion. /
The calf, after being bled to DEATH was |
Len for twelve hours before its resusclta- /
y ton was undertaken, as it was desirable /
TO see if longer death interval could be /
successfully passed over. The fresh blood /
INJECTED INTO IFS circulating system was |
taken trom yearling steer. 1t required |
thrty-hVe minutes to restore the calf to /
lie alter the TRANSMISSION Ofthe first blood. |
4 ihecalt then drank some warm milk, and |
has since crown and thriven without per-
n cept0l interruption or ailmeHt.
The next experiment was of different
. character, and was made with a view to
4 see drowned animal could be restored
4 LITE A small dog was forced under
water and drowned. He was then taken
out and laid with his head inclined down
4 ward To dram his lungs of water, and !
i leit for four hours in a warm room. 1t |
n VII be noticed that this was quite
different ana more hopeless case than the
n preceding, as the dog had all its own 7
blood yet in his veins. After an hour in
ile warm bath, and constant rubbing and |
n working his veins were opened at three
N1eent points to admit the escape Of
any blood that might issue from them, and /
zoe meeting apparatus was vigorously |
Il applied to the arteual system. After Ill .
Il t minutes of anxious labOr,signs OF reviy- /
alton were observable. The poor beast .
"mned pit ously as life was once more .
snl1r0ne5 within him. Notwithstanding .
great care was taken of him, he remained /
weak for several days, but seems now to /
be IN good condition.
H Atourth case was recently tried, in 4
. Emth the subject was a dog that was .
s1WglQd and atterward frOzen-as he |
i could not be frozen without strangling-
hhd Do WAS unsuccessful. After four
4 AouIs OF l4bOr no signs of returning lie /.
were noticeable. 1t is believed, however, /.
uat ths experiment may yet succeed, /
any the life Of frozen animal be re- /
stored
y is proper to add that, in the first cases /
li.ef the blood ceased to dow from the /
"Vphd, measures were taken to prevent /
"f rom entering the cTculatOry system |
/ NE animal cooled, and in all eases the |
, pmtors apparatus was nicely adjust |
q ~ % Ihe capacity Of the animal. II the |
...-s Id any case had been ruptured or
'Hanad, hemorrhage would have |
4uertly ensucd.
now GALLEY SLAVES LABOR.