Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1885-04-08
RESUSCITATION.
SOME EXPERIMENTS i'm BRINGING
DEAD ANIMALS TO LIFE.
What has Been Done Re emily In that Line
by Two scientific Men in Colorado.

Mr.. James L. Finch gives an account
Of some curious experiments which he
and DIR. Armitage recently made secret
ly at Denver, COL, in resuscitating ami
mails apparently dead. The story is
printed in the Denver NeW8.
The first subject operated upon was
medium sized terrier dog. 1t was secure
ly tied, and an incision made in an ar
teryin 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 tenn
perature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit, while
the dog lay for three hours dead. BY
this time he had become very stiff and
cold. He was now placed in a warm
water bath that was constantly main
tanned at temperature of los 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
that was forced down his oesophagus.
When this was accomplished, the mouth
of rubber tube, attached 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withdrawn as well as inhaled, the dogs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 up.
A large and powerful Newfoundland
dog that had been obtained for tire pur-
pose had been tied near by and was now
bled, while the attending surgeon pro-
ceeded to adjust the transfusing appar-
atus and began to slowly inject the live
dogs blood into the dead one. Stimuli
taneously Mr.. Armitage began slowly
working the respiratory bellows, while 1
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 on human. beings
instead of dumb brute. When 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
backf In a few minutes more there
was certainly a convulsive tremor notice
able in the body. Mr.. Armitage, in I'M
disguised excitement, said to the sur
geon: "Press the blood" In a minute
or two the dog.gasps, and soon attempts
to eject the respiratory tube, which was
accordingly withdrawn. This was fol-
lowed by gasps and a catching of the
breath, while the eyes grew brighter
and more natural. The rubbing and
blood eiecting were yet applied, and the
| dog was struggling as if in fit. But
his efforts soon become less violent, and
he begins low whine. A compress
was now placed on the artery, and
in twenty-five minutes after the first
blood was elected, he sits up, after hav-
ing been dead three hours and twenty
minutes. The dog then drank the broth
that had been prepared for him in case
of his revival, and soon got up and
walked about. He was furnished 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 character in good health, with
seemingly no bad remembrance of his
resurrection.
The second case was calf six weeks
old. The details of treatment were SIM
liar to the foregoing, except for greater
convenience hot vapor bath was SUBJ
stituted for the warm water immersion.
The calf, after being bled to death, was
| left for twelve hours before its resuscita-
ton was undertaken, as it was desirable
| to see if longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh
blood injected into its circulating system
was taken from yearling steer. 1t re-
quired thirty five minutes to restore the
calf to life after the TRANSMISSION 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 different
character and was made with view to
see If drowned animal could be re-
stored to life. A small dog was forced
under water and drowned. He was then
taken out and laid with his head inclined
downward to drain his lungs of water,
and left for four hours in warm room.
It will be noticed that this was quite 6
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 rubbing
and working, his viens we're opened al
three different points to admit of the es.
cape of any blood that might issue from
them and the injecting apparatus wal
vigorously applied to the arterial system
After fifty minutes of anxious labor signs
of revivihcation were observable. The
poor beast whined piteously as life was
being once more enthroned within him.
Notwithstanding great care was taker
of him, he remained weak for severa
days, but seems now to be in good con
dition.
A fourth case was recently tried, In
which the subject was dog that wa
strangled and afterward frozen-as he
could not be frozen without strangling-
aud it was unsuccessful. After fou
hours of labor no signs of returning life
were noticeable. 1t is believed, how
ever, that this experiment may yet sue
coed, and the life of a frozen animal b.
, restored.
, 1t is proper to add that, in the frs
: cases, after the blood ceased 10 flow from
the wound, measures were taken to pre-
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