The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-02-14
Curious Experiments In the TraRs-
fusion OF Blood.
lScientlfic American.I

OF the sick for the purpose of sus-
tanning strength and prOlOng-
ing life has been practiced by
physicians, with limited success,
for several centuries.
Some very curious experiments
in this direction have been lately
made in Denver, COL, by Mr.. q. A.
Armitage, an account of which,
written by his assistant, Mr.. James
L. Finch. was given in the Denver
Daily News, from which we quote
the following:
The subject operated on was a
medium sized terrier dog. 1t was
securely tied, and an incision
made in an artery in his neck, by
which the animal bled to death.
He certainly passed through all
the symptoms of dying, and soon
after all the blood issued from the
wound his frame became fixed an d
rigid, and his eyes showed the
senseless glare of death. The
room was kept at a temperature
of 20 degrees Fah., while the dog
lay for three hours dead. BY this
time he had become very stiff and
cold. He war now placed in u
warm water bath that was con-
stantly maintained at q Temporal
ture of 105 degrees, and was con.
tinually 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 Gsophagus. When this
was accomplished, the mouth of a
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air could be withdrawn as well as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 secure.
ly fastened up.
A large and powerful Newfound.
land dog that had been obtained
for the purpose had been tied near
by, and was now bled, while the
attending surgeon proceeded to
adjust the transfusing apparatus
and began to slowly inject the
live dogs blood into the dead one
simultaneously Mr.. Armltage be
gan slowly working the respirato
ry bellows, while | kept rubbing
the animal and bending his limb'
and body to facilitate circulation
We could not have been more
anxious about the issue of our eff
forts if they had been made on {
human being instead of q duml
brute. Whena pint of fresh BLOOD
had been injected, l could sc,
some change about the eyes of tn,
dog. But no one spoke. On,
thought was common to all-woulS
life come back2 In a few mo
ments more there was certainly {
convulsive tremor noticeable il
the body. Mr.. Armitage in undis
guised excitement said TO the sur
geon, "Press the blood.o In {
minute or two more the dog gasps
and soon attempts to eject thu
respiratory tube, which was ac
cordingly withdrawn. This wal
followed by gasps and a catching
of the breath, while the eyel
grow bright and natural. Tn,
rnbbing and blood injecting were
yet applied, and the dog was strug
Cling as if in a fit. But his efforts
soon became less violent, and b,
begins low whine. A compress
was now placed on the artery, anC
in twenty-five minutes after tn,
first blood was injected, he sits up
after having been dead tire,
hours and twenty minutes. Tn,
dog then drank a broth that ha,
been prepared for him in case o
his revival, and soon got up, ant
walked about. He was furnishe,
comfortable bed near the stow,
and from this time forward his re
covery was SO rapid that in tw,
days he was turned out to run tn,
streets. lie is now rugged char
acter in good health, with seem
ingly no bad sememberance of hi
resurrection.
The second case was tested oil
the second day of December. Thr
subject was a calf six weeks old
The details of the treatment wer,
similar to the foregoing, excep
for greater convenience a ho
vapor bath was substituted fo
the warm water immersion. Th
calf, after being bled to death, wa
{. left for twelve hours before it
Tesutcitation was undertaken, a
it was desirable to see If a longe
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