Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-15
BLOOD.

The subject operated upon was n ne
d;nm sized terrier dog. 1t was secure.
" tied, and an incision made in an ar.
torv in his neck, by which the animal
vos bled to death. He certainly passed
through all the symptoms of dying,
.nd O after the last blood issued
f,om the wound his frame became fixed
and rigid, and his eyes showed the
senselcss glare Of death. The room
was kept at a temperature of seventy
degrees Fahrenheit, while the dog lay
for three hours dead. BY this time he
had become very stiff aud cold. Ho
was now placed in Il warm water bath
that was constantly maintained at a
temperature of los degrees, and was
continually and thoroughly rubbed, and
As he became plant his limbs were
Body rsndered supple. A half pint Of
hot water was now passed into his
stomach through a hard rubber tube
that was forced down his esophagus.
When this was accomplished, the mouth
of a rubber tube, attached to a bellows,
was introduced into his windpipc. and
as the bellows Were provided with a
double valve, by which the air could be
withdrawn as well as inhaled, the
dogs o S was securely fastened up.
Alarge and powerful Newfoundland
dog that had been obtained for the pur-
pose had been tied near by and was
now bled, while the attending surgeon
proceeded to adjust the transfusing ap-
paratus and began to slowly inject the
i've dogs blood into the dead one.
Simultaneously Mr.. Armitage began
slowly working the respiratory bellows,
while l kept rubbing the animal and
bending his limbs and body to facilitate
circulation. We could not have been
more anxious about the issue of onr
efforts if they had been made on q
human beingeinstead of a dumb brute.
When a pint of fresh blood had been
injected [ could see some change about
the eyes OF thcdog. But no one spoke.
One thought was common to all
would Ii G come back? In a few mo-
ments more there was certainly q
convulsive tremor noticeable in the
body. Mr.. Armitage in undisguised
excitement said to the surgeon, "Press
the blood" In a minute or two the
doe rasps, and loon attempts to eject
the respiratory tube, which was accord
ingly withdrawn. Tbs was followed
bv gasps and a catching of the breath,
while the eyes grew brighter and more
natural. The rubbing andblood inject
in were yet applied, and the dog was
struggling as if in q fit. But
lis efforts soon become less violent,
and he begins q low whine. A
compress was now placed on the arte-
nv, 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
3 broth that had been prepared for HIM
in case of his revival, and oon got up
and walked about. He was furnished
a comfortable bed near the stove, and
from this time forward his recovery
vas SO lapid that in two days he was
turned out to run the streets. He is
now a rugged character in goodhealth,
with seemingly no bad remembrance Of
his resurrect IN.
The second case was tested on the
second day OF December. The subject
selected was a calf six weeks old. The
deta Is of treatment were similar to the
foregoing, except for greater conven-
fence q hot vapor bath was substituted
Tor the warm water immersion. The
cali, after being bled to death, was left
for twelve hours before its resuscitation
was undertaken, as it was desirable to
see if a longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh
blood injected into its circulatory sys-
tenn was drawn from a yearling steer.
1t required thirty-five minutes to re-
cf,ro tLo o11c - e. 1fk,,, Il %,o ef,
sion 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 a differ
ent character, and was made with a
view to see if q 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 to drain his
lungs of water, and left four hours in a
warm room. 1t will be noticed that
tbs was quite a different and more
hopeless case than the preceding, as
lie dog had all his own blood yet in his
VEINS. After an hour in the warm
path, and constant rubbing and work
ny his veins were opened at three diff
lefent points to admit of the escape OF
any blood that might issue from them,
ana the injecting apparatus was vigor-
eu>y applied to the arterial system.
Alter littv minutes of anxious labor,
ssH,sns OF revivlticat.on were observable.
Inc poor beast whined piteously as life
was being once more enthroned within
hlm. Notwithstanding great car 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
winch the subject was q dog that was
sVahSled and afterward frozen-and it
wa unsuccessful. After an hour OF
Moor no signs of returnable life were
not ceablc. 1t is believed, however.
a th"s experiment may yet succeed.
anu the life Of a frozen animal be re-
II Is proper to add that, in the first
tt"ses' alter the blood ceased to flow
,hn the wound measures were taken
wi prevent air from entering the Cir
"A'tory system as the animal cooled,