The Dawson journal., 1885-06-25
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REyEVING A DEAD DOG.
An Experiment that Nay Soma Time
Prove Beuefelal to Dead Men.

(! h1;v csstiits y. I-AncA- -SlfSS els
account ! of some curious experi-
lnents which he and Dr. Armitage
recently made secretly in resusci-
tating animals apparently dead
The first subject operated on
was a medium-sized terrier dog.
1t was securely tied and an incis-
ion made in an artery in its neck,
by which the animal was bled to
death. He certainly passed
through all the symptoms of dy-
ing, 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
a temperature of 70 Farenheit,
while the dog lay for three hours
dead. BY this time he bad be-
come stiff and cold. He was now
placed in a warm-water bath that
was constantly maintained at a
temperature of l05 degrees, and
was continually and thoroughly
rubbed, and as he became plant
his limbs were gently worked
about and his whole body render
cd supple. A half-pint Of hot
water was now passed into his
stomach through hard-rubber
tube which was forced down his
esophagus. When this was ac-
complished the mouth of a rubber
tube, attached to a bellows, was
introduced into his wind pipe,
and, as the bellows was provided
with a double valve, by which the
air could be withdrawn as well as
inhaled, tho dogs nose was secure
ly fastened.
A large and powerful New
foundland dog that had been OBJ
tained for the purpose, had been
tied near by, and was now bled,
while the attending surgeon pro-
oeeded to adjust the transfusing
apparatus, and began slowly to in
ject the live dogs blood into the
dead dog. simultaneously Mr..
Armitage began slowly working
the respiratory bellows, while [
kept rubbing the animal and bend.
ings his limbs apd body to facili-
tate circulation, 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 COM
mon to would life come back?.
In few moments more there was
certainly q convqlsive tremor no.
tieeable in the bedy. Mr.. Armi-.
tage, 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was accordingly withdrawn.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 a catch
ing of the breath, while the eyes
grew brighter and more natural.
The rubbing and blood injecting
were yet applied, and the dog was
struggling as if in fit But his
efforts soon BECAME less violent,
and he began q low whine. A
compress was n2w' placed on the
artery, and in twenty-five minutes
after the blood was injected he
sat up, after being dead three
hours and twe4sy 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 had been provided for him
near the stove, and from this time
forward his recovery was so rapid
that in two days he was turned
out to rua IN the streets. lie is
now a ragged character, In good
health, with seelaingly no remem-
branee of his resurrection.