Evening star., 1886-09-29
How u Chicago Doctor Restored q
Woman to Life.

woman to Life.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29-The Evening Journal to
day will publish case OF remarkable resuscita.
tiOn from supposed death of young married
woman named Mrs. Frazer. the daughter OF
Mr.. 7. II. stevens, who. with his family, came
here from New \ ork some three years ago. On
July 3Oth last Mrs. Frazer gave birth to child
and in August, alter several days illness, was
pronounced dead by one of her attending ply
sicianS. DIR. Mark H. Lackersteen, who was
also attending Mrs. Frazer says:
THE DOCTORS STORY.
II did everything could think of to restore
have elapsed, though at that time was not in a
position to watch the passage OF time. Then 1t
suddenly struck me that l would like to try a
inc. took up ten drops and let the corpse have
the full benefit of It, The first minute there
was wa not puisation, but just gasp; that was
such gasps distributed over the first sixty
seconds; but
THERE WAS NO LIFE.
In the second minute there were six
could be heard, but no pulse could be felt.
In the third minute there were eighteen respi.
rations, and the pulse became distinctly per-
was $50 and upward, so that it could not be ss
counted Her face flushed. Her eyes began to
roll in the sockets. All the muscles relaxed
coDtractiOns of the limbs gradually relaxed
Speculation came back to her eyes, and
SHE BECAME CONSCIOUS.
In my opinion in all cases of shock or collapse
this thing ought TO be tried before the patients
are given over for lost There is nothing
peculiar or sensational about it. The only
thing Is have been the first person to try 1t.
II ever have saved a life 1t is this one'
The doctor also relates the following: ssThe
lady Is young woman between nineteen and
twenty years of age. She was confined July
Guilty. 1t was an instrumental case. She was
up and about, but in the middle Of August
BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF LITTLE PAIN
On the 9Th day OF the month she seemed to
have collie pains, which continued off and on
until the evening of The 25th, when the pains
became very severe and was sent for. have
here (taking from bis vest pocket q little bottle
niled with u clear fluid like water per cent
solution OF alcohol Of nitro-glycerne. It is rem.
edy which for some time has been used for cpl.
lepsy and things of that sort and tor some forms
OF kidney trouble also. 1t has an effect OH the
blood vessels, the lentrOn blood vessels
arteries. we give 1t in doses of one DROP q drop
and half, two drops, or may be three drops ir,
some cases. We give 1t through the mouth. 1t
was never before given hypOdermicaily so far
as am aware, until 1 made the trial, thank
goodness, with success. 1t was a case of gall.
stones. Many persons die OF shock. AS they
try to pass the stones they gradually sink, and
sink away from pain and die from shock or col.
lapse. On the night OF the 3Uth she cOllapSed
She lost her pulse. Her heart ceased TO beat,
She ceased to breathe. Her temperature tell TO-
don't know how low, tor our thermometers
do not begin to register low enough. They are
temperature must have been down TO 90 de-
grees at the least. Her father, mother, brother
and husband stood around her bed, and all had
given her up for dead"