The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-30
WONDERFUL AWAKENING.
THE DEAD RESTORED TO LIFE
WITH NIIRO.GLYCERINE.
Remarkable Experiment Success
fully Made Upon Chicago Woman
by a Physician.

CHICAGO, Ill, September 29.-The
Evening Journal today pub ishes case
of remarkable resuscitation from sup
posed death OF young married wom-
an named MIS-. Fraser, the daughter
OF Mr.. T. II, Stevens, who, with his
family, came here from New York to
live some years ago. On July 3Oth,
last, Mrs. Fraser gave birth TO a child,
and in August, after several days i'll
ness, was pronounced dead by her at
tending physicians. DIR. Mark II.
Lackersteen, who was also attending
Mrs. Fraser, save: 81 did everything
] could think OF to restore respiration,
without effect. Ten minutes must
have elapsed, though at that time ]
was not in q position to watch the
passage OF time. Then 1t suddenly
struck me that would like to try a
hypodermic Injection of the solution
OF nitro-glycerine. / took up ten
drops OF II and let the corpse have the
full benefit OF it. The fist minute
there was not a pulsaIion, but just
q gasp; that was all. l looked at
my watch and there were four such
Rssps distributed over the first sixty
seconds, but that ia not life. In the
second minute there were six respira-
tons and slight heart pulse could be
heard, but no pulse could be felt. In
the third minute II was 1870 and up
ward, 50 that it could not be counted.
Her face flushed; her eyes began to
roll in their sockets; all the mu c,es
relaxed from the extreme stiffness OF
death; all the contraction OF the limbs
gradually relaxed; speculation came
back to her eyes and she became con.
scious. In my opinion, in all cases Of
shock or collapse this thing ought TO
be tried before they are given over for
lost. There is nothing peculiar or
sensational about 1t at all. The only
thing is / have been the frat person
to Try it. II l have saved life, 1t is
this one"
The doctor relates the following
"The lady is young woman between
10 and 20 years Of age. She was con-
fined July 30th OF a male baby, under
very great difficulty. 1t was an in.
strumental case. She was up and
about, but in the middle of August
began to complain Of little pain. On
the oath day of the month che seemed
to have collie pains, which continued
off and on until the evening OF the
25th, when the pains became very So
we're, and was sent for. have here
(taking from his vest little bottle
filled with clear fluid like water) q
one DER cent. solution OF alcohol oil
nitro glycerlne. II is remedy which
for some little time has been used for
epilepsy ard things OF that sort, and
for come forms Of kidney trouble also.
1t has an effect on the blood vessels,
the lentron blood vessel arteries. We
give II in doses of one drop, drop
and half, two drops, or maybe three
drops In some cases. We give II
through the mouth. II was never be.
fore given hypodermically, 60 far as
am aware, until made the trial, thank
goodness, with success. 1t was a case
OF gall stone. Many persons die Of
shock. As they try to pass the stones
they gradually sink away from pair
and die from shock or collapse
On the night OF the 30th che collapsed,
She lost her pulse. Her heart
ceased to beat. She ceased to breathe.
Her temperature fell to, ! do not know
how low, for our Thermometers do moi
begin TO register low enough. They
are only marked TO 90 degrees, but
think her temperature must have been
down to 92 degrees, at the least. HeI
father, mother, brother and husband
stood around her bed, and all had
given her up for dead. They spoke o.
her in the past-tense, and they were
very sorrowiul. Just before the
woman collapsed, her last words were
Good God, the cold wave of death il
over me- She said she wanted b
drink something, aud had a pain Il
her inside; then there seemed to b
a rush through her bowels, and whel
that was over she knew nothing more
She called for the consulting physician
DIR. Adams Allen, who came about
o'clock in the morning, and he wa
pretty well pleased when he hear
what had been done. In two or thre
days time, twenty-eight gall stone
came from her. The three largef
were from one and one.hslf to one an
three-quarier inches long and two an
three-iourth inches in circumference
She has since been to my place two {
three times, and was very glad TO sc
her. 1t is a highly interesting case"
GLOW do you account for the etiec
OF the I'M scnonY ?"
at promoted action of the arteries
They, causing the vessels to dilate
enabled the blood 10 flow, and whel
IL begins to follow anywhere, IL woul
not be long till 1t is flowing throug
the heart. II simply set the machiner
going again. never held pulls
that went as fast as hers did. l al
Just now waiting for one or two case
10 carry my experiments farther.
want a case OF collapse from an owe
dose of chloroform. In my opinio
there is no use of anyone dying froI
an overdose OF chloroform now, {
from shock while undergoing surgicl
operations. And there will be thi
advantage in the latter case: TIL
operation can be completed withoU
any flow OF blood to impede its pre-
Rress, and then when it is all over, tn
nitTo-g'ycerine can be administers
and animation restored"
The reporter for the Journal col
frmed all the main facts in the ca
by interviews with members OF tn
family. The patient is at present eE
joying excellent health.