The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-07
TRANSFUSING BLOOD.
SOME CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS IN THIS
DIRECTION.
Animals Brought to Life Which Have Been
Dead for Hours-ResuscitatiOn Com
pIete and the Subjects Con-
tinue In Good Health.
flames L. Finch in Denver News.l

James L Finch In Denver NeWS-l
The subject operated upon was medium
sized terrier dog. It was securely tied, and
an incision made in an artery in his neck,
by which the animal was bled to death He
certainly passed through all the symptoms
of dying ard soon after the last blood is
sued 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 20 degrees Fahrenheit, while
the dog lay for three hours dead By this
time he had become very stiff and cold be
was now placed in a warm water bath that
was constantly maintained at a temperature
OF los degrees, and was continually and
thoroughly rubbed, and as he became PHI
ant 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 hard rubber tube that
was forced down his OeSophagus. When tnIs
was accomplished, the mouth of 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air could be withdrawn a well "a inhaled,
the dogs nose was securely fastened up.
A large and powerful Newfoundland 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.. ArnItage
began slowly working the respiratory bel
lows, while kept rubbing the animal and
bending his limbs and body TO facilitate cir
culation. We could not have been more
anxious about the issue of our efforts if they
had been made on human being instead
of a dumb brute When pint of fresh blood
had been injected, L could see some
change about the eyes of the dog. But no
one spoke. One thought was common TO all
would life come backa In few moments
more there was certainly cOnvuls1ve tire
more noticeable in the body. Mr.. Armitage
In undisguised excitement said TO the sur.
geon, press the blood" In a minute or two
the dog gasps, and soon attempts to eject the
respiratory tube. which was accordingly
withdrawn This was followed by gasps and
a catching of the breath, while the eyes grow
brighter and more natural The rubbing
and blood in ectlng were yet applied, and
the dog was struggling as II In
fit But his Efforts soon became
less violent and he begins low whine.
compress was now placed on the artery, and
In twenty two minutes after the first blood
was injected, he sits up, after having been
dead three hours and twenty minutes. The
dog then drank broth that had been pre-
pared for him In case Of his revival, and
soon got up, and walked about. He was furn-
ished a comfortable bed near the stove, and
from this time forward his recovery was 30
rapid that in two days he was turned out to
run the streets. He Is now a rugged charac-
ter In good health, with seemingly no bad
remembrance of his resurrection.
The second case was tested ON the second
day of December. The subject selected was
q calf six weeks Old. The details Of treat
ment were similar to the foregoing, except
for greater convenience a hot vapor bath
was substituted for the warm water INNER
aon. The calf, after being bled to death,
was left for twelve hours before its resus-
citation was undertaken, as it was desirable
70 see il q longer death interval could be
successfully passed over. The fresh blood
injected into its circulatory system was
drawn from a yearling steer. It required
thirty-fve minutes to restore the calf to life
after the TRANSMISSION Of the first blood. The
calf then drank some warm milk, and has
since grown and thriven without percepti-
BILE interruption or ailInent.
The next experiment was of different
character, and was made with view to see
II 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 for four hours
In & warm room. It will be noticed that
this was quite different and more hopeless
case than the preceding, as the dog had all
his own blood yet in his veins. After an
hour in the warm bath, and constant rub
bling and working, his veins were opened at
three different points to admit Of the escape
OF any blood that might issue from them
and the injecting apparatus was vigorously
applied to the arterial system. After fifty
minutes of anxious labor, signs OF revivih-
cation were observable. The poor beast
whined piteously as life was being once more
enthroned within him Notwithstanding
great care 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 which
the subject was dog, that was strangled
end afterward frozen-as he could not be
frozen without strangling-was unsuccessful
After four hours Of labor, no signs Of return
ing life were noticeable 1t is believed, how
ever, that this experiment may yet succeed,
end the life OF a frozen animal restored
1t il proper to add that, in the first cases
after the blood ceased to flow from the
wound, measures were taken to prevent air
entering the circulatory system as the ami
NAL cooled. and in all the cases the respira-
tory apparatus was nicely adjusted to the
capacity Of the animal. If the lungs in any
case had been ruptured or overstrained,
hsmorrhage would have subsequently en-
sued.