The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
TaR OLD MADE YOUNG.

Youth to Old Age.
A new York dispatch of recent date
says:
"a remarkable surgical operation is
reported by the Journal, the success Of
which seems to place the ardor and
vitality of youth within reach of the
aged and infrm.
by means Of this operation, which
is more troublesome than dangerous,
the blood and magnetism of vigorous
manhood are infused into the veins and
permeate the system of feeble old age.
The superintendent energy of those
who enjoy rugged health can be made
to bring new life to old men tottering
on the verge of the grave.
"More surprising still is the state
ment made by DR.. E. M. Clerihew, the
surgeon who performed the first oper
alton of the kind, and c~orroborated by
his patient, that powers which have
been lost can be restored and the facul-
ties long dormant may quickly be
called into activity.
"Dr. Clerihew has studied the trans
fusion of blood theory for years, and
was we'll aware of the objections to
the old system. When a pump is used
to bring the blood from one patient to
another the fluid passes through a for
eign substance, and it's temperature is
lowered. Ga the other hand, there
have been many efforts to bring about
TRANSMISSION of blood without a pump.
One such attempt was made by a dis
tinguished surgeon, who j)ined two
arteries together. In this case, how
ever, nothing but blood was inter
changed between the patients.
"Dr. Clerihew became convinced that
a long, close contact between exposed
surfaces was what was needed to get
the best results. He first began to ex
pertinent with animals. He has per
formed six or eight experiments with
dogs, gaining much experience watch
ing the results, which were uni
formly favorable. About six weeks
ago the physician was asked to per-
form the first operation of this kind
upon human beings. A wealthy man
over so years of age wanted to renew
his youth, and induced his nephew to
give him some of his strength. DR..
Cherihew bound them together for
four days, and the results were graft
flying and successful. Now the old man
is said to enjoy many of the pleasures
of his early days and to feel 80 years
younger.
"The second patient to be operated
upon is Peter Iugerslew, aged Ga. He
weighed in" at 164 pounds and ex-
pressed a willingness to exchange a
portion of his wealth for the blood and
strength Of Peter Ruesch, a robust
young German of No. IA First street,
this city. On Saturday evening, No
vember IA, DR.. Cherihew began the
operation. The left arm of the old
man and the right arm of young
Ruesch had previously been shaved
and placed in CASTLE dressing to soften
the cuticle for the knife.
DR.. Clerihew administered chloro
form to Ruesch, and injected cocaine
into the forearm Of Ingerslew, where
toe incisions Of the knife were to be
made. This deadened the pain.
The first incision was made in the
arm of the old man about half way be-
tween the elbow and wrist, on the out
side of the arm and slightly under.
meath, so that it would fit closely
against the feshy part of the forearm
of the younger man. Four incisions
in all were made, and an oblong piece
of skin, four inches in length and
about an inch wide was removed. The
edges of the cut we're beveled so as to
fit closely against the edges of the in
cision in the arm of Ruesch. The en-.
tire operation consumed less than four
minutes. Tt appeared to be painless,
and the bleeding was not profuse. The
wound was then washed antiseptically
and temporarily bandaged. Mean
while Ruescb, lying stretched out on
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was to be bound, had been placed un-
der the Influence of chloroform. The
necessary incisions were made n his
forearm and the skin was removed,
after which the bandaging process was
repeated. Tie exposed surfaces ex,
actly matched. In this position the
two arms were firmly held, while the
doctor bound them in plaster of Paris
bandages. This was the most laborious
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