Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-25

once severed the cephalic branch of the
mediau vein of his right arm at the elbow.
Raising the left arm of the dying man
I from ihc bed 4 made Fritz sit down so
as 20 bring them nearly 10 a level, and
cGt the some vein at the same place Ny
purpose was 10 connect the lower ex-
tremity on Fritzs vein with the upper Of
I Wychcr.ys. and vice versa. To DO this.
I slipped the cut pieces of the calf's blood
/ vessel over the cut eXtremities OF Wy
. clerlys Vein, and then inserted the cor
Pes ouding end of Fritzs vein into the
/ other end of the calfs vein which served
precisely the same purpose as the joint
used la c0nnesting TWO pieces Of metal
. p.pe. After completing the connection
7 brought the arms OF both men close to-
ecther band. cling them tightly in that
position So u.s. TO O5yiate aRy risk Of break
ing the connection. Then 1 took Wilhelm
around % lhe right side of the bed and
+ connected his left arm in the same man
Her With Wycherlys right A complete
+ aud perfect connection had now been
formed with the circulatory organs OF the
+ three men-they formed. in fact, one cir
I c-utory system.
80 pcrcepulle effect was noticeable
upou Wycherly for half an hour. 1t was
{ tFue he was being supplied with the life
giving llld from two sources, but they
we've py uO means abundant ones, and be-
s.-es. our OF thirty odd pounds of blood
which a healthy man possesses. 1 am
afraid 10 say how much he had lost. In
. the case OF the youths. howevCc. crucial
I observer would have detected a very ap-
.ea e Al.
faces and in order that they might not
become alarmed at any feeling of weak
ness 1 ordered some bottles of the best
wine the establishment afforded TO be
brought and administered it to them
freely al the same time divevting their
Thoughts as much as possible. Soon 1
rouc-d that the color was returning to
Wycherly cheeks Ii was evident that
Ibis life was saved and that the measures
had employed had been the means Of do
ing IL. About half an hour afterward
Fritz and Wilhelm became FESTIVE. ] OK
planned 90 them that TO move from the po-
siuon they We're ir. much less 10 have
the banGgses taken from their arms,
/ would entail tine death of the sick man;
THAT their meals would DE brought to them.
/ and that they would even have 10 sleep
Z just where they were. also that 1 could
not tell just exactly how long this condi-
zion of things would last, but that while
it Ola they would get 500 "a day apiece
Tor their services after that day. for
which they would get SlC0 apiece The
sight Of Che sold which I counted to each
OF them-havins received supply that
morning from Wycherly's bankers-re-
moved thc last trace OF discomfort
From chat day ON Wycheriys recovery
was steady and rapid. Within a week his
appetite retu ned and he was strong
enough to- be up and about
Several more DAYS elapsed. until one
morning ] considered il safe for the in
valid 90 take outdoor exercise. I did not
at once sever the connection which bound
him TO The two young Germans. partly
because of some observations I had made
which suggested a peculiar train of
Thought. Was it fancy that Wycherly
was becoming structurauy and orgauical-
ly affected by the new blood which was
now circulating through his system?
Could the mere TRANSMISSION of ordinary
blood iu his veins have given the fresh
ness of look. the elasticity and buoyancy
of spirits which were now his to a man
who. scarcely two weeks before. had been
upon the bed of death2 And could it be
possible. ON the other hand that 1 de-
tect,l somewhat older look I'm the Ger
man lads who formed part and parcel Of
this curious physical trinity? II was with
Wow Co observe more closely and thor
ou-tly the surgical and physical aspect of
On. case that ] decided TO preserve the
st.rl. quo for "a time at any rate.