The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-02
THIS SURGICAL WIZARD
TRANSPLANTS vITALS
Sound Organs of Animals Exchanged Diseased by
Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Instue-New Hope for
Humanity.

New York. Jan. "A remarkable story
OF transportation OF organs from one
animal TO another, suggestive OF the
promise that some day animal organs
may successfully be placed in human be-
ings. is told by DR.. Alexis Carrel. of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search. in this months issue of the in
stitute's journal. which physicians re-
ceived yesterday
DR.. Carrel succeeded in transferring the
kidneys OF dogs TO other dogs, of cats TO
other cats. and In one instance placed
dogs kidney in goat. He accomplished
feats that have been vainly attempted by
surgical wizards for a decade.
His work, which was widely discussed
yesterday. physicians thought brought
much nearer that cherished hope of years:
replacing diseased parts OF the human
anatomy with healthy parts from AMI
mails
These particular experiments. doctors
believe give rise to the belief that the
time Is not far or perhaps, when
scourges of mankind. may be banished
from the existing list OF ills. IL the kid
neys of an animal may be changed to an
other animal. the doctors speculated and
still operate healthily and normally, why
would they not operate as well in a hu-
man body?
NEW CURE FOR DISEASED ORGANS.
II believe the time will come. as a re-
suit OF such experimentation. when the
cure for a diseased liver, kidney or heart
will be new liver, kidney or heart said
a conservative physician, after reading of
Dr. Carrels experiments.
DR. Carrel first experimental on dog.
He removed from healthy animal not
only the kidneys. but the blood vessels,
nerves and nerve-gangl!a associated with
piece OF surgical work All the removed
parts he laid aside in a vessel of isotonic
sodium chloride solution.
These parts. naturally. were then dead.
They were absolutely away from any
connection with living tissue or other life
giving material II Is, TO the lay mind,
one OF the marvels of the experiment that
they should afterward receive life again
In the meantime. while these parts were
laid aside, tho body of the other animal
called 1.-THE host" I'm the technical descrip-
tion-was prepared. Similar parts were
cut out. but flaps and long ends of flesh
and arteries were carefully left, so that
the organs OF No. I might he sutured or
grated In their proper pl1ces In the body
of ''the host"
This was done within few hours in
every experiment. the organs adapted
themselves 20 their usual functions in the
new body.
CATS THE BEST SUBJECTS.
Or. Carrel later discovered that cats
were better subjects for such experiment
tation, and his later tests were made with
them More than n score OF eats had new
kidneys installed. and In his summing Up
Dr. Carrel says:
I'VE may conclude from these results
that tho functions Of the kidneys re-cs-
tabish themselves after transportation"
IT is considered no drawback to the sue
cess OF the experiments that most OF the
animals subsequently died. They lived for
various periods-one cat for Is days
and then died from causes not directly
allied with tho transportation Periton-
tits killed most But during their lives
after the operations the action OF the
transferred organs was normal.
DR. Carrcl makes no mention In HIS re-
port. which Is dlgnified professional
writing. OF possibilities OF transportation
from animals 10 humans. But Il IL along
that line that his experiments are di-
rectcd
Last summer In Chicago. In conjunction
with Dr. G. G. Guthrie. ne succeeded In
transpiantlng veins and arteries from one
animal Ia another. and In making veins
do the work Of arteries. This experiment
was made with the idea that perhaps In
times veins may be transplanted In hui
mans and low of healthy blood diverted
10 tmpo, erished or diseased parts
In accordance with the custom ~ tho
Rockcfeller institute workers. Dr. Carrei
will rot discuss his experiments, except