The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-24
RAISE THE DEAD.
Machine That Restores Life When
the Vital Spark
SEEMS ALMOST GONE.

SEEMS ALMOST GONE.
The Most Remarkable Invention FiIls
Inert Lungs With Oxygen and Thus
NeutraIzes All Poisons-A Rabbit
and a Dog Pronounced Dead Leap
from the liable After Use of the
Respirator on Them.
1t was announced some time ago.
that Professor George Poe, of Nor-
folk, Va, had invented an artificial
respirator machine" that would raise
the dead. There has just been COM
pleted at Norfolk by Professor Poe
and several inquiring scientists SER
! les of amazing successful experiment.
with the little contrivance which me-
chanically puts oxygen, the breath of
life, into inert lungs.
Those who witnessed the tests are
firmly convinced that thousands OF
lives may be saved by the "brass
heart" which is what Poe's machine
practically is. It will be especially
valuable in cases of suspended anima-
tion caused by drowning, by gas as
phyXiation in mines, and by coma
resultant upon typhoid fever and 9TH
err diseases.
Professor Poe, by letting the con-
trivance force upon him inhalation
nd exhalation of oxygen, was enabled
to stop breathing for ten minutes
Animals, declared dead beyond alb
doubt by the visiting physicians, were
revived in a few minutes and were
able to scamper out Of the operating
room.
Practically, though not literally.
of course, the artificial respiration
machine brought the dead to life and
the experts say it will work equally
well on human beings.
Professor Poe's machine is built as
near as possible along the lines OF
the human heart. 1t is about eigh-
teen inches in height, with two CYL
inders-correspondng to the ventri-
cles and auricles of the, heart-anG
inlet and outlet valves. Double
tubes enter the larynx and nostrils
of tie ,atient.t
Roughly. the contrivance resem-
bles a, bicycle pump. While one set
of tubes draws off the poisonous
fluids and gases from the lungs, the
other set forces in the life giving:
oxygen.
The first experiment was upon
Socrates" pet rabbit on the Poe
farm. 1t was given two grains Of
morphine, enought to kill a man.
Then Immediately four ounces OF
ether were administered. The physi-
clans pronounced the rabbit dead, af-
ter all ordinary restoratires failed.
The machine was then applied and
within three minutes the effects OF
the poison and anesthetic were irawn
6ff, and Socrates jumped from the
table and hoped away. A large dog
was then killed and brought lack to-
life again within five minutes,
The doctors present realized then
that many of the evil and after effects
of anesthesia could be done away with
bv the machine. And there dawned
upon them another side Of It's value,
which had rather humorous aspect
IntoXication, it was found, could be-
cured in a few minutes
This experiment was actually made.
The machine was applied to hilar-
iously drunken man, drew OF the
poisonous alcoholic fumes and he
straightened out in three minutes.
Since then, it has been said, Professor
Poe has been approached with prop
osition to manufacture pocket re-
spirators for this purpose
Infant asphysia, that dread accom-
paniment of birth, which stiles many
a life before it has fairly started to
exist, may also be wiped out by the
respirator. Dr.. J. P. Jackson anG
Professor Poe. with miniature ma
chine saved the life of aN baby ar
Berkeley last week. The machine diG
the breathing for the child until 10
was able to strike out for itself.
Throughout the Virginia country
folks regard Professor Poe as moo-
ern miracle-worker Despite his per-
sistent declarations that his lnVehtloh
is merely an aid to lie after IL mas
fed, the country people call him the
raiser of the dead.
Many persons have written TO roe
asking him to try and restore llte'
TO relatives who have been dead ZOE
weeks, months and even We ars. ma
is engaged now in manufacturing sew
eral respirators which will be testeo
in the leading hospitals Of the couh@
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