The Washington bee., 1909-07-03

anu ASoS L514 ---4tEA C-teE during
Operation.
New York City.-Human blood
went at bargain-cCunter prices in
Bellevue Hospital when for $40
guest Of Mills Hotel no. 9 sold ff-
teen ounces Of his life fuiz. thereby
probably saving the life of John Dem
nison, Is years old. q patient suffer-
ing from malignant growth on the
right leg. There va= nothing heroic
s60gt the manner 5l white. t.e nan
sold his blood IL VAS uH-r t.s-
mess proposition TIE l= Ea-eI
man needed The s.--e- and f..t he
could spare taa Grol. The father
Of the patient. s-. rh POOR felt he
could spare rHa 81. IN " eI his
sons need fer t-a fresh .7oa.
Striking q bargain between buyer
and seller was easy. Dennisons faith
er went to Mills Hotel No. 9 and
announced he was in the market for
human blood He explained that his
son was in Bellevue Hospital and
that the surgeons were anxious to
transfuse the blood OF q healthy per
son into the body OF the boy.
The doctors want a strong man
who is healthy III ever E~" -
father explained.
a guest registered as L1ark oven,
who refused TO tell anything further
about himself, stepped forward, and
remarked he would like to know
more about it.
Big. broad-shouIdared with the
glow of health in his cheeks, he
looked as If he would pass the test Of (
the physicians.
81 guess yOuU do" said Denuison-
How much blood DO you wantg''
asked Owen.
Fifteen ounces"
How much do I get?"
Ten dollars"
I'm your man." and the bargain /
was struck. The rate was sc % f.
cents an OnuCe.
Up to Bellevue Hospital marched /
Dennison and Owen. The surgeons /
examined the man who was willing /
to sell fifteen ounces Of his blood for /
$40. and told him he would do. The /
nature Of the operation then was eZ- +
planned to him.
He was told that the patient was .
suffering from what is known as say- /
coma. a malignant growth. To save /
the boys life it was necessary to take I
from his body about sixteen ounces /
Of the impure blood and trausfuse in /
the body about fifteen ounces OF 7
healthy fluid.
''L don't want to be chloroformed /
during the operation owen said.
No anaastbetfcs viii be given .
replied one of the surgeons. wen /
deaden the pain by an injection Of .
cocaine"
Go ahead" said owen. I'm
ready"
Dennison was placed on the op- /
Grating table and Owen was laid on /
another table. Between the two was I
a narrow table upon which the boy /.
and the man each placed an arm. /
The surgeons made an iactsion in /
the boys upper arm and blood was /
permitted TO flow from the upper .
part Of the medfan vein. while the I
lower part was closed. In this way F..
the boy was relieved Of about six
teen ounces of his impure and un- /
nourisned blood. An incisiou then I
was made in the forearm Of the man. |
The surgeons rapidly connected the !
lower Iigament Of the mans radial /
artery with the upper vein Of the
boys arm, and the blood Of the man /
began to pass into the body Of the
boy.
DennlsOu and Owen watched each
other cooIIy throughout the opera /
ton. Not a vhi-rer came from the {
boy. not q groan from the man. {
When the operation was over the I
boys temperature showed marked
Improvement.
owen was weak after thu opera ;
u0n. He took a stimulant and then /
LETT the hospital, not forgetting, of
course, TO collect his SO before /
leaving.
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