Evening journal., 1912-12-13
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HEART-LUNCS
Slowly Dying on Operation
Table, Animal is Exhib-
ited to Doctors
WOMAN AND CHILD
SEE DEMONSTRATION

CHICAGO, Dec. 49, lie was just a
httlo dog His life had been spent
dodging kicks, and picking up bones
from garbage boxes He wasn't OF any
particular use in the world No one
loved him. and he. after many vain
attempts 10 gain human friend had
given up In digust and become sly
and cynical
In fact, he was merely a dirty, un-
kempt, long haired dcrelict Of a big
city 50 when he finally fell a victim
10 the dog catcher IL didn't matter
particularly to anyone.
Last night he was called on to
atone for his misdeeds by dying a
bnartyr to science. There was no one
10 protest, so his life blood ebbed
slowly away on an operating table.
while group of physicians crowded
nbout or even stood on chairs, the
better to see the little heart palpitat-
ing in a living breast and to watch
The rise and fall OF unprotected lungs
until they had stopped in one last
eonvulsive CULVER
Then the physicians. ono woman and
n little girl. assembled at the regu-
aar meeting of the Chicago Medical So
rlety, IN the Northwestern University
building. gathered about DR.. b. Mer-
rill Ricketts, OF Cincinnati, and con
gratulated him on the success OF his
Demonstration. He had superintended
khe martyrdom of the little dog
Experiment On Breathing.
Tho Viyisectlon proved conclusivoly.
khe surgeons announced. that normal
I.n Il
ny the use of simple apparatus, that
both ploIral cavities can be exposed
ut the some time with perfect safety /:
Hhat heart and lungs may be per-
mitted TO rest and the patient kept
Plive by this artificial breathing pro-
cess
There was a cornucopia-shaped
cloth over the little dogs nose as il
nas lifted out Of bag by DR. Charles
Souter OF Cincinnati, DR. Ricketts,
assistant, and its body was stretched
but upon the white cloth Then the
surgeon announced that It had been
anaesthetized. but =fesuscitation
would be effected by the artificial
breathing process.
DR.. Souter placed a gag in the
dogs mouth. held the tongue in place
with forceps. inserted the machine s
tube to connect with the lungs and
the demonstration was begun.
Have YOU another dog in that
bag7' called Dr. Ricketts,. And he
explained that he had been foiled i'm
q previous demonstration because the
dog had died.
Il guess we won't need It. anyway
This one is all right he said a mo.
ment later as his skilled hands told
him that the hickering life was
strengthening. "Ill have to use m,
pccketknife. lt is all have will
me, he said a moment later
The surgeon made a quick slash
The knife was insufficient
Hand me those shears" he called
This did the business Physicians
nearest the table were asked to hole
forceps and to hold the dogs body il
place as the vivisection continued
Expose Animals Lungs.
The surgeons I'm their white robe.
carried on their demonstration quick
ily. And soon the assemblage pushed
closer toward the little table. ant
while DR.. Souter pumped away at tn,
lartihcial breathing machine they wer,
shown just how air coald be force,
I'm and out of the lungs during an
Soperation.
That was all AS one of the sur
Reons later explained. There was n,
object for keeping the dog alive"
This could have been done for sew
eral hours had it been necessary
Whose Who remained until the cnl
saw a slight shudder The dog wa
desd, but the surgeons said that hi
1ife had aided science