Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-08
PLAN 10 RESTORE
LIFE OF EXPLORER
NO IDLE ORE Am
NEEDLES Are Not Convinced Lat
emit Animation Can Be Re-
stored In Man, But Do Not
Hold Task Impossible.

3. " -al
Baltimore. Md. May "Details Of
the proposed plans OF DR.. August De
Castellane Seymoure of New Rochelle,
N r., to restore Captain Robert r.
Scott. the antarctic explorer. TO life
have been received here and the
project is not regarded as impossible.
Recent Investigations in tile histologi-
cal laboratory of Johns Hopkins uni
versity medical school indicate strong
ly the prevalence OF a third state, .
intermediate between life and death.
This state apparently comprises the
principles of both.
The fact that life in various and
many organisms may be suspended by
freezing in liquid aid and by other
processes, and the possibility OF re-
suscitat ting these organisms after a Pc
riod of several weeks. or even months.
gives color to the theory.
Or. Carroll Explains 1t.
The experiments at the Johns Hop
kins laboratory have shown there is q
state, known as latent life in which
the organisms, having every appear
ance of being lifeless, nevertheless once
AGAIN manifest vital characteristics.
Recently some interesting and sue
cessflll efforts We're made in the medi-
cal school to revive the apparently
dead heart of tive animal. They We're
explained by DIR Alexis Carroll, who
recently lectured before the students
In about half the tests the heart of a
chicken took on renewed energy sew
eral hours after death. immediately
after death the heart was frozen and
preserved. A few hours later it was
resuscitated by massage
Bacteria. the lowest plant organisms
nave enormous powers of resisting con-
d1tions that tend to death.
Frozen Becteria Retain Life Germ.
Bacteria of various diseases are seen
IN the laboratory frozen at a temper
allure of liquid air of $50 degrees Fab
renheit. They do not die, as a rule
ana often survive so extremely drastic
q procedure SIS this and retain their
specific vital pathogenic characteristics.
There are instances where such cold
blooded animals as frogs and rats,
snails. and even fish. have their lives
yet. on being ''thawed out" after a Pc
riod OF weeks. revive most actively
These animals are perfectly normal
when placed in a refrigerating jar inst
large enough to hold one animal. The
jar Is filled with liquid air at 81 certain
temperature and after short time
the animals appear ifeless.
a month later they are removed and.
on being massag ed, show signs of life,
often reviving completely
Latent Life Presents Problem.
From these experiments no claim is
made that after death life can be re-
stored, but in many Instances where
life is thought to be extinct it is only
ma sked. and 1T remains for the sci
entlsts to discover through experiment
whether they are dealing With death
itself OF with latent life.
As stated by one of the investlgat tors
who is deeply interested in the work,
IN the warm blooded animals. even
man himself one does not find such
extreme instances of suppression OF
vitality as in the case of the lower
organisms, creatures With more slug
gish and therefore less easily deranged
metabolism. Hence the theories are
not Yet apr lied to humanity.
s The interesting Inference from. all
these cases of latent life OF. suspended
animation is that, though vitality cam
not be said to have vanished, yet the
organism during all that time is not
taxing food oxygen. or water. and is
not giving out carbon dioxide or water
OF other chemical results of life. 1t
is not moving OF it. own volition and
In the higher animals both the cardiac
and respiratory activities are in abey-
ance.