Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-28

tests progressed and finally success
vas assured
Al the beginning ~ last years ses-
sion of the medical year the appara-
Itus for freezing AIR and cOmpres einH
% until a resistance OF 30OH pounds
10 inc cubic inch was obtained var
improved and Installed IN the base
ment Of the laboratory building
Pipe. we're ron through 20 each Of
thc experimental rooms. an Of ahica
we're supplied from the same cylin-
defs a description of the apparatus
for comprcssing thi liquid air into
steel tubes and bottles viii serve 20
give au idea Of hos the temperature
o. attained aud what the sir looks
IKE
ln appearance and somewhat ou
.he same princile Inc main section
1f mo apparatus is like au ordinary
engine with tvo cylinder. q fly-
wheel and outstanding tanks Pumps
lre attached 10 each 0 these cyiiu.
lers and are operated by the wheel b
piston once in the cylinders The air
s forced ~ . terrific pressure into
compressor. and from there into
Tubes lined With felt fnd asbestos.
through mare Of smaller tuDos 10
. freezing coil and thence 10 steel
bottle capable of enormous resisting
poser
A. the air passes through the
mall areas from the larger pipes
w. force ls increased until when u
finally reaches The bottle u measure
5000 pounds pressure 10 the cubic
/ inch From the steel bottle which
in reality ls @ thick tank Of sleel.
rlveted and welded 10 resist the
force. the air. s passed through bripy
pipes ana thence into drying tubes
lines tith coverings of nustic pot
/ ash From these b. b. passed into q
llifuifirr aud into a receiving tank
In order 90 transfer The air. which
lhy this time resembles translucent
water. IL is necessary that the rccep
ltarlrs contain an almost perfect va
uum " the normal aimospherr
b. allowed 10 How into these vessel
tho liquid air quickly disappear Ia "a
yauor Mechanics who handle these
vessels are Obliged 10 wear heavy
gloves. for II the flesh "a allowed 20
como lu contact with the exterior of
| the lars Tor several second frost
bite results
Much difficulty rs experienced
when the animal body which Is 10
he frozen b. about 10 be- placed iu
the Jar Sometime the filling OF the
iar has 10 be done first ana then
The organism placed within IN this
way the air often ovaporates and II
| IA necessary 10 create another yacu-
um IN the vessel continuing the body.
So a. not 10 smother the body %
lore n Il frozen. little tues are IN
rcripd. glloWtng small quantities Of
IoXyfeu 10 enter with the air Thus
the Jars are not always filled 10 the
brim with liquid air
After the lars have been sealed
they are promptly labelled With the
date aud history ~ the test They
are then stored In low tempcraturcd
cells to await developments
Revived After iieing Frozen Months
Frog. lizards. snakes. rats ana
oven fish figure in these expert
ments The most successful are
those involving reptiles aud frogs
This Is natural In view Of the fact
that even In normal lie there are
certain times of the year when ami
nation ~ partly suspended In these
creature Studies Of tho heart
pressure and resisting qualities of
these animals ruaEe the time during
which they are 10 remain Ia the
lgrozon atmosphere Sometimes they
remain Va the Jars for weeks or
months Then they are 'thrawed
out' and revived by means OF mas
sage aud respiration The dorm
ant state in which the subjects are
kept during their imprisonment is
known 70 medical and scientific men
as the latent lie The organisms or
bodies have every appearance OF hcinr
absolutely void of life. breath and
CONSCIOUSNESS u such bodies pos.
sess any such thing. Vitality is De-.
pressed to such u state that even the
most careful scrutiny will not re-
veal the slightest aspect OF anime
ton
n scientist were suddenly e.
come into the laboratory. Unaware oI
the experiments he could not possih
~ ascertain whether the animal OF
p organism misht be dead or alive
Microscopic eNamiratiun viii not
show the slightest siFn of life li
fact the animals Is dead so FAR o.
, the senses Of the observer are ron
ccrucd To most persons. nothiu.
seems more easy than 10 distinguish
between life aud death Nhei
i lqnestioned In this regard they al
once think ~ beating hearts. pulsat
Z ing arteries. breath aud color. IN cor
ID trast with the cold and rizid bod
b la which the beatings OF the hear
) have forever ceased. To the scien
list. to view these experimental 81
iects. without a knowledge OF M
' history attached u Is the same
n THsra fUaF.wssU har. .w.I