TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD—A WARNING.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1951, 6 November 1874, Page 3

TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD— A WARNING.

[pail mall gazette.] The transfusion of blood is a medical experiment which should only be tried under the best advice, and even then sometimes produces distressing results. A man named Simpson was according to one of the American papers the other day nearly dead from consumption, when Dr, Hopkins, who was attending him, decided to try the effect of a transfusion of blood. As none of Simpson's friends or neighbors were willing to shed their blood for Simpson's sake, Dr. Hopkins had no alternative but to use Simpson's goal for the purpose, and accordingly, opening the patient's arm, injected about two quarts of the goat's blood into the sufferer's system. Simpson began immediately to revive ; but his revival was marked by the most disagreeable symptoms. No sooner had his strength returned than he jumped out of bed, and, switching his head about after the fashion of a goat, made a savage attempt to butt the doctor. Dr. Hopkins, after Simpson's head had been plunged against Ma stomach three or f<3«r times with the force ol a hahier-ing-ram, took refuge in an adjoining room, whereupon Simpson banged his head against the door with such violence that he would have soon smashed the panels but that his attention was diveited from the doctor by his inother-in-law, who at this moment entered the room. One well direct blow from Simpson's head floored the unfortunate old lady, and then she lay screaming for help, Simpson frolicked round her, making efforts to nible the green flowers which formed the pattern of the carpet. At last he was securely tied down but alarmed the. whole neighborhood by Ms frightful "baas." Distressed by Simpson's condition and the reproaches of Mrs Simpson, Dr Hopkindeterniined to undo the evil if possible, and by heavily bribing an Irishman who ?eaa Simpson's servant procured fresh blood from the faithful domestic, and injected Simpson a second time. Simpson is now quite well, but shocks his old Bepublican friends by displaying an irresistible tendency to vote the Democratic ticket, and speaks with a strong brogue. He has only once butted since the last " transfusion. " On going into church a few Sundays ago, oneoftheremaining corpuscles of the goat's blood got into his Drain, and he butted the sexton half-way up the aisle, recovering himself, however in time to apologise just as the indignant sexton was about to floor him.