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The Inter-Ocean of a recent date con tained an account of a peculiar surgical operation undertaken and successfully accomplished by Dr. Carl Progler, of Addison, Dupage County, Ill., and Drs. Hotz, Wild and Gradle, of this city. It will be remembered that the case referred to was that of Mr. Kleinsteuber, a German school-teacher, who resided on Larrabee street, in the North Division. The opera tion was the transfusion of the blood of a living lamb into the veins of Mr. Klein steuber. The operation, the first of the kind in America, was carefully planned, and its execution was not marred by a single error. The physicians who were present have, of course, awaited the re sult with some solicitude, and, after watching Mr. Kleinsteuber, Dr. Hotz re ports substantially as follows: The gen eral condition of the patient is much im proved, although it is as yet impossible to prognose the case so far as to say defi nitely whether or not the special disease (consumption) of which the patient is suffering can be cured by this means. As stated, the patient's condition under the circumstances is pronounced good. The violent cough has to a great extent ceased. The pulse is regular and normal, more than could be said of it before. The appetite is good; previous to the op eration it was very poor. He sleeps ex cellently. The patient does not have that languid feeling as formerly, and conse quently the mind is clear, while the gen eral appearance is in keeping with the indications enumerated above. Dr. Hotz (who makes the report) and his colleagues consider this progress as quite extraor dinary and very encouraging, and are confident in affirming that one thing has already been proved by the operation, and that is, that all diseases which arise from want of blood can be cured by the transfusion process. The act of trans fusing causes no pain to the patient, the fever and chill which it occasions pass ing away in a short time.—Chicago Inter. Ocean, June 8,
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Wyoming Post
Wyoming, Illinois, US
Sat, May 23, 1874
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