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SINGULAR SURGICAL LExPERIMENr.-Dr.A Antoalo
Carraro informs US. ia the 4nadh URirerSah al
lfeaiciaia that he has successfully used acuPnHc-
ture in cases of apparent death. He performed
the following experiment before several individuals
An eight days old was kept under water I'LL
all motion ceased, when the animal was taken out;
the tongue protruded from the mouth and was COW
cred with froth. The extremities were stiff thsre
was no pulsation Of the heart, and every otker
sign of life was absent. On being cast into the
water for the second time it sank 10 the bottom.
1t was then taken OUT exposed 70 the sun, and
dried with warm towels. Abdominal irlctlonS
were Intellectually pracrised, and it was not uniii
the lapse of threeqartcrs of hour after the DIS
appearance of the signs of life that acupuncture
was had recourse TO. 4 needle was pushed on
wards through the heart, until it point rested on
the vertebra column. Five minutes had hardly
elapsed, when the needle observed 10 flo"r,
which indicated movement of the heart. ms
motion increased, which was soon followed by
movements of the upper extremites then re'Pira-
ton, CRYING, and lastly movements OF the whole
BODY. The animal continued TO live and sucked
is mother.


This same experiment was frequently repeated
with similar effects, from which Dr. Carraro con-
cudes, tina, puncture of the heart is noton!y nuse
ful but safe operation. He coscludes his re,
marks by trusting that his method may b' tired IN
cases of asphyxia. Provincial Med. Journal,