The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 23, 1901, Page 3

TB'!S is the first of a scries of articles which The Sunday Call will publish in the interest of cherity as exemplified by the various cheritable institutions of San Fran- eisco controlled by women. These papers will be written by the presidents of the different organ izations and therefore can be relied upon as accurate in fetail. Coming from such sources of authority they cannot fail to awaken jpterest among the many readers who know, in a general way, that good work is being done, yet lack specific information as to how, where and by whom. The present interesting little chat on the Infants’ Auxiliary is by Miss Daisy Burns, the president of that organi- ratio Next week will appear an erticle by the president of the San Francisco Fruit snd Flower Missic: en the condition of that charity and the good it has accomplished. ng-house was a e week ranged from $1 There were children whose pa- were 1t ¢ the small o0 poor to emount asked. Those children had to be of. nevertheless, and the sis- the amount to profit and see expenses were mot the the at sixty bo about thirt that of o3 Ay Shelter.” Ladies’ nfant our members belng sraall, our work importance. tea given at Mrs. e flower boxes in order nor BY FISS DAISY BURN: 4 but where was the morcy to rome ? As by now our bank account sted, another tea seemed the most feasible way df obtaining it ard a tea was given at the home of Mrs. E. i ter. The plano was purchased e proceeds, and we wer: to add a little to our tr s0 enablec . mer ani = THE SUNDAY CALL. istmas and_Fourth cf ™Me and success it certalnly 1s. ts for the children. Then The ur " one and ©, . ioge of three rooms and partly fur- was manifes the first time anything of the kind had nighed was leased in Mill Valley about ten rger aocicry been attempted in San Francisco, that is minutes’ walk from the station. It is a we were glad to do collectively as we intended. However, we source of deep regret to all con- = 3 AN ARTIFICIAL ARTERY MADE RY KAND 15 TRR LRTEST MRARVEL N SURGERY- HERE seems to be no limitations by which the achievements of ecience can be measured, especially in the domain of surgery. A short time ago -ement was made that st 8 ite] a patient had been supplied ficlal stomach which served the purposes of the organ bestowed him by nature, and now comes the elligence that a Russian member of the on has succeeded in substituting 1 for natural arteries. He has re- the grest femoral artery; has on to It an artificial length, just ber might solder a piece of lead- £ 2 the ann Paris hosp all upon esa p .n pipe to a brass one. "T:’:‘ h;tt:r to comprehend how radical end difficult a thing Dr. Kaintsky accom- shed it is mecessary to explain some- g of the nuture of functions of arte- In the first place, an artery differs ries entirely from a vein. If a vein is cut the blood escapes for a while and after a lit- tle the vessel lies flat and collapsed. artery does mot. Its inner coat is so ar- ranged that a serlesjof stiff fibrous rings surround it and prevent it from collaps- ing. That is one of the reasons why, when an artery is severed, blood con- tinues to flow from it. These were only some of the problems which confronted Dr. Kaintsky when they brought ‘o his hospital in St. Peters- burg & very rich farmer and cattie raiser ramed Jvan Poltinkesh, This man while €riving in & sleigh hed collided with a stump, Poftinkosh was hurled out vio- lently and in falling was practically im- paled upon a broken branch. The jagged plece of wood struck him just below the hip joint and ranged down for about four inches, The wound produced was an exceedingly vgly and ragged one. It was directly over and in line with the femoral artery, which supplies the entire leg with blood. but al- though this great vessel was entirely lald bare and badly bruised it fortunately es- caped puncture. The injured man was not brought to the hospital urntll three days after the accl- dent, and it was at once evident that only herolc measures would save either life or leg to his patient. It appeared to Dr. Kaintsky that gangrene was threatened. As nearly as the surgeon could estimate he had just three days before an operation became absolutely imperative. He had already determined upon the heroic opera- tion of removing the injured part of the femoral artery and replacing it with an artificial substitute. Dr. Kaintsky wanted to make a tube six inches long which should so closely re- semble the actual tissue of a human ar- tery that it weuld be borne without pro- test by the orsanism in which it was to be placed. At the end of those three days, tired but triumphant, he emerged from his laboratory. Poitinkosh was anesthetized and carried to the operating table. Dr. Kalntsky pointed out to the watching surgeons and students the signs on the foot of the pa- tient that marked the onset of gangrene, and then he told them that he intended to remove part of the injured artery and re- place it with an artificlal substitute. At last the artery was freed and the surgeon showed his wondering assistants that nearly four inches of the vessel was ready to disintcgrate. All eyes watched Dr. Kaintsky as he himself placed clamps upon the big artery. 'The artery clamp having been fixed, Dr. Kaintsky cut away about four inches of the artery. From the pocket in front of his operat- ing gown Dr. Kaintsky drew a silver aseptic case and from it drew a small, hollow, elastie, almost colorless tube, about five Inches long. Almost {mme- diately he placed it in position. He drew it between his fingers so as to expel all alr and placed a pair of artery forceps upon one end. Then he slipped one end of the artery into the tube and stitched it into place. Quickly the same procedure was caried out at the other end, and then Dr. Kaint- sky removed the clamp which’ was hold- ing the blood from the mended artery. ‘The blood rushed through its new chan- nel, pumping out the collapsed tube, and it was actually difficult to tell the arti- ficlal artery from the real ome. At the same instant, too, a good, healthy pulsa- tion could be feit in the patient’s ankle, e — cerned that we could not have a place large enough for all the children, but, as I have sald before, our funds being low, we had to content ourselves with taking six at a time. ‘We have met with the greatest generos- ity on all sides. Our rent has been paid by some one unknown to us and to whom we feel Ceeply grateful. Most of our cook- ing utensils, a large and varied supply of groceries, carpet, a ton of coal and other articles that go to make a country place comfortable and homelike have been do- nated. A matron and her daughter were installed to care for the little ones. When all was In readiness two of the auxiliary girls and myself transported one girl ana fivé boys to the hillside overlooking the town of Mill Valley, The exclamations of the children were very amusing, as the ferry-boats, sailing vessels and steam cars were something rather out of the ordinary. We were the observed of all observers, as one may suppose that six children, three girls, fele} scope basket, suit case and coal scuttle might wellde. Yes, a coal scuttle—it was necessary to the happiness of our matron, and the only way of getting it there was to carry it over. The children were rav- enously hungry and ate llke men. After lunch old clothes were donned and they were staked out to enjoy themselves. For a week they roamed the flelds and spent their vacation as only children can. Alas and alack, it had to come to an end, all too soon, as only a week is allowed each installment. When I think of the things we had to work with—nothing, in fact, but our ge- sire to help little children to grow well and strong and have a taste of untram- meled country life—I marvel at our suc- cess. All the credit possible is due the few girls that managed this aftatr. 1t people would only realize the oy 1t brings one by giving pleasure to those of God’s children who are less fortunate than ourselves, it seems as though there ought to be more workers in the field. Being so encouraged by the results a few months have Lrought forth, we are in hopes that thesvenrs will do the same In prgporfinn, even unto owning our ‘home A Roory Bray £/ HOUSE THE LAND OF Nop. in the country. -rnis sounds rather pre- tentious for a soclety so young, but we hope to verify the old adage, “Nothing succeeds like guccess.” It has been done in New York. Why not here? It can and will be done, and by the auxiliary. Of course, it will take time, as all things of importance do. “Rome was not built in a day,” neither do we expect our home to be built in a year, or two or three, unless some kind friend will extend to us a helping hand. Last Sunday we kept open house at Henry cottdge, that those who are inter- ested in our work might have a practical demonstration of It. The six little tots, “dressed In their Sunday best,” who flit- ted from one of our guests to another, were very happy. Tea was served in the dining-room, a roomy tent having been donated for that purpose. To-day our cottage is small and rented, our children few, our funds low; a few years hence—I will not say how many—our cottage will be a house and ; HER LADY-SHIP STRNVINGSTP. ~Az ruizpgEc HOUSE. ‘i\' ey owned by tha auxiliary, our children A FIGHT TO THE DEATH Battle Royal Between a Buck and Two Dogs. HEAVY storm swept wver the for- est. sifting a new layer of snow up- cn the frozen world. After it, the sun peeped out, it grew warmer, and there was a new gurgle and clinking in the fce-armored brooks. Listlessly the deer shuflled up and down the vard. but the warmth had hardly stirred them when the wina lifted anew, blowing with a savage bitterness from the north. At dawn the snow had crusted. and when the big buck tried to tread down new paths, ha cut himself unmercifully about the hoofs. With lolling tongue he was looking out along the forest, debating, when a wild cry—a sharp. querulous hcwling—lifted atove the murmuring of the’ wind among the trees. Oof—000-0000! W000—00f—000! It 'was a dog. He\drew himself together with a shock. Nearer came the sound. With wild eves he looked along his trail. The dog was in the yard. Tt was coming! Turning on his heel, he fled. and at the instant the volce of another hound was added to the clamor. The buck shot down the open path, startling the other deer. He dashed among them, pushing right and left, agonized in the effort to escape, vet still Intent to lose his track among theirs. But at that In- stant a hound appeared In front: there was a wild babel'of dreadful sounds. He saw the dog spring upon the fawn. It fell, struggled madly, and then the hound wor- ried it unon the ground. Frenzied, the buck turned aside. The dog was in his path, and one stroke of his sharpened hoof vould have slain the crea- ‘ture at.its work. But his own precious yv was at risk. He fled, and, unconscious the cutting crust. crashed through the dcrest. Bump—crash—bump—bump! In mad terror he raced along. Once he heard the fawn bleat piteously, and the ery quick- ened him. But he had hardly reached the crest of the slope. when again he heard a hound give ton He was pursued. He saw the hound leap from the last path in the yard and come racing after him. some- times galloping along the crust, and again breaking through. The buck was almest spent: the hou w nearer, its tongue hanging from its red and dripping Jaws. At every step it gave tongue till the forest was filled with the sounc The buck could go no fs his neck ruffled, a red v gleam in his ex He was cornered. driven to his last stride, and must fight. Boo-oof! roared the hcund. Tt sprang at his throat. but the treacherous crust and there it lay at the feet of the buck, wallowing and defenseles: For an ant there was silence. The dcg, bewildered. lay there. the buck loom- ing above it. Then the deer lifted both forefeet together. and with a powerful, sweeping stroke, beat it down. Again and again he struck, furious. The snow grew red beneath his hoofs, and silently he kept on—a wild, remorseless destroyer. Before long the huddled bundle of fur be- reath his feet neither moved, nor made scund, vet still he kept on. He saw noth- ing, heard nothing. Fury poscessed him. A man appeared in the brush. He held a striving hound in leash—the mate of the one Iyjng dead in the snow. At sight of the stamping buck the man shouted, whils his dog made stremuous efforts to break away. “Down there!” cried the man, beat- ing the creature about the head, but its efforts only grew more frantic. It whined, trembling with eagerness, and then bayed hoarsely. At the note the buck halted an instant, staring about, his awful fear renewed. He saw the hound break from the leash and spring toward him. Then, wheeling, he fled away again. His only chance was o regain the yard, to find the tracks of the other deer, and to turn the dog upon their trail. But as he circled down the slope, the inexorable creature at his heels gaining at every bound, he felt his strength deserting. He plunged on. his tongue out and his eyes wavering. He reached the yard and raced along the path. At the turn he almost fell \pon the fawn’s inert body. Recolling in horror, he turned down another path. It ended against a wall of snow, and the dog was close at his heel There was nd re- treat. He leaped again upon the crust, ana wallowed Into a nearby path. Down this he raced, and again It led to the fawn. He tried another path, vet still could not shake the hound from his heels nor find ‘where the other deer had left the vard. Once more he tried and failed—and the hound had him by the throaf lindly he struggled, striking out witH both feet. One crushing stroke fell upon the dog; it gave a long-drawn howl and fell before him. Again he fell upon the enemy, strik- ing and slashing with his sharp forefeet, and us he stood crushing it beneath him, a rifie cracked in the woods. Then he dled.—Maximilian Foster In Everybody's Magazine her. He turned,