Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1917 — GIVES LIFE BLOOD TO FELLOW MAN [ARTICLE]

GIVES LIFE BLOOD TO FELLOW MAN

' Young> Man Gives a Pint and a Half of Virile Blood That Death of Friend May Be Averted. 1' ■ * Milton Roth was in such a weakened condition yesterday that his doctors realized'That"h“e’6duld not survive much longer unless they could some way add to his strength. It was decided to try to save his 'life by transfusion of blood. In order tha,t this operatidn may be performed, .the blood used must meet a very rigid test. Gaylord Long, the clerk at .the Makeever Hotel, offered himself and his blood ,was found to meet the required test in every particular. A pint and a half of his blood was taken from 'his artery and infused into the vein of Mr. Roth. The loss of so much blood was quite a shock to the young man and he was in quite a weakened condition fut will overcome that in a very shon time. t The transfusion was made last ev ening and this forenoon Mr. Roth" showed decided improvement and he has a splendid chance of recovery. To his brother, Sam, he said he felt the best this morning that he had for more than two weeks. • Gaylord Long deserves much credit for this manly sacrifice and it is the hope of all that it may not have been made in vain.