New Transfusion Method.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 20, 1913:
Surgeon Uses Syringe Instead of Coupling the Veins.
    PHILADELPHIA, July 10.— A new method of blood transfusion was resorted to in the Northwestern General Hospital here yesterday, when, in transferring, six ounces of blood from the veins of a young husband to those of his wife, a specially constructed syringe was used to convey the fluid instead of bringing the veins together.
    Dr. J. Thompson Schell, who performed the operation, explained that the new method had the advantage of measuring the exact amount of blood transferred.
    Both of the patients quickly rallied after the operation, and the young wife's condition is said to be much improved.