The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

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On Wednesday last, Mr. Coleman, administered
the protoxide of nitrogen as an anaesthetic at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital in several cases :-1. A bog
about twelve, who took it twice (with an interval
of a few minutes) whilst two tendons were divided
(Mr. Willett). 2. A boy about eleven, who had 3
large abscess in the groin freely opened (Mr'
Paget). 3. An adult male, who had two loog
cuts made in the leg for a somewhat deep slow;
(Mr. Paget). In each case, the remedy acted per-
fectly, but the characteristic blueness and pallor of
the face, to which'we drew attention at the fiat,
vas very marked. Mr. Paget has favoured us with
,he following opinion as the result of his observe"
tion :—"After seeing Mr. Coleman give the nitrous
oxide at St. Bartholomew's, I cannot doubt, it;
sufficiency for procuring total insensibility to the
)ain of short operations. The appearance of a°-
•phyxia is alarming; but it is so brief that one may
believe that even if it were more profound it might
to no harm. The question of danger, however'
lan only be decided by the results of some thou'
,ands of cases. There is certainly great need of
proving the means of administration. With an
tpparatus so cumbrous as that which Mr. Cole-
man has to use, it would be impossible to eO,-,
ploy the nitrous oxide largely in general practice.
We indicated at the outset the possibility of over-
coming this difficulty more completely than hey
hitherto been done by condensing the gas in a e°11,0;
venient and portable form. An accornpliabc
chemist has, we learn, carried out this suggestlezji;
Ile has, indeed, furnished us with the gag t
simply condensed and portable form, and will 110.,
week give us details of his method. On Thursdat.7o
last eight administrations were performed by the
same gentleman at the Dental Hospital ; in n°/
of the cases was any pain felt.—British Medic°
Journal.

A deputation, consisting of Dr. Burrows (rresid.
dent of the General Council of Medical Education 613,1
Registration of the United Kingdom), Dr. SharpeY 611. d
Crelar Hawkins (members of the Executive 0°"(
mittee of the Council), and Dr. Francis Hawkins (re6n.sci
c,rar), had an interview with the Duke of Buckingnsul ti
Ghandos, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.
A deputation, consisting of Dr. Stewart, M;
Ernest Hart, Dr. Camps, Mr. Martin, and Dr. SePttio
Gibbon, had an interview with the Duke of Buokiegm-b,
and Chandos at the Colonial-office yesterday, on the °l.'
ject of the Practitioners (Colonies) Bill.
TILE CIVIL SERVlCE.—Appointments : Mr. 11:er;
bort John Lewis Roily, having been first in a competit.°
if four candidates, to be temporary clerk in the Cenlian
iler-in-chief's office ; Mr. Isaiah Turvey, having been'
in a competition of two candidates, to be clerk in the C°l3
vict Service. Mr. Edward Brenton Archibald, to bo i:r a
in the Mixed Commission Court, New York. lkir• "6".„-Sr•
Hands, to be clerk in the Post-office, Newport, 3/00113°-
shire. , gold call'
Mr. Gee's colours are claret and gold hoops
and Mr. Robert Orroll's Bismarck. had
have
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