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

7HE NEW AN/ESTE-IE7IC.

On Wednesday last, Mr. Coleman administered
the protoxide of nitrogen as an anatsthetic at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital in several cases :-1. A boy
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 a
large abscess in the groin freely opened (Mr*
Paget). 3. An adult male, who had two long
cuts made in the leg for a somewhat deep sinus
(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.
was very marked. Mr. Paget has favoured us wit.'
the following opinion as the result of his observa-
tion :—"After seeing Mr. Coleman give the nitrous
oxide at St. Bartholomew's, I cannot doubt its
sufficiency for procuring total insensibility to the
pain of short operations. The appearance of es-
phyxia is alarming; but it is so brief that one may
believe that even if it were more profound it plight
do no harm. The question of danger, however'
can only be decided by the results of some thou-
sands of cases. There is certainly great need of ira-
proving the means of administration. With all
apparatus so cumbrous as that which Mr. Cole-
man has to use, it would be impossible to en:,
ploy the nitrous oxide largely in general practice.
We indicated at the outset the possibility of over'
coming this difficulty more completely than 10
hitherto been done by condensing the gas in a con;
venient and portable form. An accomplished
chemist has, we learn, carried out this suggestien;
He has, indeed, furnished us with the gas le t
simply condensed and portable form, and will 10
week give us details of his method. On Thursclslo
last eight administrations were performed by too
same gentleman at the Dental Hospital ; in neat
of the cases was any pain felt.—British Medics
Journal.

A deputation, consisting of Dr. Burrows (rresia"
dent of the General Council of Medical Education slla
Registration of the United Kingdom), Dr. SharpeY 6°
Mar. Crosar Hawkins (members of the Executive 0c14747..
mitten of the Council), and Dr. Francis Hawkins (relb,:a.
trar), had an interview with the Duke of Buckingham e-
Chandos, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.
A deputation, consisting of Dr. Stewart, A- 4
Ernest Hart, Dr. Camps, Mr. Martin, and Dr. SePtirelnil
Gibbon, had an interview with the Duke of Bucking r.
and Chandos at the Colonial-office yesterday, on the till
ject of the Practitioners (Colonies) Bill.
THE CIVIL SERVlCE.—Appointments : Mr. Iler'
bert John Lewis Kelly, having been first in a coinpetitio,
of four candidates, to be temporary clerk in the Cc'elnl3%
der-in-chief's office ; Mr. Isaiah Turvey, having been
in a competition of two candidates, to be clerk in the C°o‘
vict Service. Mr. Edward Brenton Archibald, to be a
in the Mixed Commission Court, New York. fir'
Elands, to be clerk in the Post-office, Newport, Dionro"

shire.
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and Mr. Robert Orrell's Bismarck.
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