The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-04
From ihs NeD. York Observer.
Wonderful MucnAon.

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On Friday, Novembor 81, an expsrimens
wss rnsdo BY 81, Astley Cooper,. ., Guys,
Ho.r''.l, 10 The p,a,sse. q l.sgs po%ess
whether liquids could De, pu, into the STONE
sch and removed BY mesus Of sn iins,fumcne
ls'ely invented by u M. Reed. !, The expert.
ment wss completely successful. A largo
qusD'iy of OPIUM wes given 10 . dog, and ss
The expitslion ol SO minuies The s,omsch wac
evacuated OF hs contents by, means Of the m
suomsnt, and appeared 10 be little worse ios
the experiment. - .%i.,.n,,.. .,,
.Io asubseqoent Lecture. referring TO This
oxpsrimeo,, Sit As,uy Coope, ssid--" This
experiment, gentle men, doligh,ed me do
uo' know that have evet experienced Htest-
r pleasure IN my lie than, felt IN going
home from the Hospital on that day, With
respect 10 aD'Ido'es sgsinst the effects Of poi.
son, IL Is well known that they are in . gtest
degtee useless. il IL impossible, fos In
stsoce, 10 get rid ot arsenlek from The s,on-
sch by any remedy thsi cen be sdminis,efsd.
it's doubtful whe,hes airy man ever teeOysr.
ed from tho cffsc,s Of that poison BY means
ot On sn,ido,e, SO with respect, 10 opium,
whom u Is taken into tho stomach 10 such
is'gs quantities that vomiting csnno, be ex-
ei,ed, the patient cannot DO relieved by the ex.
hIbi,,on Of medicine, for where 10 he nn,idote
| sgsInst the sffeeis Of opium a lew weeks a.
gos nu'se IN this Hospital die in conse equenes
of fhsving swallowed opium. No 'elisi wss sd-
minists,ed TO her but cen il be said, alice,
whs, wo saw on F,idsy, ihs, no relief could
have been administered TO herl A sho,l
time s,nes, . patient died in the other Hos.
| pusl under simiist cicumsisnces ; the guam
ef ami s.L -, A.
lung could not be, excited by sry mems
which we'e smpioy.d. Twas my'eif, on QUO
occasion, cs'led'to young isdy, who had is-
ken two ounces Of the ,incioro of opium. Il
was 10 o'clock 10 the. morSing when l frat
saw bsf uied to excite vomiting, by the
sulphs,e of copper, given in Is large doses ss
! could venture TO administer /; which ! have
sotnetines known 10 sueeeed when oil other
means have proved Intellectual. Il was how
ever unsssiIing IN this case, snd 50, by this
young lady from ten o'clock 10 The mo, oing
unIli eIght 10 tho evening, watching The reg
ulsr progress % death. wi,hou, bsing sbls to
administer TO her the least reiIsl. Lst me
ask, yos, then, gentlemen, wbe,hee an sxpes-
Ime0, Of this kind is not IN the higbss, de-
gree Interesting, and wheiher We arc no, 10
6nitsly indebted TO the msn who 6rs sug-
gesied the means ol sdninlsyering rslief un'
der such affecting circuwstsuces !"
Ls~J7~ prrer.
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The London Courier Of the 18Th Decem
Der states, tbs, Mr.. Jukes amended Of 81
Thomas Hospnsl on Wednssdsy evening
with hIs elastic gun tube end dooole ,ub
s'opcoek Swings. Al the conclusion Of ,h
Lecture he pfsseo,ed himself 90 the class
aod having drunk smell qusn,i,y Of the so
! luton oi the sx,sset Of Ieotiee wilh lou
tupblers oi waller, he Introduced the tube 70
10 his stomach. Nj. Scot, applied ono OF sh
!. stopeoeks u The ,y'inss to TIC ,aos, and in