New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-09

LAUGHING OR NlTTors OXIDE CASA ceie
brated professor Of Gas there many of them ha'
furnished philosophical essay this subject From
we learn that the Gas i. called laughing not because
il contains any risbl, properties burbecause il usually
makes those who inhale It laugh, and alVqgs produces
that effect upon those who look The Nitrous Oxide
ike the common air breathe is composed OF OXygcr
and Nitrogen Gas and ISM composed Of ay thing else
But differs from the air this that It contains larger
proportion Of Oxygen. Amospheric'a-r is composed Of
onctJ,a oxygen and josr.l0ks Nitrogen. Nitrous Oxyd,
il composed ofone1olf Oxygen and oaetr.f Nuoscn-or
one and half times On hvol more Oxygen than atnos
pherc air. The exciting OF eVhleratpg effects of the
Gas are owing entirely 10 the increased quantity of Osy
gen contains. The only object Of breathing aimos
pherc air 10 have the blood in the lungs take up IN,
Oxygen and thus become Olggoai.ei' or purified We
breathe to purify the blood and the only element in ,ht
air that cor purify the blood j. the Oxygen.
All our powers mental and physical receive then
nourshnen- and strength directly or indirectly from
the blood the blood j. bad, or 5qorggeni,,d these
powers canno, receive their h-aliha stimulus and
therefore are buntcd in their exercise ON The other
hand when the blood j. purified orygnisdby breath
nc pure air. or erfraoxyeen by breathing the Nro.
oxide ever, power is stimulated IL highest pirch
exercise The immediate effect Of the Nitrous Oxide
20 purify the blood faster ihsn the common air. tn,
blood flowing through the system purer state than
usual and at the rate $50 10 300 pussnons in
minute produces certain impression upon he norvous
system and hence the eNhleratng effects which
From the new life and power which gives 20 the blood
has sometimes been deemed beneficial and according
TO ,hc statement Of some has afforded reefio persons
lsborng under i,iarg state oftse system lsaaae df
fcaly Of breathing and oppression Of he c'es' and hHgs
Sir Humphrey Davy, who first anaivzedihe Gas. says
when Gaseous Oxide ol Nitrogen Is mingled with
atmospheric air. and then received INTO the lungs l
crates HIGHLY plcasurabe sensations the effects il pro.
ducos The animal system are enlncuty distinguished
from every other chcn al u eNcitts every ahrc
90 action and iouscs the faculties OF the mind. inducing
of exheraion irresistible propensity % algh-
eg rapid aow ci vivid itcas and unusual aud 10
uoss ior muscular cNcrlons. rt0af aAV sHtsgicn lam
saor. drt.1H ~ ~ nfrrOls fncrF lae rff05c ftf
HgFs; but more generally followed hy s--r and O. plea
'Nfahe disposition 10 eXcrtlon winch gradually sub
sides
u Is wei known that persons under the influence of
'Ne "'s VIII siHg. or dance Spas, Nc-snd ], sup
posed @ they show The predominant trai OF Their char
'e'fr lHis, however not always the case Il depend
very mueh upon the state Of mind and the quantity o
Gas they .nhse. Their reason i. NOT taken t-os ,ic,
Dat r. my are conscious ~ cl1i iiep arc doing or s4y
as land therefore rarely If ever ecf or speak i-nro
pery) BAT cannot hop They have the po,-r hut n,.
he disposition. % RESTRAIN themselves Taev my - WI,
aot know that they acting under the influence f b
Gas They are impcod 10 do soualirr and they IL,
hat which generally they would be rii Z 10 DO. bcsr,
such An audience.