Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-11-26
NEW DISCOVERY.


On Friday and Saturday last our village wa
thrown into quite an excitement by the announ
cement that DR.. II. II. PALMER of Bethel
brother of Prof B. X. Palmer, and formerly res
ident of this town and graduate Of the Medical U.
University in this village, was in town administer.
Ing compound by which he was enabled to per
form the most difficult surgical operations without
the least pain to the subject. 1t is n compound
discovered by DR. Morton, Dentist, 10 fremont
Row, BoSon,by nhaling which, person is rend-
cred entirely lnsensbe 10 pain The effect while
inhalng is something like that of exhiIerutng gas
and continues about as long DR. p, gives the as
surance that The ingredients used are perfectly
harmless.
On Saturday DR. P, performed several opera
tons, one olwhch in company with several gen-
tIemen from abroad and citizens of this village we
were invited to witness. We append the ccriG-
cate of those present.
we have this day seen tooth extracted under
the direction of Doctor H. II, Palmer, of Bethel,
vermont, alter the operation Of Doctor NOR
ON , new discovery for the prevention of pa in.
Alter the operation, the patient declared that he
experienced no sensation of pain during the opera
Woh, and ms appearance every way corroborat-
ed Inc lruh OF his statement. The patient was
not under the effects of the operation more than
three minutes.
Levi B. Villas, Chelsea, Vt
Romanzo Walker, RoyaIton, VT,
Charles Green, GaysviIIe,
N b. Stafford, Springfield, w.,
> X SlIeeier, Barnard, VT,
Nahum IasNc, Woodstock,
l. A KimbalI,
Francis w, Clarke,
Thos. Russell
samuel Whitney, "
Charles Chapman. "
The right to manufacture and yend this com
pound IN this State has been obtained by DR. Palm
err and Nelson Smith, Esq of Bethel! This dis
covery no doubt is designed TO render great rev.
ouon in the arts of surgery and dentistry.
The following certificates are from j.
Warren, NJ. d, Professor of Anatomy
and Surgery, Massachusetts Medical Col
Iege, George Hayward, NJ. D., Professor
.! the Principles Of Surgery aud Clinical
Surgery in the same Institution, and G..
f. Haywood, NJ. d., House Surgeon,
General Hospital, the Med.
icaI College is connected with Harvard
University
BosTON, October l7th, 1916.
| hereby certify, thai | have twice seen
the administration Of DR.. Morton's APP
flca,ion for The prevention Of pain,--rhat
it had decided effect in preventing the
oithe patients during operation,
and tina; no bad consequence resulted
}. G.. WARREN.
On Saturday last, at the Hospital, re-
moved lumor from the arm of patient
u ho had Immediately before inflated some.
thing prepared by DR., Morton OF this city.
rhc operation lasted seven minures; the |
patient gave no indication of suffering;
she assured me afterwards that she did |
not suffer, nor has she, to the present
time, experienced an7 Inconvenience from
the inhalation. GEO. HAYWARD.
TUESDAY, Oct. ooh, lS46.
| certify, that assisted in the admins
'ratIon, Of Dir. Morton's Preparation, to
two patients operated upon by Drs. War
fon and Hayward, Al the Massachusetts
General Hospital, ON the 10Th and I7rh
IF October; that, under its influence, both
these individuals submitted to operations,
lasting from five to ten minutes, without
suffering; and that they speedily recover
ed from its effects.
c. T. HAYWOOD.
House Surgeon, MaSsuchasrHs General
Ger. %, 1916.