Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-26
SUBSTITUTE FOR MEsMERIsM.

One of IA, Surgeons OF the Massachusetts
Hospital, Dr.. Big'low, real a paper before
The Boston Soci ~ lor NJ .dicsl Improvement :,
on tn 9,h in,uut, anlom in disclvry O
great interest. II i-a m:tinl OF mitigating
Idin ~ sITsical operations by the inhilaIion
o ethics. Do. Mlnon. OF Bistoa, iss, call.
ed hi, a,tcniol To IL; aud ,hlug'ra similar
process does not a2?sar - hnv, been entirely
unkaown In III, ms;.lisal tic,,lty in lorm,r
times, yet nothing like CERTAINTY was obtained
ia the Insults of the old methods. great
miuy experiments have been made with the
p'rlorm important operations without inHic.
ting PAIN nn ths patients wcT. completely ! nc
ces,idl. Many OF these are described in DR..
Bigelow's paper, OF which thc follow ing are
specimens;
boy OF sixteen, of medium stature and
strength was seated in tho chair. The first
Jew inhaiations ocCasioned quick cough,
which after Suhsilcd; at the end OF eight MIN.
utes the head fell back. aud the arms dropped.
but owing tO some resistance ia opening the
mouth, the tooth could not b. reached before
hc aWokc. Tie again Inhaled Tor two min.
uies, and slept three minutes during which
time the tooth, Dn inferior molar, was oxtrac.
ted. AT the moment ofeNtmCtion the features
assumed or expression of pain, eHd the hard
was niScd. Upon coming to himself he sid
lac had hdi first rate dTcam-,e1 quiet,
aud had dreamed of NapOleon--had not the
slightest consciousness Of pain-thc tin,
seemed long and hc left the chair feeling no
tmcasincss OF any kind, and evidently in
high state OF Animation. The pupils were
dliiaicd during the state of unconsciousness,
aud the pulse rose from 49, Ia H.
a glrl OF sixteen Immediately occupied the
char. After coughing a little, she inhal, Il
during three minutes, aud tell asleep when a
molar tooth WIS extracted, after which she
continued TO slumbcr Tranquility during three
minutes more. a the moment when force
was applied she ilnchcd aud iruwned, raised
her hand to her mouth. bot mid she had been
dreaming pleasant drcdmqnd knew nothing
oi the operation.
A stout boy OF twelve, al th, first inypia
non coughed considerably, aud required
good deal OF encourdgcm ut To induce him Ia
60 oh. AZ tic end OF three minutes fro u th,
iir't lair inhalation, the muscles were ,cls,cJ
0nd ilie pupil, dilated. During the sttenut
To iorcc Opcu the mouth lee recovered his con- /
sciousnc->' end again Inhaled during two min I
utes, and ~ the ensuing one minute iva
ttelh were extracted, tie patient ~,cmiup
somewhat conscious. bat upon actually ava.
King le declared 81 was 10. bcst fun 6c eve,
siw, ayowed his iBtcut,on a. come thrr.
ag1lni and insisted upon having another c,es.
vailed upon a. OF. \ splinter which had
O'en lcit. afforded au Opportunity At COMM, .
inS with his wish be, ils pdin proved t6 i.
considerable. Pui~c az first 40. daring sleep
~ Afterwards 49, pupils dilotel
ihe u'N patient Wa htalrhy looking
"i'''' dgrd woman. wl,p Inhaled ihc ssp0,
I'I Io1f minutes, lu ibc course at tbe nest
Two uuiuuit, lHrk iooih wa. estf.ctcd ami
.H' patient continued smiling ln hef sleep
l"' 'ifrr iuiuuirs more. pWs. 10. uot al
'...I "i ''ir moment oi toe operation. bDt
-"t''.i duung sleep. Jpou coming ia hc,
Il iI -1c exclaimed ilHi " it was iuasttiiipl
30 dreamed OF lyiug at hone 90 seemed 10
H ~.'r h'j b..u gone muuth These case.
"1l,h occurred snCcrs-Iyely iu about Jan b,,u,
ui i'ie room OF d. Morton. ara Cola ,,.,,,,i..
oi lHt dfrmSo result, produced b., toe mb,s.
ll"u "i iNr 'appr aud viii convey au ilea OF.
'He Feelings oui cSpt, s-iaus of men, oi fl,e
t".''u'- subjected 90 ihe pr1ys-, d. Nor
'n State. iNatin upward. uf two hnnIfeI'
r. .-His similar effects Hste besn ppslu,sd
De- inhalation. after Ice feet irritation b,sI
si'-ilei. IS easy, aul prDlucfs eopel.t.
"hinii-t CUISINES 90 ilic expiration at n p.r.ntl
N'i' l"s from two Ca htr 90 sis -1mrur,s.
rNih minutes SOD ilrc isueuti. eunpl,,..
p! iis u1hie 60 fiic OfiinsTy tests of rein a.