New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
renee. to which the patient was ready to SWEAR, as
Mrs Nudge cid. mo distinct answer obtained
DR.. BARLOW said a lady had supposed her deh

renee, to which the patient was ready to SWEAR, as
Mrs Nudge cid. no distinct answer obtained
! DR.. BARLOW said lady had supposed her deh
child IN her army she said abe would readily believe
30. but That she knew II impossible.
Or. MAN related case the. occurred a. d..
! Thsysrs No. 10 West Twen,y-sl n st. TIE pit.eal
recovering, asked fhe SlG bill. IA said hs hal w31
! i on bet on running ia the " pDrdrpns. Another
thought he VS. riding, end ha1 oysters aud tod
a FrtI Gilman though be mad besn mpris ,uei al /
wEIiod bail Another u4an thought BE- nsi been -
supper IL another case a lady wDen single Al way,
thought she was married end hal a baby; now that
she is married, and has bay, ste alFs.s thinks
that size is single and no, mother. Another I'D !,
toOu. hi she had been riding. g, upset aud br,ks
limb. 4 boy thought he was fishing. A lady tnou "a.
che wss putting Oh new SHOES and stock ng negro
woman thong she eating cakes. LADY taOG Sni
che was planting flowers. girl although a riyit
Catholic denounced tho priest, and called the reli-
gion huubug.
DR. RooT had often given cbolof,rn: never saw
any INDIGENOUS copduct save in one instance, and
thst could not be called precisely indecoroIs. all-
lucin siOns always welsh when the person becomes
conscious The idea that chiOrofDrm acts specifically
ON the genital oreaus he die not b -Leve.
DIR. j. b RICH knew lady TO whom ether ~ss al
nibi-tered in the presence OF her brother. she I'D
besH'iiul hair, and she lerrcnsousiy Supposed her
brother, who bad asked her for some, plucked oli
some She persists in the delusiOn 10 this day. DR..
Rich ALWAYS knew uncoDscou.ness precede loss Of
muscular strength. He thong ht it strange that there
had been no evidence offered Of Gentlemen being
aDavtly excited BY anesthetcs-au the cases re-
lated hao been of ladies'
Or j. ". SMITH, Of Brooklyn bad used ether con.
sioerably. The Effects differ 10 many cases from
tho-e Of choroforn; ether excites much more; cnlO
reform j. more easily controlled. A very athletic
man, under ether, made pueilistic manifestations
attempted TO strike DR.. s. then struck the wal
very Violently-wherton tie ethsr disappeared
LADY thought herself flo Ftr-e arden, ald said she
could not be persuaded to tho c-n,ray had she not
-four herself on recovering, in the doctors Office
~ cd
! sibility Of the haiucinaton bsirg true the lady
would have believed II m actual occurrence. As
10 uermaneucy = man thought he rad been in
hell the des continued 20 haunt hin and dill
to the lsst moment Dr. knsw him Il
the only point on which be Insane. His mlnd
vas 90 disturbed that he lost his business. He
| put in the Ne~-York Hospital; on being taken out
the d6usion coutnuef for yeaT. e. 10 the latest
| tine DIR s. heard Of him. DR.. 5. had given il to
three paiie1is and the effects al wass varied la one
| csse, a lady Jeff the char in = Will STATE and
used obscene and profane language; she rushed
| from one room 10 another, AID into the hall
| Dr. Sc partner DR.. Bridges, had related to him
case in which the sexual organs were
excited. lie did not believe this to be sPecid, OF
! feet but in some cases the e1-ct vas produced
/ No sober man would bring in the Beale verdict. TO
| bring in such verdict, aud then recommend 70
| mercy showed the Jury to be insane or drunk New
York shall not wait for PblGiephia ia coming tn the
aid Of DIR. Beae. DIR. thought the best course for
the meeting was, merely - give thslr experience.
Individuals mig sgn petition il they pleased. Dr.
Smiley had used eber 10 ABOUT fifty cases: had found
pugDaclty produced
married lady. under choro form, threw her arms
round bis neck declaring she had loved hint We
and showed tigns Of the umO-t possible excite 3nt,
mental and physical. Another IN irried lady hal
teeth extracted under chloroform; sane night she
went from her house IN her night clothes, and mingled
with The crowd al a IRE.
Dr. SMITH u. W. mentioned another case in
which LADY had been excited to the u'nest possible
degree The same lad' has been tnro~n into habit
o. me lancholy forebOding by the use OF chorOt0rm.
He coIrobors,ed DR. Rich in ssying that loss of con
sciouspess always proceeds loss of MUSCULAR power
DR. LORD had given ether 10 fifty cases never saw
any display Of amilveDess; excitement VAS produced
Of other kiOds also delusions Surgeons lad assured
him there was no injury IN using ether.
DIR. BUBDELL offered a req jlution, declaring thst
the ply sicans surgeons ard ceailsts present woull
not believe a witness who under the influence OF
ether or choToform when the facts sworn to took
/ place unless corroborsted by other testimony.
DIR AMBLER offered a substitute, declaring tina, the
meeting did no. consider any expression Of collective
! opiIiOb expeCienf at the time
DIR. PARNLEE said he bad the floor, anf, a. DR..
! Cunning had spoken so much, he would nov speak
/ instead of DR. G. TIE able report which DR.. q IN
ming had assaled Dr. p thought should not be passed
over without commentator.
Dr. GUSSIxG obtained the floor, and spoke against
DR.. Buroells resolution, on the grouud tla. aar'
gecn proe ssor in the College h4d told the mseting
| that urocnscioune.s not produced BY ether.
DR., pARMLTE did not desire AM resOutiOni all no
dered was q wei. worded petition TO the Governor
| Of Pennsy lvsDis He had found that the ideas n.
uediatel7 previous il the mind formed the subject Of
the deluaion. lie believed Miss Nudge va a. inoo.
cent and yirtuous girl; but that being alone with Dr.
Beae suggested ihe idea, which eihrr turned INTO an
/ impression of reality IA on illustration. boy Ns
assured chloroform would not hurt h'n; he sill ne
did not believe IT, and if he found himself deceived,
he would pitch into the doctor. The chlor,fpr was
applied and be pr his word. Young lady who
had The impression that she would be kept siill but
would feel pain realized these antcipitoos under
the drug. A LADY, in childbirth thought she VA.
wandering in a delightful country, was weary, aud
"a, down aud laid her bundle at the door Of cottage
Dr. Y. thought DR.. Besle innocent.
The CHAIR sid il a resolution we're passed the
corsequerce would be that remonat -aDce would nc
/ got up, because many members OF the meeting
were Oppos ed tn any resolution.
Several pembers 6pob for and aga MT the resol-
tion ard petition which DIR. Burdell had IN resai
motion 10 adjourn led without any dis1o-
sition being made Of DR.. Burdells resolution or Dr.
| Amber substitute
! Several signatures We're aihXed TO me peiiton'