Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-13
NUMBER 4S.
DR.. BElLE'S CASE AGAIN.

M DbhLLS IhNL AUhlN.
The New York Evening Mirror of De.
cember 4th, contains very interesting
letter from New Hampshire physician on
the Beale case.
The lelter-writer says have had some
experience with the different anes,hetic
agents which have been employed for the
past eight or nine years, and my own oh.
servaton and that Of others with whom |
have been in communication, has been
such that ! deem it hazardous for any
man TO administer them to females without
the presence Of third parties, or under
such circumstances as would render i. ca.
sy 10 disproye any un.avorabe charges
that might be preferred by the subject"
Ether is described by the letter writer
as nearly or quite delhroning reason,
sometimes for hours, aud frequently hur.
rylng the Imagination and feelings through
indescribabe scenes and visions of the
widest lumult.
The writer then furnishes a number of
instances in eIucdalion Of bis theory, from
which we take the following
"For instance, married lady, residing
in RoXbury, Mass, went to the Office OF
her dentist in Boston. and inhaled ether
for the purpose of having a tooth extract.
ed. When consciousness returned, she
opened her eyes for moment, then GOV.
erng her face with her hands, burst into
tears, saying, as soon as she could speak,
81 thought it was George" her husbands
christian name.
She had imagined she was in her own house
kissing and caressng her husband, and
though she saw that That partof herdream
must be .alse-she neither being at home,
nor in company with her husband-yet
the dentist stood over her, which render
ed it sensible for the kissing caressng to
be real, by supposing that she had msta-
ken him for her husband. She at once
adopted this version Of the case, and it re.
qulred the strongest assurance on the part
OF the dentist, many times repeated, to
quiet her; and, though her judgment was
at length convinced, she having confidence
in Ihe genlleman's integrity, yet an i'm.
preston was left upon her mind which
was rot edaced for weeks arer; but moth.
ing bnt her continued confidence in the
DENTIST upon his Reinsurance, prevented
a very unpleasant affair.
Not far from the same time, the same den.
fist had the following case. He admins.
tered ether or chIorolorm 10 Mss some
fourteen years old, in the presence Of her
mother, who stood over her until the eff.
feet passed eff, when the girl declared that
the dentist had been kissing her, and her
mother found it very difficult to persuade
her out Of that conviction. This same
young lady came in again some time after
alone, and had a tooth extracted under the
influence of some one Of these agents, and
insisted in leaving the office before she
had fully recovered her strength, although
she talked quite nationally. The dentist
tried 10 persuade her 10 allow him TO call
carriage, or 10 accompany her home,
but she would not submi, to either arrange.
menl, and left the Office alone. Her home
was but few blocks distant, and after
reaching it, she became deIiriouS, and de.
cIarcd to her friends that the dentist had
treated her with great severity after she
recovered from the effects of the ether,
and nearly drove her into the street, that
she begged Of him to call carriage for
her, but he would not do it, Her friends,
on inquiry became perfectly satisfied that
it was all delusion on the part Of the
young lady, but they could never affect
her mind or feelings toward the dentist,
Several years have passed since, and tho
her family have still been under the advice
and practice of this dentist, as before, She
has never yielded, and will have no inter,
course with him.