Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-12
The nRset, Of chlorOlorm.


The recent hiOl and conviction Of d.. Stephen
n, Heule, dentist, In the Criminal Court Of Plilai
dolphin, has led TO searching inquiry OS to The
effects Of elher and chlotoioImhp'a paslen''' a
meeting Of The leading dentists Of Nav York hes
been held TOT tie purpose Of considering The suO'
lect and inlerchnngug theresuIs Of Ilisl' TesPeS'
tire experience. There were present hllhe meet
log about forty gentlemen, sixteen Of whom gave
Their opinions. We e1nacI lew Of them'
Dr. BURNS related oeptal cases which had
come under his observation. One o. lhe nIS' q, ca
ses IN which ls lIielil was that Of hn slSei' oh9
yeryspeedly unaffected us psouliar asehey,
her biOll eHS hal on het head, nat OIL hs coy, eu
nnBed the sofa pillows on llt lapi cOnllslelyloI
getting all she had done when SHE became fnllol
al and conscious. He stated Two nllrt cases IN
which Il puducel Kind Ol halluclnaiiDliln one
Of lIem a yonngIhan attacked linn, sunncslng him
TO DC ToUben and 10 tbe other young lady &C..
cused him Of stopping her intbe laeH, end would
not DO convinced thai no had nol except OY Tue
testimony OF another lady who was present.
Dr.. BARLOW said hu had witnessed The uso oil II
in no less than fifteen bundled ceses TIC was ~
The habit Of using II three OF four times week..
lie had known eases in which boll sexes said
and did things which they would mol In ordinary
conditions, sometimes dHu.ging The most uellcole
secrets
Dt. Bumell cOnobOnllj The statements OF The
preceding speaker. Ne had observed that elmosl
invariably lheTe is strange mseonsiTuollon OIL pass
INK events. lie related very STANCE case IN
point, a gentleman brought lady To- have tooth
removed, he wished her 10 use ether. AlleT The
operalioU was over size sand; 'Geoge what did
you kiss me { u You uOk advanIngr OF me-, No",
observed the doctor had mol the person supposed
10 be implicated been her husla OF lee lover,
aud present, II would have bten molally mnossi'
bic 10 correct ON erroneous or ponlul lmpIrSsl1ni
and hardly possible even then, Improper feelings
had ollrn been manifested by his patients.
Dr.. CTOwell related two cases. A young lady
came ~ have ltf tooth extracted, accompanied
by her mother, No sooner was 1t removed than
size AngTily complained Thai he bad very Ndely
kissed her, end no assurance oil her mother could
convince her tOthe coetIaIy. Su strongly Eiyeled
is Tue impress on, lhat though nine Yeas ogo, OH
asking her oil Saratoga II she had golTld Of that
foolish impTessl.n, she said; "0hl that's nonstns4j
you knowyOu did, In another case woman
insisted that he lltew her Oh The floor and kuteled
on hcI while he removed lOOlh.
Dr. Pfhncis had extracted seven teeth from a la.
dy who thought they weIe taken lIOm ltT child,
Tie told also Of two welldTesssd ladies WHO called
IN him professionally. One Of them, " he under
the influence Of chlorololnl, used language Of lle
most ridiculous, pTOlane, aud even obscene lie.
description, When recovered, she Seemed per.
leclly unconscious Of having uttered nny improper
eSPlessin, and was apparently ubacouslomed IL
lis use,
Dt. HuId related. q case vheie, in presence OIL
her husband, a lady under the influence oil elirI
followed, OF rather chased himself, the operator,
round the room, alotJng the most unmlstikeabe
signs Of perverted feeling, so much so that bel
IN oIlihed husband desired hun mol 10 give her aul
more.
Dr., DesSltT slned that no had seen Ityeu
bundled cases. In Olthese young lady penlsl,
ed that he bad given her kiss, and but foT lhl
presence OF hvT mother he had no means Of pto
wing The contrary,
Many other gentlemen cove their experience
all OF which tended 10 cOrob tate the Tact Tia
strange impressions ore often produced ia III,
minds Of those who take elheL aud somelimei
such ns leod them 10 commit gross impToprielIes
Several Of The speakers tXpfesStd their tatnes
conylcliOns Of lhennoCence Of Dr. Beale, A Men
Hampshire physician, in 4 letter madgpUbllc, de.
Sclibes ether as nearly OF quite lvib!oDing reason
sometimes iot hourS, and frequently huuyins TN
IWHublHuuOH uLu tue ltellNBSI luIOubn lWuebCIlOu
Vie scenes and visions IN the widest lumull, Tit
mass ofleslimony ELECTED prove one N ng al ltOs
that the us5 OF elhef is O dangerous experiment
10 be avoided II possiblej and, nsone Of The sPen
krlS remarked, that The operation VI extracting {
tooth IS Of TOO tliyinla nature ~ require t.
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AwEuL BxEcurioA,-T death Of Dairy, VIII
was executed at Buffalo, on Tnday, TOr The muir
der Of his wife, wOS most shocking and painfu
OOSuHentO,
10 his dying moment did that terrified man pri
claim that bis mutJetd wife did mol Offend hin Il
laughing, TINT he loved her, aud yet under .he in
fernal sptl of rum had he lmbrIed bis hands il
her blood; that hand with which, hui tlfte slloI
months before he had pledged her his love aud pro
lection. lie shheked with terror, and his cues 70
mercy wee pileOus But he had Teen guilty .
one Of the ioulesl muTl=W on record, and u mus
diCi the safety Vi sncitN demanded his ile,-
Through his Imprisonment, but lIllle penlehce w0
Exhibited, aud lbs attempt To break Jill, aud NJ
Subsequent efforts 10 commit suicide, proved lha
Tie physical Suffering, aud gnJniny Of the scat
iold alone made HIM thu coward, But he cOult
mol escape bis lale, sud duung The preparation 70
the execution continued ~ Guy out, oh, that
should come 10 sIchaneld. II wus rum that d
lii! Tell them TO leave liquor alone, il has bee
lie DEATH Of meP Weeping aud gtoaning, IL
screamed, God help ue,' God lofgiye me,
tCi...t -, o., 80. tlr.u,d 'tis.