The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-17

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stated that he witnessed the use of ether
IN no less than fifteen hundred instances
and his remarks with such prefaee)
ehc,ted close attention. He is in the hab-
At OF using it three or four times week.
AS to its general as well as occa-
sional effects, he has had cases in which
both saSes say and do things and act ve-
ry differently from what they would in
their ordinary condition. He has known
ladies Tor course unconsciously, yet seem
mgly not so at the moment. )divulge their
dearest and most delicate secrets, or relate
things they would not wish onany account
published.
He told an amusing story Of an Irish
woman maintained that, during her fore
ed s"mnolency, she had been ia ireland
and saw there her father, mother, and
friends One lady, who had recently been
at ChriStys, exclaimed, "Oh! dear little
George, how should like to kiss hlm !"
Only yesterday, male patient, who is
fond of horses, called for his whip, his
whole talk being about his favorite pur-
suit, in which, at the moment, he fancied
he Was engaged. A woman, under such
circumstances, might be quite honest and
faithful in her statements, her Impressions
have all the force of realities.
DIR, BURRELL, Of 27 Bond street, cor.
roborated the statements OF the preceding
speaker. He had observed that almost
invaribly there is strange miscoustruction
of.Passlng events. He related very
strong instance in point. A gentleman
brought lady to have tooth removed
he wished her to use ether After the
operation was over, she said, "Guorue,
what did you kiss me for, you took adyan-
tage OF me-" Now, observed the doctor,
had net the persons supposed to be impli-
Gated been her husband or her lover, and
present, it would have been morally i'm
possible to correct an erroneous or painful
impression, and hardly possible even then.
ln one case gentleman angriIy said.
"Sir,, you Lave told me an internal lie,"
and upon being smilingly told of his cour-
teous expression, was very certain he had
never employed it in fact under anv Or
binary circumstances he would not
ID. BABcocK gave ether to n gentleman
whose imm ediate impulse was to obey a
supposed command that he must bolt
through the window and fetch a bucket
OF wafer A young lady who had he
come separated fiOIn her husband. and
who had suffered some domestic calami
ties, came to have four teeth extracted
Her first cry WAS for her chil, and as she
became more rational she inquired anx-
lous'y, to ascertain whther she had allow
ed any lnpruden! remark to escape her.
Dr. BURRAs referred to q case where a
man changed the scene of the dentists
surgery into bedroom, maintained there
was Woman present and insisted on her
neing turned out, exclaiming, WHATS
that woman doing in my bedroom"
Dr. CRANE, Of New York, had used
these two agents in a few cases. He
thought he saw danger in their indiscrim-
mate employment. Generally, if patients
uttered anything, it had reference to per-
sons not present He had seen enough to
justify his abstaining from its use, except
at the patients house and in the presence
and with the sanction of the attending
family physician.
DR.. CASTLE, of New York. has rot useA
ether for tbs last three years is quite con-
vinced of its injurious effects. Ladies of
aplethoric habit, or of extreme nervous
suscepubility-those in whom excitement
OF the circulation is to be deprecated, O.
Pecially where there is disposition to
scrotulous Consumption n-ought specially
to be interdicted from its use. 1t acts
powerfully on the pupil, an index of its
action upon the nervous centers and the
heart. lie does not think mere dentist
can furnish correct physiological ration
ale OF its action; is satisfied of its influence
over the reproductive system.
DR.. BURRAs remarked that perfect in
senslb'lty from chloroform, or ether, de-
stroyed the possibility Of the indulgence
ofany hallucination.
Or. CaowELL stated that since he first
heard of the powers Of ether in Boston,
ne had employed it at least four hundred
times. He had noticed that whatever be
the last sensible or rational impression
previously to III inhalation, the same is gen
orally manifested on returning CONSCIOUS
ness. He related two very interesting ca
ses. One occurred in Boston. A Young
lady cams to have her tooth extracted
accompiu led by her mother. No sooner
was it removed than she augriIy com mpIain-
ed that he had very rudeIy kissed her,
and no assurance of her mother could con.
vince her TO the contrary. SO strongly
riveted is the impression that, though nine
years ago, on his asking her at Saratoga
If she had got rid Of that foolish impress
sion, she said, "Oh that's nonsense, you
know you did"
In another case, a female insisted that
he threw her on the floor and kneelcd on
her.while he removed tooth. The doctor
mentioned other similar illusions.
DrJ. @. AADLER, of New York, thought
the effects Of chloroform were different
from those produced by ether. As to
chloroforrD, patents are insensible of what
occurse, with ether not necessarily so. A
Frencilmsn to whom he administered
ether manifested his nationality in very
vivid manner. Chloroform he had never
used, as iLhad proved fatal to one of his
dearest friends.