New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-08
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on MEDICAL SUBJECTS By George H,YwsRn'
Eew,York j. e. Derby '''''P' '4"''''" w.
The author of these papers is an eminent physician
in Boston, and late Professor in the Medical School OF
Harvard University. They distinguished for the
calm good sense Of their statements their freedom
from professional bgotry and their simple and IMAM
bilious style of composition. Among the topics of
more immediate popular interest discussed by DR..
Hayward Anesthetic Agents, the Contagion of
Cholera, the Legal Study of Anatomy, the Diseases of
Literary Life and the Duties and Trials of tho Med
zeal Profession. In his remarks the of aneste-
tic agents, Dr. Hayward gives decided preference to
sulphuric ether compared with chloroorm. In re-
gard to the former he has no doubt of its safety hav
ing had long experience of its operation, with scarcely
an unpleasant result. From its first introduction to
the present time he has failed to produce insen
sibilty to pain by it, without causing much nconve-
nence in its administration and without any serious or
troublesome consequences afterward With chloro-
form the case is different. There at least
record some twenty weauthenticated cases of death
from its inhalation. Hence it is surprising that any
conscientious practitioner can consent to take the re-
sponsibiy of its use and expose his patient to such
fearful result. DIR. H. expresses the hope that choro-
form will be altogether abandoned anesthetic
agent and that dentists and others will not continue to
leopard human life by the of such means, because
the odor of suphurc ether not altogether grateful to
their Senses Speaking of the rapid spread Of the use
of suphuric ether after the discovery of its anesthetic
bowers the author audes to the remarkable fact that
he only spot in Christendom in which the discovery
was received with GOODNESS, and where no disposition
was shown to test its merits by fair experiment. was in
our own country and in cities, too which have here
tofore been foremost among in their efforts to ad-
vance the cause of medical science" How the por-
ton of this dose applicable to the profession in New
York will be received, is more than we can say.
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