The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-11-05

"good time coming" when his wing sha
be up; and ut every station, more regular
y than the conductor, Mr. Douglas is upon
the platform, with a good bye to the leav
ing, and welcome to the departing trav.
cler-a shake of the hand with one man
that stands at the depot, and a touch of the
hat to another. lie knows everybody can
tell the question that affects each locality
call the names Of every farmer on the way
tell all travellers something of the homes
they left that they never knew themselves,
and suggest what they are adapted for in
this life, and what place they deserve in
heaven. Now, such man as that, in con-
tact with everybody, knowing everybody,
and capable OF pleasing everybody, and at
the bottom wrapped up with the one idea
OF preterment, power, and dominion among
men, is not easily to be put down; and his
opponents might as well believe at once,
that when they fight Kim they fight a
strong mana little giant, indeed. lie
would be popular in Boston or anywhere
else, and half tho "three thousand clergy.
men, he denounced would have their hear: s
stolen if he could speak to them Il hall
hour.
AMYLENE, ETHER AND CHLoRoFORM
1t WAS announced some time since, that
amylcne was preferable to ether or chloro-
form i'll producing stupefaction, because
its employment was unattended with dan
ger, or nearly so. 1t now appears that two
distinguished French physicians, NJ. Foucl,-
CT and NJ. Bonnet, have addressed com.
munication to the French Academy of Sci
enccs, in which they state facts, calculated
to lead to a very different impression. In
twelve experiments performed OH rabbits,
they asccrtained that the anestlctic effect
Of amylene is produced within three and six
minutes after its application. Bcfore stupc-
faction is produced, the animal utters pierre
cling cries, and throws its head backwards;
its breathing is accelerated, the globe of the
eyes is strongly injected, and moves coli
ynlsively; trachcal hoarseness always ac-
companying the above symptoms. The pc
riod ofnscnsibility doesn't last long, flhc ap-
plication Of amylenc be not continued: in
the contrary case, however, complete col
lapse takes place, the animal, stretched out
without motion, oLeys every impulse of the
hand, and resembles naLJy mass in which
breathing is inperceptible. This state may
last twenty minutes without causing death.
The blood drawn from the art, ries during
this period still preserves its usual COLOR
Animals subjected to the action Of amylenc
for certain length Of timo continue after
the operation in Il state of stupor and imbc-
cility, which sometimes lasts seven or eight
hours; but in none Of the cases observed
y the authors Of the communication has
death followed the application of amyene
The conclusions resulting from their expert
mcnts are thus stated, and we commend
them to the attention of our medical and
scientific readers: l. Sulphuric ether, chic
roform, and amylenc are, of all volatile sub
stances experimental on, the only ones that
produce anrsthcsia. 2. Amylcne does no,
prodnce stupefaction unless the quantity o.
air with which it is diluted be very small
but then it acts upon the animal economy
and especially upon the respiratory organs
ina manner which may produce dangerous
effects. 8. Chloroform has all the advanta
ges of amylcne, without the evils which ac
accompany the use Of the latter. 4. None
of the substances above mentioned produce
annsthesia whether local or general, when
applied to any peculiar part Of the body by
injection under the skin.-Philadelphia In
quirer.