The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-01-10

acquniltancc with him never srokc to him
before. | have met Thos. j. Boyer on the trect,
dill nrtt'll him who was. (W't ,css identi-
flies Thomas j. Boycr); spoke tn Thomas j.
Boyer once II my house.
sc,t Blain re called. had been sworn am
one oi the FIR men who came to the fire no
fire on front porch. Cross Ex. | didn't ask
whether any persons vera IN the house or not,
was scared. ] was there five minutes before
going to Lupfer's. .uil was net frightened
when g. there, BIT was afterwards, when |
suw where the fire was. saw the light but
not the fire before q, ttrrre. Evidcure sim-
lar to that in former tet ony by same wit
ness.
Cyrus Clemson sworn. am TIE Coroner Of
this County held the inquest over the bodies
of the persons burned Thos. j. Boyer was
examined before the inquct Evidence hat
ing been written, WAS asked for, it was not all
taken down. John X. Shuer, Esq, took it
down.
Question asked by Jmnkin. Th mas J. Boy
pr wa not under suspicion Il the time. wns
fummoncd in behalf Of the COmmonwcu til be-
fore the inqustipn. (Relates proceedings in
timmo ing jurors, &C.. on inqusition.) Here
Il paper was offered, sail to he an inquis ton
made by j. r. Shuler, Esq, for Thos. }. Boyer,
rca ly to he signed by Coroner and Jury. EV-
ce' tion died by defendant in writing. Oner
withdrawn by mmonwea tn.
Dr. Y. b. Kciicr affirmed. ! reside in Car
Isle, Pat. am practising physician have prac-
tise medicine over ~ years have used
Chiprororm since first began my practice, AMI
taw Z used, and assisted in using il two years
before, was Indirect V connected with B Ock-
ley Hospital. asst t"l in using it there.
baw il used l. I've Pennsylvania Hospital, and
assisted IN using 4 there. Here the Dr., cN-
pHiucd the prat crs ed in the administrn-
tiOn Of CloroiDrm, &C., as follows: The au.
thoritics are so conflicting on this suhjec is
I
own ohsrry ton. Ch'Orofurm il Il powerful
age / believe t 80 he one of the mo lam
gerous and vet mot lscful agents II The ham
of a physician or rgcov. { l. Il cu!Orcss IL
qnil Of heavy specific gr v'ty, II pccu' iur
rwc't Ii t2str. n peculiar odor aud pccu uiHrly
diilnsivc When | iirt commenced using It,
made use ~ ~" i"hHlers nlarte to Il mr.
pnse. th"u used the ordinary cone, hut have
rhIndOnCd thcm both and now usr the ordinary
hlndkrrchi"f have Himiuistrrcd Vurr Ch'o-
r"'Orm lc h ps NOT more than one hundred and
fifty ~ two hundred times in nv life in my
prurtcr. II We taken I myself " times, ami
my mode of admin t"riug Chlorofnrn is iu.t
fold a common handkerchief allowing one cor
ner to hang loose allowing no Oh 0rofOrm To
get on It ! thcn hnvior the patient in rccnm-
bent position. now first explain tO the patient,
the nature Of the uncsth. tie allaying every fear
un1 every apprehension if possible. Unless
can do that, will not give it, unless impcra-
lively necessary | now place about l X or
d"nchmS, as the case my he, on handkerchief,
tNi- ON level with the chin (EXpluips admin.
istering tt). | sometimes hold II close to the
chin, sometimes three or four inches from the
mouth. In this rule there is occasionally an
exception. Where / have been obliged to place
it close tO the month. before could get the pa
tient under its influence by this mode of admin.
istralion. | have been able to Il large extent,
to Obviute the excitement and seusibil ity and
rcst'cssncss that ordinarily attcnd the admins
Ia
it, action depends uron variety Of circumstpn-
ccs, and they are within and around the patient.
Those within, are his tenpcri mcut and dispo-
titun and the state of his mind ut the time
Aud those without are the paraphernalia ms
often surrounding the odium of Chlorofnrm.
The cXcteme cause by n large concoursc of
people around, and all that lust in proportion
therefore, as can have quit and freedom from
all these eXcitemei Is In that proportion do
find IL easy to get my ppt'ent under its inilu.
ence, and under these circumstances 7 find III
t'c no resistance. This is the rule. II has its
exceptions. ! saw one Cnse of death from
ChlnrofOrm Mt the university of PENNSYLVANIA
in the year 1850.
lsaw one death from It at IIagerstown Nd.
during the war, whilst temporarily in charge OF
the hospital ut the curt hou'e The first occurred
uuder itS use by means Of the inhaler. The second
by its use by the means Of u folded towel satu.
rated and held to the nose and mouth. Subsc
Quently 20 the second death, assisted in the re
tuStaion Of a female. 1.-The doctor then explain.
ed further in regard to the administering Of Chic
roform.l The witness continued, Have tasted
ChlOrOfOrln As hours after inhang it, having been
dfused through the system. II yOu do not have
great danger in that way, you at least have some
and excitement enSueS sometimes crrihcally-
After abandoned the cone and inha'er, the first
subject was myself Since that ! have taken it
fia.,ng I I.n,t
As hours, but not constantly. take il lying
down just ~ would lie in king a sleep: lay the
hdkf ON my chin with u d corner over my mouth
have very rarely had coughing or any other Ie-
tiStance except when the patient lcgins to become
unconscious and lO'e cOntIO Of the viii. II
has never occurred to me 10 ane'tatZe hut one PIT
tent while asleep. partially ChloIoformed anotb-
er, that was u little gill who hav ng fallen on a
bcythe with her hand and ann cut herself very
DAILY Find ny i ImlD}' be tu trc.t properly, lc
cause of her sc cams and resistance allowed
her TO fan asleep IN her mothers arms then with
the consent " the father app ed It rs fOll0ws:
pa'Sedthe napkin with IL ON back and forth c.Ose
ta her chm, ana in very short time found that
the was under its influence. | then Inherited i've
stitches and dressed the wound before she awoke.
Choroflrm is one Of the most dangerous drugs
because Of It's subtle nature and under ceita n
circumstances is capable Of producing fatal con
sequences; dangerous also because OF It's known
ana acknowledged power over the system always
Heard the testimony of Dr. Maury yeStei day; re-
member his method Of administering ChlOrOfOrm.
My opinion IL that when given in such a manner the
EapOr WOuld tal concent ALVEY upon the mucus
membrane Of the nose or throat it would produce
} 'htOn more or less The little girl who fell on
. ythe was about years O.d lJunkin for the
e. dent objected To testimony regard ng the in
tGrnoe Of Chlorofolm on four sleeping persons
above years Of age, as the witness had not exper
imented on older persons and was Therefore In
ancient a piyp IN onu IN nI,f