Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-03
GERMAN WATER GAS.
AN AESTHETIC WHICH, IT y SAID. WILL
rAkE riIE PLACE 90 ETHER.


Some time ago Messrs. Underwood *
Co. made Ansngements 20 use German
water gas In bo,tling the water OF their
spring at Falmouth Foreside. near Port
land, and Prof. o. Brunlsr Of Germany
came on TO give some tests OF the ma.
chinery. A few days ego . party OF
gentlemen wen, TO the Underwood springs
and Mr.. Brunler VAS a,ked TO give some
experiments. A reporter OF the Port
land Argus thus describes the expert
ments:
81 propose. gentlemen" said Prof
Brunlef. Ito show you something never
tried outside Of laboratory. and then
only q. an experiment. | will take
this water gas and make Il solid not
only solid bu, Of arctic properties. by the
side Of which ice will seem like Ere.
This adaptation, for |, IL no, discovery.
will enable the physician 10 do won
derfal things In the way Of relieving
pain"
Mr.. Brunler then attached TO the ma
chinery used in the work OF charging the
water q strongly made eanv. bag aud
gave the order TO start the machinery.
The bo,,ling room Was intensely hot. bot
Mr.. Brunler was observed TO button up
hi. coz, to the throat before starting up
and In q short time the temperature va.
...r ,o ~. ,.,,ioy arrtic
81 goes we're going to have a snow
storm" said one gentleman. and the re'i
laughed. Ba, the man OF science nodded
and said, "Ys.. 10 little time and TO
the complete surprise OF those pre.en,
snow began 10 fall. in tiny fake. at first.
but soon thick and fast.
The Professor raised bis hand. the ma
ehinery stopped and the snow di'aPPeired.
Then Mr. Brunler took from the m.ehin'
.ry 10 which /, had been attached the
canvas bag. now full and Of considerable
weight. A touch Of the outside Of the
bag chilled the blood. The intense cold.
the terrible chill Il gave w.. simply no,
90 b. described. Cutting open the bag.
Mr.. Bunlsr displayed a mas. OF beau,i-
fal white. apparently crystal ice (; but by
iu side other Ice melted |. shsn exposed
10 FIRE
Mr.. Brunlsr exclaimed a. q gentleman
reached on, hi. hand to the mass; "Don't
touch It. |, will burn you"
THAT ice burn me , Absurd :" was the
reply. Ba, the Professor insisted tina, !,
be let alone. sSeep, 10 give !, the slight
e,, touch. and ,hs, he administer in per
sou. ons unlaeky individual, .repor,sr.
was given too prolonged touch on the
back Of the hand and found that bis hand
wa. devoid Of ell feeling The Professor
looked At !, and said. "Th., hse. !, Tor
four hour. after tha, IL will ache for for
,y.eish, hour.. will blister and make
trouble; IL touched IL too hard" all OF
which followed. For four hour. the hand
va. absolutely wi,hoa, feeling Needle.
inserted produced no pain. aud yet the
hand va. no, powerle.s. No blood follow
ed the puneture..
II 10 claimed tina, ,hi. gas will com.
pletely take the place Of ether. No III
sffse, except the possibility OF bli',erins
follow. IL. administration. The substance
is. local .nr,,heiie. bat !, i' claimed
tina, IL. action !, complete. aud on the
instant the member touched Is completely
numbed, the How Of blood arrested and
the operation proceed. uiihou, suffering
on the part OF the pa,ien, or loss OF any
considerable amount Of blood. A promi.
nen, physician here. who has been elPe-
rimen,ing with IL. believes ,ha, IL will be
in nearly every case a substitute for ether.
Mr.. Brunler says ,hs, all the discovery
connected With this "a. !, the process by
which IL /. taken from the German min
ersl springs.
"Thi. gas" said Mf. Btunler. bad
been collected TO . limited degree by
placing gs.ome,ers over the springs. AZ
ter study Of four years succeeded IN
separating the "a. from the water itself.
This "a. I, generated 10 the rsee.'e' OF
the Eilsl mountains. volcanic in their ma
ture, bu, for untold thousands Of years
inactive. We can get with ease enough
Of iki, gas to supply all the armies, hos.
hospitals and Physicians OF the world.
The German go,ernmen, wa, the fir'' 10
appreciate IL. and !, is used also IN the
making Of the Krupp guns"