Mohave County miner., 1888-12-29
TAKING ANESTHETICS.
TERRIBLE HOLD or THE HABIT
ON NERVOUS AMERICANS.

People Appalling State Of Thinga
DR. B. s. Arnulphy, tho heart and lnng
specialist, was t5c first physician appealed
to for Information on the subject He said.
My practice In America only extends hack
two and half years, but IN that Tins I
have, tbiak, sscn sufficient Of the gke Of
anratheslcs 10 enable mo to speak intelli.
gently hays psTaeticed extensively Ia
Russia and France, aipi in tho latter country
| society women, a. class, aro somewhat do
yoied 10 the morphine and chloral habit
3ht 10 far na have been able 70 observe,
theys IL more resoftinls 10 anasztheties ia this
fotintry than IN any rsuntry have resided
ln. IL may BE due 70 the peculiar sensitive
nsEs and cxcItability os people iahabitihs
this part Of tho woFid Tho yeople here are
uloie susceptible 10 emotions of pain and
pleasure than those Of other lands. The sys
TEL OF TIE average educated AraeFican Is
wrought up 70 pitch Of neFvousuczs which
iiase observed nowhere else, and this crav.
IN for relief from pain ani sleepleasness,
whiFh ia rs turn pr0lEees the dssire for nn
ailtEsihetIc, Is the dir9.t outcome Of this ner-
.o'lsiess OF temperament.
~ observations teach me that snorphine
- tho drug most commonly used By these
nervous men and women, and tine extent 20
which 1t Is used IL anorrnous. There ore.
however, soIsE new agents that have lately
tosne into p-acsice which are claimed 70 pro
dace the effects Of nlorphins and partake Of
tto.ie of its dangeIs"
And what are the symptoms that show a
sFouiaD % be slave OF ann.stbesics, and that
show her she Is breaking DOWN.
There are hardly aay symptoms at FIRST
ferhairS there may bs n little hcay yines8 OF the
head, bitter taste In the mouth aud an nb.
slaeo Of appetite. Later on, OF course, the
nervciis systell gets flpTe excitablc, as larger
doSs ere required. Tlio6e who have been IN
the habit OF usinS injections for any length
of time soon grow habItnaiiy restless and ai,.
e,isy, aud only able TO find relief q gooi wiiilc
after taking the iHtrti0gi. During what
physicians cali the ''firt period" Of morphine
taking tho injection viii be followed By in
stant relief from pain CT sleeplassnass; bat
bNsdra long the relief is not 20 be had except
BY increasing the dose considerably, and
after having acted rs an nngxthetic. the
drug at length a:ts as % stimulant. know
p.ople now who have gone 80 Gar that they
are unable to accomplish any ordinary task
read, write, or work-witkoGt their iIrtectiou
OF morphine Il raises the tone Of their in.
teliect; they would be wrecks except under
tho influence of stiniulaGt.
"a young physician whom met not long
nsohad attained as.age when he could hardly
DC aroused from a soar,d sleep except by an
injection Of morphine Having thereby
achieved the ful.gess OF his faculties, he could
drive out and eco his patients. Bat he would
come home tired, worn out, and straightway
fell into sound sleep, from which he could.
OF course. only be aroused by a repetition of
the injection. He, Of course, is a doomed
man.
ut is well known fact that English
wcanen, particularly iB London, during the
fashionable season there, Gre great consumers
Of ether. They SIMPLY drink il, as you would
q cocktail. IL creates in them q kind of
stimulation, bringing flush of red To the
chceka md sparkle 10 the eyes-vhicb
alone Is suticien; TO make woman use IL. /
have not observed any iahigation OF ether
consumption In Americans; it seems TO be
.ong exclusively to English society women
"Dr. j, Adams Aliens remarks, diycsted OF
sernls and phrases peculiar to the medical
profession, may be epitonized as follows:
"T,ae rage Just now among the women Of |
Paris is for anti-pyrin aud anti-febrin, two |
that are analogous and manu-
featured from various chenicals They are |
claimed TO be the best known cure for head. |
ache, end are used In large quantities by /
women In society. Tho latest production. |
which is used here, and which win tb 1resore |
interest you more, is 'suiphonal,' new
agent, claimed TO be a perfect substitute for /
morphine and also claimed to bo absolutely |
witaort injury to tho system. Sulphonal, |
according 70 my observation, is used very /
People carry anti-pyrin and sui /
phonal around with theHa now ns they did |
.thfr when 1t was ffzt introduced IL Is a
peculiar fact that whenever anything new |
N tho way OF IN anossthetic Is introduced, the
lain Is advanced for IL that it Is entirely
harmless. II was this way with chloroform,
cocaine, chloraI, etc, and now IL IL true OF
snti pyrin ard 'salphoRaL'
"Oid, conservative doctors who have
watched tho introduction and use Of these
Igeists say Wait aud ssa.' Time is sure 10
,roIethe accuracy Of their Judgment Every
lgcnt that is capable Of producing a power
al effect on the system is capable Of doing
injury IL improperly administered. The |
'henaists arc now making host Of com
,ouItds, III behalfBof which tho no danger
DARN Is advanced. These compounds are
dangerous in just the proportion that they
ontaia these powerful Ingredients. That
hey are sold to and consumed by somebody
a Chicago stands to reason, or city chemists,
would not produce them. There are O dozen
ubsEitutes for chlorolorm and ether that 20
" different names. a young friend Of mine,
doctor, and an excellent fellow, killed him
elf with q whli7 Of chloroform. He was Ia
he habit Of coming homo tired ont, and
reaiing himself la this way to produce sleep.
Ie took too powerful dose one day and I
vas vent for. But 1t was too late then; he
gas dying. .5 a. .-.......-
"Ii a woman, tho habitual use OF anasthot-
cs makes itself manifest In interference
With tho subjects digestion, neuralgic pains,
and 50 Oh Tho continuous use
( chiorai in order to procure sleep, neccssi.
ates a continued increase in the dimensions
Z the dose in order 10 procure the desired
feet. G ntinued adhcrence TO the practice
reduces gradual paralysis Of the heart.
'ome women grow fat, and ot hers emacdated,
n afi1sthctics. Women vho take morphine
nd ediloral do it to obtain sleep. When they
5ish to arouse dropping spirits and energies
q order 10 fortify themselves for q possibly I,
rduots engagements they take bromide. !
ave met women repeatedly in the course OF
ny practice, who are in the habit Of drinking :
ologne, but who would think IL q disgrace
D have bottle Of ordinary spirits in the J
ouse. There are many chemical substances
hat produce q substance like chloroform, ,
nd there are many perfumes that, ii taken !.
q sufficient quantities, will act as anasthet-
.. But many ladies who are unsuspected
ts. bn raj. sro drfpbers 90 v,aat