The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-03
SIMPSONS DISCOVERY.


nov the Asssshssie Prsyssssss Of CAl~
sefss~ wore oreeghs 20 Light
The am Of Doctor afterwards S4rl
Jane. Young Simpson became closely
Identified with :he study o. anae.ihr-
tics. He approached the subject With
o due sense Of IL importance. and sP-
} Piled 10 1; . scientific .kil OF The srs;
o-cer. Several deaths occurred through
the Careless and inc!scrtTnina:e us- %
ether. causing tia. asrt; 81 Re ~
gArdeA with dsm a.shec favor. A hass
dangerous bu, equally effective sus-
stance Vas called fr-. and - the Dis
cuysry OF this DIR. Simpson G.vo:.% h!s
beet energies, L. his res.arChe- b. Wa
assisted ny several able professors. aad
n. 8 time ;h~s gave n large share OF
their attention 20 the matter. Auy
a. volaiiI. substances ia which A~agx,he,ic
properties we're suspected MAS care
fully examined. and IL wa- not !orc
before the experiments brought forth
me coveted reward. One night b-.
Simpson aud his assistants scrt sitting
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A number q: chemical suid- had b~cn
selected for experiment, each MAJ pro-
viding himsc!: sltt q g.s-a into which
= sna. quantity OF the particular sub
sJArce engaging attention Mr. pourcd,
The glass being placed over warm water
10 hep the evolution VI yapor. In
this way. with their mouths and nc--
iril. held over the vessels. ihcy tested
one vapor after another. oai II sccnrG
IS IL the spirit Of unconscloun-ss
was not to DO evoked. They tr..d
MANI gases aud liquids which 10 oao
had ever thoughts q. testing n tsis con
nectiou before. ana a, last IA small bot
tie Of dark liquid which provoked no
g-es; expectations. and WAS ouly known
"a u chemical curiosity IN the lahora-
tory, was raked up out OF somc OBJ
scU-e corner and pat 10 take its iurn
with the rest This was a little bo;;l.
Of chioro.orm. Presently. after more
promising substances had failed them.
il wa. resolved TO submit IL 'o the test
A small portion u: the liquid sas
poured into each glass n the eN-
pcrim-aIers Began their inhaia,ionS.
Prof. Miller. one o! the assistants. has
dcscribed whA: took place. An un-
wontcd hilari,y seized the party; they
became b-ighi-eye I'D and very happy.
and convcr>cd with such intelligence
a. more than usually charmed other
la.Na.-- ohio ,eAV. not sALt.~ sHAre IL.
the proceedings Brt Students th-r-
was IA talk o: sounds being beard lake
those OF a cotton mill. louder n
louder; n momcnt more. then Ill was
quirt. and then crash Or "a waking,
Dr. Simpsons first perception wps
mental. THIS l. far stronger and
better than ether" h. said ~ himself.
He next observed that he was pros
,ra;e or the f'oor. and tha, his sri~pds
were confused and alarmed. Hearing
= noise. be turned yound anu saw his
assistant. Dr.. Duncan beneath IA chair.
his Jaw dropped. his eyes staring, and
his head hall bent under him; quite
unconscious, ana snoring IN IA deter
o'+h'' ""N ~ -" "f-H 'fi'
noise followed and much c-oninot,oa.
and then his eycs overlook pr. ke.th's
feet and l.gs mHkay various effort.
- ov.rturn the table. or more proba-
by "a annlhiia'e every thing that was
upon IL All speedily recain.d their
senses. and from The middle Of tina, !
nigh; date. the discovery Of the anr>-
thctic uses q: chloroforra. 49, London
Tablet.