The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-20

escape, IL would require . smaller dose
but IL 30 administered 30 as TO allow
99-100 of the vapor TO escape ms on loose
napkin II would require larger dose.
81 am not acquainted with the appara'
tus used. l suppose IL is dropper 10
drop the chloroform on napkin. know
nothing at all about the effect of the
keeley cure. II is not recognized by the
profession. From the fact that IL 10 q
secret remedy We know nothing about 1t.
Tho most eminent men in the profession
arc opposed 10 II. ! do not know that
therc is any authority as to the after cfiect
Of II.
NECESSARILY person suffering from
chloroform narcosis would he in the same
condition William Beaumont was in.
had no doubt of il at oil. don't think
there was even an ounce OF chloroform
taken. ! think that the instrument Is a
very convenient arrangement. In apply
ing chloroform observe the symptoms OF
the patient more than the quantity.
Accidents have occurred to the most
eminent physicians in tho world in tho
application of chloroform. IL is danger
Gus. Al the present timc large part of
tho medical profession Is opposed to Its
use, as accidents are liable TO occur. II il
considered justiilable by the profession to
use il. IL is customary 10 examine n
mans heart before administering chloro-
form. and this is the only way you have OF
judging mans capacity for chloroforn,."
DIR. c. :. Cranson testified as follows: !:
"About II O'Clock to-day Twas in my Office
waiting on patient. when DIR. Miller
came rushing in and asked me To come
into his Office as quickly as | could. l
went into the Office and found Mr..
Beaumont insensiblc. found him ON the
floor and DIR. Miller and DIR. Minshall try
ing to resuscitate him. l Immediately
started to help and VIC used every means
known to the profession. but he did not
show any signs of life after got there
except the color of his lips and face. i
didn't discover any pulse that indicated
that the man was alive. and the only hopes
that we had was that the color of his lips
was fair. We used every means We knew
of artificial respiration. electricity. the
injection of ho, water aud other means.
II would have known that he was suffer-
ing from either ether or chloroform mar
COSTS. would have used the same RENE
dies that were used. / do not know how
much cbloroform was used. There was
some taken out of that bottle since by DIR
Minshall, illustrating TO me how he had
given il. think not one ounce had been
taken from the bottle.
"ln order TO determine whether or not IL
was proper to administer chloroform or
not, would examine the action of the
heart with sietboscope, and il l was
doubtful about il would not give it. II
j found patients heart action all right.
would consider il n proper case. pre-
fer chloroforn TO any other anacsthetic.
Notwithstanding that either is considered
the safer of the two. II acts fully as gen.
tie and consider chloroform as sale as
ether. Ether cannot be administered in
all cases where chloroform Is used. . Tho
difference il. In n case Of weak lungs
should hesitate to give ether. provided
the operation was prolonged. II the
heart action was not up Ia tonc shoiil,l
then examine the lungs. II the lungs are
in good order ! should prefer ether.
Everything being equal. should prefer
chlorofcrm. Accidents are likely to occur
TO the best Of operators. have admins.
tered chlorofortn in a good many eases.
Sometimes small quantity will produce
narcosis and sometimes il takes a large
quantity. The average dose Is six or
eight ounces. We determine when the
patient has enough by observing the pm.
pills and the relaxation of the muscles
Alcoholic liquors have tendency To circc,
| tine nervous system and tho heart action
IL was called upon to perform an opera
tion on n man who had been addicted &,
the use OF alcohol. hut who had not used
| il for n month, other things being equal
j would consider him a proper subject fol
the administration of chloroform. but Il
he lad used alcohol recently. and the cas-,
would permit. would put il of sufficient
| time TO clear the system. but IL the op
Grafton was one that had to be performed
| would 60 ahead. There are no othcl
symptoms that know of 10 determine {
mans capacity to- take chloroform oihe
| than the heart. Accidents are likely 4,
occur sometimes when there is no ac
counting for them
DIR. }. III. Owings was called, also, ant
corroborated Drs. Douglas and CrnnsOI
as To the Use aud effect of chloroform aut
rs to the unknown effects of the kcelcl
cure.
After the testimony was given. the jury
| rendered the following verdict:
| An inqulsitlon holden at Deer Lodge. IN th'
| county 0i Deer Lodge. on the lstb day of Srp
| tcmbcr. A. d.. 1892. before m., j. VI Hartw"ii
| j. T.. acting "a coroner Oi aid county, gpri
| the body OF william Beaumont, there liza
dead. by ihc Jurors whose names are hcTrgnt
subscribed. the said juror upon their oaths d
say that William Beaumont alea from the ci
! iects of chlorufUrm taken by Inhalation and o 4
! ministcTod as an anacstheIlc by DT. :. W
/ Mlnshall TO aid IN the operation of cy
tracing liberated teeth. That said c,lord
form was administered with the use - ever
precau,ion known to medical profession. an
uf a. g.ll Mtnshutl
! blame.
In testimony whereof the said Jurors hAv
hereunto set their hands. the day and yea
aforesaid. THO. BE4srLy. Foreman.
DIED SUDDENLY.