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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
PATIENTS TIED Or HELD.

Patients about 10 undergo surgical opera
ti0us were tsc or Le.1 ny strong men.
Directions were specific in This regard
We read, for example. that the patient
must be ''tIed 20 the bench or table with
three bandS-cue round the ankles. another
round The Thighs. and a third across the
chest. holding tie arms and hands"
u Is Impossible 20 imagine more than
saEuely me eacrTniyy OF the suffering ex-
rcrienced by those who went down into
'the valley % TIRE shadow II death" fully
cogaizant OF each step a. The surgical pro-
cedure, with nothing 20 dun either the
mental or the physical pain.
m is not o. be wondered ~ that soldiers
VINO could bravely and unhinchinEly face
f1e Gre 81 battle Quailed at sight OF the
surgeon who. knife in hand. stood ready
a. finish the work OF the enemy's sword
c- bullet by amputating the injured limb
or Otherwise repairing the damage done
% IRE hodv
% Is told o. Admiral Viscount Nelson.
whose right elbow had been shattered BY
a French bullet IN the battle OF Tenerire.
that he asked the surgeon 20 make haste
aid get his Instruments a know ne
faId = must lose my right arm. so the
sooner u is OF the better" lie is said
o. have undergone the operation with the
same drmness and courage which always
marked his lie, Yet he shucdereo a. the
Thought q the coldness OF the surgeons
lrifc 80 vivid was this impression that
when about 10 enter the Battle OF the Nile
ne left standing orders that the surgeons
D. always provided with hot water dur
eng az engagement, so that warm instru-
r1suts might be used when operation was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
Nv Or. 10y NcAf-e inrhrsm-

The cave cwerer and the bushnan. the
SGvage and the semi-civilized, each has
contributed hts mite 20 the worldwide and
Eorld-old effort 70 SIN ''lffe's saddest
Foice-the nirfhright wall OF pain"
The incantations and voodoo dances %
,riIneval man foreshadowed the later at
'empts 20 relieve pain by means % mes
nerisrn. hypnotism and mental sugges-
aon.
The NEUROLOGICAL dream of a lethai apple
shosc perfume would lull all pain. and the
Inhalation OF the fumes OF burning Indian
aemp, with which the ancient Scyrhians
sought 90 alleviate physical suffering. were
ne fsraway SUGGESTIONS Of modern anas-
;hesia produced 10y tie inhalation o. vaPors
and gases.
The wine % the condemned" the
-drowsy syrups" and the cold mandrake
Uice" Of ancient times were the progen-
7ors OF modern pain alternating narcotic
medicine" The henbane and poppy seed
plssters and the inunctions OF opium.
selandine. sadron ard lizard OIL. - later
line. were among the first recorded local
tnasthetics- The compression OF the ar
,ery OF pain" practised b. the ancient As
fyrIans, and o. the nerve trunks by the
surgeons o. the Middle Ages. were the pro-
ohetic anticipati1ns ~ spinal ansssthesia ss
7racg sed to-day
T. Il impossible 20 say at Just What
,e-iod IN the history q the world attempts
sere first made ny means Of drugs 10 PRO
suce the counterpart OF that deep sleep"
Ehich feIl upon Adam On the Garden Of
TCea. The ancient Egyptians. the ASST
ans. the Chinese. The Hindus and other
cations knew a. the narcotic ana auodyne
--Cpcrties a various plants. and IN both
no Bible and trc Talmud illusions a-e
7Tsde 70 thc nTurrice % inducing sleep and
-sIievlng pain by artificial means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
NO AGE LIMIT RECOGNIZED.

Understanding the physiological action Of
the anasthetic. and being familiar with al
the exigencies OF anes.hesia. tho anes-
thetist knows no aga limit In the selection
OF subjects for general narcOsis by inhala-
ton From the infant few hours old 20
the centenarian. al ages and very nearly
ali conditions are amenable TO one or the
other. or a combination OF more than one.
OF the agents now commonly employed
While. with improved methods and a
more perfect understanding OF the require
nsenrs OF anasthesia an Increasingly large
number OF conditions may now be treated
by surgical procedure during general mar
COSTS. there stil remains long list OF pos
sibIe minor cases IN the management %
which the surgeon Is unwilling 20 subject
bis patient To the discom.orts OF a general
aHssthetic.
And so. when Roller. in 1885. demon
strated upon animals the local anesthstic
properties OF cocaine and first recommended
It's use for surgical purposes. another era
IN surgery began
The use OF cocaine and other allied prin-
ciples by injection into the tissues az ths
site of operation has been gradually sx-
tended. until now radical operations. such
, as herniotomy. amputatiOns and many OF
the more serious operations upon the eve.
Grafton. are undertaken under local an@s-
thesia and successfully completed with no
Inconvenience to the patient. OF with an
incOnsequent degree OF pain
The range OF usefulness % cocaine was
still further extended when. in 1855. DIT,
J. Leonard Corning. a neurologist. still
living in New York. first injected weak
solutions OF the substance directly into the
canal OF the spinal column. This was at
tempted with the successful object OF al
levtating painful conditions OF the nerves
supplying the hips and lower limbs.
u was not until fourteen years after
Corning's discovery that Bier. OF Germany
arst employed spinal injections OF cocaine
for surgical operations upon the lower
limbs
Since that time various cocaine sub
stitutes' -eucaine. stovaine. tropOcocaine
and novocaine-have been employed, and
has lately been demonstrated in this
city. the possibilities OF spinal anesthesia
have been extended to the upper part OF
the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

tltea s--.--'s... ....-. ...-... 500
AS we review the history OF anaesthesia
and allow the mind to run into the future
we are reminded OF the brilliant poem,
The Birth and Death or Pain" with
which Dr. :. Weir Mitchell closed tina
seInl-centennial OF anRsthesia. held az the
Massachusetts, General Hospital. October
l6. ISL. and from which We quote:
Whatever trtCmphs san shall hold the mind.
Whatever gift shall VET enrich mankind
Al here no hour zhall strike through Al th-
years. -
No hour a. 81. as when hone. doubt and tears
Nj deepeuing Stiffness. watched one eager hraIn-
WIN l.l-..o VIZ -.cr.e ne Dan .r Pm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
BREEDING sNuNKs IN MAINE

Breeding slxunkS h. rather a new IN
dustry = THIS state. out. nevertheless Az IL
a paying one with CeorSe CrOos<cr AZ
North Gath. ant he has a colony a.
twenty polecats The fur Is used Iarselv
and Mr.. Croker Is busy catching the am.
mais fer his yard. ne has fenced IN =.
srloot iedse vita a high wire. and the
nttle animals seem perfectly contend xxtrt.
their new home. -kennebec Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

eve. upon the Internal ear. upon svery VITAL
organ OF the body. even upon inc nsarS
and lungs. are now undertaken and suo-
cessfuliy executed
The brilliant surgical trtumpns which
have marked the last hfty years have nos
been unattended by surgical tragedies.
many OF which were Directly traceasss 20
the ausesthetic. or. more strictly speaking
TO the method OF its administration. Hap
PLY however. as a result OF Increasing
knowledge concerning anaesthetics and their
administration. the accidents and fataiiues
which have been encountered have gradu-
ally diminished. and are growing fewer IN
number each year Many Of the accidents
which were formerly attributed 20 ne
anesthetics per Sc are now known % have
been due TO some undercurrenr or ex-
traneOus circumstance. for example. surSl-
cal shock hemOrrhage or preventaols acci-
dents such as asphyxia from stranz ulatlon-
II is only within recent years that the
medical profession has come 70 a fuu ao-
probation OF the importance OF the scien-
more and more each year Is this important
branch OF medicine very properly given
into the hands OF those who have made II
the subject OF close study and expert
mentation. II Is now fully realized that IN
the administration % .anesthetics mucn
more depends upon the skill and experiences
OF the ansesthetist than upon the anaestnetio
used, and for this reason less Is said nov
than formerly concerning thu limitations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

chloroforn in childbirth by Sir James z.
Simpson. professor OF midwifery IN the
University OF Edinburgh, the publication OF
his discovery IN November. 1877, and the
subsequent application OF the method in
general srIr1erv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

pEmoNsTR ALTON EraERIzATIoN
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ring y b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

Redd-You say that doctor has q Iars,
practicee
Nireene-Nery.
What's his speciality
tooteah cases.'-Yonkers Statesman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
rHE CREEK POETS REFERENCE,

Homer wrote OK G~i,s ITO I'm an pain
aul bring fJrSetsllness 81 eve~, SORROW
l'ily knew -r :hs pove~ 90 mandrake 20
produce certain cauou~ness or hardi-
Good .r feeling Galeu. enc - the earli-
.-t medical writers. who lived iu tho sec
md ceutuvy. recorded the power % maa-
-rakc. or malla- aral 81 plaut sUivd 20
lellaloura. 70 usrllyzc sensation and mo-
.1r a poet Eel. th- sivteenth century
wrote
ever as -lrEcur wfri.rF % 20 cgr
-l1lr r-rtl,ss .l--it. BEFORE Oh Zee lt tut
fls violent HH-'uae Il frs F'r'it. IL member.
f'rinr-rn De rat.suf or serse.-ss siunne-.
and --i0 -ss area tslilsl [. ust ana artl
fEf Whole s-Us - t.s trtfared rcr-.
Shakespeare. wlo allowed littls 90 escape
ris 81. ciie Pen, makes laso say
500 poppy uor rrarlrarC'a.
N0- al The 0ro-sE strups of the wo,l--
ever T1H-f0lnr fnfr 20 rhat sweet sleep
NhI-r th1g ov-e-st este dar.
nesrite a iamf.aritv with this rower q.
certain plants 60 produce sleep and dull
r1c keen ecEs o. pain. the surgeons OF the
T'-e-ausesthetic days must have met with
only limited measure q success N their
efforts 10 lessen the pain OK operations.
The operating room Was then a veritable
chamber o. horrors for the patient a.
fhc shrieks OF agony which emanated
from the operating room many hospitals
n the olden days had these ROOMS heav-
Sly padded ard the doors provided with
overlaus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

a MONUMENT TO ETHER.
Erected in Boston 70 comrerorate the
discovery that IL causes insensibility
to pain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
BIT INHALATION.

d oFINAL INJECTION
Cocaine and all cocaine substi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
AVIATION HATS.

Copyrights. 1900. BY the Associated Literary
Press
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Clean Farming Profitable,

Honest, now, don't you like to see
farm kept clean Of all unnecessary
trash and the fields clean Of weeds?
1t really adds to the worth Of the
farm, In the eyes of the man passing
by it is a better farm than the one
beside it Of equal soil, though weed
grown and brushy.
A great many folks pay no atten-
ton to the roadsides. Where a hedge
Is the outside fence, we have seen
hedge brush grow from roots that had
been exposed by road grading, until
travel had actually been turned to
the opposite because Of It. This
doesn't speak very we'll for the care
fulness of the farmer OF course there
Is always so much to do on farm
that some Of 1t never gets done-any
one who has farmed for as short a
time as one year knows this-but the
time required to do little cleaning
up is really shorter than a busy man
believes. 1t Is getting started at the
work that comes hardest The excuse
of the man who does not have a clean
looking farm is usually that he does
not care about selling, and it is worth
as much to him that way as any. He
does not figure In anything for salts
faction.-Farmers Mail and Express.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
G0nd HnY Smoker,

The sizes of timbers used in this
design for a hay stacker vary from
inches by 4 inches to inches by
6 inches. The bottom pieces marked
are y feet long and 4 inches by 5
inches, the side uprights are IA feet
long; the cross piece is IS feet Of
3-inch by 5-inch stuff; No. 6 is .
inches by inches, and is bevelled on
the front edge to allow the hay to
slide over it easily, when being showed
on by the sweep. No. 13 is s feet by
2 inches by inches, with the higher
end feet above the ground, so that
when the stacker is on the ground the
weight box No. II will be about ,
inches from the two pulleys on the
upper END of No. 10. The rope for
raising the stacker should be either
inch or inch and a quarter.
The teeth on the stacker can be
made of Pinch by 4-inch pine scantling
10 feet long and bevelled on the upper
side to allow the hay to slide easily.
The short upright teeth on the stack
er head should be about 5 feet long
They are bolted to the long teeth
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
SMALLEST PRISON.
That of Sark, Though Ancient, Contains
but Two Cells.

Sark. the loveliest of the Channel
islands, possesses a quaint old prison of
two cells, more as matter of form than
of necessity, for serious crime is almost
unknown in the island. which has no
paid police, but simply an elected con-
stable
1t is SOME years since the prison was
called into requisition, says The Strand,
and on the last occasion the bolt was
found TO be so rusty that it had to bg
broken before the door could be opened.
The prisoner was then put in, left all
night with the door open and made no
attempt to escape.
On another occasion young English
servant who had stolen some clothes was
sentenced to three days imprisonment.
The prospect 50 terrified her that the
authorities took pity on her loneliness
and CONSIDERABLY left the cell open. The
little maid sat in the doorway and was
consoled by kind-hearted Sark women,
who came to keep her company.
\ still more curious incident is told of
n man who was convicted for neglecting
his wife and children. He was ordered
to betake himself to the prison and there
wait for the arrival of the constable.
This he did, sitting outside until the
door was opened to let him in.-New
York Sun
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Conversation OF uee.

In an article on bees and ants by
CASTOR BOWER In the Revue Heb
domadaire the writer contends that
'hese insects carry on conversation
among themselves and that, while this
Is done by means of their feelers, they
are not entirely dependent upon them
"A whole colony" says Mr.. Bower
in an anthouse or beehive often
responds instantaneously to a signal
which may have been given without
contact, 1t Is interesting to see an
ant laborer for whom burden Is toe
heavy go to fellow, make a sign OF
give certain touch with his feeler
and then see the second insect Join
the first IN lifting or moving the OBJ
iect."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
A lsPfuI IiirI

A family of barn owls will number
from three to seven birds. It IS diff
cult to believe what a lot of vermin
and rodents family of owls will con.
sumo. An old owl will capture as
much or more food than a
dozen cats in night. The
owlets are always hungry. They
will eat their weight in food every
night and more If they can get
it. A case is on record in which a
half grown owl was given all the mice
1t could eat. 1t swallowed eight one
right after another The ninth fol-
lowed all but the tail, which for some
time hung out Of the birds mouth.
The rapid digestion of birds of prey
is shown by the fact that in three
hours the little glutton was ready for
second meal and swallowed four
more mice. If this can be done by a
single bird what effect must a whole
family Of owls have on the rodents of
q community?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Learned in Law but Not Letters.

According to n Tennessee man there
was once a judge III the eastern section
of the state, man well versed in law,
but entirely self-educated, who had to
contend with the principles of orthogra-
ply all his life. In early life he had
lived in Knoxville, and for a long time
he insisted upon spelling the name Nox-
vile.
Finally his friends educated him up to
the point of adding the k so thor
onghly, in fact, was the lesson learned
that when, a few years afterward. he
removed to Nashville, nothing could pre-
vent him from spelling it Nashville
Then some time later the judge moved
again, this time to MurfreesborO. On the
day that he began to write his first letter
from this place he scratched his head in
perpleXity. and finally exclaimed:
Il give it up. How on earth can they
spell the name of this place with a * 2 4"
Louisville Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
A Useless Imple ment

1t is not always safe to NEEDLE with
the unfamiliar. James Russell, in
"reminiscences of larrow,' gives the
following story as illustrating the sim
plicity of the Scotch farmers of the
vicinity:
A well-to-do tenant bought a barome ter
at public sale. Soon after the minister
asked him how he liked it.
Not at all" returned the honest
farmer. ITS no the thing
"In what way is it not the thing
"Well," replied the worthy parishiOn-
er. more at home with sheep than sci
ence. ut was nae casting up sic weather
as | wad have liked. so, thinking there
was something wrang, | took it doom
and examined it, outside and in.
AT last | discovered "A lang glass tube
wi Il hole in the end o it. Niver dooting
that was the matter, | stopped up the
hole. But if it did i'll before, it did
naething at all after that"-Youth's
Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Telephone Manners.

The question of telephone manners
and telephone etiquette which has been
raised by a discussion in contempo-
rary is surprising, because it seems to
show that even business people admit
there is such Il thing as telephone man
ucrs, though they appear to think the
code is exhausted when the man Mt the
other end of the wire has waited their
convenience. Unfortunately the tec-
phone manners that exist are only Il
relic of the past, and the habitual tec-
phoncr gradually dlscards small courtc-
sizes. The conversation that begins with
the ring of a bell 10y one party and a
sharp "IIuIlo" by the other is nccessari-
ly stripped Of dignity. while the fact
that if the speakers are strangers they
will never recognize one another tends
10 a loss Of sclf-respect Only the in
nately courteous observe telephone man
ners; the rest of the world lapscs into
something like primitive savageness
when it uses the latest resource of civ
iliZation.-Court Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15

and made me feel like d new person.
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. j.
Gardiner, Me. =" / was great SUI
ferer from q female disease. The doc
tor said | would have to 20 to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia z
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months."-
Mrs. $. A. WILLIAMS, Il. i. ID. No. IA,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is q difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many eases of female ills, such as in
tlammation, liberation, displacements,
tibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-dowR
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but a triie
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
ORIGIN
OF a Famous Human Foe Il

or Famous III umRn Food.
The story of great discoveries or in
ventions is always Of interest.
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and vigor and could not car
ry out the plans and enterprises he
knew how to conduct, was led to study
various foods and their effects upon the
human system. In other words, before
he could carry out his plans he had
to find a food that would carry him
along and renew his physical and
mental strength.
He knew that a food which was a
brain and nerve builder (rather than
a mere fat maker) was universally
needed. He knew that meat with the
average man does not accomplish the
desired results. He knew that the
soft gray substance in brain and nerve
centers is made from Albumen and
Phosphate of Potash obtained from
food. Then he started to solve the
problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. 1t contains the brain and nerve
building food elements in condition for
easy digestion.
the result of eating Grape Nuts
daily is easily seen in marked stur.
diness and activity of the brain and
nervous system, making 1t a pleasure
for one to carry on the daily duties
without fatigue or exhaustion
Grape-Nuts food is in no sense a
stimulant but is simply food which
renews and replaces the daily waste
of brain and nerves
It's favour Is charming and being
fully and thoroughly cooked at the
factory it is served instantly with
cream.
The signature OF the brain worker
spoken of, G. w. Post, Is to be seen
on each genuine package Of Grape
Nuts.
Look in pkgs. for the famous lit
tie book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
There's a Reason"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Sum mcr Care of Horses.

A great many horses are laid I'D
every summer with sore shoulders
This can be remedied in a very large
measure with sense and care.
A good horse collar IS the main part
Of the harness and 1t should be of
the very best kind and fit the animals
neck perfectly.
The collar should be kept clean at
all times and the horses shoulders
well washed and brushed daily.
Much dust and dirt arise in the
fields and on the roads during the
warm season, and this is caught and
held on the moist and sweaty Shout
ders and collar, there to form hard
Jumps and ridges.
Every time the collar Is put on the
horse it should be examined for those
ridges and Jumps. If any are found
they should be carefully brushed and
rubbed away.
After each days work, especially In
warm weather, battle and clean the
shoulders with mixture Of warm
water, salt and soda.
Hot water is one of the best known
natural agents for relieving soreness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
MADE A MILLION IN ONIONS.
Statistics of This Years Crop in South
west Texas.

The official figures of this years onion
crop in southwest Texas have just been
compiled by Roy Campbell manager of
the Southern Texas Truck Growers as
ISOLATION, which handled the bulk of the
shipments. The total shipments up to
June / were 2GJ0 cars.
The average number of crates to ear
is 4GO. 1t is estimated by Mr.. Camp
bell that the growers nctted an avera e
of not less than - cents a crate or S34J
car This makes the net income to
the growers S9S3,2JO on $50 cars. Some
of the growers think that the average
profit will be nearer 80 cents a crate
than - cents. If the greater estimate
is correct the total return from the sea
sons crop will be in excess of $1,000
OOn.
The largest onion shipping point is
Laredo, which sent out 1900 cars Of the
product this season The shipments went
to all parts Of the United States and
Canada.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Caterpillars Grease the Rails.

Caterpllars have been SERIOUSLY inter
fering with the movement Of Canadian
Pacific trains near Fredericton junction,
and the locomotives running over that
section of the big railroad system have
been equipped with steam jets so that
the pests can be removed from the rails
ms the trans proceed. Catapillars in
Testing railroad tracks in such numbers
that the service has been seriously af-
fected have been heard of before but it
is doubtful if they have proved any more
troublesome in this section Of the country
than in the vicinity of Fredericton,
where thousands of the pests have COW
cred the tracks in places for distance
of several miles.-sK ennebec Journal