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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
The Scene in the
Operating Room

In the heel-c along the corridor into tne
elevator, the top floor where the operating room is
elevator and along to the operating table. |
shall forget it There was the crowd of surgeons
there stood half dozen
operating dressed like characters at masquer
AIDE ball. in charge long white dOm-
noes with white hoods completely masked their
faces except the little Sits which the peeked
found out.
sit up somebody said No., .-
Put legs the side of the table Bend your
far cam
direstions, l supposed coming out from
under the mask of DR.. Jonnesco But guessed wrong
A handsome pair of in mask at side
now approached me, bowed just little, and almost be
fore knew a prick a needle about the middle
of my back. Jonnesco with his hypodermc
syringe realized it he had managed to give
me little stOVane--and he had without much
than pin prick, placed this little dose
n middle of spinal column.
OF course it really more than mere prick of a
pin. needle going and through the out
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serted between two of the vertebrate
the back being bent forward so MS
to enlarge the opening between them
as much as possible-and enters the
spinal membrane. but that is as far
as it goes. 1t does not touch the cord.
The stovaine is passed through the
needle. mixes with the spinal fluid,
and is then absorbed by the spinal
cord itself IN a few seconds all of
the body below the point of injection
and portion above it have felt tle
effect of the drug, and needles may
be pierced through any portion of the
body affected, or strong currents of
electricity be applied without the pa
tient feeling any effects whatever.
Before DR.. Jonnesco discovered the
combination Of stovaine and strych-
nine the practice was to inject the
drug between the last dorsal and the
first lumbar vertebraefi which are
situated in the lower region of the
back, but now that it has been dem
onstrated that the new method can
be used without affecting the mus
cles of breathing. injections are made
anywhere from the base of the spine
to the nape of the neck, depending
largely upon the particular region to
be operated on.
DR.. Jonnesco has now performed
practically every operation that has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

as to permit of operation without at
the same time affecting the organs OF
respiration. Two years ago DR.. jon
nesco tried a combination of strych
nire and stovaine, and the success
which attended his experiments has
resulted in the present revival of the
claims OF spinal anaesthesia.
StrychIine is stimulant. Its ef-
feet in combination with stovaine is
to neutralize the deadening effects of
the latter drug upon the heart and
respiratory nerves and keep them
normal.
1t is fact that the two drugs in
combination possess qualities that
neither, by itself, has. Why this is
so the CHEMISTS do not yet know. But
they do know ii is so.
The effect Of the spinal injection of
the drug upon the rest of the system
is due to the fact that the spinal
cord is the great nerve trunk line of
the body. Dcaden the trunk line ana
YOU affect the whole nervous system.
While the stovaine is injected into
the spinal column the needle does not
penetrate the cord itself. The cord,
proper. which is protected by the YER
tebrae. is surrounded by fluid which
is contained within the membrane in
which the cord is held.
The needle pierces the back, is in
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ever been done under ether or chic
reform. Owing to the advantages of
his method, patients have Undergone
operations which it would have been
extremely dangerous to have perform
ed under the old methods because OF
the injurious effect which both ether
and chloroform exert on weak
heart
1t is true that in q number OF the
cases in which DR.. JOnnesco recently
demonstrated the virtues of stovaine
the patients were rendered more or
less nauseated, but in the majority
of the cases there was no nausea at
ALL. while in no case was there any
thing like the discomfort invariably
following the administration of ether
or chloroform, which lasts for "a
hours or more after the operation.
Unless, therefore, the percentage OF
mortality resulting from the use or
stovaine should eventually prove to
be greatly in excess of that follow
ing the use of ether and chloroform.
1t seems as though the new method
may ultimately displace the one
which has served humanity so long
and so well.
Just what an operation by DR.. JON
nesco means to Il patient in terms OF
sensation is told by one who has un-
derEOne it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
of Pain.

side skim and it seemed to growing bigger and bigger
and that 1t would certainly out through
stomach All this nothing but little bit of foolish
frightened maginat iont really did not hurt to
speak of.
At once began to wonder how soon the stuff would
begin to snow its effects In a few seconds began to
feel most peculiar tngng sensation in all the muscles
and of the stomach and legs Somebody had put
firm hand on my head to hold me steadily. Now the
hand was withdrawn and gently laid down my
side.
began to feel that losing the lower part of
body. My feet gone. second and realized
that knees had taken flight Another second and both
my less up to the thighs We're gone and now even my
stomach seemed to have entirely left me.
Il winked my eye-yes, my eyes We're all right. I
rolled tongue around in moutfyes, that all
right, too dared not move very much for feared the
would not like 1t. l curious whether
l still had control of my arms and hands.
If | could the tips of fingers that would
| still control beyond
Could my fingers? Cautiously slyly 1 tried
tips the fingers both hands--yes they
responded usual.
But attention diverted from thoughts
by the gathering of half dozen masked heads about
and the clatter of operating tools
Il must see what they are doing thought land just
this the who seemed to divine
thought held the towel over my
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Because of this
defect in the meth
Cd, the use of sto-
vaine and similar
drugs as a SubStl-
tute for the old
er anaeStheticS
which produced
complete anaes-
theSla was limit
ed. and surgeons
all over the world
were trying to
solve the problem
of how 10 para
lyze the body so
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scious has never been considered
disadvantage. 1t is the feeling OF
nausea which disturbs a patient for
"A hours or more after he has taken
ger involved in administering either
of them to person suffering from a
weak heart that has made Il SubSti-
tute for them welcome to the medi-
cal profession, and has made DR..
Jonnesco's claims particularly inter-
eSting.
Another point upon which there
has been a good deal of misapprehen-
SIGN is this: That DR.. Jonnesco is
the discOVerer of either spinal anaeS-
theSia or StOVaine.
Spinal anaesthesia, or the process
of rendering the body insensible to
pain by injecting drug directly into
the spinal column, was discovered by
ard Corning, of New York, in 1885,
when he used cocaine in his work, ana
the drug stovaine, which is only
modification of cocaine, was discover
ed by a Frenchman named Fourneau
in 1904.
WHAT DR. Jonesco did discover was
that the dangerous features con-
nected with the use of cocaine and
its notifications in producing spinal
anaesthesia, which will be hereafter
referred to, could be eliminated by
combining it with strychnine, and,
that when used in that way it was
superior to ether or chloroform
The trouble with spinal anacsthc-
STA, when effected by means of CO.
caine or any of its notifications, such
as tropococaine, novococaine and sto-
Vaine, was that it could be relied up
on with safety only for operations
below the level of the heart. 1t was
found that if the drug was injected
in such way $ to render the upper
portion of the body in a condition to
be operated upon, it's effect was to
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
WAGE WAR ON SUGAR TRUST
New Action Against American Re-
filming Company Is Ordered by At
toney General Wickershan1.

Washington from the at.
torney general to District Attorney
Wise in New York to smash the sugar
trust went out Monday and the ac-
ton will be filed there within week.
An amended petition, though much
more comprehensive in its charges.
has been prepared after conference
between the attorney general. Dis.
trict Attorney Wise, Special Attorney
Simson and Mr.. McReynolds.
It charges the sugar trust with VIC
lation OF the Sherman antitrust law
and the court is asked to dissolve the
trust and issue an injunction restrain
ing the American Sugar Refining CON-
pany Of New Jersey from voting the
shares of the subsidiary companies
pending the redistribution OF these
shares among their original owners.
The action will be In all respects sim.
liar to that which resulted in the
smashing of the Standard OIL company
in the United States circuit court and
in a general way it resembles the ac-
ton against the tobacco trust.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

my little son, boy Of Ave, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
yetting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
ne to try certain medical college,
but It's treatment did no good. At
the time was induced to try CUT
cura he was so bad that had, to cut
his hair OF and put the Cuticura ONT
ment on him on bandages. as 1t was
Impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
Of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass Of
sores. The bandages used to stick to
his skin and in removing them it used
to take the skin OF with them, and
the screams from the poor child were
heartbreaking. began to think that
he would never get well, but after the
second application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment I began to see signs Of improve
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up His skin peeled of twenty
times, but 1t finally yielded to the
treatment. Now can say that he is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is to-day, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
114s Forty-eighth ST., Chicago. Ill,
Oct. 9. 1909"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
PRAISE FCa Ia TOILETTE
CONVENTION CALLS SENATOR Pi'
oNEER PROGRESSIVE.
Wisconsin Republicans Declare Payne
Tariff Law Fails to Carry OUT
Party Pledge.

Madison, Wis.-Sharp criticism OF
the Payne tariff law. demand TOT
the physical valuations OF railroads
and unstinted praise Of Senator La
Toilette as the pioneer progressive
are the principal planks OF the plat
form adopted by the Republican state
convention Wednesday.
Endorsement of the states strongly
"Insurgent" delegation in congress
and a slap at President Taft are ex-
pressed in the following resolution:
wisconsin is to be congratulated
upon having representatives in the
senate and house who remained true
to the people and to the national plat
form of the party, notwithstanding
the efforts to punish them, for so do
ing by withdrawal OF federal patro-
mage"
) On the tariff the platform says:
THE Payne-Aldrich tariff is not q
compliance with the pledge Of the
Republican party in its national plat
form. The true basis Of protective
tariff is the difference between the
cost of production at home and
abroad, and we hold any increased
cost of production of living of Amer
lean labor should be accompanied by
compromising tariff duties.
1.-The present tariff board has no
power OF investigation. and is not re-
quired to report to congress We ia
vor the creation of a nonpartisan
tariff committee empowered to ascer-
tain the cost of production in this and
other countries, and required to make
frequent reports of the information
gained in congress.
upon the information so obtained
congress should proceed to revise the
different schedules independently OF
each other, according to true pro-
tective tariff principles"
Madison, Wis.-Wisconsin Demo.
Gratis, in state platform convention, at
which Chairman j. E. Davies. who pre-
sided, predicted a Democratic victory
this fall, adopted platform with lead
ing planks as follows:
lxuuOlSOS Tic uolloho1 CAoNAoA -
1908; declares the Republican system
Of tariff economically unsound, po-
litically corrupt and legalized robbery:
the Payne-Aldrich tariff act is called
an indefensible masterpiece OF 1n1us-
tice. Favors national income tax,
favors the election of United States
senators by direct vote. opposes ship
subsidies, denounces the Republican
postal bank law, favors the conserva-
ton Of national resources and de.
nou4ces the present administration,
especially Secretary Ballinger; state
regulation and control of trusts, more
stringent corrupt practice act, home
rule for municipalities, popular vote
on the initiative, referendum and re.
call, and comes out fatty against coun-
ty option.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
HOLD UP CAR IN DAYLIGHT
Six Armed Bandits Take $3.50 From
Passengers on st! Paul Inter
urban Train.

st. Paul, MINI. Six armed
bandits secured $50 on crowded in.
terurban street car, hourished knives
and revolvers in the faces OF passen-
gers, fought their way to the rear of
the car and made their escape in
broad daylight.
The car was a Minneapolis bound
interurban and the crowd in the aisle
made no effort to stop the men At
Eleventh avenue one Of the men sig
nailed to the .motorman to stop the
car, and with knives still in their
hands the bandits backed down the
platform.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

lQ0, MINI.
Brookville, Ohio. was irrepular
and extremely nervous A neighbor
recommended Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to me and hays
become regular and my nerves ara
much better. Mrs. e. kMNIsoN.
Brookville, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm.
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of. and
thousands Of voluntary testimonial
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who hsye
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, inflammation, III
ceration, Msplacements, a broid tumora
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her.
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound q trial.
If you Wantspecial advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for It
It is free and always helpful
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
LOR|MER FOES WIN
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
MEN DECIDE TO HEAR EVIL
pENcE ABOUT JACKPOT"
WILL WIDEN INQUIRY SCOPE
Charles A. White on Stand az First
Witness Reteils His Story OF A.
legged Bribery in Election Of United
States Senator.

Chicago-As a result of decision
made by the senate Investigating COM
mittee overruling Attorney Hanecy's
objection to Charles A. Whites testi-
mony at the hearing Monday, all
Jackpot and other evidence dealing
with alleged bribery OF Illinois legisla-
tors to vote for Senator William Lori
mer will be admitted.
Z 4ments on making permanent
Va ..uling to admit Jackpot testi-
.nony were made, each side being al
lowed twenty minutes. Upon the con-
clusion Of the arguments they ruled
that the question which precipitated
1t should be answered. They also
decided that hereafter each Jack
pot" question should be ruled upon
separately.
Attorney Hanecy's objection came
when Representative Charles A.
White was on the stand. White had
told his story OF the alleged offer OF
81 900 to vote for Lorimer for senator
and had begun to tell the committee
that in addition he was promised a
share in the Jackpot" when Attorney
Hanecy interrupted.
Attorney Hanecy submitted that the
Jackpot" evidence was irrelevant to
the bribery charge.
The committee retired to private
room for deliberation and after ten
minutes decided that Mr.. Hanecy's
objection could not stand. The deci.
sion 10 taken to widen the scope OF
the inquiry to include every action
which in any way has bearing on Sen.
ator Lorimer's election.
Chicago-United States Senator
William Lorimer, whose right to his
seat in the upper house of congress is
to be determined by senate commit
tee, won a victory Tuesday. Senator
Burrows, chairman Of the committee
ruled that no hearsay evidence relat
ing to bribery in the election of the
senator could be given by the wit
nesses at the inquiry in progress.
The decision was given after Mr.
Burrows had read long decision
made by similar committee which
investigated the election of Senator
George E. Spencer on charges of hav
ing obtained his seat through bribery
and corrupt practises, and found him
not guilty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

The wise know better than to try to
live on the spice of life alone.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
SIX ARE KILLED IN A CRASH
Traction Coach Co!lides With! Gar
Near Upton, ind.-TWelve
Persons Are Hurt.

Upton, Ind.-In collision on the
Indiana Union Traction road two
miles north of this city Saturday six
persons were killed and IL others
more or less seriously injured.
This was the second disaster on In
diana traction lines within week, the
first having occurred on the Wabash
Valley line at Kingsland on Wednes-
day.
DR.. w. c. Holthouser, who was killed
IN the wreck was on his way to 10
komo. Ind, where he was to have been
married. His brother, who also was
killed, was to have been the best man
at the wedding. The bride to have
been is Miss Nellie Coxon. daughter OF
the secretary of the Great Western
Pottery company Of Kokon1o.
The collision was between north
bound limited passenger train and a
south-bound freight. The south-bound
motorman had orders to wait at the
first stop north OF the crossing, It Is
said, but overran that point. thinking
he could make another switch.
A clump OF trees hid the approach
ing cars and they came together at
curve. The freight train plowed
through the front of the limited, de-
molishing the smoker. The motor
man and all the passengers IN the
smoking compartment Of the limited
were killed. The motorman and con-
ductor on the freight car jumped and
were not injured.
Il guess we ov9ran the orders.
said Motorman Dan Lacy, when he
had fully recovered from the shock
caused by jumping from his car. Con-
ductor Sebree was equally dazed at
the occurrence and could not explain
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

A New Jersey man has discovered
that mosquitoes eat plants. This is
an important natural discovery. It
has hitherto been supposed. and with
4 good deal Of circumstantial evidence
to support the superstition, that the
mosquito was strictly carnivorous In
It's diet and exclusively nocturnal In
its meal hours. Any hope to the con.
trary win be thankfully received by
a bitten. angry and sleepy world OF
humans.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Ask Pardon for Walsh.

washington.-A petition for the i'm.
mediate pardon of John r.. Walsh, the
Chicago banker now serving term in
Fort Leavenworth prison for irregu.
larities in connection with the failure
OF the three Walsh banks, was filed
Saturday in the department OF justice
BY George T. Buckingham, represent
ine4t the wife and sons Of the prisoner.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
CARROLL MUST DEFEND SELF
Court Refuses to Direct Verdict In
Case Against Governor Of Iowa;
Executive Will Take Stand.

Des Moines, la. = Overriding
the motion for a directed verdict
by attorneys for Governor B. F. Car
roll, Judge James A. Howe left 1t for
the Jury to decide as to whether the
chief executive Of Iowa was guilty or
innocent of the crime of libeling John
Cownie.
The trial of Governor Carroll there.
fore will proceed and the governor
will be placed on the witness stand
in an attempt to prove the charges for
which he was indicted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

4. "A man found senseless on the
street with his pockets turned inside
out was locked up by tn Philadelphia
police as witness. It is difficult to
imagine the injury to the inflexible
purse Of justice If this person should
escape from the duty of testifying
that he did not know what hit him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Joke May Cause Blindness.

Newark, N. Miss Lucy Burton, a
young society woman of Dover, prob
ably will be blind for life as the result
Of the practical joke Of youth, the
son Of a neighbor, who Wednesday
blew tube full Of red pepper into
her face.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

M. D. Chapman, Broker, Bankrupt.
New York. Melville D. Chapman, a
broker prominent in society circles
and son Of E. R. Chapman of e. R.
Chapman & Co., sugar brokers.
Wednesday filed petition In volun-
tary bankruptcy, giving liabilities OF
s2O7,297, and assets as $94,3S7.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications a. they cannot reach the Dis
eased portion OF the ear. There u only one way to
cure deafness. and that by constitutional remedies
Deafness 10 caused By An ndAmed condition Of thu
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When thil
tube ID innaned you have rumbling sound or I'M
perfect hearing. and when II entirely closed. Deaf
ness Is the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tuba restored to Its normal cond
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine easel
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which = nothing
but an indamed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O
Bold by Druggists, 7sc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

While the airship Is still in it's ex-
perimental stage and ambitious aero
nauts are meeting with accidents re-
peatedly, It is still evident that aerial
navigation has become permanent
feature Of travel. In Europe prepare
lions continue to be made for regular
travelling schedules in airships. not
withstanding the disasters that have
happened to some of these craft.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
browns Self In Water Tank.

Mason city, Ia.--securing two large
stones and putting them in a gunny
sack with stone at either end and
40 as to weigh her body down, Mrs.
tA NJ. Gaskill OF Corwith Monday
plunged in water tank with the sack
over her neck. and was soon dead. No
cause IL assigned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

time l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and passed gravel stone as
large as pea. The next day !
passed two more and from then on
improved rapidly until cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents .
box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

"a woman IN Pennsylvania shot at .
pet dog and hit her husband. He
disbeHeved her account OF the target
intended and had her arrested. but
there was everything n the circum-'
stantial evidence to sustain her. II
she had shot at her husband, she
worid probably have hit the pet dor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
HOW THE BALL CLUBS STAND
Games Won and Lost and the Per
Cent Average Of the Various
Mines.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Lock Out 10000 Men.

New York.-A lockout of 10000
bricklayers, ordered by the New York
Builders association, began Tuesday.
The employers assert the union VIC
lated an agreement and threaten to
bring non-union men from all parts
OF the country.