South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-10
NONIOXO ANESTHETIC
USED IN OPERATIONS
AneSthetiC of Dr.. Louis Smith
of South Bend Used in Three
Cases at Hospital Saturday
Morning.

NOntoxO. meaning poisonous,
was the only anaesthetic used in
three serious operations at St. Jo-
sepE's hospital Saturday morning. Dr.
J. 3. Green OF this city, and a sur
geOn with countrywide reputation
did the operating. He was assisted
by two other local physicians. DR..
Louis J. Smith Of South Bend, who is
the originator OF this anaesthetic,
was also present. but took no part
In the operating
The first operation was performed
on little Edward William Fries. for a
rupture. The nontOxO was admins
tered hypOdermically and the child
remained conscious throughout the
entire operation. Although the baby
cried considerably. the surgeons
claimed IL was due 10 the strange sur
roundings and the child suffered no
pain. The operation lasted over an
hour. The child Immediately after
being released from the table stop
ped its crying and with little coax
ing was soon smiling. The child is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fries.
The second operation was perform
ed on August A Hayes. 223 1-2 $.
Lafayette ST., South Bend. A portion
Of his right leg was amputated and
nontoxo was used as the anaesth
Mr.. Hayes went through the opera
ton without suffering any pain and
without lOOsing consciousness. Dur
ing the operation Mr. Hayes con-
versed frequently with the surgeons.
Hayes had part Of the limb ampu-
tated before. but IL was necessary to
again amputate another portion. This
operation was also performed by Dr..
Greene.
Anna Thoesen. AT s. Main St,
South Bend, was the third patient to
undergo an operation NontoxO was
also used as the anaesthetic in this
case.
Or. Louis J. Smith stated Saturday
morning that much credit is given
Mishawaka surgeons for placing non
tOXO before the medical world and
said they were the first ones 70 take
up nontOXo in surgery. About five
years ago. nOntOXO was introduced to
surgery by DR.. j. d. Greene Of this
city in an operation at the st. JOSeph's
hospital, IN unfs city. After DR..
Greene's successful experiment with
the anaesthetic other surgeons Of
Mishawaka took it up and applied 1t
in several cases. all being successful.
NontOXO was accepted by the med
ical world a few years ago and is now
being used i'm the larger hospitals
throughout the country. 1t was first
placed on the market about a year
ago Dy smith and smith or South
Berd but sales rights were recently
sold to Ransom and Randolph Of New
ork city, who now hold the world
right for selling the anaesthetic.
Or. Smith is manufacturing this
preparation AT South Bend for the
RansOu-Randolph people.
The anaesthetic was first introduce
cd into dentistry by DIR. Smith. who
is a member OF Carson and Smith
dentists. of South Bend. several years
ago. out was later taken up by Or.
Greene and used in surgery. Sur
geons claim that in time. nontoxO Will
entirely eliminate cocaine as a local
or external anaesthetic. In opera
tiOns where cocaine is used. the sur
geOn. il is said must complete his
work within 20 To 80 minutes. but
with the new preparation has much
time as Is necessary TO perform the
operation may be used by the sur
geOn, with no inconvenience to the
patient
With nontoxO. there IS no after eff
fects while IL is claimed with cocaine.
the after effects are worse than The
operation itself.