Mr. Liston on the respiration of sulphuric ether.

  • Liston, Robert, 1794-1847.
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[1847]
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    made to the graduating class on Tuesday, January 26th, by Charles A. Lee, M.D., which was an exceedingly interesting, practical and instruc- tive production—one which must have impressed itself deeply on the minds of those to whom the speaker particularly addressed himself. The main object was to hold up before the eye of the young practitioner, as the guid- ing star for his future course, an elevated sense of moral duty, and to show that an unfaltering pursuit of the path which it pointed out was the surest, indeed the only true method, by which true eminence in the profes- sion was to be attained. It is sufficient to say that this design was success- fully accomplished, and this is the highest praise that we need to give to the address. Before Dr. Lee's address, the degree of Doctor in Medicine was conferred on the graduates, forty-three in number. Mr. Liston on the Respiration of Sulphuric Ether.—In the London Lancet of January 2d, we find the following letter from Mr. Liston to Dr. Boott, appended to the transcript of the article which appeared first in our Journal. We have ourselves seen the original of this letter. Clifford street, December 21, 1846. My Dear Sir,—I tried the ether inhalation to-day in a case of amputa- tion of the thigh, and in another requiring evulsion of both sides of the great toe-nail, one of the most painful operations in surgery, and with the most perfect and satisfactory results. '' It is a very great matter to be able thus to destroy sensibility to such an extent, and without, apparently, any bad result. It is a fine thing for operating surgeons, and I thank you most sincerely for the early informa- tion you were so kind as to give me of it. Yours faithfully, To Dr. Boott. Robert Liston. Massachusetts Lunatic Hospital.—We have received the fourteenth annual report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital. The Trus- tees pay a well-deserved tribute to Dr. Woodward, to whom, in an emi- nent degree, they say, is to be attributed all that has made the Hospital a blessing and a glory to the Commonwealth. The Trustees are happy to express their belief that, under the administration of Dr. Chandler, the usefulness and reputation of the Hospital will be maintained, and that those concerned in its welfare may rely on his ability and his solicitude to per- form all the professional and other services which properly devolve upon him. To CoRRKSPoKDENTS.—We Cannot possibly find room in the Journal, as reciuestod by a friend, for the article by Sir Philip Crampton. in the London Lancet, on Frauds of Mesmerism. We always endeavor to avoid, likewise, copyijig i'roni that work after the American re-print is sent out. The ibllowing coninumications have been received : one on Diseases of the West by Dr. Stone j one from Paris, by Dr. Clondinen j one from Dr I. R. rsmith j one on the Treatment of Insanity 5 one on Apothecary Doctors ; one on Hoinceopathy j and one on Dental Reform. Report of Deaths in Boston—for the week ending Feb. 6th. 54.—Males, 28—females, 26. Stillborn, 5. Of consumption, 15—influenza. 2—dropsy, 2—typhus fever, 2—dropsy on the brain, 3 —convulsions, 1—lung fever, 7—infantile, 2—cancer, 1—inflammation of the brain, 1—disease of the brain, 1 croup, 2—scarlet fever, 2—old age, 2—teething, 1—tumor, 1—delirium tremens, 1— accidental, )—bronchitis, 1—suflbcation, 1—hooping cough, 1—inflammation of the lungs, 1—child- bed. 1—ulcers, 1—disease of the bowels, 1. Under 5 years, 22—between 5 and 20 years, 3—between 20 and 40 years, 14—between 40 aivd fiO years, ll—over GO years, 4.