Show Another Anesthetic The London Lancet announces that there has lately been discovered by Hungarian chemists a valuable local anesthetic the alkaloid ncrvocldlno Its hydrochloride has properties like those of cocaine and It produces a 111010 lasting last-ing effect The base IB obtained from an Indian plant Gasu Basu whose leaves were some time since employed In dentistry The alkiloldal hydrochlorldo Is a yellow amorphus hygroscopjo powder easily Boltible In water I A solution so-lution of onetenth or twotenths percent per-cent produces marked and persistent ancstheslaof the cornea Aollfl nth percent per-cent solution brushed on the mucous membrane of tho chock has allke effect Solutions exceeding fivetenths per cent produce ulceration of the cornea and a 2 per cent solution cause luccratlvc kcratltls In dogs and rabbits which lasts ten days during which period the anesthesia anes-thesia also laslH Subcutaneous Injoc tlons apparently do not produce anesthesia anes-thesia The general effect Is that of a paralyzing poison Experts are ofopln loh that its chief use will be In dentistry dentis-try |